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[Linus]

Anyone else been having fun with the new tools?

I've been fiddling around with a panorama for a scene I'm putting together during my thesis, and I just figured out that running Content-Aware Spot Healing on a major part of the sky on a 1.5GB image is a Bad Thing®

... Also, 10min later, I can vouch for the results of said spot heal being shit.

Anyone else been doing something fun in this latest state of the art graphics toy?

[Carrie Nation]

Be right back pirating this

I am a normal middle class citizen of decent financial means, and thus will never be able to afford Photoshop. I respect Adobe's stance that only the rich should be able to use art tools and would never pirate their software.

[Skofo]

$700 is expensive now?

[Derakon]

Even for someone who's quite well off, $700 is a big chunk of change. Your average person might be able to make one or two purchases (of non-essential products) of that magnitude a year, if they're being fiscally responsible (i.e. trying to save money) and they don't buy much else otherwise.

[Μarkham]

$700 is expensive now?

Um... yes?

[gimymblert]

$700 is expensive now?

Are you kidding? RELATIVELY to one's finance YES (and totally unrelated to the effort put in the software and its real value)

[Core Xii]

I hate how there's so much crap packaged in with the program. Adobe Bridge? Device Central? Mini Bridge? Media Player?? Fuck me sideways, I just wanted bloody Photoshop, not Adobe Office Suite 2010!

Content-aware fill makes things a lot faster for sure, even if you do still have to repair some repetition patterns in the resulting fill.

[Skofo]

I was kidding, guys.

Also, there's been a content-aware fill plugin for GIMP, if you don't feel like pirating CS5.

[JaJitsu]

already? Dude, I just got CS4 last year.

[Nate Kling]

same.  It sucks that these companies keep putting out new versions instead of patching/updating the old ones some.  These money scams are starting to get really annoying.

[Linus]

So true. I'd switch to GIMP if they refined their interface. When I see it, I cringe.
(I say refine; read as clone PS5 to death and make it their default interface)

On the other hand, while it won't apply to everyone, I think there's a student version priced at around $200...

[AndroidScholar1]

So true. I'd switch to GIMP if they refined their interface. When I see it, I cringe.
(I say refine; read as clone PS5 to death and make it their default interface)

On the other hand, while it won't apply to everyone, I think there's a student version priced at around $200...

I'm still finding that a tad expensive for a product I probably won't use past a hobby, and if I do want to go into the business I'd probably be supplied the required software by my employers.

Unless I became a freelance digital artist. That sounds like such a good job, but I can't imagine the pay is too high. I doubt I'd think it was worth the cost of the software.

Still though, when I get off my arse and save up, I'll probably get it. ~£135 isn't that bad.

[Μarkham]

I'm pretty sure they've already announced CS6 for release next year.

[Core Xii]

Also, there's been a content-aware fill plugin for GIMP, if you don't feel like pirating CS5.

I tried that. The plugin in question has been broken and unmaintained for a long time.

[Lazer]

whatever. i'm still using cs3. it has brushes and adjustments and that's all I really need.

[Aquanoctis]

I can't understand how they can drop the price that (comparatively) low from the normal price. Surely it just weakens justifications that Photoshop is worth $700.

Although I've heard the new brush creation stuff is a lot more like Painter now, and geared towards producing a more realistic look, which is always a good thing.

[pen]

I can't understand how they can drop the price that (comparatively) low from the normal price. Surely it just weakens justifications that Photoshop is worth $700.

Although I've heard the new brush creation stuff is a lot more like Painter now, and geared towards producing a more realistic look, which is always a good thing.

The lower price tag is for the student edition if I'm not mistaken. You're not allowed to make commercial work with it -> useless.

[Landshark RAWR]

So true. I'd switch to GIMP if they refined their interface. When I see it, I cringe.
(I say refine; read as clone PS5 to death and make it their default interface)

Which reminds me I should check out GIMPshop later, as I cannot now because I am currently on a laptop of which I do not own...

[Derakon]

I can't understand how they can drop the price that (comparatively) low from the normal price. Surely it just weakens justifications that Photoshop is worth $700.

Most pros get Photoshop "for free" since it's paid for by the company they work for. That tends to jack the price up a lot.