First Look: Photoshop CS4

#1 Macworld

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 11:22 AM

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#2 AndrewRodney

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 11:39 AM

>The truth is that latest version of Photoshop will hit the streets practically on the heels of Photoshop CS3, its predecessor which debuted a little less than 18 months ago.
Ah, if you look at the history of Photoshop, Adobe has pretty much typically released a new version every 18 months. So I'm not sure what the point is here.
If you're curious about the new features in ACR, well all you have to do is look at Lightroom (not LightRoom) 2.0 since the two share parity (well 99%) in terms of develop tools.
The Content Aware Scaling is super cool. On image control (like Lightroom's direct select tool), very nice.

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 11:44 AM

So, will the various CS4 applications be proper Mac OS X applications (idle means 0.0 % CPU, not 10 %, not 3.5 %) this time or shall we wait for the Carbon->Cocoa transition once again for them to behave?
How many years of Mac OS X will there have to be before Adobe "gets it"?

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 12:14 PM

As far as I'm concerned, the new Photoshop rocks! The fact that they extended the reach of the tools into the third dimension is fantastic. I really don't care if this application is 64-bit or not, I'll take intuitive new features over performance boosts any day.

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 12:31 PM

damnit - they would have to go and add useful features like page rotation, interactive brush sizing, and layer deletion with the delete key. The rest I can do without, but I'll be wanting those features. They'll be greatly appreciated when I finally break down and upgrade... To CS5 or 6

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 12:32 PM

So were moving to the Windows single app window environment of the past?
Sorry but the article looks like one that was supplied by Adobe.

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 12:49 PM

I agree with burndog about the single window app... although I know that part of the interface is optional. I have to wonder how nicely it plays with a multiple-monitor setup. I don't want to drag the entire app into a different monitor - I want to be able to pick and choose which documents, pallets (panels - whatever!), etc. go on each monitor.

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 01:13 PM

>I agree with burndog about the single window app... although I know that part of the interface is optional. I have to wonder how nicely it plays with a multiple-monitor setup.
Its optional and works fine with dual displays. Now it "knows" which is the main display so if you have images on the 2nd display and select an option to arrange them together, well of course its going to move the document from the 2nd to the main display. Once you get used to this new feature, its hard to go back to an older version.

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 01:17 PM

Single window mode a la Windows.
Don't like single window mode. I hide all background apps so this is useless. Windows does single window mode. I despise single window mode.
I'll pass.

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 01:23 PM

After the crappy CS3 they should discount CS4 for all us schmucks who paid big bucks for the CS3 rip-off. Not getting my money for what should be CS3 updates.

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 01:26 PM

Burndog said:

So were moving to the Windows single app window environment of the past?

I suppose that's true, if you also consider that Apple is moving to Windows single app environment as well. Apple's Pro apps (Aperture, Final Cut, etc.) use the single window environment, as do the iLife apps (iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto, GarageBand). If you're gonna blast Adobe for the move, then take Apple to task as well.

For my money, I'm more upset that Adobe has moved to improve performance on Windows with true 64-bit support leaving OSX behind. This is a huge issue for those that work with very large files.

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 01:32 PM

Thanks for an enlightening look at Adobe CS4. It looks to me like the new interface alone is worth the price of the upgrade. Adobe has been getting by with their funky old hodge-podge of an interface for so long that I had stopped believing it would ever change. But it just has!

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 01:33 PM

KBeat said:

The funny thing is that what you said about Apple UI also applies to Apple's 64-bit support in their own pro apps. Which ones are?

#14 alansky

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Posted 23 September 2008 - 01:37 PM

"So were moving to the Windows single app window environment of the past?" --Burndog
Actually, no. The look and feel of the Windows environment is aesthetically retarded and always has been. If we give Microsoft credit for creating the single app window model, then we also have to give Apple credit for the innumerable innovations that Microsoft has borrowed from Apple. Although in Microsoft's case, they can't even copy Apple without messing things up.