Upgrade from Photoshop 7.0?

[annr]

I am upgrading my computer and wish to upgrade from Photoshop 7.0. I am not sure what a comparable or better program would be. (Photoshop Elements is out-too limited.) I’m looking at the Adobe Creative Suite 4 and am not certain if I need any/ all of it or something else. Suggestions?

My purpose: to manipulate original, computer-generated 3-D drawings for ultimate use as illustrations in a technical book. I plan to use very few photos in the book. I do not draw freehand.

Also, I have 1,000’s of files in Photoshop 7.0. Anyone know if they are transferable to newer programs?

 

[mrmaigo]

I don't see any reason not use Photoshop CS4 (basically Photoshop 11), you can always download a trial from Adobe. All your old files will still work, don't know about plugins.

 

[Caress of Steel]

I've been using Photoshop 7 for a while now...have the CS2 suite but rarely use the newer version...needed CS2 for a class that required it so I got the education version which was highly discounted. It has some more features but don't really have the need for them. One good thing is though, you can get an upgrade to CS4 and it wont cost you as much.

John

 

[annr]

I don't see any reason not use Photoshop CS4 (basically Photoshop 11), you can always download a trial from Adobe. All your old files will still work, don't know about plugins.

One reason that I was asking around is that I'm thinking that Photoshop CS4-Extended may be the better choice--deals with 3-D images according to the description on Adobe's site. The other reason: I can't access some of Adobe's website content or the trials until I get the new computer; but you are right the trials are the way to go.

 

[annr]

I've been using Photoshop 7 for a while now...have the CS2 suite but rarely use the newer version...needed CS2 for a class that required it so I got the education version which was highly discounted. It has some more features but don't really have the need for them. One good thing is though, you can get an upgrade to CS4 and it wont cost you as much.

John

Hi John,
If you don't mind my asking: what did you use the software (CS2) for?

I teach at a school but based on the Adobe site it doesn't look like I would qualify for a discount. In the event that I do: would you know if there is a huge difference between the Professional and Student versions? (For example, Photoshop Elements is too elemental while the 7.0 has created some drawings that people have commented " look like photographs"!) I'm hoping to have a 'professional' quality book at the end of all of this.

Sadly I won't be looking at any upgrades. I'm using someone else's computer....and found Photoshop and ImageReady on it by accident. This is a lot of $ for me and all of my friends seem to use Photoshop for photos not drawings or making a book.

Ann

 

[Caress of Steel]

As far as what I use it for, mainly just Photoshop...photo restoration, graphic design for the Web and other image modifications.

The education version is the full version of CS2, just a discounted price. Photoshop Elements is extremely different. I have several versions of Elements and dont like the interface of the newer ones...but Elements does have a lot of features.

John

 

[annr]

As far as what I use it for, mainly just Photoshop...photo restoration, graphic design for the Web and other image modifications.

The education version is the full version of CS2, just a discounted price. Photoshop Elements is extremely different. I have several versions of Elements and dont like the interface of the newer ones...but Elements does have a lot of features.

John

Thx. for the info. I agree, I liked some of the features on Elements, some even more than the Photoshop, but when I wanted to go back and forth between the two I lost quite a bit of flexiblity. Illustrator CS4 looks interesting too; oh to be a student again.

Ann