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Public Beta of Adobe Creative Suite 3?

Elements?

Any idea how long after CS3 that a UB version of Photoshop elements will come out?
 
A cool move by Apple that would sell many mucho bunches of Macs would be to announce a day to give all Apple/Mac software away free to everyone who can prove they own a Mac :D

:rolleyes:

Well.....

I can dream....can't I...!
 
No Reason To Expect CS3 To Be Better With Intel Than With PPC Macs

randyharris said:
This would not only make many Adobe CS users very happy, but it may also provide the incentive for many G5 users to upgrade to a new iMac, MacBook Pro, or MacPro.

Wahoo!
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CS3 is not going to be non-PowerPC ready as well. It will ALSO be native Intel not Intel Only. Should work equally fast on Dual and Quad G5 PowerMacs as well. Of course the mobile Intel Macs will benefit most from CS3. And the 8 core Mac Pro will be killer. But I think the Quad G5's will hold their own with the Quad Mac Pros for the most part. I know the original Mac Pro will be faster. But I doubt the Quad G5 will be a dead duck yet.
 
Alex Urchin said:
Well why so impatient?
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Given that it's been a year and a half (June 2005) since the intel announcement was made and almost 1 year (Jan 2006) since the first intel macs were shipped, you'd think we would have seen "something" by now besides a FAQs list telling us to wait for CS3.

Granted, Apple did make the switch about 6 months faster than the initial time line, it just seems that immediately after the first intel machines we're shipped Adobe washed it's hands of releasing anything in a timely manner by glossing over the UB issue with a press release.

Even if Adobe was caught off guard by the transition being completed in August of this year, you still think they would have been targeting for the original completion date of early 2007. It just seems that by now we should at least have a concrete release date other than "first half 2007". I mean are we talking June/July? A full 2 years after the initial announcement was made?
 
princealfie said:
I know... however to offer Lightroom for free to everyone seems like a clock-tease while not allowing CS3 to everyone would be hard to get mac switchers. There are many who held off for the 3rd incarnation since is now universal.
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BS.

People who want PS CS3 will buy it. Saying that there 'should' be a CS3 beta since they released Lightroom as a beta is not a good way to think about it. Lightroom is completely new and under development. They get their ideas from beta-testers who offer suggestions on their forums all the time. With Photoshop, it's an established software program. They don't play by your rules on this one because they don't need to, hence no beta testing for people who didn't give them money for CS2.

If you hate Adobe now because you feel cheated and believe that you're entitled to a Beta version, limp over to Gimp.
 
dornoforpyros said:
Given that it's been a year and a half (June 2005) since the intel announcement was made and almost 1 year (Jan 2006) since the first intel macs were shipped, you'd think we would have seen "something" by now besides a FAQs list telling us to wait for CS3.

Granted, Apple did make the switch about 6 months faster than the initial time line, it just seems that immediately after the first intel machines we're shipped Adobe washed it's hands of releasing anything in a timely manner by glossing over the UB issue with a press release.

Even if Adobe was caught off guard by the transition being completed in August of this year, you still think they would have been targeting for the original completion date of early 2007. It just seems that by now we should at least have a concrete release date other than "first half 2007". I mean are we talking June/July? A full 2 years after the initial announcement was made?
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They have a product release schedule, and I am sure that they are thinking about that more than the needs of intel Mac users right now.

As much as we maybe want them to release it, it works on PPC and intel based Macs already. They are doing a massive job of releasing a major update AND making it a universal binary + testing etc.
 
Abstract said:
BS.

People who want PS CS3 will buy it. Saying that there 'should' be a CS3 beta since they released Lightroom as a beta is not a good way to think about it. Lightroom is completely new and under development. They get their ideas from beta-testers who offer suggestions on their forums all the time. With Photoshop, it's an established software program. They don't play by your rules on this one because they don't need to, hence no beta testing for people who didn't give them money for CS2.

If you hate Adobe now because you feel cheated and believe that you're entitled to a Beta version, limp over to Gimp.
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Exactly how I feel.
 
Alex Urchin said:
As much as we maybe want them to release it, it works on PPC and intel based Macs already. They are doing a massive job of releasing a major update AND making it a universal binary + testing etc.
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And making it completely Vista-compatible. That's as much to do with it as anything else...
 
superleccy said:
I hope they fix the main bug from CS2: misinterpreting the exchange rate when calculating the pricing for the UK market.
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agreed. it's unfair how much we have to pay here. when CS3 comes out i'll hop on a flight to NYC, buy a MBP and CS3, and have a few days holiday. the total cost of the trip + equipment would be less than just buying it here, probably. :eek:
 
Alex Urchin said:
Well why so impatient?
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Because I have work to do that doesn't need the inconvenience of sudden crashes (occasionally), fans whirring away at top speed and lagging software that doesn't perform at it's full potential. Rosetta doesn't cut it in all situations I'm afraid.

Adobe may not consider the UB version a rush because Intel users can still use CS2, but that's no thanks to Adobe or anything they have contributed to. Apple came up with Rosetta. At least Corel released an update to bring Painter up to speed with use with Rosetta until they have a UB version ready.

Adobe are dragging the chain. They couldn't even release the new After Effects as a UB version for goodness sake!
 
Adobe could have released CS2 as an universal binary. But they didn't. I bet the reason for that is that by keeping CS2 PPC-only, and making CS3 in to UB, they can push more people in to upgrading. Even those who would be served just fine with CS2.

It all boils down to greed.
 
Evangelion said:
Adobe could have released CS2 as an universal binary. But they didn't. I bet the reason for that is that by keeping CS2 PPC-only, and making CS3 in to UB, they can push more people in to upgrading. Even those who would be served just fine with CS2.

It all boils down to greed.
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They have to make their boat/mansion payments somehow, and the best way to do it is to make YOU chip in :).
 
Bern said:
Because I have work to do that doesn't need the inconvenience of sudden crashes (occasionally), fans whirring away at top speed and lagging software that doesn't perform at it's full potential. Rosetta doesn't cut it in all situations I'm afraid.

Adobe may not consider the UB version a rush because Intel users can still use CS2, but that's no thanks to Adobe or anything they have contributed to. Apple came up with Rosetta. At least Corel released an update to bring Painter up to speed with use with Rosetta until they have a UB version ready.

Adobe are dragging the chain. They couldn't even release the new After Effects as a UB version for goodness sake!
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Then like so many of us, you should have gotten/stuck with a PPC based machine.

For non critical work, Rosetta cuts it just fine. I have used it on both PPC and Intel based Macs and never have crashes, then again I pack my machines with RAM, which is vital for non-native apps.
 
Intel Vista

Rather than do two big rewrites, Adobe are doing the UB and Vista changes at once.
That would seem to be a sensible strategy with their existing customer base, where will they take their custom to?
Regarding CS2 requirements for the beta, I am sure that CS1 customers will also be able to download, it is a rumour after all :D
 
Fireworks?

Anyone have any insight on Fireworks in CS3? This is a crucial app for us, and a big update would be music to our ears...
 
Bern said:
Apple came up with Rosetta.
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Actually, Apple bought Rosetta. It's the product called "QuickTransit", from Transitive Corporation.

http://www.transitive.com/products/pow_x86.htm
http://news.com.com/The+brains+behind+Apples+Rosetta+Transitive/2100-1016_3-5736190.html

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