WOW to CS4

[winclk]

i have a membership at Kelby training and Matt has some videos on the new features in cs4.

the new features look worth the upgrade for me.

features that i like


new adjustment panels
masks panel
color range improvements
smart object enhancements
cloning and healing overlay previews
canvas rotation
camera raw adjustment brush
bridge interface changes
smart collections

i was saving up to get lightroom2 but i am going for the cs4 upgrade instead.

[ladybug]

I am happy for you and your excitement. Out of my reach for now. I am content with sharing your happiness. Hope we I mean you get it soon.:D

[Goddess_of_Go]

Oh my gooodness!!!

I have a Kelby Training subscription.

I just watched the video on canvas rotation. When I used to have a Wacom tablet the one thing I complained about is that I wasn't able to angle my canvas to get the right stroke angle. Whenever I would draw with natural media I would change the angle of my paper constantly because my preferred direction was up and to the right. It was worth the effort to rotate frequently for optimal stroke orientation. I found it infuriating to have to make strokes in other directions that felt unnatural just because I was using a digital medium.

This is a must have feature for people from traditional art media backgrounds who are using tablets.

Now I have to go out and get that tablet I want.

Terri

[winclk]

the rotation of canvas is the ultimate deal seller for me. i have a wacom tablet and i am also trying to wanting to change the canvas angle when i make selections.

the new feature to the color range is also pretty neat now.

[frank abramonte]

robin, all I can add is that your dad has the friendliest sincere smile.

[Wendy]

I'm still debating if I should get the update or wait for the next one :confused:

I just went over to NAPP and they have some Videos over there too ... I think I will watch a few of them :)

Wendy

[Blue Skies]

The new adjustments panel sound as if it will reduce the size & number of dialogue boxes, which are so annoying.

Chris Alvanas has some interesting CS4 tutorials @ http://www.layersmagazine.com/category/tutorials/photoshop

J Kost has about 1 hr of CS4 info in her complete story espisodes 7 & 8 -- http://tv.adobe.com/#se+complete

I hope to be able to upgrade. Photoshop love sure can get expensive! It would be helpful if upgrades were less frequent.