Advice for CS3

I’ve had lots of bugs with CS3, primarily Bridge.
Bridge is not a disaster for me, it just does not work like it is supposed to, which is irritating (will not consistently open jpgs/tiffs in raw converter automatically, sometimes opens them in a completely different program (NX, Microsoft raw viewer), does not retain custom workspace from session to session). Double clicking on a jpeg or tif in Bridge, for me, is kind of like Russian Roulette but at least nobody dies and no files are destroyed.
Adobe’s only answer is uninstall/reinstall which accomplishes next to nothing, although at least Bridge now opens when Photoshop does, finally obeying the checked preference.
I do not understand why whatever settings you create for a particular image using some filters becomes your new default for that filter unless you specify a new name and save as such. but this seems to be a general design flaw in PS. I do not see why this would be done on purpose but there may be a reason I am not smart enough to comprehend.
If you are not yet up to speed in CS2 there is not an overwhelming need to upgrade, although CS3 has useful features, like Smart Objects (which should have been in PS several versions ago) and a new and improved (depending on point of view) raw converter. For people who are comfortable in CS2 the upgrade to CS3 is very useful. The biggest changes in CS3 have more to do with graphic design, web design and even computer animation, somewhat less for photo image processing.

On Sun, 13 May 2007 12:57:51 -0700, "babaloo" wrote:

I’ve had lots of bugs with CS3, primarily Bridge.
Bridge is not a disaster for me, it just does not work like it is supposed to, which is irritating (will not consistently open jpgs/tiffs in raw converter automatically, sometimes opens them in a completely different program (NX, Microsoft raw viewer), does not retain custom workspace from session to session). Double clicking on a jpeg or tif in Bridge, for me, is kind of like Russian Roulette but at least nobody dies and no files are destroyed.
Adobe’s only answer is uninstall/reinstall which accomplishes next to nothing, although at least Bridge now opens when Photoshop does, finally obeying the checked preference.
I do not understand why whatever settings you create for a particular image using some filters becomes your new default for that filter unless you specify a new name and save as such. but this seems to be a general design flaw in PS. I do not see why this would be done on purpose but there may be a reason I am not smart enough to comprehend.
If you are not yet up to speed in CS2 there is not an overwhelming need to upgrade, although CS3 has useful features, like Smart Objects (which should have been in PS several versions ago) and a new and improved (depending on point of view) raw converter. For people who are comfortable in CS2 the upgrade to CS3 is very useful. The biggest changes in CS3 have more to do with graphic design, web design and even computer animation, somewhat less for photo image processing.

"Adobe’s only answer is uninstall/reinstall which accomplishes next to nothing."
Is it not the (or a) definition of insanity to keep doing the same thing over and over – and each time expect the outcome to be different?

The CS3 that I paid $195+ for without a user’s manual and freight "IS THE BETA". How else could it be so flawed with NO patches in the works?

mike

wrote:

"Adobe’s only answer is uninstall/reinstall which accomplishes next to nothing."
Is it not the (or a) definition of insanity to keep doing the same thing over and over – and each time expect the outcome to be different?

The CS3 that I paid $195+ for without a user’s manual and freight "IS THE BETA". How else could it be so flawed with NO patches in the works?

mike

Maybe it’s platform specific as well… I push my copy of CS3 very hard on my Mac Pro and have had no problems (apart from the new 3d features in PhotoShop CS3 just not really working well at all), but then my Mac is top end. I’ve not had ANY problems with Bridge, and it’s pretty much the centre of workflow

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x theSpaceGirl (miranda)

Grey wrote:

I have CS2 and although I have not had it long and my ability to use is a bit limited as I’m still learning. I have to ask about all these postings about CS3. These NG’s are filled with postings about CS3 bugs, glitches and quirks. Is it really that buggy and unstable? Or is it everyone using an unfinished Beta version?

I would *like* to upgrade as eventually CS2 will evaporate away, but I don’t want to spend out on something which is full of holes and possibly wreak my system or crash-out whenever I use something.
Is this a case of those nice people at Adobe chasing a $ to catch a release date and it hasn’t gone through enough testing prior to release?

It’s fine. You’ll find hundreds and hundreds of people complaining on usenet and in forums. (not forii) Some of these- most perhaps- have legitimate complaints. Probably the minority of those are caused by something odd in PS, with the balance held between those with an OS or other software conflict, a system crash that munged PS or the system or both but didn’t completely hose it, and ignorance.

Present company excepted, of course; no one here posts complaints based on other than careful and thorough analysis of all the factors.

Mileage also varies.

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john mcwilliams

The only issue I have had (Windows Version) is Illustrator. It will not import a psd file. It will crash with a memory error every time. PS and Bridge work fine.

On Sun, 13 May 2007 15:27:00 -0700, John McWilliams
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Grey wrote:

I have CS2 and although I have not had it long and my ability to use is a bit limited as I’m still learning. I have to ask about all these postings about CS3. These NG’s are filled with postings about CS3 bugs, glitches and quirks. Is it really that buggy and unstable? Or is it everyone using an unfinished Beta version?

I would *like* to upgrade as eventually CS2 will evaporate away, but I don’t want to spend out on something which is full of holes and possibly wreak my system or crash-out whenever I use something.
Is this a case of those nice people at Adobe chasing a $ to catch a release date and it hasn’t gone through enough testing prior to release?

It’s fine. You’ll find hundreds and hundreds of people complaining on usenet and in forums. (not forii) Some of these- most perhaps- have legitimate complaints. Probably the minority of those are caused by something odd in PS, with the balance held between those with an OS or other software conflict, a system crash that munged PS or the system or both but didn’t completely hose it, and ignorance.

Present company excepted, of course; no one here posts complaints based on other than careful and thorough analysis of all the factors.
Mileage also varies.

SpaceGirl wrote:

wrote:

"Adobe’s only answer is uninstall/reinstall which accomplishes next to nothing."
Is it not the (or a) definition of insanity to keep doing the same thing over and over – and each time expect the outcome to be different?

The CS3 that I paid $195+ for without a user’s manual and freight "IS THE BETA". How else could it be so flawed with NO patches in the works?

mike

Maybe it’s platform specific as well… I push my copy of CS3 very hard on my Mac Pro and have had no problems (apart from the new 3d features in PhotoShop CS3 just not really working well at all), but then my Mac is top end. I’ve not had ANY problems with Bridge, and it’s pretty much the centre of workflow

I don’t have all those dramas with CS3, there are features which work unlike CS2 counter parts. (Photomerge)