Photoshop CS5 available today

I've been putting off a couple of large projects waiting for the new processing engine in CS5 since it is so much better than before. It is available for download this morning and I look forward to the new processing, plus several very nice new features in both Camera Raw and in Photoshop itself. The download is 1.14gb for Mac heads like me. Just FYI, I'm teaching a special Photoshop CS5 class on June 26th and we'll be going through many of the new features...

Hey Tim,

Does your workshop include a free CS5 upgrade for every student? That along with some hot chocolate chip cookies would make it mighty enticing!

I just ordered from Amazon, thanks for the tip Tim.

I sure hope the 64 bit system runs faster and I look forward to some of the new tools. I need all the help I can get.

Wayne - sure does, but you have to wrestle my IT gal for it!

Larry - sounds like you are getting back to normal after your visit to the hospital - hope you are doing well! One of the main things that will speed up performance is the fact that we will now, finally, be able to use any and all RAM instead of being blocked with the 3mb limit - should make a big difference on large files.

This is how far beyond the DSL limit our DSL line is - I've just now reached 60% download that has going for four hours now on this file...

OK, I don't have PS.
What is the best way to acquire CS5.
I've been using Nikon Capture NX2 and have never dabbled in PS. Worth the bucks???
Reply to my e-mail, or here for everyone to see. I think upgrades are less expensive but I have NOTHING and need it ALL....

Thanks.
the fisch

The content aware fill is pretty cool. I should have no problem getting rid of other photographers in my shots now. Heck I can even make an entire waterfall disappear in a couple clicks now.

Boy Long Devils Fork sure was dry last Saturday. http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3458/4565745725_d067108bfc_o.jpg

Larry Photoshop is a big investment in many ways. Money, time and learning how to use it. I believe starting from scratch CS5 regular cost $699.

Larry,
Best upgrade path is prob get a copy of CS3 on ebay for maybe 200 or so and then you should be able to upgrade for 199 or less if you are a member of NAPP-then you would get at least 15% off that price from Adobe. It MAY be possible to get an upgrade from CS2 also so check on the Adobe website or call them and they will tell you.

Larry, several years ago I bought a new, sealed, unopened earlier version, then bought an upgrade from amazon. You can get a full CS2 version here , then upgrade for another $200. Should save you almost $400.

Bill I don't know if there are any limitations or what the requirements are, but would you qualify for the teacher edition? Only $200

Matthew, I'm assuming you mean the full academic version, which I really don't need since I'm currently running CS4, retail version. I'll probably upgrade in the next week or so. If I were using the software for purely academic/instructional purposes, which I'm not, then I might qualify for the academic version. At least that's what I seem to remember when I read the fine print several years ago.

just curious, I haven't read any fine print yet.

The fine print has changed a lot recently. There is no longer an educational version, only educational pricing. Sold only to folks in higher education, but it can be used by anyone for any reason and updated as normal. You can now also upgrade from extended to the regular version, which is cheaper. Still can't upgrade only one part of a suite though - if you have the suite you must update to the newer suite. Most folks should be able to get a full version of photoshop for quite a bit less than the $700 retail price - even upgrading from Elements is only $300. Then it only costs less than a roll of film per month to stay up to date with the most current version. If you only have one computer you can even split the cost with someone else since you get to use it on two different computers - oops, but I didn't say that...

That's nice to know that the student/teacher licensing allows for commercial use now. But according to the Adobe website you don't necessarily have to be in higher education - accredited primary and secondary school students, teachers, and staff are eligible too. So it would seem that anyone with a child in at least first grade (not home-schooled) would qualify for the special pricing. I wonder why the extended version is the only version of PS CS5 available through this kind of licensing. Heck, I could get the S/T full version for the same price as upgrading the retail, but I don't need all the extended stuff. This is starting to feel a lot like buying a car...

I can't imagine how using our additional Mac RAM will speed up heavy duty processes and effects on large files. Hopefully 1-2 gb pano files should process and save quicker.

I can't wait to explore this version of PS.