CS4- if I buy regular now, can I upgrade to extended?

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Eli_Allen
Oct 26, 2008
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Hi! Rookie PS user and aspiring young artist here. My parents are getting my photoshop as a gift but I dont know if I need everything in extended yet. If I buy regular can I upgrade to extended in the future? Thanks for your speedy replies.

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Wolf_Eilers
Oct 26, 2008
Since it will take years to master Photoshop you should start with the regular version. If you feel you need the extended features you can purchase the extended license when upgrading from CS4 to CS5. (New versions are released about every 18 months.)

See this:

< http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/compare/?promoid=DRH XB> < http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/photoshop/upgrade/?p romoid=DRHXB>
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chris_farrell
Oct 26, 2008
Not sure, but if you get the extended version it seems you will have a tough time downgrading to the standard version with later revisions…..so choose wisely.

Personally, I like the extended additions and as an aspiring artist it’s good to have more tools at your disposal for your creativity as you never know where an idea may take you….
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dave_milbut
Oct 26, 2008
judging by cs3, the answer is no. you won’t be able to just "upgrade" cs4 to cs4 extended. it will require a seperate license.

however wolf is right, you’d be able to go from cs4 standard to cs5 ee when that’s released.

not 100% sure on what chris says yet though. mr. nack said that there’s a problem with the pricing and cd3 ee users SHOULD be able to upgrade to cs4 standard with no problems, but we’ve heard of at least one person here who’s had trouble doing that. so either nack was wrong, or the word hadn’t filtered down to the front line phone reps yet… time will tell on this one.
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Eli_Allen
Oct 26, 2008
Thanks again for the advice. Basically I want it so that I can have digital illustration in my portfolio for applying to colleges, so I dont think I’ll be needing the bells and whistles on extended. The biggest temptation is the 3D capability and the fact that I wont actually be shouldering the initial cost, but the extra $300 is pretty steep.
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John Joslin
Oct 26, 2008
Extended is not bells and whistles, it’s things you either need or don’t. Personally I don’t and I’m glad I am not stuck in the expensive path. There a less expensive ways to get going in 3D

From the Adobe web site:

If you work in film, video, multimedia, 3D, manufacturing, architecture, engineering, medicine, or science, Photoshop Extended is for you.
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Eli_Allen
Oct 27, 2008
Noted. Thank you.

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