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CS2 owners beware: This version only updates from CS3
CS4 has some great improvements from earlier versions of these apps. My biggest disappointment was that when the product was delivered I discovered that there are TWO versions of the upgrade: one that upgrades from CS3 and one that upgrades from CS2 or earlier or from the old Macromedia Studio products. I have CS2 and it refused to offer me a way to upgrade, giving me only the choice of filling in a CS3 serial number. After a huge amount of time on the phone with Adobe Customer Service, I finall...
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CS4 smooths out a lot of the rough edges of CS3
Lots of great updates in this release.
Bridge has gone from a product I never even opened in CS3 to a program I use even more than the Finder is CS4 (when searching Adobe files.) I have two major gripes still. Bridge's smart collections are painfully slow where smart folders in the finder are very fast. Also Bridge is unable to detect Photoshop files that are located in the iPhoto library. Bridge can find other formats from with in iPhoto library just not Photoshop. Unfortunately that...
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Legendary Software
I've included a four star rating with this review for the sole reason that the hinges inside my DVD case for this product did not survive shipping. One would think that for software this expensive they could afford a durable DVD case. I actually tried contacting Adobe to see if they would replace the case and they said they would not yield any replacements unless the serial was illegible.
A helpful tidbit of information you may want to consider if the OpenGL features are important to ...
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12/18/2008
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Major Disappointment in CS4
I have been a loyal and frequent customer of Adobe until now, becuase I always felt that they went the extra mile to produce a stable, well-thought out product. But with CS4 I'm afraid that they've joined the microsofts of the world with a series of issues, and I've only had the product for two days! After a very long and problem riddled install, I find that the new features are a pretty small improvement and will not change the way I do things. Pretty disappointing for the many hundreds of doll...
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04/15/2009
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Ridiculous price for one year upgrade
leading software in every way.
But the upgrade price is really wild.
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upgrade a bit rocky
Purchased as an upgrade from CS1, but would not load without contacting Adobe to unlock the software. This required several levels of customer support and several hours on the phone. Upgrading from CS3 should be easy. Am enjoying the product.
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12/12/2008
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CS4 smooths out a lot of the rough edges of CS3
Lots of great updates in this release.
Bridge has gone from a product I never even opened in CS3 to a program I use even more than the Finder is CS4 (when searching Adobe files.) I have two major gripes still. Bridge's smart collections are painfully slow where smart folders in the finder are very fast. Also Bridge is unable to detect Photoshop files that are located in the iPhoto library. Bridge can find other formats from with in iPhoto library just not Photoshop. Unfortunately that...
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Not stable on 64bit windows
I have Vista Ultimate 64-bit. Unlike CS3 this new version (CS4) is not very stable. It constantly locks up. Not sure if its my 64-bit OS as I have not tried it on 32-bit version of the OS.
Bottom line if you run Vista 64-bit dont waist your money.
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01/17/2009
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66%
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CS4 smooths out a lot of the rough edges of CS3
Lots of great updates in this release.
Bridge has gone from a product I never even opened in CS3 to a program I use even more than the Finder is CS4 (when searching Adobe files.) I have two major gripes still. Bridge's smart collections are painfully slow where smart folders in the finder are very fast. Also Bridge is unable to detect Photoshop files that are located in the iPhoto library. Bridge can find other formats from with in iPhoto library just not Photoshop. Unfortunately that...
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83%
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Horrible out of the box - hope it gets better
(Adobe has responded to my comments. Please read the UPDATE section below)
I upgraded from CS1, but I suspect you'll get the same experience I had with CS2. In a nutshell, upgrading from anything but CS3 will REQUIRE you to phone Adobe customer support. The first person will try to help, but doesn't have access to older serial numbers, so is simply a waste of your time. The second person will have access, can research and will be able to resolve the issue. You will have to be at ...
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03/02/2009
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100%
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