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Terri Stevens
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Terri Stevens
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‎May 14, 2016
03:36 AM
As you probably already know Photoshop CC has had serious problems on the Mac with graphics drivers. It was there with Yosemite and got worse with El Capitan. Most commonly people are asked to switch off the GPU via preferences or reduce the settings from Advanced to Basic. These alternatives however drastically compromise the performance of the entire graphics subsystem. Given the problems with the Mac graphic component it is therefore not surprising that a feature depending on the color look up table related to the graphics card or chip struggles to work. Sorry to tell you its not an Adobe coding issue as Color Lookup adjustment layers work fine on the PC, but instead this rests completely at the door of Apple and will continue until they put more resources into developing more robust and better designed software for their graphic cards
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‎May 10, 2016
02:40 PM
2 Upvotes
Hi R Kelly, I'm trying to get MadisonMLeupp to setup a poll to test the popularity of this decision. I'm not kidding myself that Adobe is anything other than an autocracy but they are so misguided in doing this unless than can give a better reason than the ones on the ProDesignTools website. Why the secrecy anyhow? This information should have been formally put out on this forum. Alert: Adobe Reduces Free Trial Length for Creative Cloud to 7 Days | ProDesignTools
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‎May 10, 2016
03:07 AM
3 Upvotes
If you think any of the apps in your link are Photoshop beaters then think again as they are not. If you seriously want an alternative try Affinity, Gimp, Sketch or Corel Painter 2016. I would say only Painter comes even close to matching Photoshop and in some areas beats it hands down, but its much harder to learn with an even steeper learning curve than PS. I can't say I have problems with slowness and true bugs in the current build are actually hard to find. Adobe's marketing though is unfortunate as they imply Photoshop is suitable for just about anyone and its not, that's the whole purpose of having Elements in their catalogue. Photoshop is and always will be a high end professional tool that amateurs can dabble in, so lets not pretend everything is going to be easy going for casual users who want professional results without professional skills. It sounds to me as if you'll be happier with something less demanding so good luck with whatever you migrate too. Terri
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‎May 05, 2016
10:17 AM
I'm not an Admin Steve, they may do it for you, but its quicker to do a cut and paste to a new thread in Scripting. Terri
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‎May 05, 2016
09:51 AM
1 Upvote
I think you'd have a better chance of an answer to this in the Photoshop Scripting forum Photoshop Scripting Terri
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‎May 01, 2016
03:28 AM
argh shame. Look on the bright side though the Cintiq is a much better tablet, also sounds as if the prices are coming down at last. Terri
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‎Apr 30, 2016
11:06 AM
This is purely a guess on my part and probably will not work, but here goes. First you're right Huion tablets do install a preferred version of WinTab32.dll, but this really shouldn't be a big problem to a Wacom tablet as with Photoshop CC 2014.2 onwards Photoshop started to implement Microsoft APIs' for stylus control avoiding the use of WinTab32 -so the file being there in a different version should not matter. You can switch which mode of stylus control Photoshop uses with a simple text file as described in the graphic below. I would have thought therefore it would be possible to switch between the Wacom and Huion driver simply by moving the text file in and out of the Photoshop folder and restarting the program. As I said this probably won't work but might be worth trying to save on the $1200 or so difference in cost between the Huion and a Wacom Cintiq. Terri
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‎Apr 26, 2016
03:52 AM
That's a pity Chloe. I have a Mac but use a Windows machine for Photoshop. Microsoft has its faults but they do at least attempt to keep their operating systems running with older software, Apple just anticipates you'll upgrade. Sorry I couldn't have been more help. Terri
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‎Apr 25, 2016
02:05 PM
‎Apr 25, 2016
01:59 PM
2 Upvotes
Hi Chloe, To be honest I'm not sure what the rule was with CS4 , certainly today you are allowed to have Photoshop on up to two machines , but that might not have always been the case. Anyhow you can test. Don't deactivate on the old machine and try installing on the new one. If it accepts your serial then you know it is possible, if it does not then you'll have to deactivate on your old Mac. I tend to agree that for some people CS4 does everything they'll ever need, but as you have been told there is no upgrade route to CS5 now. The big snag with the old versions is of course they won't work with the new Operating systems, more true of Macs than Windows and also because Camera Raw isn't being updated they need Adobe's DNG Converter to work with the latest cameras. The Photographic subscription plan is good value for money, but not if you have spent $1000 in the past buying Photoshop. Not much I can say really, but that's business. Terri
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‎Apr 25, 2016
11:13 AM
1 Upvote
Simply go here Chloe and download the digital media. Remember to deactivate Photoshop under help on your old Mac Download Adobe Creative Suite 4 products Terri
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‎Apr 24, 2016
02:46 AM
it gets confusing now the toolbar can be customized. Not many people know that the Red Eye tool although great with humans is next to useless with animals-try it next time you have a picture of a dog or cat with Satanic eyes Terri
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‎Apr 23, 2016
08:59 AM
‎Apr 23, 2016
04:44 AM
It would be a good idea to start a new thread about your problem as responders can filter Answered questions to save time and so will not necessarily see a follow up like this. Terri
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‎Apr 22, 2016
09:00 AM
that's not even a good attempt at making their stolen software look genuine. If you look at Photoshop they don't even say its a subscription product. You can get genuine Adobe products for less than Adobe ask. The trick is a company buys a lot of volume licenses and sells each one on at a profit. It doesn't seem to be illegal but you don't actually own anything as your copy is registered to the people you bought it from as they bought the license. Of course as its not yours you cannot register it or get technical support. The company you listed though are offering things to cheaply to be part of the volume license fraud, they are just software pirates who will supply you with a keygen or a crack
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‎Apr 18, 2016
04:45 AM
Photoshop from version 2014 started to implement the Microsoft system stylus API's in preference to WinTab. Some tablet drivers still require the WinTab implementation. You can easily force Photoshop to use WinTab using a special text file. See the instructions below. It refers to Wacom tablets but the solution is universal to all tablets. Just install the text file and reboot the computer then start Photoshop. No guarantee it will work but easy enough to try. Also with the triangle in brush presets , make sure the stylus is close to the tablet as often you get that error simply because the pen is not detected. Rather than relying on brush presets to be activated for pressure as an experiment force Photoshop brushes to use pressure for opacity and brush thickness. By making sure the marked buttons are depressed.
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‎Apr 14, 2016
02:40 AM
11 Upvotes
I can see advantages in a longer trial, but a shorter one of 7 days is plain idiotic. For a start business people will generally have weekends off, so its five days for them. Hobbyists will probably get the full 7 days, but they generally start from ground zero and if anything require more time than the existing professionals to evaluate the software. I bet if you publicize the trial in some territories is 7 days there will be a sharp decline in uptake as most people know before starting to use Photoshop that it has a steep learning curve and what is 7 days good for, other than the absolute basics. Most newbies struggle for the first few days as they don't understand configuration, color management or have hardware issues with things like graphics cards . You only need to look at this forum to see evidence of that, so many won't even start using the software properly until day 2 or 3. People aren't stupid and will take advantage of the no quibble money back guarantee and get a three week trial that way. There must be an administrative cost to Adobe for that? I imagine less than 5% of trial users know about doing that so the cost is probably modest, but what if 90% of trial users did it? I really can't see the rationale behind this at all, but can see that it may make some people look at the cracks that exist and drive potential customers in the direction of the pirates. I would suggest Adobe thinks again on this one Terri
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‎Apr 12, 2016
11:14 AM
2 Upvotes
Hi Kerry, as the others have said there is no way to reset the number of days left in your trial , but there are a few alternatives 1) Load Photoshop onto a different computer 2) Wait a few months and generally Adobe will email you asking you to try it again with a reset copy 3) And this is what I'd suggest. Use the trial till it expires, then subscribe to the Photographic plan which will require a $10 payment. You can then use the program normally, but providing you cancel the subscription within 14 days of taking it out, Adobe will fully refund your $10. This will give you 20 days including the 6 you have on the trial left. This sounds like a trick but Adobe are aware some people need additional time and are happy to allow you to do things this way. In fact in the past you had up to 28 days to cancel thereby giving you 2 months to evaluate the software. Its not ideal, but its a way, 6 days isn't really sufficient to decide in my opinion. Terri
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‎Mar 18, 2016
05:35 AM
1 Upvote
Point taken Dag. Preserve Embedded Profiles is less confusing and also more forgiving. I'll update that screen capture.
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‎Mar 18, 2016
04:45 AM
2 Upvotes
I think you are misunderstanding how color management works with Photoshop. You have color management at the operating system level which acts as a service to the color managed applications like Photoshop and Lightroom. Most of the applications on your computer are not color managed. You can make color profiles for your operating system/monitor using a Spyder, but their are others like the ColorMunki and Eye One Display-this has just been discontinued in favor of the i1 display Pro so you may be able to get a good deal on the former. Neither have ever been particularly cheap though. You do not necessarily need to buy a hardware calibrator as most monitors ship with a color profile and that may suffice. The snag is monitors change with use and to get accurate color rendition you should have a new color profile at least once a month and of course the manufactures profile just gets older and older causing the color accuracy to drift off. So if you can afford a calibrator its a good investment. You can even set your operating system to sRGB or Adobe RGB depending on the quality of the monitor. So that's operating system color, but Photoshop has color settings itself under the edit menu. For you images to look the same in other apps and on the web as they do in Photoshop you would use settings similar to those below. If you are printing to your own printer you would probably put Adobe RGB into the first box in place of sRGB. Color Management puts my head in a spin, but most of this I think is correct. Terri ColorMunki Display - Advanced Monitor & Projector Calibration: Photo & Video https://www.xrite.com/i1display-2 i1Display Pro Display Calibration: X-Rite Photo & Video I don't know much about the Spyder range but have heard good things about them Display Color Calibration With Datacolor Spyder5 - Datacolor Imaging Solutions
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‎Mar 11, 2016
11:27 AM
I'm glad it worked as I was out of ideas lol Enjoy yourself Terri
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‎Mar 11, 2016
11:20 AM
strange. You did uninstall your old version and put the new version in its place?
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‎Mar 11, 2016
11:04 AM
Sorry I just realized you might not be using the English version. Those serials are for the English version itself, but if you go to the web page I gave you then by clicking on any of the languages you will see serial numbers besides the downloads. Just make a note of it and use that.
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‎Mar 11, 2016
10:59 AM
One of these two depending on whether you are using Windows or a Mac They are special serials for that version of Photoshop only Terri
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‎Mar 11, 2016
10:54 AM
have a nice day also
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‎Mar 11, 2016
10:39 AM
Your copy of CS2 is now inactive and will no longer work as Adobe has switched of the activation server. However they have provided an alternative. Go here and download their modified version that bye passes activation. Note you must use the serial from the web page your existing one will not work. Download Adobe Acrobat 7 and Adobe Creative Suite 2 products
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‎Mar 08, 2016
11:36 AM
Wow as a Windows user I didn't know that. Apple's policy seems to give their users a really raw deal-they simply don't appear to care about reverse compatibility. So as far as the OP is concerned they are stuck with CS6 assuming they have that, otherwise they are frozen out of recent editions of Photoshop altogether? Being cynical this is just a means to get people to buy a new machine to run the new OS, but with all the video card issues with Macs on Yosemite and El Capitan, it makes you wonder why people don't vote with their feet and buy a Windows machine and have a nice weekend break away somewhere with the money they will save. I regularly encounter Mac people who think Windows is technically inferior and the hardware second rate and that's just plain untrue, but Apple play on that as if nothing else they are excellent marketers.
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‎Mar 08, 2016
03:40 AM
1 Upvote
Hello OSX 10.8.5 which I think is Mountain Lion is not compatible with Photoshop CC2015 which is the reason for the message. The most recent version of Photoshop supported on Mountain Lion is Photoshop CS6. I'm not a Mac user for Photoshop but am pretty sure OSX 10.9 Mavericks is compatible with your system and also runs the latest version of Photoshop. So the solution is to upgrade your OS to Mavericks or better and then it should work. Terri
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‎Mar 08, 2016
03:06 AM
Hello it might be an idea to start a new thread on this one as this thread began nearly 6 months ago and since then there have been three new builds of Photoshop. Some of the solutions therefore may not be valid any longer and also fewer people look at these very old threads. Terri
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‎Mar 08, 2016
02:34 AM
you would be better off starting a new thread on this as you are likely to get a higher response. You need to describe in detail what is not working and what you have so far tried Terri
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