Sizing in Photoshop CS4

If I want my final photo to print 24x36", when editing in Photoshop do I resize to that size or leave as is and ask the company that is printing the photo to upsize to 24x36? Thanks for any help on this!!

Here is some additional references for preparing your images for print:
http://www.photoshopforphotographers.com/pscs4/downloads/Preparingfor-print.pdf
enjoy!
janelle

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Photoshop CS4 11.0.1 crash upon save, leaves small sized corrupt PSD file

Hi!
I've just updated our retouchers Photoshop CS4 to 11.0.1 but one of the issues we had with 11.0.0 remains. The problem doesn't happen that often, but since the result is an unusable .PSD file it's pretty nasty...
Sometimes when saving Photoshop crashes and the .PSD that was to be saved becomes a small (68 KB in the last example) and unusable.
The hardware/software we have:
Mac Pro 2.66 GHz (some with 5 GB RAM and some with 9 GB RAM)
Mac OS X 10.5.6
Photoshop CS4 Standard (updated to 11.0.1)
People work on server volumes shared via AFP. I've heard saving over the network isn't supported, but there's no other way, plus this issue never happened in CS3 so...
Any ideas on what can be done?
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Process: Adobe Photoshop CS4 [41265]
Path: /Applications/Adobe Photoshop CS4/Adobe Photoshop CS4.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Photoshop CS4
Identifier: com.adobe.Photoshop
Version: 11.0.1 (11.0.1x20090216 [20090216.r.522 2009/02/16:17:00:00 cutoff; r branch]) (11.0.1)
Code Type: X86 (Native)
Parent Process: launchd [84]
Date/Time: 2009-03-24 11:04:07.914 +0100
OS Version: Mac OS X 10.5.6 (9G55)
Report Version: 6
Exception Type: EXC_BAD_ACCESS (SIGBUS)
Exception Codes: KERN_PROTECTION_FAILURE at 0x0000000000000008
Crashed Thread: 0
Thread 0 Crashed:
0 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x00748248 0x1000 + 7631432
1 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x004d962d 0x1000 + 5080621
2 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x004dda2f 0x1000 + 5098031
3 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x004dedba 0x1000 + 5103034
4 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x004a6a58 0x1000 + 4872792
5 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x000821ad 0x1000 + 528813
6 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x00082bdb 0x1000 + 531419
7 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x00acb564 0x1000 + 11314532
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9 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x00077f9e 0x1000 + 487326
10 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x0006b9ed 0x1000 + 436717
11 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x00069906 0x1000 + 428294
12 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x00063d65 0x1000 + 404837
13 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x00063ed3 0x1000 + 405203
14 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x0006222f 0x1000 + 397871
15 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x002206aa 0x1000 + 2225834
16 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x00220736 0x1000 + 2225974
17 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x00003912 0x1000 + 10514
18 com.adobe.Photoshop 0x00003839 0x1000 + 10297
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This is the boilerplate text I use in connection to saving to a network (please NOTE the part where it explains that
normally, it does work
, but that it is impossible to troubleshoot someone else's network remotely, and that's why it's not supported by Adobe):
If you are opening files over a network or saving them to a network server, please
cease and desist immediately
in the event you are currently experiencing problems with one or more files.
Working across a network is not supported.
See:
http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/322391.html
Copy the
CLOSED file from your server to your local hard disk, work on it, save it again to your local hard disk, close it, and copy the closed file back to the server.
Of course, the fact that Adobe does not support working across a network does not necessarily mean it won't work. It should.
Adobe's position is that there are too many variables in a network environment for them to guarantee that everything will work correctly in every network, especially given the fact that if something does
not work properly, it's probably the network's fault, and Adobe has no way of troubleshooting your network.
If you can't work locally, you are on your own, and if something happens, you're on your own. If you must work from a server, make sure your network administrator is a competent professional.
When problems arise, a lot of valuable work can be lost.

Photoshop CS4 Trial Bugs - Eraser & Text problems

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I dont have screenshots at the moment since im not on the computer having the issue but i can get them if needed...
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More bugs with the eraser....If i set the eraser to a larger size, say 30px or more, i right off the bat start seeing less of the eraser area....It will go from a whole circle down to something like a half moon with only half the circle being displayed...
This may be a little hard to understand so if need be i will get some screenshots of what im talking about later....
I am also having a problem with the text...For starters, i cant scroll through the text...When i enter text and highlight it and highlight the fonts i would expect to be able to scroll through the fonts while watching the actual text change on thet screen....I am unable to do that, i highlight the text and the fonts and CS4 will let me scroll maybe 4-5 fonts and then it just stops and wont scroll anymore...
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Like i said if this is all to hard to understand i can get some screen shots later on...I wanna make sure this is something which can be fixed before i go ahead and drop 700+ on the program...

Yes i installed the patch...That was the first thing i did, before checking the video driver...The patch didnt fix any of the problems im having...The video driver update did however fix the eraser/brush issue...
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Watermark Photos in Photoshop CS4??

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Photoshop CS4 won't open RAW files

Photoshop CS4 will not open RAW (.CR2) files. I have tried what is listed on Adobe's website (checking versions, uninstalling, reinstalling). Nothing has worked. It still gives me the error message: "Could not complete your request because Photoshop does not recognize this type of file."
I am using CS4 on a 10.6.6 Mac OS with a Canon Rebel XS. I currently have Camera Raw 5.7 installed.
Does anyone have any answers ?
Thank you,
Teresa

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http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/canoneos1000d/page3.asp
ExifTool Version Number         : 8.09
File Name                       : Cat.CR2
Directory                       : P:/Pictures/home/xfer_Other/7DTests/Misc
File Size                       : 3.1 MB
File Modification Date/Time     : 2011:02:17 19:41:05-06:00
File Permissions                : rw-rw-rw-
File Type                       : CR2
MIME Type                       : image/x-raw
Exif Byte Order                 : Little-endian (Intel, II)
Image Width                     : 1936
Image Height                    : 1288
Bits Per Sample                 : 8 8 8
Compression                     : JPEG (old-style)
Make                            : Canon
Camera Model Name               : Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS
Preview Image Start             : 42816
Orientation                     : Horizontal (normal)
Preview Image Length            : 356052
X Resolution                    : 72
Y Resolution                    : 72
Resolution Unit                 : inches
Modify Date                     : 2011:02:10 00:34:31
Exposure Time                   : 1/50
F Number                        : 5.0
Exposure Program                : Aperture-priority AE
ISO                             : 800
Exif Version                    : 0221
Date/Time Original              : 2011:02:10 00:34:31
Create Date                     : 2011:02:10 00:34:31
Components Configuration        : Y, Cb, Cr, -
Shutter Speed Value             : 1/49
Aperture Value                  : 5.0
Flash                           : Off, Did not fire
Focal Length                    : 30.0 mm
Macro Mode                      : Normal
Self Timer                      : Off
Quality                         : RAW
Canon Flash Mode                : Off
Continuous Drive                : Single
Focus Mode                      : Manual Focus (3)
Record Mode                     : CR2+JPEG
Canon Image Size                : Large
Easy Mode                       : Manual
Digital Zoom                    : None
Contrast                        : Normal
Saturation                      : Normal
Metering Mode                   : Evaluative
Focus Range                     : Not Known
Canon Exposure Mode             : Aperture-priority AE
Lens Type                       : Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Long Focal                      : 55 mm
Short Focal                     : 18 mm
Focal Units                     : 1/mm
Max Aperture                    : 4.4
Min Aperture                    : 29
Flash Activity                  : 0
Flash Bits                      : (none)
Zoom Source Width               : 0
Zoom Target Width               : 0
Manual Flash Output             : n/a
Color Tone                      : Normal
SRAW Quality                    : n/a
Auto ISO                        : 100
Base ISO                        : 800
Measured EV                     : 7.75
Target Aperture                 : 5
Target Exposure Time            : 1/51
Exposure Compensation           : +1/3
Slow Shutter                    : None
Shot Number In Continuous Burst : 0
Optical Zoom Code               : n/a
Flash Guide Number              : 0
Flash Exposure Compensation     : 0
Auto Exposure Bracketing        : Off
AEB Bracket Value               : 0
Control Mode                    : Camera Local Control
Measured EV 2                   : 7.75
Bulb Duration                   : 0
Camera Type                     : EOS High-end
ND Filter                       : Unknown (-1)
Canon Image Type                : Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XS
Canon Firmware Version          : Firmware Version 1.0.7
Owner Name                      :
Camera Body No.                 : xxxxxxx102
Flash Metering Mode             : Off
Camera Temperature              : 27 C
Camera Orientation              : Horizontal (normal)
Focus Distance Upper            : 0.28
Focus Distance Lower            : 0.27
White Balance                   : Auto
Firmware Version                : 1.0.7
Directory Index                 : 100
File Index                      : 452
Canon Model ID                  : EOS Rebel XS / 1000D / Kiss F
Thumbnail Image Valid Area      : 0 159 7 112
Serial Number Format            : Format 2
AF Mode                         : Off (Manual Focus)
Num AF Points                   : 7
Valid AF Points                 : 7
Canon Image Width               : 1936
Canon Image Height              : 1288
AF Image Width                  : 3888
AF Image Height                 : 2592
AF Area Widths                  : 194 139 139 194 139 139 194
AF Area Heights                 : 139 194 194 194 194 194 139
AF Area X Positions             : 0 -1283 -769 0 769 1283 0
AF Area Y Positions             : -640 0 0 0 0 0 640
AF Points In Focus              : (none)
AF Points Selected              : 0,1,2,3,4,5,6
Original Decision Data Offset   : 0
Bracket Mode                    : Off
Bracket Value                   : 0
Bracket Shot Number             : 0
Raw Jpg Size                    : Large
Long Exposure Noise Reduction 2 : Off
WB Bracket Mode                 : Off
WB Bracket Value AB             : 0
WB Bracket Value GM             : 0
Live View Shooting              : Off
Lens Model                      : EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Internal Serial Number          : xxxxxxx3UU
Dust Removal Data               : (Binary data 1024 bytes, use -b option to extract)
Exposure Level Increments       : 1/3 Stop
Flash Sync Speed Av             : Auto
Long Exposure Noise Reduction   : Off
High ISO Noise Reduction        : Off
Auto Lighting Optimizer         : Enable
AF Assist Beam                  : Emits
AF During Live View             : Disable
Mirror Lockup                   : Disable
Shutter-AE Lock                 : AF/AE lock
Set Button When Shooting        : LCD monitor On/Off
LCD Display At Power On         : Display
Add Original Decision Data      : Off
Tone Curve                      : Standard
Sharpness                       : 0
Sharpness Frequency             : n/a
Sensor Red Level                : 0
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White Balance Red               : 0
White Balance Blue              : 0
Color Temperature               : 5200
Picture Style                   : Faithful
Digital Gain                    : 0
WB Shift AB                     : 0
WB Shift GM                     : 0
Measured RGGB                   : 1174 1024 1024 298
VRD Offset                      : 0
Sensor Width                    : 3948
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Black Mask Left Border          : 0
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Black Mask Bottom Border        : 0
Color Data Version              : 5 (450D/1000D)
WB RGGB Levels As Shot          : 2491 1024 1024 1558
Color Temp As Shot              : 5781
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Color Temp Auto                 : 5781
WB RGGB Levels Measured         : 2488 1021 1026 1559
Color Temp Measured             : 5781
WB RGGB Levels Daylight         : 2162 1024 1024 1586
Color Temp Daylight             : 5200
WB RGGB Levels Shade            : 2551 1024 1024 1311
Color Temp Shade                : 7000
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Color Temp Cloudy               : 6000
WB RGGB Levels Tungsten         : 1608 1137 1137 2786
Color Temp Tungsten             : 3200
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Color Temp Fluorescent          : 3864
WB RGGB Levels Kelvin           : 2162 1024 1024 1586
Color Temp Kelvin               : 5200
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Color Temp Flash                : 6142
Raw Measured RGGB               : 50562 43856 45217 12556
User Comment                    :
Sub Sec Time                    : 23
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Flashpix Version                : 0100
Color Space                     : sRGB
Exif Image Width                : 3888
Exif Image Height               : 2592
Interoperability Index          : R98 - DCF basic file (sRGB)
Interoperability Version        : 0100
Focal Plane X Resolution        : 4438.356164
Focal Plane Y Resolution        : 4445.969125
Focal Plane Resolution Unit     : inches
Custom Rendered                 : Normal
Exposure Mode                   : Auto
Scene Capture Type              : Standard
Thumbnail Offset                : 38124
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Rows Per Strip                  : 324
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Strip Offsets                   : 1343652
Strip Byte Counts               : 8949054
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Aperture                        : 5.0
Drive Mode                      : Single-frame shooting
File Number                     : 100-0452
Image Size                      : 3888x2592
Lens                            : 18.0 - 55.0 mm
Lens ID                         : Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Preview Image                   : (Binary data 356052 bytes, use -b option to extract)
Scale Factor To 35 mm Equivalent: 1.6
Shooting Mode                   : Aperture-priority AE
Shutter Speed                   : 1/50
Create Date                     : 2011:02:10 00:34:31.23
Date/Time Original              : 2011:02:10 00:34:31.23
Modify Date                     : 2011:02:10 00:34:31.23
Thumbnail Image                 : (Binary data 4689 bytes, use -b option to extract)
WB RGGB Levels                  : 2491 1024 1024 1558
Blue Balance                    : 1.521484
Circle Of Confusion             : 0.019 mm
Field Of View                   : 40.7 deg
Focal Length                    : 30.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 48.6 mm)
Hyperfocal Distance             : 9.70 m
Lens                            : 18.0 - 55.0 mm (35 mm equivalent: 29.1 - 89.0 mm)
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Red Balance                     : 2.432617

Photoshop cs4 makes huge files - but with Aperture Whats the biggest file ?

When editing w/Photoshop cs4 by adding layers and masks etc, This makes HUGE files - but with using Aperture alone, what's the biggest file size when editing a RAW file?? (??? _Kb ??? __ mgB ????)
I think I heard -12kb. True ?_________ From what little I understand. Aperture changes the pixels once you have finished the editing. Or to put it another away, Aperture replaces the old or original pixels with the edited final pixels you prefer. IE -lighter darker. and with that said. is this still a RAW IMAGE?

Hello, and welcome to the Discussions.
It would seem that none of what you report hearing is accurate. A RAW file downloaded into Aperture, remains as the Master for this image, and is never changed -- that is why Aperture is said to utilize non-destructive editing. When editing in Aperture, only a small file of edit detail is saved, and no actual new version needs to be created until you Export for some purpose.
When you send an image file from Aperture to Photoshop to be edited, it typically will be a version created as a TIFF file, although there are 4 choices in the Preferences -- TIFF, TIFF 16-bit, PSD, and PSD 16-bit. When finished editing, the image is Saved in PS, that file is available to Aperture, and the version created for sending to PS will change to reflect those changes made in PS.
Aperture cannot send an edited RAW file to PS in this fashion, but you can Export the RAW Master, to later be opened in Photoshop.
You should watch all the available online tutorials about Aperture, and possibly buy a book as well.
Aperture may have trouble with super-sized images, but I have not had trouble with those in the range of 100 MB or less. Larger ones than that would likely be from scans and not from editing an image shot with your camera in Photoshop.
Ernie

Photoshop CS4 slowdown when Lightroom is open...

Hey everyone,
I am using Lightroom (x64) to manage and sort my files and my typical workflow has me editing in Photoshop (CS4 x64) from out of lightroom. I noticed at first that when I tried the new healing brush that it was a lot slower than the CS3 version of the brush. One day I was editing out of Bridge and noticed a significant speed boost while using the brush, it was working like the previous version of the brush. I pointed the finger at Lightroom, so I opened it and tried editing out of LR again. Same slow down. The only thing I can think of is that they are both using openGL and there might a conflict somewhere? LR works fine by itself and PS also work great while LR is closed. And PS works fine as long as it isn't using any of the new openGL (assumption) features, like the healing brush. If anyone else has been experiencing this and has found a solution I am all ears. My system is a Q6600, 8gb ram, ati Radeon 3850, all drivers are up to date.

In terms of RAM usage, I am fine, it's totaling around 6gb when both are running.
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Hello,
I'm using Windows 7 Pro, MS Office 2010 Pro and Creative Suite CS4 (with all updates).
I will automate Photoshop via Visual Basic for Applications in MS Access.
Befor using there the Adobe Photoshop CS4 Object Library I must reference it in VBA.
But when I will du this, I get the message "Error loading DLL".
When I will manually reference to the WIASupport.8LI File, I get the error: "Cannot reference this file"
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Regards

I have the same problem! I have photoshop cc2014 (which we own) and the object library shows, but not for cs 5.1 (30 day trial).
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Complaint: Animated GIF, Photoshop CS4

I am a freelance print designer. Needless to say that I have upgraded to the Design Standard Edition of the Creative Suite 4. Still, some customers ask me to do their web banners, too.
Fact 1:
There is an animation palette in Photoshop CS4 Standard.
Fact 2:
You can create animations with that palette.
Fact 3:
You can save the animation as an animated GIF.
Fact 4:
Opening the animated GIF, you only get the first frame, so you cannot edit the animation or content inside the GIF.
Fact 5:
I need to alter a few animated GIFs which I created several years ago using Photoshop CS2. Due to a harddrive crash, I don't have access to the original layered PSD files any more.
Fact 5:
Photoshop CS4, the most advanced image editing tool on the face of the earth, is absolutely useless at this point, and I have to find freeware or shareware to do the job. Finding and purchasing this sort of software is MY time, and that is MY money.
Whatever drove Adobe to cripple Photoshop CS4 Standard, whatever drove them to expel the simple "Open Animated GIF" feature from Photoshop CS4, it was the wrong decision.
This, Adobe, is a customer complaint. Take it serious. There is competition, and I hear a lot about GIMP these days.
Frustrated,
Gero

I know this thread is getting on a bit now, but I do have the answers.
Quite simply, as far as I can tell, this cannot be done without Quicktime installed.
To open an animated gif in CS4 on a PC:
1. Go to File->Import->Video Frames to Layers
2. In the File Name box type “*” ( or you can type the name manually) The window will now show every type of file
3. Select your gif and you are done
To open animated gif in CS4 on a MAC:
1. Go to open, select your GIF, then in the bottom left corner of the open file dialogue box select Quicktime Movie as the format, then open your GIF.
2. You’ll need to open your animations window by going to window -> animation. This will bring up the time line.
3. If you want to have all of the frames broken up into layers, click the options in the animation window, and select “Flatten Frames into Layers”.
This will give you access to all the frames as layers and you can now edit the GIF as though it was a movie.
I hope this helps to ease somebody's frustration.

I need to install photoshop cs4 extended from a disk to a new computer because my old computer had a hard drive crash. There is no serial number on the back of the case. How can I obtain a usable serial number?

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CCleaner did the trick for me too!
But I still suspect something about CS4 installer is not right.
Under CS3 I used Vista "open with">"choose program">"always use" to assiciate bridge CS3 with my canon camera raw files.. At that time it did work.
After installing CS4, I wanted to do the same with bridge CS4 but it didnt work. In the "choose program" vista menu, whatever I was doing, I couldnt select bridge CS4 it was always comming back to photoshop cs4 or bridge cs3.
After using CCleaner, I could re-associate the way I want right away.
So my word to photoshop's installer developper: please try to reproduce this issue, it should be easy, and make the installer avoid this.
Thanks

Problem with Photoshop CS4 after migration to new Mac

I just migrated from an old Mac to a new Macbook Pro running Mavericks. I'm having a problem with Photoshop CS4. Specifically, two things:
1) When I open an image in Camera Raw, I get this error:
Fatal error - missing component
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Adobe Version Cue CS4/Client/4.0.0/VersionCue.framework
2) When I try to save anything, it tells me it can't because of a program error.
I've looked around for a solution. Apparently I had to install Java, but that hasn't solved the issue. A couple of people mentioned that reinstalling would work for a similar problem. My problem with that is that my disk is on the other side of the world and my new macbook doesn't have a disk drive anyway. So I logged into my Adobe account hoping to see a download link for software I have licences for, but there isn't one.
So my question is firstly, whether there is a simpler solution to the errors I am getting and, if not, if there's a solution to reinstalling Photoshop CS4 without the disk.
Thanks!

Did you use Apple's migration tool? It misses a lot of support files, especially in the Application Support directories.
You'll have to copy those files manually, or reinstall the app.

Using Lightroom 5 with Photoshop CS4

Hi folks. New Here. I am a novice convert to digital photography and I have browsed the discussions concerning Lightroom and Elements in the main.
Is there any need to buy Lightroom 5 to deal with cataloguing and searching imported RAW images with Photoshop CS4, as Photoshop Bridge 4 comes with Photoshop CS4? What is a good strategy for dealing with libraries of images? I have the chance to aquire inexpensive versions of LR 5 and P CS4.
For your information - I am using a MacBook Pro with a quad core i7 processor, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB Flash drive and my camera is a Canon PowerShot SX50 HS.
Many thanks.

Thanks 99jon,
I appreciate the careful and easy to understand reply, Jon99. Versions of P higher than CS4 are prohibitively expensive for me at this stage. If I get on with digital photography then I might look at the PCS and L CC subscription option in the future.
I went ahead I aquired my bargain basement version of P CS4 and like it so far, but I held back on LR5 until I had a clearer view of what it enables me to do and thanks for the information.
Do you or anyone know if I can sell my version of P CS4 when if I decide to move up to the Cloud solution? Flicking through another Pogue-style book seems to suggest that the latest versions of P CS and L are the current state-of-the-art. Is there a simple list of what users of this option consider to be the main, *essential* improvements of the latest versions of these two pieces of software that possibly make it a must-purchase. I am not after an exhaustive list, but just the main improvements that may make this an essential purchase after I cut my teeth with P CS4.
I am a real novice and have included the specs of my camera and MacBook Pro in my previous post for anybodies info in order to help me.
Many thanks,
David

Adobe Photoshop CS4 runnig error - cant load files

hi,
ive first time installed adobe cs software in my pc. i have never used this software before nor its previous version.
when i try to run adobe photoshop cs4 - it gives me error after loading for few things that "A required application library failed to load and the product cannot continue, please re-install the application"
ive re installed the application several times but that same error continues.
any help will b welcomed
thank you

OK. This error drove me nuts and I have seen a thousand different "solutions" posted on various forums (none of which actually worked), but I think I found the magic bullet for this problem. This appears to be a result of corrupted/missing language pack files. Here's what I did to resolve it once and for all!
You should already have a folder somewhere with the contents/Setup.exe for CS4 Design Premium
Download the trial version of Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended
Unpack the contents to a folder/directory somewhere on your PC
You will NOT be installing the Photoshop CS4 Extended application - only copying some files.
Copy the "extensions" folder from Photoshop CS4 Extended, that you just downloaded to your CS4 Design Premium folder (there should be an "extensions" folder already there as well)
Select yes if prompted to replace existing files/folders.
Double-click the Setup.exe in your CS4 Design Premium directory and re-start the installation of Photoshop from there.
Problem should be solved.

Adobe Photoshop CS4 Installation Error

I'm new to this site and my computer has Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1.
After I installed Photoshop CS4 trial, it failed to install Photoshop, but the rest were successful. I went to get more information and this is the message:
Adobe Fonts All
Error:
Error 1603. Error 1907.Could not register font . Verify that you have sufficient permissions to install fonts, and that the system supports this font.
Adobe Photoshop CS4 English Language Pack
Error:
Error 2.
If there is a topic similar to this one, then I shouldn't be here!

I have been using Adobe Photoshop CS4 for a few months now without any problems or errors.
But last week.. i had a virus problem and decided to do a Clean Installation of my Operating System.
I was not too worried because I have done this millions of times already... and know the process like the back of my hand.
Well.. after the clean installation was complete, i started to load my applications.
To my surprise.. Adobe Photoshop CS4 would not install. Nor would Adobe Illustrator CS4.
It would get to the screen "Adobe is beginig the installation process" and would stall ..
At first... i thought it would eventually complete on it's own.. but after a few attempts and hours of the same screen with no progress.. it was obvious Adobe was no longer responding at that stage.
I searched high and low, night and day, over a few days trying to figure out the problem.
I was trouble-shooting everything.
In the middle of trouble-shooting, i took a break to surf the Net and see if i could find any suggestions when i ran into this Forum.
Someone mentioned disabling your Internet Security & Windows Defender.. and i thought.. no way.. it can't be that easy.
Well.. what do you know.. it was my Internet Security (Kaspersky Internet Security 2010)
After disabling Kaspersky Internet Security 2010, Adobe flew right pass the part where it was stalling, and finished installation without incident.
Adobe Illustrator CS4 also installed without any problems ...
I just wanted to share my experience as i know how frustrating it can be when software refuses to install.
Good Luck to everyone.. be patient.. trial & error. .. and im sure you'll figure it out.
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ApologetX wrote:
"downloaded Photoshop CS4 here and i tried to install as trial (30 days), Error: "Please insert Photoshop C4 into drive E:/ to continue instalation" what's wrong? What should I do? To install free trial? Tks"
@ ApologetX
I had a similar problem when i extracted the contents of my Adobe DVD and made an ISO file out of it so i would no longer need the DVD for installation.
But what i realized is that.. Adobe will not install if it's installed from the ISO.. and during installation.. an error would pop up.. and ask for the DVD
You probably have done something similar.
Here's what i did to fix:
- Extract the contents of Adobe Photoshop CS4 into a Folder
- and install from that ..
After i extracted the contents and installed from "setup.exe" .. the installation completed without error ..
DVD
- If you're having problems from the DVD .. then try to extract the Contents of the DVD on to your Desktop..
and install from there ..
Trial Installer
- As for the Trial you are referring to .. im not familiar with it ..
but try to extract the contents of it to your Desktop .. and go from there ..
Good Luck

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