Which version of Photoshop to buy

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January 18, 2009 at 5:00 am #175543

Bill Kisich
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While loading software onto my new comp I realized my old Photoshop disc is missing. It’s a very old version anyway.

There are so many versions now, any suggestions? Since I’m spending my own money, I’d like to buy a version that I can grow into, if you know what I mean. I haven’t stepped off into the 3D abyss yet, but I’d like to have the option of spending countless hours learning. It looks like this might be a good year to experiment anyway.

Thanks in advance,
Dinosaur Bill

January 18, 2009 at 5:19 am #175550

Vance W. Hall
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Bill,
Your always best just getting the entire Creative Suite. This will allow you to cross pollenate in mixed media formats with better overall control on your projects. It will also allow you to have PLENTY of room to grow and, or update in the future. Good luck to you and push through to the 3D realm. I recommend the free trial of Sketch UP available online. It is a another great tool in the field.

Regards,

Vance Hall

January 19, 2009 at 12:08 am #175549

Ryland Fox
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CS4 is out so just go with that.

January 19, 2009 at 4:15 am #175548

Avantgardner
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if you want to save money get CS3 and upgrade later no life altering changes in CS4. Oh and I would second the recommendation on sketchup looooove that program

January 29, 2009 at 11:42 pm #175547

Bill Kisich
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I hate open ended threads… Thankfully, I’ve been really busy. I decided to go with Vance’s advice (Thanks Vance), I bought the suite. I’ve barely had a chance to look at it yet. My wife said, “Oh no, another new program”. She knows me. 🙂 Sketchup is next. 😉

Thank everyone for the recommendations,
Bill

January 30, 2009 at 8:48 pm #175546

Vance W. Hall
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Glad to hear it. Enjoy

Vance

January 30, 2009 at 9:57 pm #175545

Joshua K
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30 day demo on adobe.com. The 3d import is really cool since you can drop in, rotate, and paint an model is a large number of formats. It wouldn’t make sense to save it as a model since you can’t edit the model from Photoshop, but I imagine there is a way to save your textures (the painting seems to work like Zbrush).

PS CS4 Extended also has some really cool image capablities such as measuring, counting, and smart stretch/scaling (for example you can widen a landscape without stretching people that are in the image).

the basic creative suites costs the same as 2-3 apps, so if you intend on branching out at all, it is worth the investment

April 27, 2009 at 4:57 pm #175544

Andrew Spiering
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If you are still in the market to buy a photoshop suite, Studica has great deals for students, teachers, and schools. Check their prices out here
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