Photoshop CS3 Beta...

**Storm11** · 12-15-2006, 11:01 AM

...is available today. Though you have to have a CS2 keycode to make it work for more than 2 days. Just thought some of you might like to know.

**Free Range Lobster** · 12-15-2006, 11:05 AM

Or if you have a valid CS3 Beta key.

advres · 12-15-2006, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by likwid

Or if you have a valid CS3 Beta key.

There was supposed to be something added to your post... Or you could just PM me.

**Free Range Lobster** · 12-15-2006, 11:13 AM

Sure, right after you give me a valid Vista x64 Unlimited key that I can call Microsoft and validate on.

**cj001f** · 12-15-2006, 11:13 AM

If you are going to post old news, at least do a search and bump a thread

Oh goody an Adobe Beta. Bloated but Free!

**Free Range Lobster** · 12-15-2006, 11:17 AM

Not quite free, need to own CS2 or be part of the beta itself.

**dfinn** · 12-15-2006, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by likwid

Not quite free, need to own CS2 or be part of the beta itself.

can you get the key from a running install of CS2? I don't feel like finding another one on the interweb.

**keksie** · 12-15-2006, 12:34 PM

Originally Posted by likwid

Or if you have a valid CS3 Beta key.

or you could just wait one or two days for someone to crack it :f

**Free Range Lobster** · 12-15-2006, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by keksie

or you could just wait one or two days for someone to crack it :f

That would also work.

**Dromond** · 12-15-2006, 12:58 PM

Is CS3 a significant upgrade? I haven't heard much about it.

Ok now I'm going back to matte painting in CS2...

**summit** · 12-15-2006, 02:10 PM

I'm still using PS7... god I wish I could get CS3... or CS2...

**Staggerwing** · 12-15-2006, 02:15 PM

Originally Posted by Summit

I'm still using PS7... god I wish I could get CS3... or CS2...

Same hear. Gonna have to update soon...PS7 can't work with the RAWs from my D80. Nikon doesn't have any solution other than their crappy Capture NX; they never saw fit to update the regular Capture engine. So far, Lightroom is looking good, albeit slow, but I still need PS for more extreme edits.

**Benny Profane** · 12-15-2006, 02:20 PM

Hey, I didn't think anybody was as geeky, so I'll repost.

http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/

Biggest upgrade for me is making it native to the Intel Mac, so now I can go out and start looking at them. The G4 is getting slowwwwww.

**cj001f** · 12-15-2006, 02:36 PM

Originally Posted by Dromond

Is CS3 a significant upgrade? I haven't heard much about it.

The loop tool & stacking in Bridge look nice. If they also got bridge to run faster, that'd be very nice.

Actually, looking here
http://www.photoshopuser.com/cs3/sk_features.html
there seems to be alot of good stuff

**Free Range Lobster** · 12-18-2006, 09:48 AM

Significant.
Lots of interface improvements.
Load times are alot better. (But they could also have recoded to take advantage of dual core processors, I'm not sure yet, someone else will have to weigh in on single core processor speeds.)

Also this Device Central thing is boggling the mind.

**Storm11** · 12-18-2006, 10:25 AM

The smart filters (filters that act just like a layer adjustment) are worth the upgrade in themselves. I'm really digging the new interface too...much more streamlined.