drake_barton2 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 O.K. so I drove in to the local Staples to purchase Photoshop CS2 upgrade (late to the party as always). They didn�t have it in stock and it wasn�t even in the warehouse, "sorry can�t sell ya one maybe they are waiting for the next version". I know this should be in the Rumor and Industrial Espionage forum but I couldn�t find it. So does anyone have any real knowledge about a pending new release? Any gut feelings about product cycles and when to start thinking about a new release from Adobe? Anyone with a hot deck of Tarot cards or a Ouija board that may shed some light? My gift card is burning a hole in my pocket (the only reason I would consider Staples for such a purchase) but I can wait if a new version is on the mid to near horizon. Happy Spring Drake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter_daalder Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 <a href="http://www.thinksecret.com/news/0603adobecreativesuite3.html"> Think Secret.</a> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beauh44 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Good link Peter! I was a little bummed to read this though: "Think Secret's August 2005 report on Photoshop CS3, code-named Red Pill. Specifically, Adobe is still leaning towards releasing two versions of the software, with the Premium edition packing additional functionality geared towards the video and science markets." Two versions of Photoshop? That's not gonna make things any easier. "Both versions will offer Live Filters, providing non-destructive editing, as well as speed enhancements that will take advantage of video card (GPU) acceleration, Camera RAW 4, and Rotating Canvas." I'm all for speed enhancements. In fact, I'm not using CS2 yet because I've heard it's such a hog performance-wise. PSCS doesn't exactly blow my hair back on a dual-core processor PC with 2 gigs of RAM. "Video I/O and rotoscoping tools will remain exclusive to the Premium versions." That sounds like a support nightmare to me. I hope I'm wrong. Hell, I don't even know what "rotoscoping" is or why I'd need it. I hope they don't take too much "photo" out of Photoshop. "The new version of Photoshop is also said to feature an InDesign-like interface with similar palettes and an all-new scriptable graphics and programming engine." Perhaps this will be a good thing, I don't know. I do know I could think of a few other items that I'd hope they'd address before monkeying with the interface. Sigh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis_vener_photography Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Adobe CEO has said publicly that Photoshop traditionally has an 18 t o24 month cycle between versions , so tht would indeed point to late 2006, especially given the open reports from Adobe's CEO of lots of help from Apple and quite likely Microsoft now that MS has shelved the high end photoediting and graphic editing program work of the past three years. In the meantime, yes PsCS2 is well worth the $170.00 upgrade price even if it just carries you through the next nine months. You can order the PsCS2 upgrade directly from http://www.adobe.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drake_barton2 Posted March 20, 2006 Author Share Posted March 20, 2006 Thanks for the link Peter. I have waited awhile to upgrade, though there are some tools I would like to have I may certainly wait to see if the new version is announced by mid summer or so. Like many folks I have a hard time justifying the cost of each version. I'm sure that once we have access to the rotoscoping tools we will all wonder how we got along without them, er it, ah whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beauh44 Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 D'oh! Hey Drake! I zapped you an email. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik scanhancer Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Rotoscoping is for film makers who work with compositing tools. I guess it's meant to prepare files that can be imported into special effects programs like Shake. Nothing of particular interest to photographers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 Adobe was supposed to release a rotoscoping tool with AE7 after licensing technology from Curious, makers of the rotoscoping application gFx Pro, but they have been sitting on it. Now that gFx Pro is discontinued, there is definitely a niche waiting to be filled. http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200504/041705CuriousLicense.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deletemenow Posted March 20, 2006 Share Posted March 20, 2006 I do hope Adobe improves the interface and the speed. I run PSCS2 and Corel Paintshop Pro 10. Besides being very powerful and only $99, PSP is so much cleaner, easier, and faster than than PS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhooru Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 If they intend to throw a lot of the processing onto the GPU, it will become more like Apeture and sux if you don't have the latest/greatest vid card, another big expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_swinehart Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 "Hell, I don't even know what "rotoscoping" is or why I'd need it." Rotoscoping is an animation technique. A film of an actor or the "live action" is projected from the back onto a rear projection screen easel. The animation artist traces the animation cell using the projected film as the basis for each action movement between cells. The projector, easel, etc. is the "rotoscope." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emre Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Traditionally so, but today the term has broadened to apply to any retouching on a moving image. Check out this application to see what I mean: http://www.silhouettefx.com/roto/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim_biehn Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 Adobe will be bringing out a completely redesigned product called "Lightroom". This product is designed specifically for photography. The beta version for Mac's is already out. Check out- http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/software/lightroom1.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_nelson___atlanta__ga Posted March 21, 2006 Share Posted March 21, 2006 This is why I recommend to my coworkers and friends to upgrade much used software as soon as it comes out, that is the best way to squeeze every last penny out of it. Also, skipping versions may create steeper learning curves that cost more money in terms of time then the interim upgrades would have. There will always be a new version on the horizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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