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Posted on 03/12/08 12:27:25 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply  |
Techy advice required please
I am somewhat of a luddite and generally reluctant to sign up for yet more whistles and bells - accordingly I am still working with PS 7.0. I do fancy tinkering with animation however - what is the first version of PS to do animation and how much would it cost? Do you think it worth buying a later version to get improved animation facilities even if it is more expensive and if so which one? _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 03/12/08 3:16:53 PM |
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cy98
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Re: Techy advice required please
The animation program known as Image Ready was dropped from Photoshop with CS3. On the Adobe user to user forum there had been much discussion on how to do animation. One can still do animation with CS3, it is just more difficult. An alternative program that is mentioned is Fireworks. I know nothing about the program. There are others on this forum that know much more about animation than I, so I am sure they will point out any errors in my message, and give you more helpful hints, but this is a start. |
Posted on 03/12/08 3:23:56 PM |
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dave.cox
Marquee Master Posts: 518 Reply  |
Re: Techy advice required please
You know, it is amazing how many people still have and use PS7. It was and still is a great project, and still meets many needs. I still have it on one of my computers too. You can still do animation in PS CS3. Yes, the partner program is no longer shipped with CS3 as a seperate program. That is because its functions have been incorporated into CS3. Most of what you could do in Image ready, you now just do in Photoshop. For instance, save for web and animation were in image ready, but are now part of photoshop. There are a couple of minor things that got dropped, but at the moment I don't remember what they were. However, animation in PS is rudimentary at best. If you really want to tinker with animation, there are many other tools that you may want to take a look at. |
Posted on 03/12/08 4:36:19 PM |
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Lexus
Persistent Pixellator Posts: 623 Reply  |
Re: Techy advice required please
We still use PS7 at school, it just works, which makes it good. |
Posted on 03/12/08 7:36:04 PM |
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The Mad Lep
Four-Leafed Fantasist Posts: 323 Reply  |
Re: Techy advice required please
*Gets all misty eyed* Fond memories of PS7. When I eventually learned how to use it. I remember installing it.. opening it for the first time.. looking at it.. making this horrified little squeaking sound like a mouse having a bad trip.. and then closing the program and leaving it there untouched for about two months. 
But when I finally came back I discovered it was indeed my long lost love and I was rarely parted from it. Match made in heaven really. I didn't actually upgrade til CS3 came around, so I got quite a shock with I saw ImageReady had disappeared. Not that I really had given it more than the time of day anyway, but it was dead handy for animated avatars for forums.  Can't quite get my head around Fireworks yet.
Best of luck with your upgrade, whichever you decide on. I daresay you could find copies of CS2 or 3 cheaper now that CS4 is out? Perhaps? But then knowing Adobe, perhaps not. 
Whatever the outcome, we shall expect great and fabulous things from you when it's all up and running! Good luck! |
Posted on 03/12/08 11:32:07 PM |
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tooquilos
Wizard of Oz Posts: 2918 Reply  |
Re: Techy advice required please
Hi Josephine, My first encounter with Photoshop was with CS2 and it was through it that i started fiddling with animations. So im not sure what the previous versions have to offer. Im now using cs4 and from what i have noticed, the animation aspect of it is the same/similar as cs2. I also import created layers from Photoshop into Premiere (video editing program) and smooth things out in that and add various effects and audio. I have noticed though, that earlier CS 2 and 3 versions are selling quite cheaply now on the net. May be worth looking into? Also look at student/educational editions..they are always substantially reduced..but you need to be a student..or supporting a student.. Hope this helps Anna  |
Posted on 04/12/08 01:38:48 AM |
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cy98
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Re: Techy advice required please
For anyone buying from e-bay be careful as there are a lot of counterfeit copies that look like the real thing. They may work, but all features may not work. |
Posted on 04/12/08 08:34:22 AM |
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Eggbox
Ovoid Opportunist Posts: 797 Reply  |
Re: Techy advice required please
Taking up Anna's point of cheaper CS2 and 3. I know that Adobe take back all old copies from retailers very soon after a new issue so cvould these be second hand packages that have been used to upgrade? If so would the serial numbers not have been registered to their previous owners and therefore may not work? From the sellers point of view it might not be too wise to sell on a package from which an upgrade has been made as it might be required for a reinstall if anything goes wrong. Student/education editions could be the way to go if you can get access to them. You will need to be a student and a useful course in say, first aid, might do the trick. But be aware of the potential problems around buying a Creative package if you want to upgrade in the future. http://www.howtocheatinphotoshop.com/cgi-bin/simpleforum_pro.cgi?fid=01&topic_id=1228151769 Ted |
Posted on 04/12/08 5:18:53 PM |
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josephine harvatt
Gag Gadgeteer Posts: 2603 Reply |
Re: Techy advice required please
Thank you everybody. If no wiser I am at least better informed. Would it be easier to get a separate animation programme and if so could I import (?) photoshop images into it ? _________________ I'm not really bad - I just draw that way |
Posted on 05/12/08 04:46:10 AM |
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dave.cox
Marquee Master Posts: 518 Reply |
Re: Techy advice required please
The animation pallet is still available. Like many of the other Image ready functions, it is now located directly in Photoshop. To open it, go to Window, and select Animation. The only problem that I have seen with CS3 is, when importing an animated gif, gif is not listed as a valid file type. Adobe seems to have forgotten to add it to the menu. Just enter *.gif in the filename area, and you will be able to import your animated gifs for editing. Oh, and by the way Josephine, As I recall, you can do animation with PS7 quite nicely. Just switch to Image Ready, and open the animation pallet. Create a separate layer for each frame of what ever you want to animate. Then turn the appropriate layers on for each frame in the animation pallete, to create your animation. I used to do this in PS7 quite a lot. |