Accelerating PS CS4 with your Graphics Card: Interesting article and Adobe Knowledgebase about it.

2009-08-07 Thread Thibouille
For those interested: Article: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/review/1496578/apps-exploit-graphics-cards Adobe's KB: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/404/kb404898.html -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- Photo: K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... Thinkpad:

Re: Accelerating PS CS4 with your Graphics Card: Interesting article and Adobe Knowledgebase about it.

2009-08-07 Thread John Celio
For those interested: Article: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/review/1496578/apps-exploit-graphics-cards Adobe's KB: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/404/kb404898.html Thanks for posting this. Although I'd already known about that feature, I didn't know that Use for Image Display was slowing

Re: Accelerating PS CS4 with your Graphics Card: Interesting article and Adobe Knowledgebase about it.

2009-08-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Can something similar be done in the latest LR? On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 2:50 AM, Thibouillepentaxl...@gmail.com wrote: For those interested: Article: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/review/1496578/apps-exploit-graphics-cards Adobe's KB: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/404/kb404898.html --

Re: Accelerating PS CS4 with your Graphics Card: Interesting article and Adobe Knowledgebase about it.

2009-08-07 Thread John Francis
From the FAQ in the Knowledge Base article referenced below: Q. Is Photoshop Lightroom GPU accelerated? A. No. On Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 02:20:27PM -0700, Boris Liberman wrote: Can something similar be done in the latest LR? On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 2:50 AM,

Re: Accelerating PS CS4 with your Graphics Card: Interesting article and Adobe Knowledgebase about it.

2009-08-07 Thread Boris Liberman
Thanks! On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 2:34 PM, John Francisjo...@panix.com wrote: From the FAQ in the Knowledge Base article referenced below:    Q. Is Photoshop Lightroom GPU accelerated?    A. No. On Fri, Aug 07, 2009 at 02:20:27PM -0700, Boris Liberman wrote: Can something similar be done

RE: PS CS4

2008-10-26 Thread Anthony Farr
just checked, and .docx is also in the save as drop down list. Pretty easy, really. Regards, Anthony -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Roberts Sent: Sunday, 26 October 2008 4:32 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: PS CS4

RE: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Bob W
I already have the most recent MS Office, so I'm good for now. Every agency or publication I've ever worked for uses MS Office, and i want my home system to b fully compatible with that of any employer or client. I don't believe in swimming against the tide:-). Paul Which is

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Subash
On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 1:42 PM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So few want to swim against the tide. Sad. Just because MS is a monopoly doesn't seem like an argument for me to use someone else's software that makes my life harder. Swimming against the tide is by definition difficult,

RE: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Bob W
Bob, just my two bits as a linux-only user for over eight years. one has to use the software that one is comfortable with. for me, personally that comfort zone includes software efficiency as well as an acceptable (for me) ideology. and i am perfectly willing to accept that your parameters

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Subash
On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Using Microsoft for convenience because it matches what's used at work doesn't preclude people from also aligning themselves with free software and open source for other aspects of their computing. absolutely. i use windows at

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Bob W wrote: The fact is that much of MS's Office software is superb as far as functionality and ease of use are concerned. You're obviously not using the latest version of MS Office! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Subash
On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 4:37 PM, Subash [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 3:59 PM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Oberon operation system by contrast, was developed by 2 people in a couple of years. When I first acquired a copy it fit onto a 1.4 meg diskette containing

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread PN Stenquist
It's not at all sad. I have to swim against the tide in my work on a daily basis. Why would I choose to make things difficult for myself when I don't have to? To punish Microsoft? I'd only be hurting myself. THAT would be sad. Paul On Oct 24, 2008, at 9:23 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: On

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Mark Roberts
PN Stenquist wrote: It's not at all sad. I have to swim against the tide in my work on a daily basis. Why would I choose to make things difficult for myself when I don't have to? To punish Microsoft? I'd only be hurting myself. THAT would be sad. Why do you assume that using Open Office

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread David Savage
2008/10/25 Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Bob W wrote: The fact is that much of MS's Office software is superb as far as functionality and ease of use are concerned. You're obviously not using the latest version of MS Office! We have one machine at work with the latest version installed.

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread PN Stenquist
If someone sends me a Powerpoint presentation that was made with Microsoft Office, can I edit it in Open Office? I doubt it. And even if I could, would the original author be able to open and revise my edit when I returned it? Even more doubtful. That's why using Open Office would be

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Mark Roberts
PN Stenquist wrote: If someone sends me a Powerpoint presentation that was made with Microsoft Office, can I edit it in Open Office? Yes. And even if I could, would the original author be able to open and revise my edit when I returned it? Yes. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread David J Brooks
I don't get into the level of creativity that Paul Godfrey etc do, so my CS 2 on the PC is fine. I did upgrade to LR 2 as i liked the additions to the program. Dave -- Equine Photography www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ Ontario Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Adam Maas
On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 8:43 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/10/25 Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Bob W wrote: The fact is that much of MS's Office software is superb as far as functionality and ease of use are concerned. You're obviously not using the latest version of MS

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread PN Stenquist
Well then, okay:-). On Oct 25, 2008, at 9:13 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: PN Stenquist wrote: If someone sends me a Powerpoint presentation that was made with Microsoft Office, can I edit it in Open Office? Yes. And even if I could, would the original author be able to open and revise my

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Paul Sorenson
One issue with Office 2007 is that it wants to save in a new, docx format that is not compatible with older versions of MSOffice. There are two work arounds...you can be sure the source file is saved as a doc and not a docx or you can go to MicroSoft to download and install the Office 2007

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread David Savage
2008/10/25 Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 8:43 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/10/25 Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Bob W wrote: The fact is that much of MS's Office software is superb as far as functionality and ease of use are concerned. You're

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread John Sessoms
I haven't had any problems reading Excel spreadsheets with OpenOffice Calc. And since it's FREEWARE, it didn't cost anything (other than a few minutes time) to give it a try. I learned to loathe PowerPoint while I was still in the military, but according to the documentation, the Impress

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Adam Maas
On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 11:32 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/10/25 Adam Maas [EMAIL PROTECTED]: On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 8:43 AM, David Savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2008/10/25 Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Bob W wrote: The fact is that much of MS's Office software is

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Mark Roberts
PN Stenquist wrote: On Oct 25, 2008, at 9:13 AM, Mark Roberts wrote: PN Stenquist wrote: If someone sends me a Powerpoint presentation that was made with Microsoft Office, can I edit it in Open Office? Yes. And even if I could, would the original author be able to open and revise my

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread David Savage
2008/10/26 Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: To tell you the truth, Microsoft deserve kudos for *trying* something new. Most companies get complacent with things like this. But the experiment is a certifiable failure at this point and at the very least they ought to make the ribbon interface

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Ken Waller
them up on their offers found no reason the try others at home. Kenneth Waller http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: PS CS4 On Oct 24, 2008, at 5:45 PM, PN Stenquist wrote: I need MS office. I get Excel

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread John Francis
On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 08:43:38PM +0800, David Savage wrote: 2008/10/25 Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Bob W wrote: The fact is that much of MS's Office software is superb as far as functionality and ease of use are concerned. You're obviously not using the latest version of MS

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Boris Liberman
At work I have the very latest office running under WinXP64. Since I don't have really much experience with older offices, having Open Office installed at home for quite some time, I should say that this new interface is Oll Korrect. I mean, I had no difficulty learning and adjusting myself to

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Scott Loveless
On 10/25/08, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Of course, there's no reason for you to switch if you've already *paid* for MS Office! ...until you start getting people sending you files in the *new* MS Office formats (Office 2007). Then you'll be faced with the choice of either trying

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Mark Roberts
Scott Loveless wrote: I haven't used an office suite of any sort for several years. Since Google introduced Docs, I haven't used a local word processor at all. Though, I do keep Abiword installed just in case. Gedit and vi see some use for editing plain text files. Just after OpenOffice

RE: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] Which is precisely what the Microsoft business model counts on, and why they teeter on the brink of being a monopoly every single day. (Actually they are, but they have the best 350 corporate lawyers on the payroll to steamroller any legal complaints) So few

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread David J Brooks
On Sat, Oct 25, 2008 at 2:56 PM, Mark Roberts [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Scott Loveless wrote: I haven't used an office suite of any sort for several years. Since Google introduced Docs, I haven't used a local word processor at all. Though, I do keep Abiword installed just in case. Gedit and

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] At work I have the very latest office running under WinXP64. Since I don't have really much experience with older offices, having Open Office installed at home for quite some time, I should say that this new interface is Oll Korrect. I mean, I had no

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Brian Walters
On Sat, 25 Oct 2008 17:12:25 -0400, John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: In Excel, I'm used to copying or cutting an existing cell (or range), selecting a new location and pasting there just by pressing Enter. Calc doesn't do that, you actually have to use a paste command.

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 25, 2008, at 14:10 , David J Brooks wrote: Man, am i ever glad i drive a bus now. Turn the key and go to work. If you have to turn a key, it's not a 'real' bus! :-) Joseph McAllister King County Metro Operator for 6 yrs...

RE: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread John Sessoms
From: John Sessoms [EMAIL PROTECTED] I'd be willing to bet you couldn't find a single copy of Stunk White at Microsoft even if you went in armed with a search warrant. STRUNK White ... sorry 'bout that. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread John Coyle
department alone has spent! John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob W Sent: Saturday, 25 October 2008 5:27 AM To: 'Pentax-Discuss Mail List' Subject: RE: PS CS4 It's possible to get a lot of the big name software

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-25 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 25, 2008, at 17:25 , John Coyle wrote: On the other hand, there isn't one piece of pirated software on any of our PC's: as a developer myself, I want to be rewarded for the effort I put into creating these things, and I see no reason why the major software manufacturer's shouldn't be

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread David Mann
On Oct 24, 2008, at 8:36 AM, John Celio wrote: Anyone gotten Photoshop CS4 yet? How is it, compared to CS3? It goes to 4! It's, like, one louder than 3! I'm still on CS2 at the moment. I need to wade through the million different packages they have to see if I can get a good deal to

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread PN Stenquist
I agree. Adobe has been the backbone of the graphic arts and advertising business since the early nineties. I can't imagine where we would have been today without the work Adobe has done. That idea that no one should have to pay for software is the result of twisted thinking and hopeless

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Scott Loveless
Obviously, my tongue-in-cheek references were taken a bit too seriously. My apologies for not adding enough smilies. On 10/24/08, PN Stenquist [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree. Adobe has been the backbone of the graphic arts and advertising business since the early nineties. I can't imagine

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Joseph McAllister
It's been a long long time since I've filled up my hard drives with LimeWire downloads that I hardly or never used, and I understand the corporate need to perpetuate. That being said, I get cranked every time I run into the invisible wall created by the collusion of hardware and software

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Subash
On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:54:49 -0700 Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Most of what I do today I could still be doing in PS 4, Pagemaker 4, Quicken 2000, and AppleWorks. But none of those will run on current equipment, or are no longer around nor have any support, no minor

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
If you just want to keep track of your checkbook and charges, why use quicken at all? Any simple database program can do that. I do it with a simple database I made a dozen or more years ago. I've migrated it through several different DB engines as things changed. It works fine. Very

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread PN Stenquist
The mailman just dropped CS4 Design Suite on my doorstep. I'm looking forward to giving it a whirl. I do a lot of work beyond conversion and rendering, so I believe PS is better suited to my workflow than Lightroom. Paul On Oct 24, 2008, at 2:55 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: If you just want

RE: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Bob W
It's possible to get a lot of the big name software for nothing, or next to nothing, quite legitimately. I got the entire Office 2003 suite for less than US$20- under the Home Use Programme which my employer subscribed to. I would never pay the full price for something like that, and Microsoft

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Paul Sorenson
Maybe you should consider moving to a Windows box...we're still running Quicken 2000 on one of our XP machines. ;} -p Joseph McAllister wrote: The worst is Quicken, who forces you to upgrade at full price every 3 years, as they roll off support for the older versions. My Quicken

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 24, 2008, at 12:03 PM, PN Stenquist wrote: I do a lot of work beyond conversion and rendering, so I believe PS is better suited to my workflow than Lightroom. I'm not entirely sure I understand what you meant, Paul. What do you mean by beyond conversion and rendering? I don't

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread PN Stenquist
I just meant that since I can only afford one or the other at the moment, the nod had to go to CS4. I might like Lightroom as a conversion and rendering tool. I haven't spent enough time with it to be certain. But I do know that CS1 doesn't take advantage of the Intel box speed, I need

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread John Francis
Quicken updates come for free if you buy TurboTax DeLuxe. It's generally been worth updating - Intuit products can be very touchy about working with software firewalls, NAT routers, etc. Until the most recent version we had to disable our firewall and/or use direct dial-up access to be able to

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Brian Walters
One way to keep using old software on newer operating systems is to install a virtual machine onto which you install the older OS and associated software. On my Ubuntu Linux installation I've installed Virtual Box in which I run Windows 2000 and Photoshop 6. It works well, provided your computer

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Joseph McAllister
Bob W. Wrote: It's possible to get a lot of the big name software for nothing, or next to nothing, quite legitimately. and It's also fairly easy to get things for the student price by enrolling in a course which gets you a proper student id. and If all that fails, then there is a

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Joseph McAllister
Probably the best idea of them all. I have a license to install Parallels on my iMac. It's already working on my MacBook. And I have a borrowed copy of windows. But I've never heard of anyone running Mac OS 9.2.2 in it, nor do I have the windows versions of Quicken! I do have a desktop G4

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Doug Franklin
Paul Sorenson wrote: Maybe you should consider moving to a Windows box...we're still running Quicken 2000 on one of our XP machines. ;} Joseph McAllister wrote: The worst is Quicken, who forces you to upgrade at full price every 3 years, as they roll off support for the older

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 24, 2008, at 2:33 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: If you just want to keep track of your checkbook and charges, why use quicken at all? Any simple database program can do that. I do it with a simple database I made a dozen or more years ago. I've migrated it through several different

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 24, 2008, at 12:59 PM, PN Stenquist wrote: I just meant that since I can only afford one or the other at the moment, the nod had to go to CS4. I might like Lightroom as a conversion and rendering tool. I haven't spent enough time with it to be certain. But I do know that CS1

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread PN Stenquist
I've been using TurboTax, on a Mac, for at least ten years. These days I simply download it from the Intuit website. The software gets better every year, and it makes tax time a breeze, even for someone like me who has lots of itemized deductions and a schedule C. Paul On Oct 24, 2008, at

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 24, 2008, at 14:42 , Doug Franklin wrote: Joseph McAllister wrote: The worst is Quicken, who forces you to upgrade at full price every 3 years, as they roll off support for the older versions. My Quicken 2006 will not run on my iMac under 10.4 or later, and there is no upgrade

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread PN Stenquist
I do quite a bit of compositing, cloning and even some filter effects. Much more so for my commercial work than for the hobby photography that I generally show here. I don't know if everything I do can be accomplished in Lightroom. Perhaps. I catalog simply by assigning a date and keywords

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Christine Aguila
Wow, never knew you could do this--course I'm no computer whiz. Thanks for the tip, Brian. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 4:15 PM Subject: Re: PS CS4 One way

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Christine Aguila
In a book on Lightroom, the author made the claim that Lightroom is not very good for professional quality sharpening. The recommendation is to do rendering in Lightroom, then open image in PS for final sharpening. This surprised me. I'd be interested in knowing what list folks think. The

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Joseph McAllister
See, that makes so much sense. My personality is such that I would bitch to the floor person at Costco for 30 minutes about no standard version of TurboTax in an attempt to save $15 over an online download (if it is in fact available in that version for the Mac) based primarily on the

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Scott Loveless
On 10/24/08, Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks, Doug. I just went and read the 'install' directions, and the 'troubleshooting' instructions for GnuCash for OSX, and my eyes crossed and my head nodded half way through. As Godfrey has chastised me for my Scottish frugality and

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 24, 2008, at 15:02 , Christine Aguila wrote: In a book on Lightroom, the author made the claim that Lightroom is not very good for professional quality sharpening. The recommendation is to do rendering in Lightroom, then open image in PS for final sharpening. This surprised me.

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Joseph McAllister
Went there. Read the Intel Mac instructions. Seems doable. I'll give it a go tonight. Do you have phone support for those in PDT zones? :-) Joseph McAllister Lots of gear, not much time On Oct 24, 2008, at 15:11 , Scott Loveless wrote: On 10/24/08, Joseph McAllister [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: PS CS4 (sharpening)

2008-10-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 24, 2008, at 3:02 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: In a book on Lightroom, the author made the claim that Lightroom is not very good for professional quality sharpening. The recommendation is to do rendering in Lightroom, then open image in PS for final sharpening. This surprised me.

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread John Sessoms
From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] If you just want to keep track of your checkbook and charges, why use quicken at all? Any simple database program can do that. I do it with a simple database I made a dozen or more years ago. I've migrated it through several different DB engines as

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 24, 2008, at 4:58 PM, John Sessoms wrote: I've downloaded Open Office from OpenOffice.org as an alternative to Microsoft Office. I do have licenses for Office 2003 (I think it is), and could install that IF I wanted to, but Open Office is FREEWARE, and does just about everything

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread PN Stenquist
I need MS office. I get Excel spreadsheets and Powerpoint presentations from clients and colleagues, and I have to be able to see them. All of them. I tried a demo version of Apple iWorks for a while, but it couldn't realistically deal with all MS Office files. And some word.doc files

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Mark Roberts
PN Stenquist wrote: I need MS office. I get Excel spreadsheets and Powerpoint presentations from clients and colleagues, and I have to be able to see them. All of them. I tried a demo version of Apple iWorks for a while, but it couldn't realistically deal with all MS Office files. And some

Re: PS CS4 (sharpening)

2008-10-24 Thread Christine Aguila
! Thanks again, Godfrey. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Friday, October 24, 2008 6:30 PM Subject: Re: PS CS4 (sharpening) On Oct 24, 2008, at 3:02 PM, Christine Aguila wrote: In a book

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread PN Stenquist
I already have the most recent MS Office, so I'm good for now. Every agency or publication I've ever worked for uses MS Office, and i want my home system to b fully compatible with that of any employer or client. I don't believe in swimming against the tide:-). Paul On Oct 24, 2008, at 8:47

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 24, 2008, at 5:45 PM, PN Stenquist wrote: I need MS office. I get Excel spreadsheets and Powerpoint presentations from clients and colleagues, and I have to be able to see them. All of them. ... I have no love for Microsoft, but I don't let personal feelings get in the way of good

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-24 Thread Joseph McAllister
On Oct 24, 2008, at 18:01 , PN Stenquist wrote: I already have the most recent MS Office, so I'm good for now. Every agency or publication I've ever worked for uses MS Office, and i want my home system to b fully compatible with that of any employer or client. I don't believe in swimming

Re: PS CS4]

2008-10-24 Thread Paul Sorenson
I couldn't agree more. I've been using TurboTax for close to 15 years, albeit on a Windows box, and, counting myself and family members, may use it to file as many as 6 returns each year. Each has their own unique needs including real estate, rental property, investments, Sked C and it

PS CS4

2008-10-23 Thread John Celio
Anyone gotten Photoshop CS4 yet? How is it, compared to CS3? John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
, not the extended), is likely worth it. I'm not sure that I need the new stuff in the PS CS4 Extended package. What I could really use, however, is the Creative Suite 4 Design Premium bundle. Upgrade from PS CS2 and Acrobat Pro 8 is going to cost me a minium of $200 plus $160, and I could really use

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-23 Thread Scott Loveless
, CS2 and CS3 for $200 (for the CS4 standard package, not the extended), is likely worth it. I'm not sure that I need the new stuff in the PS CS4 Extended package. What I could really use, however, is the Creative Suite 4 Design Premium bundle. Upgrade from PS CS2 and Acrobat Pro 8 is going

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 23, 2008, at 1:22 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: One word. Torrent. Huh? G -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-23 Thread Cory Waters
Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Oct 23, 2008, at 1:22 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: One word. Torrent. Huh? G What he means to say is that all those programs are likely available online now for the sum of $0.0 if you're willing to download the torrent files and connect to seeds that are

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-23 Thread Scott Loveless
On 10/23/08, Cory Waters [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: On Oct 23, 2008, at 1:22 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: One word. Torrent. Huh? G What he means to say is that all those programs are likely available online now for the sum of $0.0 if you're

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-23 Thread PN Stenquist
I ordered it, but it won't ship for another couple of weeks. At least that's what I've been told. Paul On Oct 23, 2008, at 3:36 PM, John Celio wrote: Anyone gotten Photoshop CS4 yet? How is it, compared to CS3? John -- http://www.neovenator.com http://www.cafepress.com/neovenatorphoto --

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-23 Thread David Savage
I just this weekend bought the LR 2 upgrade. Given how infrequently I use my (legal) copy of Photoshop CS3 Extended nowadays I think I'll give this upgrade a miss. Cheers, Dave 2008/10/24 John Celio [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Anyone gotten Photoshop CS4 yet? How is it, compared to CS3? John --

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-23 Thread Brian Walters
Given the cost of the software and the substantial upgrade cost, I'll continue to cope with my copy of Photoshop 6 for the foreseeable future, although I might consider the next version of Elements if it has true 16 bit editing. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-23 Thread Christine Aguila
pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 8:04 PM Subject: Re: PS CS4 Given the cost of the software and the substantial upgrade cost, I'll continue to cope with my copy of Photoshop 6 for the foreseeable future, although I might consider the next version of Elements if it has true 16 bit

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 23, 2008, at 2:08 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: What he means to say is that all those programs are likely available online now for the sum of $0.0 if you're willing to download the torrent files and connect to seeds that are certainly out there on the world wide web providing the

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-23 Thread Scott Loveless
On 10/23/08, Godfrey DiGiorgi [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Oct 23, 2008, at 2:08 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: What he means to say is that all those programs are likely available online now for the sum of $0.0 if you're willing to download the torrent files and connect to seeds that

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-23 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Oct 23, 2008, at 8:41 PM, Scott Loveless wrote: Stealing is stealing. You can't say that Microsoft and Adobe are evil if you are a thief. And that's exactly why I don't use their software anymore. No more money from me. Good. It would be better not to promulgate that others consider

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-23 Thread Brian Walters
was the question I asked. Haven't upgraded yet, but probably will. Cheers, Christine - Original Message - From: Brian Walters [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 8:04 PM Subject: Re: PS CS4 Given the cost

Re: PS CS4

2008-10-23 Thread Christine Aguila
Geeze, where have I been? Didn't even know there was PSE 7 coming out. Anyway, sounds like maybe I only got half the truth. Good you pointed this out. Yes, when you open E5 from Lightroom, you have to convert to 8 bit to do any cloning, which is really the only thing I use E5 for now. I'm