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Subject: [Leica] Photoshop purchase. question...
From: walt at waltjohnson.com (Walt Johnson)
Date: Mon Oct 9 15:47:26 2006
References: <20061009204816.68485.qmail@web25504.mail.ukl.yahoo.com>

And could I please have mine cold?

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...
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>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
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>Op 9-okt-06, om 21:11 heeft Nathan Wajsman het volgende geschreven:
>
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>
>>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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