tirediron
03-07-2009, 02:52 PM
My copy of CS4 arrived last night :D and after spending the better part of an hour purging all of the old versions, and installing the new on, I've had time to take it for a very brief test-drive, and all I can say is, "Wow"!!! My experience with most software has always been that the changes between one version and another are usually not all that dramatic. Sure, there are a couple of neat new features introduced, but most office the "updates" take the shape of a new appearance, which really doesn't do much to the overall functionality of the image (Can anyone say MS Office 2007?). NOT the case with CS4.
While I've not even had time to scratch the surface, the things that I have looked at tell me that this purchase was worth every cent, and will make a big difference to my post-production work. To start with the new 'Adjustments' dialogue which appears by default to the right of the image workspace is amazing. This is going to make using adjustment layers a breeze (when I get all the features figured out) and the new 'Smart sharpen' command is a big improvement.
I'm sure there are hundreds of other features of which I'm not even yet aware, but at this point, while I may be broke, I'm :goodvibes: !!
While I've not even had time to scratch the surface, the things that I have looked at tell me that this purchase was worth every cent, and will make a big difference to my post-production work. To start with the new 'Adjustments' dialogue which appears by default to the right of the image workspace is amazing. This is going to make using adjustment layers a breeze (when I get all the features figured out) and the new 'Smart sharpen' command is a big improvement.
I'm sure there are hundreds of other features of which I'm not even yet aware, but at this point, while I may be broke, I'm :goodvibes: !!