CS3 - Public Beta?!?

[jfrancho]

http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0612...opcs3beta.html

[JDArt]

The idea of better performance is appealing. I can't believe how sluggish CS2 feels at times.

[JohnC]

From the Adobe web site:

http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pres...Photoshop.html

John

[Max@Home]

Kewl

New toys to play with!

Thanks for the find and for sharing it!

Kindest regards!

Max@Home

[zoomin]

CS3 beta up on adobe labs for download now.
zoomin

[Mr. Pickles]

I heard it would only work for folks with PSCS2. Correct?

[Max@Home]

Originally Posted by zoomin

CS3 beta up on adobe labs for download now.
zoomin

THANKS!

... have been checking Labs the whole day without succes , download now running!

Originally Posted by Mr. Pickles

I heard it would only work for folks with PSCS2. Correct?

...it will work for 2 days only for non-PSCS2 users, authorized PSCS2 users can unlock the Beta with their registration number and use it till spring 2007, when PSCS3 will officially hit the market.

UPDATED: you have to log in with your Adobe account, and then authorize yourself with the PSCS2 'box-number' to get a new authorization code for PSCS3.

...so far, so good...

...€0.02...

Kindest regards!

Max@Home

[jfrancho]

Yes. Apparently, educational copies are excluded. I've also heard that there will only be an upgrade path for CS and CS2.

[JohnC]

Educational copies are not supposed to be excluded from the beta. They had some problems with some serial numbers, and that is why the official release got delayed a few hours. Any valid CS2 serial number (educational, retail, etc.) is supposed to work.

Here is John Nack's blog entry on this (he is the product manager for Photoshop)
http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2006/12..._cs3b_dow.html


John

[Max@Home]

Originally Posted by jfrancho

In honour of the threadstarter I will append rather than start a new thread, as it are *only* some 1st impressions...

After checking the AdobeLabs site several times in vain during the day, this evening thanks to zoomin (see above) I was able to download a copy of the 'pre-release/public beta' Adobe PhotoShop CS3.0 with new Bridge, new AdobeCameraRAW 4.0, etc, etc.

The total download is approx. 440MB, unpacked and installed with all options the software takes approx. 785MB HDD space.

Anyone with an account (or willing to make one on-the-spot) at Adobe(Labs) can download the software. Download and installation do not require entering any code. The code is necessary the first time you actually run the software. The code, that can be obtained from a different section on AdobeLabs, see the bottom of the downloadpage , requires again that you login at the Adobe(Labs) site, and enter a valid AdobePhotoShop CS2 'crystal box' code. See JohnC's post and link for the story of the codes . In return you get a new serial code that unlocks the Beta (up to 05-2007). After unlocking the software starts with prompting you to register the copy, which you again do with your Adobe(Labs) account.

The software looks slick and feels slick, it has gotten a '(Camel ) Dark Theme' look, like PhotoShop Elements 5.0 and LightRoom. I loaded and converted some RAW files, direct and through Bridge (same nice new dark look, BTW) and was pleasantly surprised at the speed of operation, definitely faster than PS CS2, that I ran the same files through -before- and -after- using PS CS3 to compare.

AdobeCameraRAW 4.0 is indeed a different cooky than the present ACR 3.6! The influence from the acquired RSP/RSE team is very noticeable, as it is in Adobe's LightRoom. Truely a zillion settings - 8 channel colour correction, separate for hue/saturation/luminance, etc. If your images don't need 'detailed adjustments' you get the feeling you could print them straight from the adjusted RAW's

All 'n all nice enough *for me* to give PSCS3 a larger 'overhaul' to see how/if it fits/suits *my* 'workflows', your mileage may and will vary

...hope this is of use to anyone, *my* €0.02 worth...

Kindest regards!

Max@Home

PS: Attached please find the first three files I ran through ACR 4.0, a series called 'Oooooppppsss...'