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sam1234

Posts: 26

New Orleans, Louisiana, US

does anyone know what version of photoshop is the best??   8.0?

Jul 13 05 03:06 pm Link

Photographer

Curt Lout Photography

Posts: 153

Spearfish, South Dakota, US

Photoshop CS2-version 9.0

Jul 13 05 03:10 pm Link

Model

sam1234

Posts: 26

New Orleans, Louisiana, US

do you know what a good price is for it?

Jul 13 05 03:11 pm Link

Photographer

Tropical Photography

Posts: 35564

Sarasota, Florida, US

Any version you know best.. :-)  Seriously, it depends on what your needs are.. I personally like the new bridge in CS2 aka 9 as well as the new RAW conversion capabilities.

Conversly, Elements 3.0 may very well be enough depending on your needs. I would download the trials to see which suites your needs..

  Hope that helps...

Jul 13 05 03:13 pm Link

Photographer

Curt Lout Photography

Posts: 153

Spearfish, South Dakota, US

CS 2 Upgrade is $150, don't know what the full version is going 4...

Jul 13 05 03:14 pm Link

Model

sam1234

Posts: 26

New Orleans, Louisiana, US

there is really cheap prices on ebay right now for it., but  some say its only selling the disc. is it a must to have the instruction manuel and be able to register online?

Jul 13 05 03:17 pm Link

Photographer

Curt Lout Photography

Posts: 153

Spearfish, South Dakota, US

No manual required, make sure you get a legit serial #!!

Jul 13 05 03:20 pm Link

Photographer

Brian Diaz

Posts: 65617

Danbury, Connecticut, US

If it's cheap on ebay and disc only, it's probably an illegal copy.

The best legit price I've seen (for non-students) is $300, and that was a promotion to upgrade Photoshop Elements, which came free with a camera or scanner.

If you want it legally, you'll have to pay significantly for it.

Jul 13 05 03:25 pm Link

Photographer

Star

Posts: 17966

Los Angeles, California, US

however you can buy a copy of photoshop 5, and than 149.99 to upgrade that to 9.0,

Jul 13 05 03:36 pm Link

Photographer

Hugh Jorgen

Posts: 2850

Ashland, Oregon, US

Do buy off E-bay for a stolen copy-it will come back and bite you!

Jul 13 05 03:39 pm Link

Photographer

40 Digital Photography

Posts: 1055

Tarpon Springs, Florida, US

Posted by princesss4503: 
does anyone know what version of photoshop is the best??   8.0?

The best price I've seen for a legal copy is at Studentmarket.com, at $389 for CS 2 Cretive Suite Premium- $389.
The Catch ? you have to be a student and be able to prove it.
They require the school to fax your student info over.
For Adobe products they may also want to verify your id with
your drivers license also.
I've bought a number of programs through that site and I can't say enough about them, fast service and you get the whole package - just like in the stores.

Robert

Jul 13 05 05:27 pm Link

Photographer

KEKnight

Posts: 1876

Cumming, Georgia, US

Did you really give them your student info and/or your drivers license info just to save a few hundred dollars? 

Jul 13 05 05:33 pm Link

Photographer

Ed Nazarko

Posts: 121

Lebanon, New Jersey, US

With all the money I've laid out for tuition in the last four years, I figure somebody somewhere owes me.  My daughter got a student discount for my son's version of CS2 (my son's in middle school, and Adobe is just not willing to believe a middle school kid would use CS2 - but he's gonna be my processor in a year or two, if I can figure out the right incentives); my niece got one for my sister's version.  If you're getting an upgrade through the student programs, you can get it down around $200-$300, and then spend the rest on the Nik Multimedia package of filters.  Their contrast adjustment tools are worth the cost of the entire package.

Jul 13 05 05:41 pm Link

Photographer

40 Digital Photography

Posts: 1055

Tarpon Springs, Florida, US

I didn't need to give them the drivers info, but they may ask for that. As far as my student info, they get a fax from school saying I am enrolled, nothing more.
Also, it was for the premium edition, sells for around $1200, that saved me more than a "few hundred dollars"


Also recommend the Nik multi media color programs, excellent plug-ins.

Robert

Jul 13 05 09:07 pm Link

Photographer

not here anymore.

Posts: 1892

San Diego, California, US

I have both CS and CS2.  Both are good.  CS2 isn't that much greater than CS.

Jul 13 05 09:12 pm Link

Photographer

XtremeArtists

Posts: 9122

6 is fine if you don't work on 12-bit images, convert from RAW, or use the healing brush.

CS2 is good if you need multiple RAW conversions.

Jul 13 05 09:15 pm Link