Is anyone using Snow Leopard with Photoshop CS?

[jrm27]

Hi all:

I currently am running Photoshop CS... a very old version that I bought in college (non upgradable). I'm about to upgrade my OS to Snow Leopard, but am seeing conflicting reports with people running CS. For some it works, for others it doesn't. I really can't afford to buy CS4... so, is anyone here using CS succesfully with Snow Leopard? Thanks for any input!

-jon

[iTimmeh]

Well can`t you try the upgrade, and if it doesn`t work, uninstall Snow Leopard?

[jrm27]

I don't beleive that academic versions are able to be upgraded and I'd hate to be stuck with $200 worth of software that I can't return...

[iTimmeh]

I mean upgrade to Snow Leopard.

[Mark1]

Adobe will not update anything either. They have said they will only update the current programs to function with Snow Leopard. That includes CS3... no less CS.

[jrm27]

Hmmm... that is a bummer.... thanks all.

[basroil]

I don't beleive that academic versions are able to be upgraded and I'd hate to be stuck with $200 worth of software that I can't return...

You can upgrade student (academic) cs2 to full cs3, but there are no discounted upgrades. Not sure about CS to CS4, but it's worth a try. Just ask Adobe.

For now, don't upgrade to Snow Leopard, it doesn't increase speeds at all anyway...

[gopack471]

I'm not sure if it will work but if you decide to try: Snow leopard by default does not include rosetta, necessary to run power pc applications like photoshop cs. When you install, you'll have to click customize and select rosetta, otherwise you'll be prompted to download rosetta from apple if you try to open a power pc app without rosetta. easier to do it from the cd then go through the download

[MaxxuM]

I don't beleive that academic versions are able to be upgraded and I'd hate to be stuck with $200 worth of software that I can't return...

Just some information I've run across in the past. I use Academic versions of the entire Adobe lineup... CS3 and CS4 Academic licenses are no different than any other license. They can be upgraded just as any other Adobe product. CS is supposed to be upgradeable to CS4, Academic or not. I say supposed to because Adobe rep's in the past have told me that I would have to purchase CS4 (Academic Site Licenses) for $9,999 but then I later spoke to our true regional rep and we purchased CS4 Upgrade. He told me that there really isn't any such thing as Education edition since ver7 when it was being phased out.

Now, all this may be 'academic' since I deal with site licensing, but I've tried out academic licenses with non-academic versions and they've worked.

[cory1848]

Just some information I've run across in the past. I use Academic versions of the entire Adobe lineup... CS3 and CS4 Academic licenses are no different than any other license. They can be upgraded just as any other Adobe product. CS is supposed to be upgradeable to CS4, Academic or not. I say supposed to because Adobe rep's in the past have told me that I would have to purchase CS4 (Academic Site Licenses) for $9,999 but then I later spoke to our true regional rep and we purchased CS4 Upgrade. He told me that there really isn't any such thing as Education edition since ver7 when it was being phased out.

Now, all this may be 'academic' since I deal with site licensing, but I've tried out academic licenses with non-academic versions and they've worked.

How the program operates, this is true, no different. The difference is in the licensing. Academic programs are not for commercial use. If you are in business and using academic versions, you are breaking the licensing. No different than pirating the software.

You will not find an upgrade to CS. Snow Leopard will not support it either. Only supports CS3 running is Rosetta, and CS4. CS4 runs much better than CS3. SL I believe is intel only, and CS5 will be intel only as well. I dont even think you can run CS1 on an intel box. Time to upgrade.

[jrm27]

Well, I'm running CS (I guess CS1) on my mac mini with no problems now, but this is all great info! Looks like I'm gonna need to find the dough to move on up to CS4.... hmmm.....

[beetcal]

Hi, got Snow Leopard and CS4 works fine.....

[MaxxuM]

How the program operates, this is true, no different. The difference is in the licensing. Academic programs are not for commercial use. If you are in business and using academic versions, you are breaking the licensing. No different than pirating the software.

You will not find an upgrade to CS. Snow Leopard will not support it either. Only supports CS3 running is Rosetta, and CS4. CS4 runs much better than CS3. SL I believe is intel only, and CS5 will be intel only as well. I dont even think you can run CS1 on an intel box. Time to upgrade.

I don't work for a business. I work for an educational institution (IT) (about 15,000 users) and we use several different legacy and current software packages. Some campuses have purchased individual licenses while others have site licenses (which are $9K each campus). I personally use the higher education version of CS3 on PC and CS4 on my Mac's. Adobe does sell upgrade license, just not education upgrade versions. The reason is because they are the same price so there's no reason to 'upgrade' per say. In the past, I have upgraded Education versions of older Photoshop to CS3 and I 'think' CS4 with consumer level upgrades.

I know you have to jump through some hoops (email/fax) to get Academic licenses, but once you have them the software is no different.

[René Damkot]

Academic programs are not for commercial use.

Depends on where you live. You can use them commercially in the USA.

See post #10 on the AdobeForums here (http://forums.adobe.com/message/1901105;jsessionid=1F5187FCDAF461837518EBC55876AF5 1.node0)
And this thread (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=8516522#post8516522). (which links to this site: http://studenteditions.adobe.com/#/learnMore/mythBusters)

[WRCfan]

You can upgrade student (academic) cs2 to full cs3, but there are no discounted upgrades. Not sure about CS to CS4, but it's worth a try. Just ask Adobe.

For now, don't upgrade to Snow Leopard, it doesn't increase speeds at all anyway...

I'm not sure if you are running a Mac or not, but snow leopard IS considerably faster than Leopard. My machine operates considerably quicker than before. Its been noted everywhere, those who have not experienced any bugs, have their machines running a lot smoother and faster.

[basroil]

I'm not sure if you are running a Mac or not, but snow leopard IS considerably faster than Leopard. My machine operates considerably quicker than before. Its been noted everywhere, those who have not experienced any bugs, have their machines running a lot smoother and faster.

Never said anything about it being more responsive or not, just said that tests have proved that CS4 does not actually gain any speed. Well, on a MBP it'll gain 4%, but that's likely a fluke/ better HDD and chipset drivers rather than it actually working better with cs4

[NotAClue1]

I have Snow Leopard with CS4 and works muchos-perfecto.

[jrm27]

Just to followup... I was able to upgrade to Snow Leopard last night. I went in and installed Rosetta and now everything is just peachy. CS runs just fine. Thanks again all!

[WRCfan]

Never said anything about it being more responsive or not, just said that tests have proved that CS4 does not actually gain any speed. Well, on a MBP it'll gain 4%, but that's likely a fluke/ better HDD and chipset drivers rather than it actually working better with cs4

Do you or do you not use a Mac running Snow Leopard and CS?
More responsive = less time completing tasks than in Leopard = faster

By your definition its not right but if it takes less time to do something than it did before there is a `speed increase`, even though it comes from the OS not CS directly.