Photoshop CS 3 beta for Vista anyone?

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Peter M

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xfile

Hi

Don't know CS3 but CS2 works perfectly in Vista - the only application I
tested in Vista RC1.

Opening the application and editing image is "noticeably" faster than XP
with the same base system.

So I'll assume CS 3 will even better - of course, better than Expression.

Hope this helps.
 
M

MicroFox

Opening the application and editing image is "noticeably" faster than XP
with the same base system.
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what???????????
this is not true sorry

perhaps your XP was loaded and not a clean install, as your vista was...

speed of most applications is degraded in vista.. and I have tried photoshop
too.
 
W

William

I find that for general photo editing, Picasa2 from Google is excellent and it is free and runs in Vista as well as XP

Hi

Don't know CS3 but CS2 works perfectly in Vista - the only application I
tested in Vista RC1.

Opening the application and editing image is "noticeably" faster than XP
with the same base system.

So I'll assume CS 3 will even better - of course, better than Expression.

Hope this helps.
 
M

MicroFox

photoshop is the best tool for complicated stuff though....


I find that for general photo editing, Picasa2 from Google is excellent and
it is free and runs in Vista as well as XP

Hi

Don't know CS3 but CS2 works perfectly in Vista - the only application I
tested in Vista RC1.

Opening the application and editing image is "noticeably" faster than XP
with the same base system.

So I'll assume CS 3 will even better - of course, better than Expression.

Hope this helps.
 
X

xfile

[...]perhaps your XP was loaded and not a clean install, as your vista
was...
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Yes, and I did take that into consideration, but I also take that XP is on
SATA and Vista is on IDE.

Again, this is not a "scientific" benchmark so I only used the word
"noticeably" which is based on my "eyes".
 
X

xfile

Hi,

Thanks for sharing and I will take a look at that.

Another maybe for common tasks: Microsoft Digital Image Standard 2006. I
don't know how did I get it, and rarely used it and just found out it's in
my computer for maybe some time and has many image editing features.

Will try when have time.


I find that for general photo editing, Picasa2 from Google is excellent and
it is free and runs in Vista as well as XP

Hi

Don't know CS3 but CS2 works perfectly in Vista - the only application I
tested in Vista RC1.

Opening the application and editing image is "noticeably" faster than XP
with the same base system.

So I'll assume CS 3 will even better - of course, better than Expression.

Hope this helps.
 
S

Synapse Syndrome

xfile said:
Don't know CS3 but CS2 works perfectly in Vista - the only application I
tested in Vista RC1.
Click to expand...

Really? I've been using Photoshop with Vista for a nearly a couple of
months now. Yes, it works very well, but not 'perfectly'. Nearly all the
time Photoshop's main window is in Aero Basic mode, while all other programs
remain in full Aero Glass mode. Is this not the same for you? (Yes, I have
the latest Java updates).
Opening the application and editing image is "noticeably" faster than XP
with the same base system.
Click to expand...


Yes, I have noticed that large applications do load faster in Vista.
Microfox doesn't know what he's talking about. I think this must be the
effects of SuperFetch.

ss.
 
S

Scott

MicroFox spake thusly on 12/14/2006 5:02 PM:
photoshop is the best tool for complicated stuff though....
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Perhaps if you are a professional and your work is going to end up in a
book or magazine, then yes.

Otherwise programs like Corel Paint Shop Pro, Ulead PhotoImpact or Adobe
Photoshop *Elements* are more than enough for most users.

And then of course there's my personal favorite.

The Gimp.

http://www.gimp.org/windows/
 
D

drygnfyre

I just tried out the CS3 beta on Vista and it's very nice. Sure, you could
use Paint Shop Pro or the GIMP, but once you use Photoshop, it's hard to use
anything else. Photoshop just does so much more.
 
X

xfile

Yes, it works very well, but not 'perfectly'. Nearly all the time
Photoshop's main window is in Aero Basic mode, while all other programs
remain in full Aero Glass mode. Is this not the same for you? (Yes, I have
the latest Java updates).
Click to expand...

:) My standards are obviously much lower :)

I did not pay attention to that. My concern for other
applications/utilities is compatibility, but for PhotoShop, I assume it
should have some performance differences, especially when our image files
are at least 20+ MB.

So I was testing to see how will it perform with Vista, and the result is
pretty impressive. I have to admit CS2 is also doing good with XP but it's
even better with Vista.

By the way, I am not a big fan of Aero Glass and I won't trade it for slower
application performance or incompatibility if that would be the cost.

I did take into consideration for Vista is a fresh install, so I never
commented on boot up time (which is also faster), but on per-application
basis, I don't think it would matter that much provided my XP is also
well-maintained.
 
C

Colin Barnhorst

Speaking of Java 6, the final seems very well behaved. Have you seen
anything to the contrary?
 
J

Jeff

Java 6 runnin great,
7 is comin out btw

Jeff

Colin Barnhorst said:
Speaking of Java 6, the final seems very well behaved. Have you seen
anything to the contrary?
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J

Jeff

saw the link for code stuff for Java 7 on their site
i'm no pc wizard ,but looks like it-yup

Jeff
 
J

Jeff

here ya go
JDK 7
Sun releases periodic early access snapshots of the complete source,
binaries, and documentation for JDK 7. These raw snapshots let you review
and contribution to the Java SE platform as it is being developed. » Project
JDK 7

http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/ea.jsp

my bad Colin,
JDK 7 not JRE

Jeff
 
R

Robert Pendell

drygnfyre said:
I just tried out the CS3 beta on Vista and it's very nice. Sure, you
could use Paint Shop Pro or the GIMP, but once you use Photoshop, it's
hard to use anything else. Photoshop just does so much more.
Click to expand...

Except for proper red-eye removal. Paint Shop Pro did it so much better.
 
S

Scott

drygnfyre spake thusly on 12/15/2006 6:29 PM:
I just tried out the CS3 beta on Vista and it's very nice. Sure, you
could use Paint Shop Pro or the GIMP, but once you use Photoshop, it's
hard to use anything else. Photoshop just does so much more.
Click to expand...

Well if you've got the $600.00 to buy it (unless you're upgrading of
course) the go for it. That's a tad rich for my blood (especially for
one program - it's not like the whole CS).

For an extra $100.00 you'd have enough money to buy a Vista Premium
Capable PC.

Or you could do like 80% of the Photoshop users out there; find a copy
on a P2P network with a crack and get it for free.
 

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