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Had to Share - Can't Wait!!


Sierraccr

Sierraccr

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I have been using CS3 on my regular desktop with a mouse. I couldn't afford to upgrade the graphics card so forking out the cash for CS5 was a little silly.

Recently I got a nice bonus at work and was finally able to upgrade. I decided to do it right. I have a new system, CS5 and a pen tablet all on order. They should all be here next week!!!!!

The learning curve might be a little steep but I'm really looking forward to getting down to some serious photoshop playtime.

:naughty::thumbsup::naughty:
 
wow, nice to hear :thumbsup:

What graphic card were you using? i can use CS5.1 with no issue on a cruddy little Intel 945 express chipset on 1.6ghz PC. little slow like, but it still works.

CS5 is really quite easy to use. mothero had no issues stepping up from CS2 and she had a brain injury XD you'll be fine. but i am so glad to hear the news :D :D :D :D
 
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Thanks guys!

I'm looking forward to trying the 3D thing, for the novelty if nothing else, but the content-aware fill is really exciting. I'm thinking it could be excellent with the photo restoration stuff I do.

And I've been wanting a pen tablet for some time, but after being out of work for a while I couldn't justify that particular luxury. It seems people either swear by them or swear at them, but the mouse just can't do the fine work I need it to do. Or not easily anyway.

Alex, my current system is a 7 year old Dell with the most basic graphics card imaginable. I was given it two years ago by the IT guy after it had done service for many years as a print server. It's got a fast processor but literally nothing else - not even a cd-rom!

I forget what graphics card the new one has, but it's on the list of acceptable ones on Adobe's site.
 
mmm I would say Nvidia GTX 590 but I have had 3 faulty 1s so far they are better for things like 3d applications way ott for photoshop unless you plan on doing a lot of 3d work. Lets just hope the new revised card stays stable for me.

Always nice to get new hardware to support your software.
 
For what it's worth I have CS3 and CS5 installed.
My biggest bump came from (1) adding a graphics tablet (2) installing Windows 7 and using PS in 64 bit mode and (3) The new CS5 features.
I always had a pretty good video card and don't do 3D work so I can't comment on that.
 
Everything has arrived. The pen tool is going to require a steep learning curve, but already I am thrilled with the precision.

Funny how a new controller can make you feel like such a spaz.....
 
Im running CS5 on a Pentium 3:

-3 GHZ
-3 megs of RAM
-2TB of hard drive space
-1GB video card with hardware acceleration
-Wacom Intuos 4
-Wacom Cintiq 21"

Works perfect.


If you're using a mouse for photoshop, then you are in the dark ages- get a tablet, now.

If you're using a tablet for photoshop, then you're doing good. But it isn't the best option, by far.

If you can afford a Wacom Cintiq, where you actually draw on the screen, then you have the holy grail.

Get a cintiq.
 
and oh yeah I forgot to add, dual-monitor setup.

So I draw on my Cintiq, then look up at my 24" HP monitor to see the zoomed-out updates of my artwork


you need dual-monitor setup to get full use out of Photoshop. Monitors are so cheap nowadays, there's no excuse for not having two. A graphics card with dual-monitor support is also cheap.
 
I disagree I prefer using photoshop on a large monitor I have dual monitor setup but I use that for background stuff like messengers etc ocassionally I will use it for adobe bridge to easily click and drag images etc into a big project but 90% of the time I only use 1 monitor for photoshop. Dual monitor comes in more handy for video editing.
 
dual monitor is perfect when you're editing an image close-up.

You can zoom in really close to your image and edit it, while on your other monitor you have the same image zoomed-out.

Whatever you're doing on your zoomed-in monitor shows up in real-time on your zoomed-out monitor.

this way you never have to zoom in/zoom out while editing your image to see what it looks like as a whole. Just look to your other zoomed-out monitor to see the full-page progress all while you're working zoomed-in on you other monitor.
 
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Smokey:

Thank you for your comments, but I disagree with you about as much as it is possible to disagree without actual warfare.

It sounds like you have a sweet setup. Congratulations!! I sincerely could not be happier for you that you have the means to get all the tools to make your photoshopping easier and more efficient for you. I confess to a bit of envy....but just a bit.

For some of us, a decent monitor, an outdated system, and a mouse are what we have. Let me tell you - some amazing work has come out of systems like that - just look around you. I've been working with a mouse for years and have had no complaints from customers. There was a guy recently who painted an AMAZING original work using just his mouse.

It's the creativity that makes for great work, not technology. All the bells and whistles and monitors and processing power in the world can't make up for narrow thinking, and creative people will find a way to make just about any system work.

You would do well to remember that not everyone has room in their lives, their house or their purse to buy all that stuff. And you would also do well to remember that your shiny system that makes you so prideful doesn't make creativity possible. Just easier.
 
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