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Learning CS6 until I can get my hands on 2018

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May 16, 2018
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Hi,

I work at a large public library that is installing a new media studio, and my new role involves helping manage that. I need to get up to speed on Photoshop 2018 , however the newest suite has not been purchased yet and there are delays. Meanwhile, I've got the time now (and will not later) to go through tutorials, probably Lynda.com. The newest version I have available at work is Photoshop CS6 (and Illustrator and In-Design CS6). Would I be wasting my time going through the CS6 Essential Training or is there enough overlap and similarity that it will be time well spent, with just a few additional hours on updates?

As background, I am an amateur filmmaker and know Premier Pro CC reasonably well and have Photoshop CS2 installed at home (which for my limited needs, serves well). So I am not starting from scratch concerning basic understanding or interface.

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Correct answer JJMack

Bulgakov wrote
Would going back through training to re-learn Photoshop using CS6 (which I currently have access to at work) be useful until I have access to CC2018 (and that may be delayed for a significant amount of time) or are the features and interface so different that it would not be time well spent?

You do not need to have CC 2018 to read and learn about CC 2018. Taking new or old Photoshop cources will help you get up to speed.

libertyy63161507

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Hey guys

Just wanted to know if i could use the illustrator cc 2018 release book for illustrator cs6?

Thanks,

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Legend

Oh no use a CS6 book

Trevor.Dennis

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Will you be getting a full CC subscription? The various apps integrate better now, although I don't remember how much has changed since CS6 in that respect. I love that Dynamic Link allows us to right click an audio clip in Premiere Pro, and edit in Audition, and simply save when done and we are back with the updated audio in PremPro. The same applies to most of the CC apps, and it is a big time saver.

If you have access to Lynda.com you are in a great position to get up to speed. Deke McClelland is the best Photoshop tutor, and Chris Orwig is the worst (I am shuddering after typing his name!) Check out the version comparison in this excellent guide on Pro Design Tools, and maybe save the Lynda titles on the new features till you have CC, or watch the tutorials, and make a few notes so you can consolidate the information later.

https://prodesigntools.com/adobe-cc-vs-cs6-differences.html

There are some gotyas with Photoshop CC, in that Adobe moved from Flash to HTML5 with CC2014.2. This means that a lot of the old plug-ins will nor work with CC2018, but it is always a good idea to download the latest plugin versions when updating your main apps. I used to love the Trevor Morris Demonzon Tools panel prior to CC2014.2 and there has never been an update.

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Anonymous

Trevor.Dennis wrote
Check out the version comparison in this excellent guide on Pro Design Tools

Hey Trevor these Compare Version links don't seem to work anymore, at least not for me

c.pfaffenbichler

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As the others have stated much of what you can learn with Photoshop CS6 will be valid in Photoshop CC 2018, too.

While Photoshop CS2 already had Smart Objects it still lacked Smart Filters, so CS6 would very much seem to offer relevant improvements over that.

JJMack

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Premier Pro is for Video editing. Photoshop only has basic Video editing features. Photoshop is an Image editor and professional web development tool for editing still images and simple animations. Frame animations and video animations. Images can also be slices up for HTML linking of image areas to different URLs. Take some online Photoshop training. It will help get you up to speed. Photoshop versions are not very different from each other. Newer version of Photoshop may have a few new features and some old features have been change some may have been enhanced a little. Most Photoshop usere do not know or use all of Photoshop's features.

JJMack

BulgakovAuthor

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Thanks for the reply, but this is not really answering my question. I do have a reasonable background in Adobe applications, which is why I mentioned that in my original question.

I know Premiere Pro very well. I've been editing for years. I mentioned it as well because there are a lot of interface similarities, including the way tools are used, the way color works and because I will be using both as a standalone and using the dynamic link to import into Premiere.

I also know Photoshop CS2 very well. I've used Photoshop for years (in a previous career I did a lot of archival image cleanup), but I have never upgraded past CS2, which I purchased some time ago--and at the time made extensive use of the Adobe training, especially the "Classroom in a Book" for Photoshop. Until recently, I did not have reason to upgrade, but my new role requires familiarity with later versions. A refresher would be very good, anyway.

Would going back through training to re-learn Photoshop using CS6 (which I currently have access to at work) be useful until I have access to CC2018 (and that may be delayed for a significant amount of time) or are the features and interface so different that it would not be time well spent?

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Anonymous

Hi

A lot has changed since the release of CS2 so I think learning CS6 would be a good idea. A lot of new features have been added to Photoshop CC since it's release but the interface is pretty much the same as CS6.

You can take a look here for the version history to see what has been added since CS2

Adobe Photoshop version history - Wikipedia

New features in Photoshop CC2018

New features summary | January 2018 and October 2017 releases of Photoshop CC

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