Adobe Photoshop CS4
Review Date : 2nd January 2009
Adobe Photoshop CS4
Price: £570.00
While Photoshop CS3 may not have been ideally suited to the photographer, CS4 sees a change in emphasis for Adobe
Pros
Tabbed interface, Content-aware scaling, Camera Raw enhancements, Adjustments Panel
Cons
Still very expensive, OpenGL
| Score | 92% |
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Introduction
Much as Google has become synonymous with web browsing, Hoover with vacuum cleaners and Tannoy with public address systems, Photoshop’s status as the market-leading image-editing software means many people view it as the only option when it comes to editing your shots.
However, the image-editing market is now awash with alternatives to the Adobe beast, with Adobe themselves offering the alternatives of the more-stripped-down Photoshop Elements and the increasingly popular Lightroom. So, whereabouts does Adobe’s latest incarnation of the famous software sit? What new ground does CS4 break, and what exactly does all the extra cash get you?
User reviews
Add your reviewFebruary 12 00:29
Paul Streeting
Having had the chance to try a copy i found the interface a bit more logical than in CS3. For photographers it is a very good program though most photographers will maybe never use all the features it has. My main concern about the program as in other versions, is down to the cost. At close to £600, and in times of recession i wonder how many will be able to justify the cost? The problem that Adobe have is that you either buy the limited 'Elements' software, or have to spend a heck of a lot more for the full Photoshop. I would like to see Adobe produce software priced at about £150ish that offers more than 'Elements' but not with the bulk of Photoshop. That would be a winner i think in todays market.