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I recently wrote a review for Adobe Photoshop CS4. When installing a new version I had to reset a number of defaults. Photoshop is used in many contexts such as graphic arts and the printing industry in which different settings would be used, so the defaults are not always the best for the digital darkroom user.
Even if you haven’t upgraded recently, you can change the preferences and settings at any time for your existing version. If you have never looked at them you may find your settings can be improved. This will work for any recent version of Photoshop. My screenshots are for the Mac version of CS4 but the dialogs are substantially the same for the PC version and for earlier versions.
There is one item specific to Photoshop CS4. As I discussed in my review, if you are using a Mac with the Leopard OS you need to set Photoshop to run in 64 bit mode; it defaults to 32 bit. On a PC it will detect if the OS is 64 bit and configure itself appropriately.
Photoshop CS4 Extended is available at an academic discount price of $299.
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