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Subject: Photoshop CS4 or Photoshop CS4 Extended?


A_ ( ) posted Wed, 18 February 2009 at 3:09 AM · edited Mon, 11 November 2024 at 2:19 AM

hello people

so, i'm still using my good old Photoshop 7. :)
i have decided it is time for an upgrade. but i can't decide whether or not i need the Photoshop CS4 Extended. 
as far as i understand, the biggest difference between the 2 is the 3d features. i'm wondering if they are indeed good and easy to work with. i do all of my 3d texturing in Photoshop, and if Photoshop CS4 Extended allowes me to paint freely on a 3d model, that might make a huge difference for me. but i did hear that it doesn't work very well.

any thoughts on that?..


tantarus ( ) posted Wed, 18 February 2009 at 7:27 AM

Buy CS4 and BodyPaint, price is little bigger for both but you then have two beasts in arsenal. CS4 for usual work and BP for UV editing and painting directly on 3D model, with BP you get C4D too. So thats three major apps :)

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MaterialForge ( ) posted Wed, 18 February 2009 at 7:32 AM · edited Wed, 18 February 2009 at 7:33 AM

tantarus, what is BodyPaint? I thought CS4 Extended had the ability to paint on a model built-in. I just got CS3 a little over a year ago, but I regret not getting the Extended version. I wasn't going to upgrade until I saw that you could paint on models in CS4E - but does that require BP?


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BAR-CODE ( ) posted Wed, 18 February 2009 at 8:09 AM

CS4E 3D's modelpainting.... is not to write home about...
Its jerky and limited in a zillion ways., not worth the extra money...
I tested a version but painting a cube work nice ..more then a cube and you in trouble
Just my 2 Euro cents..

Btw a URL to bodypaint site..?   please

 

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CaptainJack1 ( ) posted Wed, 18 February 2009 at 8:17 AM

Quote - Btw a URL to bodypaint site..?   please

Maxon makes Body Paint... their product page is here.


BAR-CODE ( ) posted Wed, 18 February 2009 at 8:30 AM

Quote - > Quote - Btw a URL to bodypaint site..?   please

Maxon makes Body Paint... their product page is here.

Thnx

Checked it and the price is a bit steep ..i just got MODO 302 and Zbrush ...
So $995 is a bit much ..

 

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tantarus ( ) posted Wed, 18 February 2009 at 8:57 AM

Well BodyPaint is professional tool used by big boys in movies like Spiderman, etc. With BodyPaint you get ultimate control over every aspect, you cant unwrap mesh easy with advanced tools and then paint textures. Neat thing is that you can paint Color, Bump, Displacement, Specular, Reflection, etc maps in one go. So when you stroke color on model BP make that stroke on each channel, it have very similar tools as PS and even support PS brushes. And with BP comes C4D which is also major app for modeling, animation, etc.. PS CS3 and CS4 obj support is still very young and cant be used for serious work :)

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MaterialForge ( ) posted Wed, 18 February 2009 at 8:00 PM

Argh...$995...I don't need it that bad, just playing around at this point, but maybe when the price comes down and I'm doing more than experimenting.

Thanks for the info folks!
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A_ ( ) posted Thu, 19 February 2009 at 2:51 AM

thanks for all of your replies!

sounds like CS4 is the way to go. unless, other than the 3d painting part, there are other important differences between the 2 versions?


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