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November 25, 2019
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Photo quantity

  • November 25, 2019
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Hi there,

Can anyone tell me how many photos you can use on Adobe Photoshop or CS6.

 

Can't decide which one to get but need it for a project now that has about 130 photos I want to use on a collage.

 

Thanks

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JJMack
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JJMackCommunity Expert
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November 25, 2019

A collage with 130 images is possible.  You should be more concerned about  the 130 image layout, image aspect ratio and use of the collage.  Any Photoshop version newer than CS will do.  Images can be resized and masked for a particular aspect ratio. Laying out 130 images with various sizes and aspect ratio will be more like putting together a jigsaw puzzles where all peaces the have various rectangular sizes and image content that may or may not match other  peaces  and the  peaces  may not fit together into a perfect rectangle shape.

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    Anonymous
    November 26, 2019

    Thanks for the info. I had the same problem.

    jane-e
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    jane-eCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 25, 2019

    If you can’t buy directly from Adobe in your country, then you use a reseller. Go to this site and enter your country name.

    https://www.adobe.com/partners/partnerfinders.html

     

    Any versions of CS6 that are being sold are pirated. They may not function and they may contain malware.

     

    A second option is Adobe Photoshop Elements, which supports 8000 layers. You can get a 7-day trial of Photoshop and Elements to see which will work best for you.

     

    Jane

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      rissiQ ssAuthor
      Participating Frequently
      November 25, 2019

      Thank you so much Jane.

      I am considering buying it directly from Adobe as I have a deadline so can't wait for it to be delivered.

      I've heard of Elements as well, I'll give them both a trial run.

       

      jane-e
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      jane-eCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      November 25, 2019

      Hi

      When you start the trial, do a few of the 130 images and then ask again in a new post if (when) you have any questions about the procedure. Screenshots will help.

      Jane

        c.pfaffenbichler
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        c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        November 25, 2019

        Your question is close to meaningless as you don’t give pertinent information about the images in question, their pixel dimensions, bit depth … and the hardware. 

        With a decent computer (as concerns processor, RAM etc.) a file with 130 layers should not be a problem depending on how large the Layers and the containing file are. 

         

        Also 

        »Adobe Photoshop or CS6«

        does not describe two separate things per se; Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Adobe Photoshop 2020 are both »Adobe Photoshop«, but Adobe does not sell perpetual licenses for CS6 anymore and you would do well to be wary of offers for that on the web … 

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        rissiQ ssAuthor
        Participating Frequently
        November 25, 2019

        Hi C,

        Sorry for my statement being a bit meaningless.

        I'm unfortunately not very high tech and trying to do a personal project.

        I need to make a collage where I'd like to use approximately 130 photos.

        It is on an A0 that needs to be printable.

        The photo sizes vary, some are good, some not, but I know my pixels for the A0 needs to be 14043 x 9933. (I think the inches should be 43 x 33)

        I'm using a laptop that's quite a few years old with an external hardrive (don't know if that makes a difference except for saving capacity.)

        I don't even know my laptop's spec so I have no idea if it can handle the size of what I need at the end of the project.

        Not even sure if this helps a lot.

        c.pfaffenbichler
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        c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        November 25, 2019

        The important thing in this case is, in my opinion, to use Smart Objects, so that consecutive transformations do not degrade the individual images’ quality unnecessarily. 

         

        And as jane-e mentioned you should avail yourself of the available trial to make sure the software meets your needs. 

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          Lumigraphics
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          November 25, 2019

          I'm not sure what you are asking. CS6 is the discontinued suite of applications, one of which is Photoshop. It is not available to purchase.
          Photoshop can do a collage and there is no hard limit to the number of photos.

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            rissiQ ssAuthor
            Participating Frequently
            November 25, 2019

            Hi Lumi, 

            Sorry I might have been a bit unclear.

            I see there is still CS6 for sale in our country, might be why I wasn't aware they are discontinued.

            Kevin Stohlmeyer
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            Kevin StohlmeyerCommunity Expert
            Community Expert
            November 25, 2019

            Do not purchase CS6. At this point in time it is either a pirated (malware) copy or a used license that will no longer work after installation. It's a known scam.

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