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Zeus
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Okay so I just got CS3 and noticed that the fonts do not have outlines around them as apposed to PSP11. How do I add outlines to it? also how do I resize the text by dragging it?

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JoelJ
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Zeus
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Dang man, no need to be harsh.

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Agent Dink
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Harsh? Perhaps... Awesome? Yes!

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Phaelax
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Hahahaha, Zeus got owned!

If PSP outlines text by default I would be very annoyed. To outline any layer (text is a separate layer) just right-click the layer to access the options and set the stroke size. Or make a selection of the layer by ctrl+click a layer then right-click on the text and stroke, either on a new layer or the existing text layer (if its been rasterized).

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Zeus
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Yes I realized I got owned, and thank you Phaelax.

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Phaelax
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I figured if I'm gonna laugh at someone elses expense I could at least answer their initial question.

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Zeus
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Haha yeah always helps, I actually laughed myself.

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Omega gamer 89
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I hate to be a jerk, but... Im going to have to be one anyway.
Why on EARTH would have JUST gotten CS3 when CS4 was recently released? If its cause CS3 is now cheaper or something, it still would've been better to just save up a bit more and get CS4.

I have a devious mind.
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Posted: 20th Sep 2009 14:53 Edited at: 20th Sep 2009 14:56
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Quote: "Why on EARTH would have JUST gotten CS3 when CS4 was recently released?"

Because NOT everyone HAS the MONEY to PURCHASE CS4. Also CS4 HAS some SPEED issues on some COMPUTERS.

And apart from a few features, it does pretty much the same thing.



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Insert Name Here
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I have elements 7. Never needed any more than 3 to be honest but that's not available any more.

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Yeah the speed issues become a pain, but my memory is clogged by aload of crap so it should be fine. The smudge brush is the worst for it, especially when using Max9 at the same time.

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Omega gamer 89
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Posted: 20th Sep 2009 21:16 Edited at: 20th Sep 2009 21:18
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Quote: "Because NOT everyone HAS the MONEY to PURCHASE CS4."

Yes, but when CS3 soon becomes completely outdated and no one is using it anymore and his files become incompatible with everyone elses (For Premier and After FX and such mainly, not all the programs have backwards incompatibility.) he'll have to get CS4 to keep up anyway. It makes more sense just to wait and get CS4, rather than getting CS3 and later having to get CS4 anyway. With the programs that dont have backwards compatibility, you can open a CS3 project in CS4, but you can only save it as a CS4 project. And then you can open it back up in CS3.
Quote: "Also CS4 HAS some SPEED issues on some COMPUTERS."

I honestly had no idea about that one. Some of the crappier computers at school (2.13 GHz dual cores with 1GB of RAM and XP) run CS4 just fine. It runs like a dream on the good school machines.
Quote: "And apart from a few features, it does pretty much the same thing."

Not true. All the of the interfaces have been redone, Dreamweaver received dramatic improvements in its previewing capabilities, plus you can edit files attached to you html or php (Such as CSS) without even opening them, Flash can now do 3D and bone systems, and the Adobe media encoder has been drastically improved.
Im not saying that everyone can afford to buy anything, but it just doesn't make sense to buy CS3, and then some months later, have to buy CS4 too.

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Agent Dink
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I don't think you're point is very valid for a casual photoshop user. I use it every day all the time and I've never had a NEED to get CS4 yet. Sure some of the features might be nice but CS3 is plenty powerful for an average user. Backwards compatibility issues? I dunno. I rarely open up other people's .PSD files and when I do I never usually have any problems with it. Most people don't even have CS4 and if they're calling on your services they probably don't even have a version of Photoshop to begin with.

Yeah, that may become an issue eventually, but it's not been a problem for me yet and I'm a heavy photoshop user.

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Omega gamer 89
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Posted: 20th Sep 2009 21:42
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Ah, I misunderstood the situation.
First off, I was speaking of CS3 in general. You were only speaking of Photoshop, right?
Second, I didn't realize you were a casual user, as most people I know who aren't using these things for business or school just get Photoshop elements or something. I assumed that, because you had gotten the entire creative suite, you were doing heavier, more professional-type work. Like if you had gotten it for school or work or whatever.
My bad, for just casual use, CS3 is fine. Its only for professional and more frequent use that CS4 would've been smarter.

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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Not really... CS3 wasn't that terrible. I've used CS4 (new at college) and it's just nowhere near as good. The new UI is dull, dumb and obviously fake. It's also somehow even slower.

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To be honest it doesn't sound like he's purchased the entire Creative Suite, I think he's just got PSCS3 on it's own. And TBH, i think that's fine - i've been looking out for a cheap copy of 7 for a while

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Jeku
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Posted: 21st Sep 2009 02:53
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Um, they still use CS3 in many industries (web design, games) that I know of. It's not a requirement to always use the newest version of all your software to stay relevant

We *just* upgraded to Office 2007 at work and it's up to each employee's personal discretion. We also can use any Photoshop version we want, including CS3 and CS4.


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Zeus
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Posted: 21st Sep 2009 02:56
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I have CS3 Extended.

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Quote: "We *just* upgraded to Office 2007 at work and it's up to each employee's personal discretion"


Each employee's discretion to upgrade themselves? Oh dear. Whenever I have the control over a department I force everyone to use the same version. When many ppl share a single excel document and we all use 2k7 but some idiot refuses to upgrade, we have issues with the file whenever he touches it. Unfortunately, he's the same level of management and I can't make him. It's very annoying.

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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 21st Sep 2009 02:59 Edited at: 21st Sep 2009 03:01
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Quote: "some idiot refuses to upgrade"


Said idiot would be walked around the back and shot in my company. So would the idiot who said: "let's make a new UI that looks out of place on every OS and doesn't work properly on any."







Suffice to say, the back of the building would slowly turn red very slowly.

As for the hat, I'd chuckle.



Then shoot them.

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Zeus
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Posted: 21st Sep 2009 03:52
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Ouch, I felt that one from here.

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Jeku
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Posted: 21st Sep 2009 04:57 Edited at: 21st Sep 2009 04:59
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I agree that the CS4 "look and feel" is crap compared to the older releases. Oh well.

Quote: "When many ppl share a single excel document and we all use 2k7 but some idiot refuses to upgrade, we have issues with the file whenever he touches it."


Well we have around 1000 people at our building, with each of us having 2 or 3 computers a piece, and it seems to be fine. Then again, I've only been at the company since March.


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