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Subject: [Leica] Photoshop purchase. question...
From: ricc at mindspring.com (Ric Carter)
Date: Mon Oct 9 14:38:19 2006
References: <20061009204816.68485.qmail@web25504.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> <452ABCE5.6060209@nathanfoto.com>

Good idea on the beer.

On Photoshop, I generally upgrade every other version. A pretty good  
compromise for me.

Ric Carter
http://gallery.leica-users.org/f/Passing-Fancies

On Oct 9, 2006, at 5:19 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote:

> Many thanks for all the useful advice. Even though Tina, whom I  
> admire and respect for many reasons, recommended the upgrade, I  
> have decided to stick with CS for now and invest the surplus in  
> Belgian beer. Which ones? Well, Belgian beer is highly seasonal; in  
> the summer I drink lots of the white beers, or Kriek, Geuze and  
> Lambic. But now that the days are getting shorter and the weather  
> crappier, it is time to roll out the heavy stuff: Forbidden Fruit,  
> Duvel, Hoegarden Grand Cru, Westmalle Tripel and the like.
>
> Cheers :-)
>
> Nathan
>
> Nick Roberts wrote:
>> Surely the only question really relevant for this list is WHICH  
>> Belgian beers? ;)
>>
>> Nick
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Philippe Orlent <philippe.orlent@pandora.be>
>> To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org>
>> Sent: Monday, 9 October, 2006 8:24:24 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Photoshop purchase. question...
>>
>>
>> I think you're right: I had the CS version and upgraded it to the  
>> CS2  version. Not much differences for the average user.
>>
>> It's faster if your processor can follow... See http://  
>> www.barefeats.com/cscs2.html.
>> But I suspect that you don't work regulary on very heavy images  
>> (+300  Mb)
>>
>> File Browser has been replaced with Bridge, but I'm not very fond  
>> of  it. Many arent't I have the impression.
>>
>> There's one thing that really is interesting if you do a lot of   
>> retouching -which I know you don't-: the spot healing brush.
>> Also an inbuilt noise reduction tool, and intelligent sharpening.
>>
>> If you want to go into detail: http://www.adobeevangelists.com/ 
>> pdfs/ pscs2/pscs2new.pdf
>>
>> Cheers (also literally with all the Belgian beer you can buy form   
>> this upgrade :-),
>> Philippe
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Op 9-okt-06, om 21:11 heeft Nathan Wajsman het volgende geschreven:
>>
>>
>>> This thread brings me to a question: I have a (legal) copy of CS.  
>>> I  have been thinking of upgrading to CS2, but then again, I have  
>>> not  done it because there is no compelling reason to do so. When  
>>> going  from PS7 to CS, there was one--the ability to do many more  
>>> things  in 16-bit space. Going from CS to CS2 give me...exactly  
>>> what? The  price is not huge, but I can spend the ca. 200 EUR on  
>>> a whole lot  of Belgian beer or some other worthwhile pursuit.
>>>
>>> Input from people who have upgrade is greatly appreciated.
>>>
>>> Nathan
>>>
>>> Matt Powell wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 10/9/06, Kenneth Frazier <kennybod@mac.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I've noticed that Photoshop CS2 is for sale on eBay, at a greatly
>>>>> reduced price, and advertised as legal and registerable.  Some of
>>>>> them are sold with a copy of an earlier version, which can be   
>>>>> used to
>>>>> register the new upgrade version.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anybody comment on this?
>>>>>
>>>>> I wouldn't ask this, but if it is legal, I can save a lot of  
>>>>> money.
>>>>>
>>>>> TIA,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ken
>>>>>
>>>> You're in the clear if you receive a legit copy of the older  
>>>> version
>>>> and a legit copy of the upgrade - you own the software and the
>>>> license.
>>>>
>>>> It's not necessarily a scam (I know people who've done it), but I'd
>>>> check feedback very closely, and look into the possibility of just
>>>> purchasing a copy of Adobe CS off of Ebay and buying the CS2  
>>>> upgrade
>>>> separately (newegg.com has the Photoshop upgrade for ~$170).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Nathan Wajsman
>>> Almere, The Netherlands
>>>
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> -- 
> Nathan Wajsman
> Almere, The Netherlands
>
> SUPPORT FREEDOM OF SPEECH, BUY DANISH PRODUCTS!
>
> General photography: http://www.nathanfoto.com
> Picture-A-Week: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Seville photography: http://www.fotosevilla.com
>
> Stock photography: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman
> http://myloupe.com/home/found_photographer.php?photographer=507
> Prints for sale: http://www.photodeluge.com
>
> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog
>
>
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