It's here, it's here!!!!

[Bambi]

I am pleased to announce the successful delivery of Adobe Photoshop CS4 extended!!!!:clap::clap::clap::clap:

I never would have purchased it for myself but my daughter in Art college was using it for one of her courses. the professor had recommended that the class download the trial version for what he wanted to do. But she already had and the trial had expired. :wall-an: that meant that she had to go to the comp lab to work on projects. anyway... I went on E-Bay and was successful in bidding $200 CAD.

waited with bated breath to see if I made a massive mistake but nope, it's here. brand new packaging, and now loaded onto my laptop.


now I just have to figure out how the heck to use it!!

there are podcasts, right marko???

[Mad Aussie]

:) There goes ALL of your spare time for the next ... oooh life! ;)

[Bambi]

:) There goes ALL of your spare time for the next ... oooh life! ;)

spare time? what the he## is that??? :eek:
oh oh, if only I could upload full knowledge a la the matrix!

:cool:

[Barefoot]

Of course you'll have to get your feet wet first, but there's this fellow by the name of Scott Kelby that puts out great instructionals on just about everything Adobe. I highly recommend him.

[Bambi]

Of course you'll have to get your feet wet first, but there's this fellow by the name of Scott Kelby that puts out great instructionals on just about everything Adobe. I highly recommend him.

thanks BF. Off to google...

[casil403]

Christmas comes early for Bambi! :clap:

[EJC]

Here is one of my favorite how-to video sites Bambi. photoanswers (http://www.photoanswers.co.uk/Video-Tutorials/Search-Results/Video-Tutorials/Imaging-skills/_/N-e5Z1z102jtZeq)

[tirediron]

I am pleased to announce the successful delivery of Adobe Photoshop CS4 extended!!!!:clap::clap::clap::clap:

I never would have purchased it for myself but my daughter in Art college was using it for one of her courses. the professor had recommended that the class download the trial version for what he wanted to do. But she already had and the trial had expired. :wall-an: that meant that she had to go to the comp lab to work on projects. anyway... I went on E-Bay and was successful in bidding $200 CAD.

waited with bated breath to see if I made a massive mistake but nope, it's here. brand new packaging, and now loaded onto my laptop.


now I just have to figure out how the heck to use it!!

there are podcasts, right marko???
w00t!! :highfive: You'll love it! The power is amazing.

[Bambi]

waaaah, it's now saying my serial number is invalid :yell::yell::yell:

I've been online, finally found a way to send the message. :mad:

and am now on hold for the second time today (first time was on hold for 24 minutes and phone died). now I've been on for 20 minutes. this sucks. :wall-an:

[casil403]

Bambi as it turns out got an ugly sweater for Christmas. :yuck:

[Bambi]

Bambi as it turns out got an ugly sweater for Christmas. :yuck:

if it wasn't so fracking frustrating it would be funny. finally after 1 hour on hold got through to this person with a east indian accent so thick I couldn't make out what she was saying. and she kept interrupting me. Anyway, her view is that my version is pirated. I find this difficult as every single bit of packaging looks completely authentic, even to the incredibly small-impossible-to-read text on the sides.

anyway, managed to get it to work again when I deleted a cache file. contacted the seller and asked if they wanted the package back & refund my money, or just refund.

seriously, I do not need this right now. where's the curse icon???:mad:

[zenon5940]

To Bambi.
First, congatulations on your new CS4.

I suspect it says you have the wrong serial # because you had a trial version installed before. It did the same here so I installed it on a different computer and there was no problem then.
If you get another solution, please PM me if you can. I would really appreciate it.

To EJC, Thanks a lot for the link to "photoanswers" This is a great source of info on Photoshop and I suspect even the experts endup learning something with these videos.

Thank you again EJC.

[zenon5940]

Bambi, did you finally get your CS4 in operation ?
If not I would not worry about your program being a "pirate copy". Just try installing it on a different computer, the licence for this software allows you to actually install CS4 on two computers and uninstall it whenever you want from one computer so as to have the right to install it on another one.
In the mean time, if you find the way to install it on the computer on which you had a trial version installed before, I would really appreciate knowing how you did it.

TIA.:thankyou:
Clement:)

[Bambi]

Bambi, did you finally get your CS4 in operation ?
If not I would not worry about your program being a "pirate copy". Just try installing it on a different computer, the licence for this software allows you to actually install CS4 on two computers and uninstall it whenever you want from one computer so as to have the right to install it on another one.
In the mean time, if you find the way to install it on the computer on which you had a trial version installed before, I would really appreciate knowing how you did it.

TIA.:thankyou:
Clement:)

HI Zenon, according to Adobe the serial number is invalid. if it is a pirate it's very good as the box looks EXACTLY like the 'real versions'. As my daughter needs it for school we've installed it on a computer that does not access the internet. this is for 'now' while I work on getting my money back and get her the program . *sigh*

[zenon5940]

Bambi, I still believe your CS4 will be OK, see the PM I sent you.
Good luck.

[Iguanasan]

Sorry to hear about your troubles. I've often been a believer in the old addage that if it looks/sounds too good to be true then it probably isn't true. :(

Good luck on getting your money back! :fingerscr

[Mad Aussie]

Oh crap Bambi ... that's terrible. I hope Adobe comes through somehow. Maybe see if you have a local Adobe representative in your area. There may be a rep that visits the PC shops in town to sell the software who you can talk to and they may be able to have a physical look at what you bought.

[Bambi]

Oh crap Bambi ... that's terrible. I hope Adobe comes through somehow. Maybe see if you have a local Adobe representative in your area. There may be a rep that visits the PC shops in town to sell the software who you can talk to and they may be able to have a physical look at what you bought.

thanks guys. Since it's through paypal I should be okay. I trust that I can resolve the issue. I've given the vender the chance to do the 'right thing' but if not then I will open a dispute and go from there.

[Bambi]

well it seems that sometimes the little guy triumphs after all. I have been successful in getting my funds back via Paypal :highfive:

Also, in my investigation and talking to Crystal, we found out that there were about 3-4 sellers of this product all within 7 kms of each other in NB. I alerted Ebay to this and they have removed all of the products.

Now, I have to decide whether to purchase it again. I think I will wait and my daughter needs it for school I will take her to buy the student version. Otherwise, it seems that I can meet my needs with LR, GIMP and Picasa.

phew. it's nice to win a battle :D

[Mad Aussie]

Awesome to hear Bambi!!

[Iguanasan]

Yay! :clap:

[crystalb]

Right on! Good to hear. I'm currently awaiting my refund. :(

[Greg_Nuspel]

I once tried to buy some software on eBay, but before I was to pay for it eBay contacted me telling me it was illegal software and the sellers account had been suspended. After that I decided not to buy software from eBay just to avoid any problems. Good to hear you are getting your money back.

I have friends who run pirated software and I must admit at one time I did as well. I had always been adamant about not down loading music for free because I have so many friends that are musicians and they shouldn't work for free. The guilt started to get to me about software when my wife pointed out my hypocrisy so I bit the bullet installed a legal version of Windows and all my software that I had. Yes it meant I had to do without some cool stuff but now I never fear updating or the authorizing of my software.

I know some people think software developers make too much and they can afford it, but that isn't all of them. Yes in his hay day Bill Gates made too much money, it was that he couldn't afford the time to stop and pick up a hundred dollar bill. Just remember you still pay for your goods at Wallmart and the Waltons aren't exactly poor.

End of rant

[Bambi]

I bought the software from Ebay with good intentions. the seller stated that they had recieved it as a gift and already had it. Lesson learned-People LIE. Really, I am too old to be surprised by that.

Now I am not sure how sellers can sell it so cheap and when you contact them assure you that the serial number is valid. Is there anyway that they can do this legally for that price?

Crystal, I was able to get my money back by reporting the seller to Ebay. You should do that too.

[Greg_Nuspel]

I understand why you bought it, I had the same intentions, I was attaching the way this seller operates. They are the worst since they steal it and intend to make money with it. Most people who pirate software at home use it for non-commercial use and that is the excuse they use. I can understand that since most big name software is over priced in my opinion.

[Bambi]

I hear you. I struggle with the music thing. I don't want to buy a CD, I'd rather download it and pay for it. But I can't find how to do that unless I use i-tunes which is a PITA for us non-i-pod users! :mad:

[tirediron]

Awesome news!!! If you want almost full-blown features, at a very un-blown price, look into PaintShop Pro. A LOT of power for the buck.

[Bambi]

Awesome news!!! If you want almost full-blown features, at a very un-blown price, look into PaintShop Pro. A LOT of power for the buck.

I will check it out. Thanks!

[Iguanasan]

I hear you. I struggle with the music thing. I don't want to buy a CD, I'd rather download it and pay for it. But I can't find how to do that unless I use i-tunes which is a PITA for us non-i-pod users! :mad:

You might want to look into a Microsoft Zune. :D

[Iguanasan]

I am interested to know what you hoped Photoshop CS4 was going to give you that you are not getting from GIMP?

[Bambi]

I am interested to know what you hoped Photoshop CS4 was going to give you that you are not getting from GIMP?


HI Iggy, I never would have bought it but my daughter needed it for a course she was taking. The instructor said to just download the trial but she had done that back in the spring. So we thought to buy it for her.

I must confess that I thought that it might be more 'user friendly' then I find gimp to be. I'm not sure that it is now.

I am thinking of downloading the trial of paint shop pro and see what I think.

[1putts]

I am thinking of downloading the trial of paint shop pro and see what I think.

Sorry if this was already suggested, but have you considered Adobe Elements? Staples usually has the stand alone package for around $100. It's not as robust as gimp or cs4, but it's pretty darn good value. It supports ACR and you get a catalog!

[Bambi]

Sorry if this was already suggested, but have you considered Adobe Elements? Staples usually has the stand alone package for around $100. It's not as robust as gimp or cs4, but it's pretty darn good value. It supports ACR and you get a catalog!

thanks 1putts. yes it's in the mix. I've downloaded the trial for paint shop pro and will download the trial for adobe and see which I prefer. if either. I may end up with what I have: GIMP and Picasa. Maybe the grass is not always greener...

[F8&Bthere]

Sorry if this was already suggested, but have you considered Adobe Elements? Staples usually has the stand alone package for around $100. It's not as robust as gimp or cs4, but it's pretty darn good value. It supports ACR and you get a catalog!

Good suggestion, I was thinking the same thing. I had PS CS3 for a long time (call it an extended demo) but when I got my new computer I wanted to own legit software and opted to save money on Elements. I have to say I am very pleased. As 1putts says it has a catalog, many available plug-ins, and I later noticed it even offers really great lens distortion and perspective corrections -another little bonus.

There's honestly nothing I miss from CS3- I used to get to tinker in LAB colour mode but it's nothing I really needed, and so far Elements' 8-bit limitations haven't been a factor for me.