Senior Member Registered: June, 2011 Location: Gotland Posts: 169 | | Review Date: January 11, 2016 | Recommended | Price: None indicated
| Rating: 8 |
| Pros: | Works quite well. A lot of features. | | Cons: | Steep learning curve. A lot of features. | |
I have used Photoshop for quite a few years by now. The learning curve was very steep but by now I get along OK.
Earlier versions were so-so even if many people praised them. With CS6 the program finally was good enough for me.
The Raw conversions are good. The lens correction feature works for many lenses. There are bugs but often-times it works well.
The interface can be adjusted to your preferences. Visual ergonomics are important! For me, a light gray background is important to get pictures that look fine in print.
Martin Eveningīs text book is a bit overwhelming but used a bit now and then very useful! Just the chapter on setting up the program was worth the money and effort.
I am going to stick with CS6 for the foreseeable future. I prefer to learn this program and its quirks rather than subscribe to Creative Cloud and be subject to a rash of new features.
I bought CS6 with a student/teacher rebate so it didnīt cost more than its value.
The perfect upgrade: As when Apple introduced Snow Leopard with the famous slogan "no new features". Just a lack of bugs and quirks.
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Veteran Member Registered: February, 2013 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 391 | | Review Date: April 22, 2013 | Recommended | Price: $1,059.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Powerful... Powerful... Powerful. | | Cons: | Very expensive, takes a lot to learn everything. | |
Adobe has really done it again... I was using CS3 for the longest time, then upgraded to CS5 and about a month ago, upgraded to CS6 Extended. I'm no Photoshop expert, I have a hard time learning how to use everything, I still use it for very basic editing (it can and should be used for more) I went in on this 50% with my brother, so that helped cut the cost down for me. There really isn't anything you can't do with this program. I don't have much to say on it yet, but here are some things I particularly enjoy about it:
The colour scheme is gray and black, I think this is very useful because when you are editing photos and what not, you don't want a bunch of ambient light (that would come from the white/light gray backgrounds of previous Adobe products)
The cleanses of it... It's clean and sleek looking, and everything (for the most part of what I use) is very easy to find.
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PEG Moderator Registered: August, 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Posts: 57,867 | | Review Date: March 7, 2013 | Recommended | Price: $950.00
| Rating: 10 |
| Pros: | Powerful, industry standard, no limits | | Cons: | Learning curve if your new to Photoshop | |
Latest version in a long line of Photoshop products, main changes are;
Content-Aware Patch
Patch images with greater control using Content-Aware Patch, the latest addition to the Content-Aware family of technologies, which allows you to choose the sample area it will use to create your patch.
Mercury Graphics Engine and 64-Bit Support
Count on the new Mercury Graphics Engine for blazingly fast performance when editing with key tools, and take advantage of cross-platform 64-bit support to speed up imaging tasks and process very large images faster.*
Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 7 Plug-In
Bring out the best in your JPEG and raw files with improved processing and an enhanced control set; reveal every detail in the highlights of an image while still retaining rich detail in the shadows; and much more.
All-New Crop Tool
Crop images fast and with greater precision using the all-new, non-destructive crop tool. Manipulate your images on canvas, and take advantage of the Mercury Graphics Engine to see your adjustments happen live.
Superior Auto-Corrections
Quickly enhance your images with powerful Auto Curves, Levels, and Brightness/Contrast controls. Intelligence from thousands of hand-retouched images is built in to give you a better starting point for making adjustments.
Intelligent Lens Correction
Easily straighten objects that appear curved in panoramas or photos shot with fisheye or wide-angle lenses--and perform automatic lens corrections--using tools that make adjustments based on your lenses' characteristics.
Superior HDR Imaging
Create photo-realistic or surreal HDR images with exceptional speed and control. Get great results with automatic ghost removal, and precisely control tone mapping and adjustments.
Rich Painting Toolset
Simply by painting with presets, get realistic color blends with the Mixer Brush, use Bristle Tips for lifelike strokes, draw naturally with erodible pencils and pastels, easily create the look of an oil painting, and much more.
Tools for Intelligent Selections
Create precise selections and masks, enabling you to easily adjust or preserve skin tones; easily select intricate image elements, such as faces or hair; and more.
Puppet Warp
Precisely reposition any image element to create a more visually appealing photo. For example, easily straighten an awkwardly bent arm. Powered by the new Mercury Graphics Engine, Puppet Warp lets you edit with fluid responsiveness.
Background Save and Auto-Recovery
Let the auto-recovery option preserve your edits without interrupting your progress. Keep working even while saving the largest of Photoshop files in the background.
New Blur Gallery
Quickly create photographic blur effects using a simple new interface with on-image controls. Create tilt-shift effects, blur everything and then sharpen one focal point, or vary the blurriness between multiple focal points. The new Mercury Graphics Engine delivers immediate results.
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