Re: CS2 "Old Version?"

Chuck Anderson <websiteaddress@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> >> Can anyone tells me what "Old Version" means.  I have found a cheap
copy
> >> available via amazon.com - says it is FULL, legitimate, with
activation
> >> key - and again, sold through amazon.com, so I assume it is
legitimate.
> >>
> >> My question is .... was there an OLD version of CS2 that was somehow
> >> defective or missing parts?  Does anyone know what the "old version"
> >> qualifier means?
> >>
> >>     
> >
> > It means that CS2 is not the current version, CS3 is. And as such is
not
> > sup****ted with updates by Adobe any longer. If your camera is not
sup****ted
> > under the last version of the raw converter that ****pped with CS2 (3.7
I
> > think then you can't use the latest version 4.1 with it.) and using
DIN
> > converter will be your only way to use RAW. Note also that CS4 is
likely to
> > be released in the near future so CS2 will even more out of date.
Given all
> > that if it's cheap enough it will get you into the upgrade path for
CS4.
> >
> > John Passaneau
> >   
> 
> Thanks for the reply ...... as I've thought more about - and seen no 
> other references to an "old version" - I've decided it must mean what
> you say. The seller is probably emphasizing that it is not the most 
> recent version of Photoshop.

Ask the seller why he is selling that copy. If he has upgaded to CS3,
it's illegal to sell CS2 because that remains part of the upgrade. You
may run into troubles if you would want to upgrade to CS3 or CS4 in the
future and you use such a copy.

-- 
Johan W. Elzenga           johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl
Editor / Photographer     http://www.johanfoto.com