Photoshop 7.0 vs Photoshop CS3

[FlangEG]

What does Photoshop CS3 have that Photoshop 7.0 does not.

[Madkoifish]

apple mallwatre called Bojour google for it. -_- screwed my tc/icp up so bad I had to rebuild my pc.

[TheGreatRaja]

hell I use PS7 ad have for ages, dont see the need to spend the cash for features I don't need

[FlangEG]

I was told i need Photoshop CS2 for a Graphics Course that i'm taking this summer. I also just found out that the second cousrse needs Illustrator which i don't have. I just want to have an idea of the differences.

[BillS]

CS was a good upgrade.. CS2 wasn't really worth it to me and CS3 does have some cool new features but you need to get extended to get them. Ask yourself how much work you are going to do with digital photos etc. If the answer is lots then you'll find it worth it. If not then there isn't much that you can't do in 7 that can be accomplished in CS3. Of course since your taking a course, you can get a student discount. In that case go for it.

[bmckain]

Well for starters, the Shadow/Highlight tool is essential for adjusting digital images and unless I didn't know about it then it was not available on PS7. I was introduced to that with CS2 so like i said I could be quite wrong about that.

[Prologic9]

It's a pretty hard question to ask really because they all seem to run together. Four generations of software make a pretty big difference though, even in Adobe's world.

[FlangEG]

One of the other things that i was wondering is what can Illustator do the Photoshop cannot?

[Oscaron]

Illustrator is Vector-based, not Raster-based like Photoshop.

As said before, those lines ARE blurring, but they still are specialized enough to use them primarily for their intended functions.

[deg3D]

Yeah, while I like the CS upgrades, for basic map creation for mesh, not a big difference there really. Coupla small things (can't recall off the top of my head) but nothing major IMO.

deg

[FlangEG]

Isn't there a 64-bit version of this software?

[bLuTm8]

- CSx have some new filters built in, but filters u can get from elsewhere ...
some actual 3rd party filters requires CS, some CS3
(between CS1 and CS2 there is no difference)

- Brushes, created with any of the CSx PS can't be load within PS7

- PS bridge: no one needs this creepy homecalling tool

- CS3 extended 3D module: can't say anything about because always use PS7 since years

- usability:
PS7 is much much more robust and works well with 400 layers and image sizes over one GByte!

[FlangEG]

I did decided to get the CS3 set considering what is needed in the Graphics Courses I'm taking and that i don't have Illustrator.

[Curufea]

CS has many megabytes of program dedicated to detecting whether you are using images that look like currency or not, and stopping you.

[samaya]

Not to bring up dead topics, but I use 7 and love it. I never saw a need to upgrade - everything that needs to be done can be done in 7 pretty easily. I do like some of the brushes not available unless you have CSx, though.

[Prologic9]

The demo for CS4 has been out for a while now, mines almost up actually. It took a little while to get used to some of it but I quite like it. Unfortunatley none of my (few) plugins work with the 64-bit version so I don't mind waiting a while for things to catch up.

[PeterT]

The biggest changes were the warp tools, shape layers and some new filters. I still use 7 for 99% of the things I do in Photoshop.
Oh, I have a friend who said it was a major work around to get 7 to load into Vista.

[noigraphics©]

Get CS4 Extended as you can paint on 3D models in it.

[CheeseMonger]

CS4 messed up my computer, and when I tried to uninstall it uninstalled my adobe acrobat reader.. Took me a week or two to realize the reason I couldn't open my .pdf files.

[FlangEG]

I didn't realize at the time that I got the software package, I did need the whole package. PS for texturing and some post-production, Ai for some interesting album cover designs, Br for organizing, and ID for creating complete books, and Acrobat 8 for publishing.

The package of Photoshop 7.0 only had Ps and one other that was not Illustrator or InDesign. I needed both of these software for a course that I just completed online last week.

[lonewriter]

I have CS3 but now I am looking at CS4 for modeling.

[Nomad]

Hey guys, I'm new around here so I don't have my head around everything.

But I saw this thread and had to mention Smart Objects. Was that CS3? How did we ever live without them? The ability to deform an image without damaging the original content! This is a priceless feature!

Doesn't it seem to be that whatever version you've got, you might as well wait until the version after the next? If you had 7, getting CS was fairly needless, but maybe CS2 or 3 would be worth the upgrade.

I'm gonna have a look through the forums and see if CS3 to CS4 is worth it. :D

[Bells of Freedom]

Hey guys, I'm new around here so I don't have my head around everything.

But I saw this thread and had to mention Smart Objects. Was that CS3? How did we ever live without them? The ability to deform an image without damaging the original content! This is a priceless feature!

Doesn't it seem to be that whatever version you've got, you might as well wait until the version after the next? If you had 7, getting CS was fairly needless, but maybe CS2 or 3 would be worth the upgrade.

I'm gonna have a look through the forums and see if CS3 to CS4 is worth it. :D

Oo! What are Smart Objects? I'm on CS3. What am I missing? :)

[CC Rider]

Oo! What are Smart Objects? I'm on CS3. What am I missing? :)

Smart objects are invaluable for non-destructive editing!


About Smart Objects

Smart Objects are layers that contain image data from raster or vector images, such as Photoshop or Illustrator files. Smart Objects preserve an image’s source content with all its original characteristics, enabling you to perform nondestructive editing to the layer.

You can create Smart objects using several methods: by using the Open As Smart Object command; placing a file, pasting data from Illustrator; or converting one or more Photoshop layers to Smart Objects.

With Smart Objects, you can:

Perform nondestructive transforms. You can scale, rotate, or warp a layer without losing original image data or quality because the transforms don’t affect the original data. (Some transform options, such as Perspective and Distort, aren’t available.)

Work with vector data, such as vector artwork from Illustrator, that otherwise would be rasterized in Photoshop.

Perform nondestructive filtering. You can edit filters applied to Smart Objects at any time.

Edit one Smart Object and automatically update all its linked instances.

[billb]

Their student licensing leaves a lot to be desired. They don't acknowledge the college that I'm attending and about 14 others in Maine... Once again, Adobe annoys me to no end...

[moople]

But I saw this thread and had to mention Smart Objects. Was that CS3? How did we ever live without them? The ability to deform an image without damaging the original content! This is a priceless feature!


Absolutely positively! Smart Objects are one of my absolute favorite parts of CS! That and the interface overhaul. I use CS3 and whenever I look at 7 I start crying because the sheer number of panels overwhelms my brain.

Unlike some of the other people in this thread, I do feel that CS2/3 are much improved over 7. Their stability, their usability, their polish, and those numerous little things that make using photoshop a joy all over again make the upgrade cost (student discount for me- he, he...) totally worth it.