Best Version of Photoshop

[Dc0]

So what is the best version of Photoshop for you? If not best then what is the version easiest to use?

[uekipheonix]

Well I have used

Photoshop 5.0 , Photoshop 5.5 , Photoshop 6.0 , Photoshop 7.0
then the latest
Photoshop CS1 , Photoshop CS2 , Photoshop CS4 (portable)

from those the most easiest and reliable is obviously the latest PS CS4 , it is much much more easier to use and also I learned some new tricks that I did not knew from CS4.

well some say CS3 is still better , but since I have never used it , I cant comment.
IMO CS4 is the best ,
from a web site that host software try the CS4 portable verssion ( its 70MB full size of the pack, no installation needed), then if it suits you buy the CS4 Full pack from adobe website or any store near you. ^^

[Dc0]

thanks for the advice. i made this thread because some software becomes more complex as they become updated. some softwares are just not user friendly

[Deekle]

I had elements which was okay, and if you don't have enough money if you don't have enough money to buy a newer version than buy one of those versions.

Anyways, I use CS3, there is a lot of tools and it takes a while a learning them, the learning curve for photoshop is about 6 months to get average unless you spend over 4 hours on it a day.

[uekipheonix]

thanks for the advice. i made this thread because some software becomes more complex as they become updated. some softwares are just not user friendly

your welcome ^^ Dc0 , no worries photoshop CS4 is more user friendly than the previous versions and easy to navigate and use tools. Actually once you use CS4 , you feel like only using it ( I have both CS1 and CS4 portable but ever since I used CS4 , I dont feel like using CS1 at all, lol )

Also photoshop adds new tools and options and engines in every new version, so I say if you have the money and the system requirements always go for the latest PS.

the learning curve for photoshop is about 6 months to get average unless you spend over 4 hours on it a day.

I agree , without using PS on regular basis one can never master it. And it seems in my case it will takae more than 6 months , lol

[Dc0]

i just saw the system requirements of cs4 and my laptop doesn't meet the requirements im in despair
which version is the best next to cs4?

[uekipheonix]

Next will be CS3

if not jump down straight to CS1 because , CS2 eats too many system resources and make your PC/Lap slow down , lol

so its like this , IMO ( others can/might think differently tho )
CS4 < CS3 < CS1 < CS2 < 7.0 < 6.0 < 5.5 < 5.0

PS: I used CS4 portable in a Pentium 3 . 1.33GHz , 256RAM computer with some few stuck moments but worked fine for me, lol

[mlavx]

Originally Posted by uekipheonix

Next will be CS3

if not jump down straight to CS1 because , CS2 eats too many system resources and make your PC/Lap slow down , lol

so its like this , IMO ( others can/might think differently tho )
CS4 < CS3 < CS1 < CS2 < 7.0 < 6.0 < 5.5 < 5.0

PS: I used CS4 portable in a Pentium 3 . 1.33GHz , 256RAM computer with some few stuck moments but worked fine for me, lol

actually CS2 runs fine on my laptop (1.4GHz, 512MB RAM) and doesn't feel heavy at all, unlike CS3 which sucks memory as if it was air.. (yes, my computer is old..)
CS3 froze a few seconds every time I changed brush/color when I was doing an art-project
- so I went back to CS2 again

but it really depends on what you need it for
if it's for photos, then I recommend CS2 or newer (not CS)
while if it's for coloring and/or what-not, then any version will do

system requirements can be seen on this page
http://www.hotsoftshop.com/class.asp...dobe+Photoshop

[uekipheonix]

@ mlavx - thanks for that info , well still my PC is older , xD

as I said I have never tried CS3 , so I dont know about it for sure , but many gfx people love it.
since your lap is better than the PC I use, why not give CS4 portable version a try , it is just 70MB(including everything, no installation needed ) :D

[mlavx]

I heard (well.. read, actually), that CS4 portable has a new user interface and I'm not too happy about that since I've gotten pretty much used to CS2 interface

but then again.. I could always just try it ;)