I think Dreamweaver is well worth the upgrade, it will do AJAX for me! no need to learn Javascript
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I think Dreamweaver is well worth the upgrade, it will do AJAX for me! no need to learn Javascript
Ordered the Web Premium upgrade and InDesign upgrade as soon as they showed up on Adobe's site. Coming from CS 2.3 Premium, the upgrade to CS3 Web Premium is only $340. 
This will let me ditch Rosetta for 90% of my computer use... can't wait. Now if MS would just hurry up and release the Office upgrade ... guess it won't be for another 6 months or so though.
This will let me ditch Rosetta for 90% of my computer use... can't wait. Now if MS would just hurry up and release the Office upgrade ... guess it won't be for another 6 months or so though. 
You can upgrade to full non-academic at the same price as everyone else, unless Adobe changes their policy between now and then.
Ordered the Web Premium upgrade and InDesign upgrade as soon as they showed up on Adobe's site. Coming from CS 2.3 Premium, the upgrade to CS3 Web Premium is only $340.
Do you have a copy of CS1 or CS2 and InDesign - I tried doing the same and called Adobe for clarification and they said "one program or suite entitles you to 1 title upgrade or 1 suite upgrade". Further along in the conversation I was informed that I could take my CS Premium and upgrade to the Design premium and still use my previous version of fireworks, the only downside is no Contribute.
If you have just CS1 or CS2 and need InDesign you have to buy the Design Premium or Web Premium & pay full retail for InDesign.
Also note that you can use your EDU version for profit until you upgrade - it has been seen in other threads as well as in EULA (I have it highlighted and bookmarked)
I agreed, I remembered trying to do a copy to clipboard in photoshop or illustrator and pasting it in flash, the result is not pretty at all.
Hopefully so, I have been looking at so many AJAX libraries and finally settled for flex.
Hopefully so, I have been looking at so many AJAX libraries and finally settled for flex.
Flex seems to be quite popular these days - any tips on where to start learning (I am totally new to the concept of AJAX).
Currently it is like looking at a ball of tangled christmas light 2ft in diameter and wondering where to start - I curentl have an understanding of the basics (HTML, VB, Action Script/Flash, CSS, etc - with a light introduction to ASP.NET)
Any insight would be appreciated -sorry to anyone offended I am not trying to highjack the thread
Actually Flex is not an AJAX library although both accomplished the same result. It's flash made for coders to program much more easily, using XML files (MXML). The SDK basically just accepts a XML as its source code and it generates a SWF to be used. Like most AJAX libraries, it came with all the components such as data grid, charts so on and various effects as well. I'm leaning towards flex because it is wrapped around in swf and I do not have to worried too much about compatibility with different browsers (although AJAX framework is supposed to take care of this, but it is still an issue).
If you have a background in actionscripting, I suggest you just download the SDK (free 30 days trial), and jump right into it with a few test applications. You should have no problem at all.
two questions...
1, has anyone seen the student version for sale in uk?
2, i can buy the student version because i am currently a student, but in a few months when i finish uni i want to setup a small design and development company. Would i legally be aloud to use the student version?
1, has anyone seen the student version for sale in uk?
2, i can buy the student version because i am currently a student, but in a few months when i finish uni i want to setup a small design and development company. Would i legally be aloud to use the student version?
1 - Don't Know
2 - Yes unless the EULA has changed from CS2 to CS3 or if the UK's EULA is different
But in the U.S. yes to both 1 & 2
Yes, I still have an old copy of InDesign 2, so fortunately it still qualified for Adobe's ID upgrade price. If that hadn't worked, my "Plan B" was going to be upgrade to the Design Suite, and buy the full version of Fireworks.
Even though Adobe seems to have gotten away from their old policy of being able to upgrade to anything from any old version of Photoshop, I definitely appreciate the fact that they are still allowing upgrade pricing from 5 year-old versions of their software.
I'd suggest going to http://www.adobe.com/products/creativesuite/mastercollection/upgrade/ and clicking on each product, watching the video, then reading the "What's new" for that product.
In its entirety, CS3 is large suite, and there's way too many new features to start listing them here. But, they do a fantastic job on Adobe.com
Petition for fair prices
I was so happy that Adobe announced the launch of their new CS3 line of products!
With new products comes new pricing... fair enough. However, prices for the same product (i.e. the mac design upgrade from CS2) go from 599$ for an upgrade in the US to 880$ in Switzerland, the worse being 1'380 $ for the UK or France... not fair enough!
Prices in Europe have always been a little higher, but 230% is pushing it!
I have started a petition to ask for fair pricing. Once I have gathered enough signatures, I will communicate this petition to Adobe and to the European/Swiss commissions of competition.
For a comparison, please checkout this website: http://www.amanwithapencil.com/adobe.html
In the meantime, if you can, don't purchase the upgrade, it's the best pressure we can have...
Thanks for helping us get heard!
I was so happy that Adobe announced the launch of their new CS3 line of products!
With new products comes new pricing... fair enough. However, prices for the same product (i.e. the mac design upgrade from CS2) go from 599$ for an upgrade in the US to 880$ in Switzerland, the worse being 1'380 $ for the UK or France... not fair enough!
Prices in Europe have always been a little higher, but 230% is pushing it!
I have started a petition to ask for fair pricing. Once I have gathered enough signatures, I will communicate this petition to Adobe and to the European/Swiss commissions of competition.
For a comparison, please checkout this website: http://www.amanwithapencil.com/adobe.html
In the meantime, if you can, don't purchase the upgrade, it's the best pressure we can have...
Thanks for helping us get heard!
I really want to give Dreamweaver CS3 a try (I started with MX, then MX 2004 then migrated to TextMate/CSSEdit/Transmit), but I also need InDesign, so I'm probably headed towards CS3 Design Premium ($600). I might step up to the Master collection if I really want to spend another $400 on software I'll hardly ever use. More likely I'll just spring for Lightroom and call it a day.
Dreamweaver, however, has me really interested. For older sites I have, I'll stick with TextMate/etc. but for my next ground up build I'm thinking Dw is the way to go.
Dreamweaver, however, has me really interested. For older sites I have, I'll stick with TextMate/etc. but for my next ground up build I'm thinking Dw is the way to go.
In the U.S., Design Premium CS3 costs $1,799.00. In the U.K., Design Premium costs £1,409.00. Your complaint is that this is the equivalent of $2,763.
Here's why that's faulty logic:
According to http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk the average salary for a graphic designer in the U.K. is £36,076. According to http://www.salary.com the average salary for a graphic designer in the U.S. is $43,452.
The U.S. dollar equates to essentially 1/2£s (it's actually .51 right now). This means that the average U.K. graphic designer makes $70,737 U.S. dollars a year.
U.S. $36,076/$1,799 - 4.99% of annual salary
U.K. $70,737/$2,763 - 2.19% of annual salary
Relative to income, CS3 costs LESS in the U.K. than in the U.S..
People always get caught up in the exchange rates, but the truth is, once you earn and spend your money within a country, you find that the income/expense levels are pretty much the same. Sure a £ is worth more globally, but everything also costs more globally as well. It's all a matter of perspective.
I just found out my upgrade price is $599 USD and I told the guy who pay the bills, he said alright.
Web Premium student discount is $499, or $599 at the Apple Store .
We'll see. I really want dreamweaver and photoshop to run and load way faster than they do now...I could probably cut my waiting time in half!
Honestly, the time element alone would make me upgrade. Well I can't upgrade per serolleyes but in a manner of speaking...
And I wish Adobe Reader loaded faster too. Preview is the gold standard in speed it seems like.
-=|Mgkwho
.We'll see. I really want dreamweaver and photoshop to run and load way faster than they do now...I could probably cut my waiting time in half!
Honestly, the time element alone would make me upgrade. Well I can't upgrade per se
rolleyes but in a manner of speaking...And I wish Adobe Reader loaded faster too. Preview is the gold standard in speed it seems like.
-=|Mgkwho
I will be ordering CS3 Web Premium at work. $298 educational.
I think that is only $20 more than I paid for Studio MX 2 years ago.
Geoff
I think that is only $20 more than I paid for Studio MX 2 years ago.
Geoff
