Photoshop CS4 a piece of ----

I just downloaded the free trial to Photoshop CS4 Extended and it has done nothing but close on me. It loads pretty fast I have discovered. I have opened it 3 times and then I will save a "Signatures" preset and try to create a new document. Each time I tried, I got kicked out and then it would close itself! The last time I tried I did not create any presets and I actual got a new document up. I went to the brushes panel and started loading one of my brushes to try out some new effects on it (this is how I test out of the new cool junk.) Right as soon as I hit the "Load Brush" button or whatever, it kicks me out and closes!

CS4 has some cool features and effects, if only I could actually use them for once! It can't be my computer because I also have Illustrator CS4, Flash CS4, Flash CS3, Photoshop CS3, and Photoshop CS3 Extended on my computer. They all work fine but Photoshop CS4 Extended...

Mmm... :/

Jack Frost wrote:

I just downloaded the free trial to Photoshop CS4 Extended and it has done nothing but close on me. It loads pretty fast I have discovered. I have opened it 3 times and then I will save a "Signatures" preset and try to create a new document. Each time I tried, I got kicked out and then it would close itself! The last time I tried I did not create any presets and I actual got a new document up. I went to the brushes panel and started loading one of my brushes to try out some new effects on it (this is how I test out of the new cool junk.) Right as soon as I hit the "Load Brush" button or whatever, it kicks me out and closes!

CS4 has some cool features and effects, if only I could actually use them for once! It can't be my computer because I also have Illustrator CS4, Flash CS4, Flash CS3, Photoshop CS3, and Photoshop CS3 Extended on my computer. They all work fine but Photoshop CS4 Extended...

Mmm... :/

I own it. :D

Could it possibly be becuase you have the trial. I dunno I'm just spittballin.

Different programs have different specifications. Photoshop CS4 relies heavily on your graphics card. That could be the problem...

lil.Drumma.Boi wrote:

Could it possibly be becuase you have the trial. I dunno I'm just spittballin.

So Adobe makes it so that the trial won't even let you try the program? Doesn't that contradict with itself? lol

@CC- But it is little tiny things that normally work fine. I remember reading something somewhere about CS4 and graphics cards but I never cared that much.

I get a message sometimes when doing stuff with 3D about my graphics card but otherwise nothing happens. Have they really shifted most of their weight onto graphics cards?

Well I actually got it to work this time. When it closed, I was actually hitting the X in the corner of the window. :D lol

It worked great, I believe I found the parts I need to steer clear of.

Presets-
As I have said, I got kicked every time.

Loading brushes with the load button-
I normally do not do this. Most of my brush sets are put in my files.

Advanced 3D-
I have not tested this and so I am not sure. I was going through a lot of lag when I was playing around with the 3D coloring and got kicked. I believe I will be fine if I use 3D again.

Now that I know what to stay away from, I can enjoy the program like I had hoped to. Photoshop CS4 is great and I don't even care that much about those few small problems. Presets are what I use if I'm to lazy to type in the size, it isn't that hard. I never use the load brushes button, I don't even remember why I used it then. I will probably use a lot of 3D just for fun, not for art, and so it shouldn't kick me that much.

Jack Frost wrote:

Well I actually got it to work this time. When it closed, I was actually hitting the X in the corner of the window. :D lol

It worked great, I believe I found the parts I need to steer clear of.

Presets-
As I have said, I got kicked every time.

Loading brushes with the load button-
I normally do not do this. Most of my brush sets are put in my files.

Advanced 3D-
I have not tested this and so I am not sure. I was going through a lot of lag when I was playing around with the 3D coloring and got kicked. I believe I will be fine if I use 3D again.

Now that I know what to stay away from, I can enjoy the program like I had hoped to. Photoshop CS4 is great and I don't even care that much about those few small problems. Presets are what I use if I'm to lazy to type in the size, it isn't that hard. I never use the load brushes button, I don't even remember why I used it then. I will probably use a lot of 3D just for fun, not for art, and so it shouldn't kick me that much.

I bought it already, i'm installng it tomorrow.

.Snow wrote:

Jack Frost wrote:

Well I actually got it to work this time. When it closed, I was actually hitting the X in the corner of the window. :D lol

It worked great, I believe I found the parts I need to steer clear of.

Presets-
As I have said, I got kicked every time.

Loading brushes with the load button-
I normally do not do this. Most of my brush sets are put in my files.

Advanced 3D-
I have not tested this and so I am not sure. I was going through a lot of lag when I was playing around with the 3D coloring and got kicked. I believe I will be fine if I use 3D again.

Now that I know what to stay away from, I can enjoy the program like I had hoped to. Photoshop CS4 is great and I don't even care that much about those few small problems. Presets are what I use if I'm to lazy to type in the size, it isn't that hard. I never use the load brushes button, I don't even remember why I used it then. I will probably use a lot of 3D just for fun, not for art, and so it shouldn't kick me that much.

I bought it already, i'm installng it tomorrow.

Awesome, I'm actually thinking about buying it again. Still not sure though, going to try it out some more for those 30 days. :)