Photoshop CS4 is a disaster

Freeagent,

Just a quick note - I would agree that Adobe usually exposes other people's problems, however, I believe in the case of CS4, it's also an Adobe issue. Consider these 2 factors:

1. Even if you uncheck the GPU option in CS4 (which is supposedly the cause of all of this), there are still a number of crash issues (which Adobe itself recognizes).

2. If you have a computer with dual video cards - one that supports GPU and one that doesn't, CS4 goes into convulsions (whether GPU is checked or unchecked).

There are some major code flaws that go beyond the OS and video card drivers. There were also some serious issues in Premiere Pro CS4 as well that Adobe has now solved (and released a 4.01 patch). Hopefully a 4.01 patch is around the corner for Photoshop as well, as I'm sure it is.

Regarding some of the "whining" comments by Buko, seriously, if you don't have anything valuable to contribute to this forum, then don't. Many of the people here are having valid issues. Just because you have a system that works doesn't mean that another person is "whining" when they show frustration. You are the only person in this forum that keeps telling people to stop whining. You have made 5 posts in this forum, not one of which is the least bit constructive or helpful. If you have something constructive to say, then say it. If not, then please refrain. (I'm sorry to center you out, but seriously, it's getting old.)

Regards,
Ray

Well on a happier note:

There is a windows update, KB957321, that came on my Vista auto update that addresses a Adobe XMP specification issue with windows. There were 2 other KB's but nothing to do with Adobe.

For XP and Vista 32 and 64 bit and some window servers and such.

] Quit Whining! its getting tiresome.

I learn from the complaints. I even learn from some of the righteous indignation.

But the whining! Oh, my! It do hurt my virtual ears! :-)

Maybe next week I get to try it all out on a brand new, uncluttered 32 bit Vista system with an unlisted card: SLI Dual GeForce GTX 280 1024 MB.

Works not too shabby now with my XP Pro and GeForce 7900GS. Let the adventure begin!

I may complain, but I'll never whine. (I hope.) :-)

Return it. You have 30 days. Quit Whining! its getting tiresome.

> Perhaps they should put a disclaimer on the software box that CS4 is not guaranteed to work in all situations?

You're kidding, right?

> No software is guaranteed to work in all situations.

I realise quite a few people are justifiably p!ssed off with the current situation, but let's keep it real!

"You have 30 day to return photoshop or you can buy hardware that it will work with"

So, is there a definitive list of hardware that it WILL work with? Perhaps Adobe should post the list that they tested it on before CS4 was released? Perhaps they should put a disclaimer on the software box that CS4 is not guaranteed to work in all situations?

You have 30 day to return photoshop or you can buy hardware that it will work with.

so your saying im out of luck, because Adobe cant check all configs, I can kiss my 2oo dollars goodby?

emil - did you read the thread? The most commonly reported problems are solved with driver or DirectX updates. There are still some remaining issues that Adobe is looking into.

Just because Adobe tested with a particular card or chipset does not mean Adobe tested with your specific configuration -- Adobe can't account for all the variations in hardware, drivers, and other software installed on your system. For the majority of users, CS4 is working fine. For some users, it isn't working well - but different people are seeing slightly different problems, due to issues with the video drivers, other software, some OS components (thank you DirectX), and some possible bugs in Photoshop.

(please remember that CS3 and previous versions of Photoshop didn't even try to use your GPU, now we're using it rather heavily, and exposing problems in the driver and OS support)