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Skywalkers new Hand · Jun 25, 2003, 01:46 PM

http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=118

64 bit? Yummy!

[APi]TheMan · Jun 25, 2003, 01:52 PM

Originally posted by Skywalkers new Hand:
http://www.appleinsider.com/article.php?id=118

64 bit? Yummy!

Should be pretty snappy.

ambush · Jun 25, 2003, 02:04 PM

Yeah a big company leaked it yesterday (it was avail. for download on their site @ 150 k/s on HTTP!!)... the code name is DarkMatter and the splash is very ugly.

[APi]TheMan · Jun 25, 2003, 03:48 PM

Originally posted by ambush:
Yeah a big company leaked it yesterday (it was avail. for download on their site @ 150 k/s on HTTP!!)... the code name is DarkMatter and the splash is very ugly.

So some people got their grubby hands on a 64 bit version of Photoshop, eh? I wonder if it runs well (if it runs at all on a non-G5 at this point in its development). Snappy download speed at least.

GENERAL_SMILEY · Jun 27, 2003, 06:53 AM

I have just had a chance to use it - on a 17 AL, seems much faster in every way.

Seriously sweet, presumably OS X only?

GENERAL_SMILEY · Jun 27, 2003, 07:00 AM

Fsck - this is a completely new lease of life - no exaggeration I use PS 7 every day to retouch 30-100 mb images - I've become very used to PS7's less likable features, **** scrolling, slow saves, treacle like filters etc...

After my, very provisional, probing of PS8, I would say the beast is back.

Michaelm8000 · Jun 27, 2003, 12:07 PM

Thank God! Nested layer folders FINALY!

Adam Betts · Jun 27, 2003, 12:08 PM

Originally posted by GENERAL_SMILEY:
I have just had a chance to use it - on a 17 AL, seems much faster in every way.

Seriously sweet, presumably OS X only?

Yep, they're removing all classic code to make it less bloated and faster.

I'm using it as my default photoshop now. I haven't got any crash so far. I only wish that they'll update the interface to follow HIG more closely. If Adobe Imageready allow you to drag the window LIVE then why can't Photoshop?

tikki · Jun 27, 2003, 12:22 PM

Awesome, now if only i could afford to buy a copy of Photoshop. Even an Academic license is out of my price range.

*goes back to graphicconverter*

jokell82 · Jun 27, 2003, 12:58 PM

If PS8 is supposed to be 64bit, it's not yet. No one testing it right now (outside of Adobe's offices, I'd assume) has 64bit hardware, so the copies making their rounds on warez are 32bit...

Adam Betts · Jun 27, 2003, 01:13 PM

Originally posted by jokell82:
If PS8 is supposed to be 64bit, it's not yet. No one testing it right now (outside of Adobe's offices, I'd assume) has 64bit hardware, so the copies making their rounds on warez are 32bit...

I'm not sure if you're right but the version said: 8.0x064 DEV

Note the "64"

bamburg dunes · Jun 27, 2003, 01:37 PM

when's it coming out? sounds great so far, the speed alone is something I can't wait to see.

ambush · Jun 27, 2003, 01:42 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
I'm not sure if you're right but the version said: 8.0x064 DEV

Note the "64"

This is most likely Hexadecimal, because of the 0x0.

64 would be 40 in Hex = 0x040 I think.

But it's just a funny way to display a version number.

cowerd · Jun 27, 2003, 01:45 PM

8.0x064 DEV

I believe they call that a build number.

Skywalkers new Hand · Jun 27, 2003, 02:00 PM

Originally posted by bamburg dunes:
when's it coming out? sounds great so far, the speed alone is something I can't wait to see.

Abobe will have a G5 plug-in by the time the G5's ship.

JLL · Jun 27, 2003, 02:10 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
I'm not sure if you're right but the version said: 8.0x064 DEV

Note the "64"

And the current beta is 73bit then?

Adam Betts · Jun 27, 2003, 02:12 PM

Originally posted by JLL:
And the current beta is 73bit then?

Hehe, there's already build 73 out?

JLL · Jun 27, 2003, 02:26 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
Hehe, there's already build 73 out?

Oops, it's now at 78.

And btw. the name isn't Photoshop 8.0.

Adam Betts · Jun 27, 2003, 02:28 PM

Originally posted by JLL:
Oops, it's now at 78.

And btw. the name isn't Photoshop 8.0.

The Dark does Matter

78? Damn, I better get it

JLL · Jun 27, 2003, 02:37 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
The Dark does Matter

That's the code name.

Adam Betts · Jun 27, 2003, 02:46 PM

Originally posted by JLL:
That's the code name.

There's another name for Photoshop 8?

DeathMan · 02:56 PM

7.5 maybe?

Edit: Add this note:

I wonder what features would justify an 8.0 release. I have the feeling that rewriting code, though fundamentally important, doesn't cut it on the marketing end. Just as many people aren't really happy with Panther (the way its been presented to us currently) even though it seems to have a large percentage of its performance issues worked out, as well as overall refinements made. People want whizbang features when they have to pay money. They don't want polish. Polish, aparrently should be free.

I think that the jump from 6.0 to 7.0 was only a valid digit update because it went OS X native. If I ran a PC, I don't think I would have even considered the upgrade.

If (and I'm not saying this is true, just speculating) the majority of the upgrade is to cover performance issues, I could see that it would be 7.5.

jokell82 · Jun 27, 2003, 03:07 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
I'm not sure if you're right but the version said: 8.0x064 DEV

Note the "64"

Note all the kids running the pirated version right now. They couldn't run a 64bit piece of software on their 32bit hardware...

Methinks that others are right and it's just a build number, although I'm sure Adobe will have a 64bit version by the time it ships... But I wonder if they'll put out two products: a 32 and a 64....

JLL · Jun 27, 2003, 03:15 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
There's another name for Photoshop 8?

Adobe Photoshop CS

Powaqqatsi · Jun 27, 2003, 03:21 PM

Originally posted by JLL:
Adobe Photoshop CS

Excuse me ?

ambush · Jun 27, 2003, 03:22 PM

Originally posted by jokell82:
Note all the kids running the pirated version right now. They couldn't run a 64bit piece of software on their 32bit hardware...

Methinks that others are right and it's just a build number, although I'm sure Adobe will have a 64bit version by the time it ships... But I wonder if they'll put out two products: a 32 and a 64....

It's hex, in case you hadn't noticed.

Maybe it's going to be 7.5. I think they're basically removing all the mid 80es code

Heady · Jun 27, 2003, 04:28 PM

Originally posted by JLL:
Adobe Photoshop CS

So Adobe has joined Macromedia and Microsoft in the Arbitrary Letters Club?

Great.

-Heady

JLL · Jun 27, 2003, 05:20 PM

Originally posted by ambush:
Maybe it's going to be 7.5. I think they're basically removing all the mid 80es code

No, the version number is 8.0

JLL · Jun 27, 2003, 05:22 PM

Originally posted by Heady:
So Adobe has joined Macromedia and Microsoft in the Arbitrary Letters Club?

Great.

-Heady

At least it means something, and it's not Chicken ****

unlinear · Jun 27, 2003, 06:21 PM

Photoshop's healing brush made the jump from 6.0 to 7.0 believable to me =)

That puppy's saved me so much time it's not even funny anymore.

Heady · 07:28 PM

Originally posted by JLL:
At least it means something, and it's not Chicken ****

Oh, it does mean something? I would suppose the CS does not designate some kind of dumbed-down version of Photoshop, like Photoshop LE back then, since they now have Photoshop Elements for that.

Hmm.

No idea. Hint, please :-)

-Heady

Adam Betts · Jun 27, 2003, 07:30 PM

Originally posted by unlinear:
Photoshop's healing brush made the jump from 6.0 to 7.0 believable to me =)

That puppy's saved me so much time it's not even funny anymore.

I can agree 100%

Sarc · Jun 29, 2003, 02:14 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:

I'm using it as my default photoshop now. I haven't got any crash so far.

damn adam ! you are all beta now ... DarkMatter on top of Panther

and both full time !

Adam Betts · Jun 29, 2003, 02:41 PM

Originally posted by Sarc:
damn adam ! you are all beta now ... DarkMatter on top of Panther and both full time !

And I turned Debug code on

Sarc · Jun 29, 2003, 03:30 PM

how's overall stability of the entire setup ?

Adam Betts · Jun 29, 2003, 03:34 PM

Originally posted by Sarc:
how's overall stability of the entire setup ?

No crashes so far.. Photoshop 8 seem to hang from time to time so I switched back to Photoshop 7. I heard that PS8 beta 78 is leaked so I'll try that soon. Imageready 8 beta blow at this time

JLL · Jun 29, 2003, 04:42 PM

Originally posted by Adam Betts:
I heard that PS8 beta 78 is leaked so I'll try that soon.

Hmm� looks a few posts up

Svenmagnus · Jun 30, 2003, 06:28 PM

Does anyone know if you can have layers in 16bit mode?

carnagex2000 · Jul 1, 2003, 03:36 AM

What about RAW conversion. I have the Canon 10D and the Raw+JPEG 2000 plug-in does not support it, Ive heard the PS8 will have support for it? Any beta testers know of this???

Cory Bauer · Jul 1, 2003, 12:20 PM

The file Browser in Photoshop 7 has saved me oodles of time as well. Wasn't the text pallette also new to version 7? And I know the spellchecker was.

A feature I would kill for in Photoshop would be the ability to output your document via firewire so you can preview your work on a television like you can After Effects - very handy for us video guys. Hopefully we'll get this feature in the next couple of years.