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Posted on 18/05/12 5:08:19 PM |
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puffin31939
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Upgrading to CS6 - Should I get the extension?
I am probably going to upgrade to CS6 even though I haven't even scratched the surface of CS5. As it is likely to be my last upgrade I was wondering whether to splash out on an upgrade to the extended version. Two things concern me - The amount of computing power required (I have an ordinary PC with 4Gb RAM and a Pentium Dual core processor.) And how much extra I would get for the £130 or so extra I would have to pay. (An impossible question, I know, but what do others do with the extended version?) Any help appreciated. Thanks Angela _________________ Man cannot change the direction of the wind but he can adjust the sails |
Posted on 29/05/12 1:06:39 PM |
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Trevor Dennis
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Re: Upgrading to CS6 - Should I get the extension?
Hi Angela The only real difference between the Standard and Extended version are the 3D tools, although there are some medical analysis tools. 3D is apparently easier with CS6, but still takes some thinking about in my limited experience. I started a flickr thread which has some useful 3D links here: http://www.flickr.com/groups/photoshopsupport/discuss/72157629738024324/ I live in New Zealand, and it irritated the hell out of me that I had to pay half as much again as folk in the USA to upgrade. From CS5 Extended, to CS6 Extended, cost me close to NZ$800! I have tried to make a fuss but Adobe simply ignore anyone who asks why are off-shore customers ripped off? CS6 is actually faster than CS5 because it is making use of the GPU to accelerate certain features. Liquify, for instance, will let you use a huge brush with no apparent lag. 4Gb is marginal IMO, but you could expect performance to be at least as good as with CS5. One exception would be the new video capability. If you try to edit 1080 footage from a DSLR with its highly compressed H.264 codec, you find things get very jerky. I had to upgrade my system to make Premiere Pro CS5 work properly with DSLR 1080, and I now have a six core i7 3930K @ 4Ghz, 32Gb RAM, GTX570, and 11 drives including two fast raid0. The raid0 drives (one with a pair of second generation VelociRaptors) were the last addition, but the system just could not supply the throughput fast enough without them. It all works fine now, but it was a heck of an outlay in order to edit video. _________________ Trevor Dennis www.flickr.com/photos/trevor-dennis/ |
Posted on 29/05/12 2:37:34 PM |
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puffin31939
Montage Mariner Posts: 383 Reply |
Re: Upgrading to CS6 - Should I get the extension?
Hi Trevor Thanks for the info. Fortunately I don't edit video on my system - my husband is the video editor. He has recently moved to a Mac from a standalone editing system. I was concerned that 4Gb would be mean. It is OK for what I do now. I will have a look at your flickr thread but I think I would be as well off with just the standard upgrade. My artistic skills are very limited and I fear that I would not be able to make much use of the 3D tools! Thanks again for your help Angela _________________ Man cannot change the direction of the wind but he can adjust the sails |