Originally Posted by weclickyoupick.com
Yes it will. Adobe designed it so that you have to manually convert to 8-bits first:
- Image -> "Mode" -> "8 bits/channel"
There are many good Photoshop books and videos for beginners. I recommend that you check out Lynda.com.
they did the same thing from CS to CS2, and CS2 to CS3. I forget
which one wouldn't support the 40D RAW files, but I know I had to
upgrade or do the ol' .DNG conversion workaround.
Adobe is by
no means the worst offender at forcing proprietary changes on their
consumer base. There's really no alternative if you want to use their
products - from Apple to Microsoft to Adobe to ...etc. It's
an accepted practice for consumers to shell out hundreds of dollars every year or two so they can continue to use their original software with any degree of compatibility.
Imagine if your car simply stopped
working after 18 months if you didn't buy some new
type of filtration system. Or the electricity
in your home - every year it required a new converter to
supply current at your receptacles.
unreal. Office 2007 saves Word docs as .docx files instead of .doc, the file type they've used since the beginning. Microsoft has offered owners of previous Office suites a free downloadable utility program that will open the new files, but I wonder for how long...
I hate word 2007. I liked 2000 much better.
I wish they'd stop being fancy, and just be reliable. But, doesn't move software, does it?
My dad is the same way. He actually just changed all the dialogue boxes on his windows desktop to be the retro boxes with sharp edges. They look like they're from Windows 98! But that's not reliability really I guess haha.
I like reliability too, but I'm not against the flashy, sleek looking designs haha.
Sorry, I got nothing constructive to add to the thread.
-Rodger
The person saving the file has many backwards-compatibility options. He can save the file in Office 2003 .doc format.
That totally rotts!! Shame on you Adobe!!
Of course you're right. The point is, you have to remember to do that every time - at least every time you'll be sharing that document with someone using pre-2007 software.
Not a huge deal, didn't stop me from buying Office 2007. But annoying nonetheless. Keeping track of who's using what is a pain...
I can completely understand the frustration, but you need to also look at it from the business point of view.
They develop new versions of one software application to work with the new versions of the other primary software application! E.g, the Newer ACR is for the Newer PS. It's not a bait nor switch.
How Much does it cost to download, install and use ACR? Last I checked it didn't cost anything. Nothing extra anyways beyond what you already paid for Photoshop.
Should we expect continued support forever from Adobe for old outdated software? The reality of things is, No! Keep in mind, old outdated in Computer tech is 6 to 18 months.
Adobe is in the business of developing software, and just like any other company in this our favorite free market capitalist society, they are also in the business of making a profit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that, is there? Why should Adobe or any other company be expected to continue developing software that is backward compatible with older outdated software. They wouldn't be in business very long if they had to keep supporting outdated software that is no longer on the market with new "Free" downloads. They are simply doing their best to keep us up to date at the same time keeping all their current software up to date working with each other. We would all lose out if they couldn't make any profit.
Computer technologies, (Hardware and Software) has been the same since it really started taking off for the home personal use in the 1980's. It is constantly evolving and frequently updated with the newer and better. Knowing this ahead of time we cannot honestly expect any company to continue supporting the old outdated just because there are still a few who might be using it.
Compared to the late 80's through the 90's the evolution of computer tech has slowed some. It used to be your computer and software were outdated almost as soon as you walked out the store with it.
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