Having done a couple of experiments, it’s obvious that no matter what settings I use, only the last frame (i.e. the topmost in the stack – frame 400 of 1-400) is being rendered, even if I specify a range. The rendered file is almost 500 MB, so PS obviously thinks that it’s rendering 400 frames. I desperately need to render and use this segment of video by tomorrow – can anyone help???
Thanks for your answer Clifford.
I’m assuming Vista isn’t as good as they say then?
Vista is OK, but there are still some HW & SW compatibility issues. Adobe does not officially support Vista and CS2 apps. They say they run with some known issues. They say to not try and run CS or earlier apps.
Looking in Knowledgebase the only CS2 problem appears to be the registration process wanting to run more than once, but they have a workaround for that.
Personally, I’d stick with WinXP SP2 as long as possible.
I like the speed of operation in Vista and point out that for CS3, you must have Vista Premium at a minimum if you go with Windows Vista. So, for "futureproofing" (hardly a safe term to use) if you should upgrade to CS3 or later, I suggest no less than Windows XP/SP2 or Windows Vista Premium. For stability, fewer hardware issues, and not having to deal with the new user account control mess, stick with Windows XP. Go with Vista if you’re not too concerned about those items…overall, I’m happy with Vista and I’d think that a laptop’s tight hardware configuration should pose fewer issues than a desktop system where there is a much more flexible hardware and the greater likelihood of software & driver issues.
Regards,
Daryl
Thanks for all your replies.
My screen has broken on my current laptop so it’s partially essential that I get a new one, but I’d still like to have CS2 on my new laptop, but I have found a site where you can choose either XP or Vista.
Thanks once again.
I’m assuming Vista isn’t as good as they say then?
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The best thing you can do is to get rid of Vista. It damned near put me out of business with incompatibility issues!!!
Aye, agreed – please read my other posts about Vista and CS3, CS2. It’s very very very finnicky – the ratio of things that don’t work properly to things that do work is about 3000:1.
Save yourself the stress, save yourself the money. Vista is trash if you’re in the industry.
Interestingly, I’m running Vista Home Premium and having very few problems…but that may be because somehow, my tech guy, Shane, has Gladdis my Computer believing she’s running both Vista and XP. When I got her home and booted her up, I had to register both operating systems. Nary a problem with CS2.
Martha
Oh, and as an aside, this machine wouldn’t allow Vista to be replaced by XP as operating system which is what we tried to do initially because of the potential trouble. Incredible.
I have CS, CS2 and CS3 running on Vista Ultimate, and have had very few problems directly connected to Vista in respect of the programs themselves.
I have found a number of problems getting some hardware and software to work properly. Make sure you go to the makers sites and download the latest vista drivers or patches so that you are ready right from the start.
Vista is far from perfect, but in a lot of respects it seems to be faster than XP. I think XP is still the more stable OS but, from what I’ve heard from the beta program, Vista XP1 which is due out later this year, deals with a lot of the stability problems.
Bye for now.
Sounds like we’re having about the same experienced wtih Vista, George. My only real issues have just been in finding software updates for Vista, and I think I’ve got most of the bases now covered. Vista definitely seems quicker even if within PS CS3 itself, it is perhaps 5-10% slower by my estimates from a few benchmark tests I’ve tried. Generally speaking though, anyone who relies upon their PC for a living should either run Vista in a dual-boot configuration with the more stable Windows XP so as to have a fall-back option, or just stay with XP for a while yet.
Daryl
I’m running CS2 on Vista Ultimate on a high-spec Dell. Works perfectly except for two things – the search field is missing from Help (it was there on my XP install), and I cannot paste between the new version of Word 2007 and PS – which is more likely a Word issue than a Vista one.
vista and cs2 DO NOT work together. if you’ve got a job with tight deadlines and you bought a new laptop recently to ‘save you time’? MAKE SURE you have the OPTION of installing XP (because of the problems i’ve had – i’ve been using my ‘old’ laptop. read > old=RELIABLE – coz i’ve just been too damn busy to deal with the vista issues). vista will drive you insane (on top of the deadlines). vista also started messing with my memory cards (reading ‘some’ sometimes and others never at all). a royal pain in the ass when all you do is work with IMAGES !!!!!!!!!! am going to get XP now…
Ran into the same thing on both accounts. Messing with the memory cards is NOT good!
Also had a long talk with Adobe a couple of months ago and they said CS2 is not supposed to work with Vista and they will not make it compatible to help Microsoft with their new technology. So they came out with CS3 to run on Vista, which I went out and bought. I’m just testing Vista and I echo the comments… beware!
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vista and cs2 DO NOT work together. if you’ve got a job with tight deadlines and you bought a new laptop recently to ‘save you time’? MAKE SURE you have the OPTION of installing XP (because of the problems i’ve had – i’ve been using my ‘old’ laptop. read > old=RELIABLE – coz i’ve just been too damn busy to deal with the vista issues). vista will drive you insane (on top of the deadlines). vista also started messing with my memory cards (reading ‘some’ sometimes and others never at all). a royal pain in the ass when all you do is work with IMAGES !!!!!!!!!! am going to get XP now…
