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    Photoshop CS6 Beta

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by spacecowboy, Mar 22, 2012.

  1. spacecowboy

    spacecowboy Notebook Guru

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    spacecowboy, Mar 22, 2012
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    pwr1009 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Thank you very much I'll have a look at it! haven't used photoshop for a long time.
     
    pwr1009, Mar 22, 2012
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  3. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    Thanks. Downloaded this before... I'm always up for new software. :D Especially Photoshop... Though nothing really has changed (Well, I've only used it briefly to make a logo :p). Doesn't bother me though.
     
    Joel, Mar 22, 2012
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    ViciousXUSMC Master Viking NBR Reviewer

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    I am disappoint, nothing great or new in CS6.

    I like the new crop tool, and slightly upgraded camera raw but everything else is really old stuff that was already there with an existing tool or feature but they gave it a dedicated tool to make it seem new.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Mar 22, 2012
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  5. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    Pretty much.. Plus made it black. :rolleyes:
     
    Joel, Mar 22, 2012
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    dummy27 Notebook Consultant

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    When is CS6 expected release date?
     
    dummy27, Mar 23, 2012
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  7. Joel

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    Given that Adobe usually releases upgrades to their software every 12 months, and CS5.5 was released in May of last year, I'd say some time in the next few months... Adobe doesn't usually disclose a release date until it's actually launched.

    However, things may go wrong, go good, could be early could be late. Never know.
     
    Joel, Mar 23, 2012
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    redmimic Notebook Consultant

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    I like the Black UI look, similar to Bridge and AfterEffects. I just find it easier on the eyes.

    Did they add a feature to customize the toolbar? A colleague and I were looking for ways to remove some tools like you can remove the palette windows. It would be a good Workspace addition.
     
    redmimic, Mar 25, 2012
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  9. Joel

    Joel coffeecoffeecoffeecoffee

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    I like the black too.

    I'm pretty sure you can, I don't exactly know what you are referring to though, if you go to Edit > Menus you can customize the menus and what not, don't know about the tool bar though... Give it a shot though and let us know.
     
    Joel, Mar 26, 2012
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    Thanks, I meant menu windows not palette windows. I'll have to download it and give it a shot.

    Is there any danger is overwriting your current copies of Photoshop?
     
    redmimic, Mar 26, 2012
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    Peon Notebook Virtuoso

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    Did Adobe add support for multithreading? At this point, Photoshop's (and more broadly the Creative Suite's) biggest problem is performance :rolleyes:
     
    Peon, Mar 27, 2012
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  12. Joel

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    It won't overwrite, it'll just install alongside. I also have 5.5 installed.
     
    Joel, Mar 27, 2012
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  13. ViciousXUSMC

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    Its been mulit-threaded for a while as far as I know.

    More recent performance boosters are 64bit and GPU acceleration.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Mar 28, 2012
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    It's been 64 bit and it's had gpu acceleration since cs 5


    Sent from my samsung galaxy s2 using tapatalk
     
    trvelbug, Mar 28, 2012
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  15. ViciousXUSMC

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    Correct, I said more recent as in... more recent I didnt say new lol.

    I use CS5 so pretty familiar with it.
     
    ViciousXUSMC, Mar 28, 2012
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    trvelbug Notebook Prophet

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    Ah yes you did my bad lol
    Anything you like with the new version?
    Cs 5 was kinda ground breaking.

    Sent from my samsung galaxy s2 using tapatalk
     
    trvelbug, Mar 29, 2012
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