[HDR-photo] CS4 question

[Blochi]

Not sure what you mean.

Bottom line is: 32-bit capabilities are identical between CS2, CS3  
Regular and CS4 Regular.
Extended is where you'll see a major improvement from CS2 to CS3, but  
only minor tweaks in CS4.

-Blochi

On Oct 20, 2008, at 3:47 PM, Bob Wise wrote:

> So, it isn't a step back from CS3 in terms of 32 bit capability, it  
> would seem.
> In any case my work flow spends very little time in 32bit, I get to  
> 16 bit as fast
> as I can.
>
> -Bob
>
> Blochi wrote:
>>
>> On Oct 20, 2008, at 10:14 AM, Roger Howard wrote:
>>
>>> AFAIK, there was no difference in 32bit support betwen regular and
>>> extended in CS3, nor will there be in CS4.
>>
>>
>> I can confirm that there is a huge difference. Just got a new  
>> machine at work, and now I'm stuck with Regular after being used to  
>> Extended for years...
>>
>> Extended has in 32-bit mode:
>> - Paintbrush
>> - Layers
>> - Layer Effects
>> - Alpha Masks
>> - Gradient Tool
>> - Blur/Sharpen/Smudge Tool
>>
>> None of these are enabled in Regular mode. The selection of Filters  
>> and Image Adjustments is identical in Regular and Extended. When  
>> you look at the Regular edition, the only thing that was added from  
>> CS2 to CS3 Regular is the Hue/Saturation Adjustment. The Clone  
>> Stamp is pretty much the only tool from the toolbar that is  
>> enabled. You can trick it by clone-stamping from one HDRI into  
>> another, gaining some very basic layer-like capabilities, or even  
>> paint-like (when your source image is a big color swatch).
>>
>>
>> Christian Bloch
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