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Adobe CS5 ?

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showcase 66

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I am looking to upgrade to CS5 from my CS3. I am probably going to just get the CS5 Design Premium but I was curious what versions everyone else has. Part of me wants to get the Master Collection but I dont have any use for all of the programs included.

Which makes me wonder. Does anyone know when CS6 is going to be out. I dont think CS5 has been out a full year yet but if it is coming out within a couple of months, I think i might wait and just get it then.
 
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cgsigns_jamie

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I have CS5 Master Suite.. I only have that because I use Premiere and AffterEffects to create content for our digital displays.

If all you do is print and web design then Design Premium is for you.
If all you do is print design then Design Standard is more suited to your needs.

CS6 probably won't be out for a while so if you can use CS5 now, then go for it.
 
WildWestDesigns

WildWestDesigns

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I've got the Master Suite and I'm "loving" it. There is quite a big jump from CS3 to CS5, I can't imagine much of a jump between 5 to 6, so I don't think there will be much of a loss there.

Up until now I've only used Ai exclusively, I can't believe how much in the Stone Age I was in.
 
SignBurst PCs

SignBurst PCs

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I would say that 95% of our customers end up with Design Standard. It makes sense for most shops. That being said there is an argument to be made for Design Premium if you are into web creation. I personally have Design Premium just for my website. I use Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, and Dreamweaver for the web stuff.
 
Malkin

Malkin

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Adobe site indicates I can upgrade Illustrator from cs2 to cs5 for $199. I'm thinking maybe I should do that soon.
 
James Burke

James Burke

Being a grandpa is more fun than working
CS5 just came out in April, so I would't expect a recent upgrade either.

I upgraded from CS3 to CS5 and saw a ton of cool changes. I just use the standard version of Illustrator.

For those of you using CS2, now is the time to upgrade. Once CS6 comes out, you won't be able to uprade.
 
S'N'S

S'N'S

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Yes as James said you can upgrade x3 to x5 the only thing required to do so is

CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X5 Upgrade Eligibility

To purchase this product you must own a previous licensed version of CorelDRAW®, CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, Corel® PHOTO-PAINT™, Corel DESIGNER®, Micrografx Designer®, Micrografx Graphics Suite®, Micrografx® / Corel® Picture Publisher®, or Corel® Painter™. (Please note that trial, academic, OEM, and NFR versions are not eligible).
 
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RobbyMac

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I also belive that cs4 and above take advantage of full 64 bit, so if youre using vista, win 7, etc you get more than 4 gigs of ram actually working.
We upgraded to cs4 and vista a while back because we were getting into memory issues with some photoshop files.
Although technically you can put in more than 4 gigs into an xp machine, it won't use more than 4 gigs.
 
JR's

JR's

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S'N'S said:
Yes as James said you can upgrade x3 to x5 the only thing required to do so is

CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite X5 Upgrade Eligibility

To purchase this product you must own a previous licensed version of CorelDRAW®, CorelDRAW® Graphics Suite, Corel® PHOTO-PAINT™, Corel DESIGNER®, Micrografx Designer®, Micrografx Graphics Suite®, Micrografx® / Corel® Picture Publisher®, or Corel® Painter™. (Please note that trial, academic, OEM, and NFR versions are not eligible).
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CNS do you have more info on this. a web sight or a phone # thanks.

JR
 
GAC05

GAC05

Quit buggin' me
RobbyMac said:
I also belive that cs4 and above take advantage of full 64 bit, so if youre using vista, win 7, etc you get more than 4 gigs of ram actually working.
We upgraded to cs4 and vista a while back because we were getting into memory issues with some photoshop files.
Although technically you can put in more than 4 gigs into an xp machine, it won't use more than 4 gigs.
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May not be an issue but CS5 PhotoShop is 64bit, CS5 Illustrator is not.
Go figure.

wayne k
guam usa
 
visual800

visual800

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I got cs5 and love it quite an improvement over cs i was using! a little more freindly....now if we can just get rid of all those damn microsoft programs out there
 
SignBurst PCs

SignBurst PCs

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RobbyMac said:
I also belive that cs4 and above take advantage of full 64 bit, so if youre using vista, win 7, etc you get more than 4 gigs of ram actually working.
We upgraded to cs4 and vista a while back because we were getting into memory issues with some photoshop files.
Although technically you can put in more than 4 gigs into an xp machine, it won't use more than 4 gigs.
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Robby, this is not quite correct.

XP 64 Bit will use more than 4GB of RAM. All 32 Bit operating systems are limited to 4GB and all 64 Bit operating systems can use as much as your computer's motherboard will allow.

CS4 and CS5 both install a 32 Bit and 64 Bit version of Photoshop on a 64 Bit Windows system (Vista and Windows 7). The 32 Bit version of Photoshop will support your legacy "older" plug-ins and the 64 Bit version of Photoshop is faster.

I know all of this can be confusing, but I would be happy to explain this in more detail to anyone who needs assistance. We are an Adobe partner and sell their software, so I am pretty good with helping folks decide what they need.
 
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RobbyMac

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SignBurst PCs said:
Robby, this is not quite correct.

XP 64 Bit will use more than 4GB of RAM. All 32 Bit operating systems are limited to 4GB and all 64 Bit operating systems can use as much as your computer's motherboard will allow.
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Ah, gotcha. Thanks for clarifying. Then it must be that cs3 was only 32bit, therefore we couldn't use more than the 4 gigs?
 
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