Which Photoshop?

[KmH]

... I just think that the price difference is kind of ridiculous..

Adobe knows that 1 of every 3 copies of their software in use today is a pirated/stolen copy. (One might wonder how they know that.)

Once someone has purchased and registered their copy of Photoshop, they can upgrade for much less than the full retail price, as long as the release they bought is not to old. You must have at least CS2 to get upgragde pricing for CS5.

People who qualify to, and do buy a Student Edition, also are allowed to later upgrade for the same upgrade price as people who paid full retail.

So, as an example, someone who had bought, and registered a legal copy of the Student Edition of CS3 Extended ($199), would be allowed to upgrade to the regular retail version of CS5 for $199 or they would also have the option of upgrading to CS5 Extended for $349.

 

[myfotoguy]

CS5 is the newest version of Photoshop. Before it was CS4, then CS3....you get the idea.

If you're going to buy the program, CS5 is well worth it, even for the content aware fill feature. It can do amazing things.

It looke like they just recently added that to Elements in their Elements Version 9. Adobe's words I read from a blog...

" “The Content Aware Fill technology introduced with Photoshop CS5 is one of our most exciting innovations ever, so we’re thrilled to be able to make it accessible to photo and video enthusiasts in this latest Elements release…”"

 

[puzopia]

I agree, CS5 is the best so far. The content aware features are such time savers I can't even begin to tell you.

 

[leaving0hio]

thats what my buddy picked it up for. of course according to the terms your supposed to remove the program when you your done with school. but somehow i think allot of people will forget to do that.

Apparently they'll allow you to purchase a student copy at a reduced price (as in, I assume, cheaper than the usual student copy) when you're covered under that deal. If I remember correctly, Adobe allows student copies to be used for commercial work after school, and they're eligible to be upgraded using normal upgrade editions.

Mind, this information may be wrong and completely out of date. As my university gets all of its Adobe products for free, I haven't really checked up much more on it.