anyone got some tutorials covering the new features in photoshop and flash?

I'm not upgrading just yet. It's annoying enought that I regularly forgot to save my InDesign files as "interchange documents" and can't open them at school (Everything cs2 except for Flash which is still mx2004 what). I can't imagine compatibility will be better with CS4.

Are there any major changes to the interface/any good new features you found? Did they implement "bones"?

CS4 really worth upgrading? Was it like CS3 was to CS2?

I must say i am not commercially upgrading so to speak.

i only played with flash for like 15 minutes, but the overall look is good. Some minor changes to the interface and stuff. The bones seems to work nicely, and the tweening  is changed althogether.
they borowed some stuff from after effects, the motion editor.
Als 3d ftw!!!


I guess it'll take some time getting used to, but it has some cool shit worth a shot.

Any increase in performance or startup time? That's what CS3 was mostly about.

Also, new effects and 3d doesn't iterenest me much. That's for newbs who need those kind of things to animate. Even so, such effects look bad for animations imo.

Quote from: VirusClock;1451628Any increase in performance or startup time? That's what CS3 was mostly about.

yeah, its pretty solid if you ask me, also this version includes better options for including and editing text. It also features much better hardware acceleration, wich is pretty nifty is you ask me.

Quote from: VirusClock;1451628Also, new effects and 3d doesn't iterenest me much. That's for newbs who need those kind of things to animate. Even so, such effects look bad for animations imo.

Seeing that flash has become and is much more than just a tool for animation, you cant escape these effects. Of course its a matter of taste, but i think its the same as with gradients: Handle and impelement with care and dont overdo it.

I still use Flash 8 and Fireworks.

photoshop Cs4 is the same as CS others and flash CS4 is changed alot I guess. allthoug I find the 3d function totally useless and the bones are nice but not really necesairy for me anyways.
thats just me. yes I still use flash 8 aswell. I just sue CS3 and 4 at school

the new tweening system is shit

Quote from: Joey 2;1451699the new tweening system is shit

Explain.

Quote from: VirusClock;1451702Explain.

making a tween in CS3 or lower involved clicking four times (right-click, keyframe, right-click, motion tween).
making a tween in CS4 involves clicking about 10 times. I don't know what exactly has to be done, but it's annoying as hell.

Quote from: Joey 2;1451706making a tween in CS3 or lower involved clicking four times (right-click, keyframe, right-click, motion tween).
making a tween in CS4 involves clicking about 10 times. I don't know what exactly has to be done, but it's annoying as hell.

Oh what the fuck. I thought you meant that it was THE shit, not shit. Wow, that is pretty fucky ducky.

yeah no

it's absolutely horrendous.

Taking Adobe's upgrade scheme into mind, it'll probably be 5 years before there's any actual point in upgrading.

Quote from: TremcladClock;1451722Taking Adobe's upgrade scheme into mind, it'll probably be 5 years before there's any actual point in upgrading.

CS3 was that update. So I don't plan in upgrading to CS4 yet.

Quote from: VirusClock;1451747CS3 was that update. So I don't plan in upgrading to CS4 yet.

The extent to which PS6 remains competent makes it difficult to rationalise the number of upgrades made to it in such a small timespan.

I didn't even know they made CS4 yet.

i think ill just stick with my cs3 for now.

Probably just going to wait for CS5 or CS6.