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I’m thinking of getting a DSLR camera in the summer, so (since I’m a geek) I want to make sure I’ve got all the software I’ll need to edit the photos once I’ve taken them. The catch is that I graduate from university this year, so if I’m going to buy Photoshop (ie if I’m going to _afford_ Photoshop) I need to do so in the next couple of months to get the educational discount.
I’ve just got a few questions as to whether I actually need Photoshop CS4 for my situation: * I already have Lightroom 2 (courtesy of Amazon Vine!) for processing RAW files, doing basic colour adjustment etc. Would I get £150 worth of extra usage from Photoshop CS4 compared to Lightroom?
* What DRM/copy protection does Photoshop CS4 use? Is it the same that’s used in Lightroom 2 (hasn’t given me any problems) or the Macrovision stuff that installs a background service (called something like ‘Adobe LM monitor’) on your computer?
* If I need to reactivate over the phone some time in the future (e.g. when I move to a new computer and I’ve already used the activations) do I still need to be a qualifying student?
Reckoned there wouldn’t be a better place to ask these than PS forums 🙂
I’ve just got a few questions as to whether I actually need Photoshop CS4 for my situation: * I already have Lightroom 2 (courtesy of Amazon Vine!) for processing RAW files, doing basic colour adjustment etc. Would I get £150 worth of extra usage from Photoshop CS4 compared to Lightroom?
* What DRM/copy protection does Photoshop CS4 use? Is it the same that’s used in Lightroom 2 (hasn’t given me any problems) or the Macrovision stuff that installs a background service (called something like ‘Adobe LM monitor’) on your computer?
* If I need to reactivate over the phone some time in the future (e.g. when I move to a new computer and I’ve already used the activations) do I still need to be a qualifying student?
Reckoned there wouldn’t be a better place to ask these than PS forums 🙂
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