Hey chaps, Someone recently mentioned alternatives for the Adobe suite available from the App store but I can't find the message. Could someone give me a reminder please?
Chris Webb . Partner MacService Woodside, Brightling Road Robertsbridge, East Sussex, TN32 5EL t: 01580 881212 f: 01580 881313 m: 07770 960632 e: [email protected] w: www.macservice.co.uk Get a free iPhone Q-Card Scanner here. On 14 Aug 2011, at 11:59, Phil Townrow wrote: > Hi David, > I have had Graphic Converter on my mac for years. It is a very useful > program. I had an Epson Album that someone sent me that even Graphic > Converter could not open, so I emailed Thorsten Lemke and he wrote a > patch and updated the software with the new file type. How's that for > service! > > As an alternative to Photosh*** I use Pixelmator http://www.pixelmator.com/ > It's much cheaper and a lot of the actions are the same so you do not > have to learn new short cuts. > Regards Phil Townrow > > On Aug 12, 7:47 am, David Ransom <[email protected]> wrote: >> I have a few Kodak Photo CDs on which I have professionally scanned 35mm >> transparencies, probably dating back to the 1990s. I was shocked to find >> last night that Photoshop CS4 will not open PCD files from these CDs. >> >> After searching the internet I found loads of people with the same problem. >> Apparently PCD is now a "dead format" and Adobe have dropped it from their >> vastly over-priced software. >> >> Fortunately the latest version of Graphic Converter >> <http://www.lemkesoft.com/>can open PCD files with ease, even on the free >> demo version of the software. >> >> Why have Adobe dropped this? Surely they must realise that many of their >> customers have Photo CDs in their library. >> >> I am seriously considering never upgrading my Creative Suite software again >> and going for cheaper alternatives. I never thought I would say this, >> especially as my history as a graphic designer is (1) Love Quark XPress >> (hate Page Maker), (2) Love InDesign (hate Quark XPress)! >> >> David > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Sussex Mac User Group" group. > To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/smug?hl=en-GB.
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