Adobe previews CS3 for Intel Macs

[MacBytes]

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Link: Adobe previews CS3 for Intel Macs (http://www.macbytes.com/link.php?sid=20060618021332)
Description:: Those hoping this news means a new Universal Binary version of the Adobe Creative Suite is just around the corner are advised to not hold their breath, however. While the demo WAS done on a new Macbook Pro, the laptop crashed during the demo, and Macworld says they got the impression there is still much work to do.

Still, it IS encouraging to see that Adobe has progressed far enough along in the development cycle for CS3 that they are already willing to show it in public. Perhaps we WILL see a new release before the rumored Q1 of 2007 after all.

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[Analog Kid]

MacBytes links to an article on Macenstein that links to an article on Macworld UK... All this seems to do is generate undeserved traffic for Macenstein.

Particularly undeserved given that they distorted what little information was in the Macworld article to begin with-- the Adobe demo appears to have only been of InDesign, and the import/export features were not features of Photoshop but features of InDesign itself.

The Macworld article, or course, links to the physical magazine for details but it does at least tell us that Adobe is demoing their new app...

[bigandy]

good. hope it's sooner than Q1/07 though, a year after intel macs were delivered is a little long to have to wait...

[Blue Velvet]

good. hope it's sooner than Q1/07 though, a year after intel macs were delivered is a little long to have to wait...

I think it's quite reasonable, considering the complexity of the software, the amount of applications in the Creative Suite itself and the need to ensure that all of them are well-tested individually and with each other. We're talking about applications that have to meet considerable and fairly stringent technical standards for professional users, including near-faultless reliability.

Besides, very few professional users will be be clamouring to run Creative Suite on Minis and iMacs.

[FleurDuMal]

If I go out and but Photoshop CS2, will I be able to get a cheaper 'upgrade' to CS3? I was just wondering as the entire code of CS2 is no doubt being overhauled as it moves from PPC to Universal.

[noverflow]

If I go out and but Photoshop CS2, will I be able to get a cheaper 'upgrade' to CS3? I was just wondering as the entire code of CS2 is no doubt being overhauled as it moves from PPC to Universal.

Im sure the upgrade price will be the same it has been. However, when adobe announces a product on their website for preorder, they usually give you the new version free(when it ships), if you order the older version at that time. Granted last time I did that was in 2001, so things may have changed.

[BOOMBA]

Particularly undeserved given that they distorted what little information was in the Macworld article to begin with-- the Adobe demo appears to have only been of InDesign, and the import/export features were not features of Photoshop but features of InDesign itself.

The Macworld article, or course, links to the physical magazine for details but it does at least tell us that Adobe is demoing their new app...

At the time of the article, the MAcworld article (wrongly, it seems) said import edit features of Photoshop. They have since changed it.

[sparkleytone]

How long was the wait for an OS X native Adobe suite?

Exactly.

[BOOMBA]

How long was the wait for an OS X native Adobe suite?

Exactly.

I read Adobe cited customers holding out to buy the next Intel CS3 Studio as a reason for poor profits this quarter. I would think they realize it benefits their bottom line to get out the new Intel suite of apps ASAP.

It's not like they haven't ever rushed out a product before it was ready... (after Effects 7...PhotoShop 7....):rolleyes:

[Blue Velvet]

It's not like they haven't ever rushed out a product before it was ready... (after Effects 7...PhotoShop 7....):rolleyes:

I think the crucial app to get absolutely right here will be InDesign. Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat have little if no competition...

InDesign is in a hearts and minds battle with a newly-invigorated Quark and is probably the most-anticipated upgrade of all the apps amongst print designers.

[FleurDuMal]

I read Adobe cited customers holding out to buy the next Intel CS3 Studio as a reason for poor profits this quarter. I would think they realize it benefits their bottom line to get out the new Intel suite of apps ASAP.

It's not like they haven't ever rushed out a product before it was ready... (after Effects 7...PhotoShop 7....):rolleyes:

I imagine that Apple and Adobe would have had significant discussions during the development of the Intel Macs. Before releasing the Intel Mac's, Apple would have gone to great lengths to secure a definite, relatively quick, date of release for CS3 as many it is such an important part of the Apple set-up.

If Adobe do start to drag their feet, I'm sure Apple would exert pressure on them to hurry up.

[plinden]

MacBytes links to an article on Macenstein that links to an article on Macworld UK... All this seems to do is generate undeserved traffic for Macenstein.

Hmm yes, considering the Macworld.co.uk article was directly linked to on Friday by someone who will remain nameless, here: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=209614

[geeman]

...Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat have little if no competition...

Agree with you for Illustrator and PhotoShop. But I would qualify your Acrobat's "little if no competition" tag to its use as a desktop application only.

There's a reason that the majority of high-volume printing companies in Europe and the USA remake all their received PDF files using server-based applications that use non-Adobe PDF libraries...

...though that may all change with the announcement of the Adobe Print Engine a few months ago.