CS 2 Personal Notes

[Ammar Midani]

The samples folder:
The samples folder needs complete consideration. Some good files disappear, some really bad ones still there. In photoshop 4 and 5, I remember there were awesome teaching samples on composing that we didn?t see in newer versions.


For educational reasons
Support a Raw file sample in the samples folder.
Name samples as their function. Some files are just there without a clue of their function until you open and check their layer compos for example or channels maybe!. This isn?t a replace for the instructor own class files, but they got to have a reason for being there.


The layers palette
The layer palette is the most used tool in whole photoshop, it builds a way of thinking and how you design, having troubles moving and deleting nested layer groups (sets), I miss the link column as well, also some commands changed their names. Selecting layers are more manual than it should. I have to say it I?m having big time trying to figure it up, this is slowing my workflow big time.

It will certainly take me a long time to get used to the CS 2 layer palette. The layer palette will definitely find major enhancement in version 10, if not getting the old settings back.


Photoshop is getting smarter !
Smart blur
Smart sharpen
Smart objects
Smart guides


With the presence of enhanced photoshop
The bridge
The help center
Stock photos
32-bit HDR editing
additional 16-bit tasks
Photoshop is an application that needs a real power, make sure you read system requirements by Adobe.

Image Ready
Its the sleeping beauty, they haven?t adjust much in it as it seems to have a new project, we might not see IR again, this tiny program is have always lived in the shadow of his brother.

Bottom line
Since the announcement of the Adobe Macromedia thing, it was clear that the change of the suite icons should?ve been a hint, and with all the respect, this is the less impressing version of photoshop ever released, with all these new enhancements it absolutely deserves the name of the filter version.

Ammar

[theKeeper]

Ammar...


Do you mind if i move this over to the "Product Reviews" board?

[Ammar Midani]

Not at all sorry i haven't noticed that before posting.

Just a notice the raw file issue is since version 7.

Ammar