Photoshop CS4 In-Depth - PhotoCamel

KerryG · 10-17-2008

I just spent the day with the good folks at Adobe and got a deep dive into all of the new things in the CS4 Family. There are some REALLY exciting things in this new version but I decided to keep my first post limited to Photoshop CS4. For the rather lengthy complete article, check it out at:

Photoshop CS4 In-Depth

DAVE PROUTY · 10-20-2008

I was just going to start a thread asking what CS4 would do for us photographers when I saw this. Thanks for the link!

Have some K!

JDArt · 10-20-2008

Nice overview.

Bottom line, though: is it worth the (big) money to upgrade from CS3? I read about a bunch of "nice to have" features, but nothing compelling.

KerryG · 10-20-2008

If you are a big Bridge user than yes, the improvements to Bridge are great. Overall it runs much faster than CS3. There was a "test your computer speed" thread that CS4 did in half the time of CS3 on my system. So if you want improved performance, then its probably a good upgrade, but until I spend more time with it, its hard to really say for sure.

JDArt · 10-20-2008

Improvements in speed are good. CS3 promised the same thing, though, and in practice I notice marginal speed improvements at best (once my plugins are installed). I'll give it a whirl, though.

matthewlrigdon · 10-23-2008

If you use Curves a great deal, you'll find that you need a bit of adjustment at first, but soon discover that the Curve panel works much better than the old dialog interface.

10-17-2008	#1 (permalink)
KerryG Vicuna Location: Irvine, Ca Posts: 142 CamelKarma: 62 Gallery \| Blog	Photoshop CS4 In-Depth I just spent the day with the good folks at Adobe and got a deep dive into all of the new things in the CS4 Family. There are some REALLY exciting things in this new version but I decided to keep my first post limited to Photoshop CS4. For the rather lengthy complete article, check it out at: Photoshop CS4 In-Depth __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Forum, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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10-20-2008	#2 (permalink)
DAVE PROUTY Llama Posts: 614 CamelKarma: 1835 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Photoshop CS4 In-Depth I was just going to start a thread asking what CS4 would do for us photographers when I saw this. Thanks for the link! Have some K!
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10-20-2008	#3 (permalink)
JDArt Camel Breath Location: Far out, man Posts: 15,638 CamelKarma: 4528 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Photoshop CS4 In-Depth Nice overview. Bottom line, though: is it worth the (big) money to upgrade from CS3? I read about a bunch of "nice to have" features, but nothing compelling.
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10-20-2008	#4 (permalink)
KerryG Vicuna Location: Irvine, Ca Posts: 142 CamelKarma: 62 Gallery \| Blog	Re: Photoshop CS4 In-Depth If you are a big Bridge user than yes, the improvements to Bridge are great. Overall it runs much faster than CS3. There was a "test your computer speed" thread that CS4 did in half the time of CS3 on my system. So if you want improved performance, then its probably a good upgrade, but until I spend more time with it, its hard to really say for sure.
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10-20-2008	#5 (permalink)
JDArt Camel Breath Location: Far out, man Posts: 15,638 CamelKarma: 4528 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Photoshop CS4 In-Depth Improvements in speed are good. CS3 promised the same thing, though, and in practice I notice marginal speed improvements at best (once my plugins are installed). I'll give it a whirl, though.
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10-23-2008	#6 (permalink)
matthewlrigdon Vicuna Location: Los Angeles Posts: 176 CamelKarma: 164 Editing OK?: Yes Gallery \| Blog	Re: Photoshop CS4 In-Depth If you use Curves a great deal, you'll find that you need a bit of adjustment at first, but soon discover that the Curve panel works much better than the old dialog interface. __________________ Members don't see ads in threads. Register your free account today and become a member on PhotoCamel - Your Friendly Photo Forum, gaining access to posting privileges, contests, free plug-ins and other downloads, unlimited online storage for your photographs, reviews, free marketplace listings, and much more.
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