[LargeFormat] Photoshop

[Steve Nicholls]

Paul Aparycki wrote:

> CS2 for $80????????
>
> I don't think so. Someone is lying to you, or you didn't read it 
> properly.
>
> The lowest upgrade prices around are in the neighbourhood of $250 or 
> so, and that is from a previous version of Photoshop (the FULL 
> version, not LE). The best price I have seen for an upgrade from LE is 
> $299, and that was offered in conjunction with Wacom and Adobe for 
> people who had purchased a Wacom tablet with a software bundle.
>
> Also, CS2 needs about 384mb of ram to run properly (that is what Adobe 
> recommends as minimum), add that to your operating system (if you are 
> using XP, that is another 150-180mb), so you need an absolute minimum 
> of 512mb just to get your computer up to speed. You are talking about 
> scans from large format negs . . . they are HUGE . . . add another 
> 512mb, preferably 1gb of memory to your system, otherwise forget the 
> whole thing . . . you will die of old age waiting for virtual memory 
> to pass bits and pieces back and forth.
>
> good luck
>
> Paul Aparycki
>
Following on from this post -- download a free copy of the GIMP it will 
do all that most people require. Spend the savings on film :)

http://www.gimp.org/windows/

Steve