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[Photoshop] - Where do I buy photoshop and which one
I was wondering what photoshop everyone uses and which is a good one to start playing around with designs i looked on the internet and I see Adobe Photoshop CS3 for $629.99 and i can not afford that I was wondering if there is a cheaper program people use for around $100.00 I also know how to work photoshop i used it in school just had no idea how much money it was.
you can look around for photoshop CS2...find it cheaper or try photoshop Elements which will do 90% of what photoshop CS will do. This is around $100 or you can download 'gimp' which is a free photoshop like program. google for it.
the student versions dont have some kind of watermark or short comings compared to the professional version???
From the link posted above...
"With special features to enhance digital communication skills, such as smooth 3D editing and new measurement and image analysis tools, Adobe® Photoshop® CS3 Extended software has everything in Photoshop CS3, plus more. Make sure your students are using the professional standard and more with Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended."
From what I have heard, it's no different than the regular version, and I've known a few people that 'say' they have it and it works like the 'real' thing. (Whatever that means, I took their word)
I can't see Adobe short-changing students while they're trying to learn I guess.
Personally, I bought version Photoshop 6.0 on e-Bay, then bought the upgrade from Adobe.
Installing, I had to place the CD in the tray so it could be recognized, then it would allow me to install my CS2 version.
This was about half price for me when I did it, but, BEWARE of e-Bay's crooked people selling 'copies' of illegal programs, the the honest people are in the minority there.
Actually, version 6.0 is a good cheap way to get started, there are things in the latest versions that will help one out, but to do what Photoshop is all about, you don't need the latest versions.
I love my CS2, I'd never go back to version 6.0, 7.0, or anything beneath what I have now, but, I can work in it and get things done, the newer versions have 'little' things here and there that makes your job easier, that's all.
I started out on version 2.5 (or something, I can't remember what exact version of 2 it was) and it did the stuff that we used in color-correcting images, and to this day, that stuff hasn't really changed.
(Curves, Paths, Layers, etc, all of the rest is foo-foo, I love [some of] the "foo-foo", but I don't have to have it to get a job done)
As far as that goes, Photoshop Elements can do what one needs, and that is cheap.
There are ways of making it do 'almost' the same as the regular Photoshop.
I know that you can do 'stuff' (what, I don't know) that will make it have Paths, Curves, and all of the professional stuff you need.
I have only read about people doing that, I haven't done it at all, but it's a really popular thing to do on DPreviews Retouching Forums, or was a year or two ago.
I also bought my Illustrator CS2 on e-Bay too, a brand new copy in the shrink wrap, and it was pretty cheap, 'around' half price I think, if I remember right.
(I got it from a company that was closing it's doors)
There are some limitation with the student version, but nothing that should cause problems in tee shirts etc
There are no limitations on the student version, you can even use it commercially while you are in school.
After graduation or whenever you finish school Adobe will convert an academic license into a commercial license at no charge. Or you may continue using your academic version if you'd like.
Inkscape and Gimp are both freely (and legally) downloadable on the net. Inkscape is a vector program (a lot of people use it for shirt designs) and Gimp is a raster program (similar to Photoshop).
And I can verify that there is no difference between the commercial and educational versions of Adobe Creative Suite. The only difference is in their licenses.
And I can verify that there is no difference between the commercial and educational versions of Adobe Creative Suite. The only difference is in their licenses.
is there any "clause" that would make having the student version less favorable for a t shirt business.
how about this??
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is there any "clause" that would make having the student version less favorable for a t shirt business.
how about this??
Technically if you are a student then you can purchase the academic license and upgrade to a professional license at no charge. In theory atleast, I do not see anything that would prevent you from doing this with your business, but I would suggest calling Adobe yourself to be 100% certain as to how that process would apply to an already functioning business.
My guess is that they would expect a business owner to be willing to invest the full retail price when the original use intent is clearly commercial as opposed to academic. That's not entirely unreasonable considering it is such a vital component to your business.
Why not just pony up and buy it? Charge it with the business account and write it off on your taxes next year?
To answer your second question about OEM, no, not so much. That's illegal software you linked to.
Actually, Adobe has one of the losest educational licenses in the business! You DO need to be a student or an educator WHEN YOU PURCHASE IT, but you can continue to use it even after you leave school, including for commercial ventures.
At least, that's how their educational license was when my mom bought Creative Suite CS.
Where do I buy photoshop and which one 
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