[HDR-photo] CS4 question

[Bob Wise]

What I was trying to say was... I'm happy with CS3 Regular for my HDR 
work, so it looks like I will be
happy with CS4 regular as well. You just said it better than I did. :-)

-Bob

Blochi wrote:
> 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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>>>
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