Yesterday we posted Chris McCormack's reaction to the Photoshop CS3 beta - today our very own Hevan Chan took a few moments to let us know what he thought of the beta.
Name: Hevan Chan
Position/Company: Senior Designer, Magnet Media, Inc
Photoshop User Since: 1996
ZI: When did you get the beta?
HC: Hours after it was made available to the public.
ZI: What platform did you install the beta on?
HC: My MacBook running OS X 10.4.8
ZI: What was your first reaction?
HC: My first reaction was "Wow, new logo", and that's what stood out to me at first. When the application had fully loaded, I noticed the changes to the interface (the dock, the toolbar, etc.). What stood out to me the most wasn't conveyed visually. It was internal - the performance stood out.
ZI: What element stood out the most?
HC: The dock which held the different windows took some getting used to because I was accustomed to having several windows arranged carefully on my screen. This was a nice, and effective, way to minimize the clutter that is my workspace.
ZI: Having tried the beta, what features most excited you?
HC: The black and white conversion tool, and the improved curves handling.
ZI: Will this change your workflow any? If so how?
HC: It is too early too tell. Especially since this is only the "beta" version. Hopefully it will improve my workflow by taking full advantage of the Intel processors, as well as working seamlessly alongside the other Creative Suite applications.
Thanks Hevan!
Have you tried the Photoshop Beta? Let us know what you think!
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January 3, 2007 - 11:45am
