Creative Suite for the Poor Noob
So a month has passed since the last entry, and my life away from computers has totally taken over... even where it has required the use of computers!
I recently designed some CD artwork -- which I had originally hoped to do using entirely Open Source products. This idea, however, created some challenges that -- in the time crunch that I was immersed in -- made is difficult to use anything other than the "industry standard" Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Having no experience with either product but interest in both, I downloaded the 30 day trials of the CS2 versions (for Windows) and worked like mad to get the project completed.
I enjoyed using them and will be sad to see them go, as the trial expires this weekend. The price tag is pretty hefty and if I could justify the purchase I probably would. It looks so shiny... especially the latest version of Creative Suite that has just come out -- CS3. You can get design versions, web versions, production versions, and crazy-go-nuts versions! But my wallet (as well as my current, aging machine) cannot handle it.
But the good news is that Download.com has recently produced an article outlining several products along the freeware and Open Source lines that does a pretty good job of carrying out the tasks of CS3's various parts. Some of these, such as The GIMP, Inkscape, and Audacity, are products that I have been using. But there is so much more!! And as is often the case with Open Source, things will just get better and better with time and some work.
So, check out the two-part blog post about setting up your own CS3:
- http://blogs.download.com/Daily-Download/post.php?p=1402&tag=bubbl_1
- http://blogs.download.com/Daily-Download/post.php?p=1404
And then watch for me to set up Linux with as many of these products as possible.
I recently designed some CD artwork -- which I had originally hoped to do using entirely Open Source products. This idea, however, created some challenges that -- in the time crunch that I was immersed in -- made is difficult to use anything other than the "industry standard" Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Having no experience with either product but interest in both, I downloaded the 30 day trials of the CS2 versions (for Windows) and worked like mad to get the project completed.
I enjoyed using them and will be sad to see them go, as the trial expires this weekend. The price tag is pretty hefty and if I could justify the purchase I probably would. It looks so shiny... especially the latest version of Creative Suite that has just come out -- CS3. You can get design versions, web versions, production versions, and crazy-go-nuts versions! But my wallet (as well as my current, aging machine) cannot handle it.
But the good news is that Download.com has recently produced an article outlining several products along the freeware and Open Source lines that does a pretty good job of carrying out the tasks of CS3's various parts. Some of these, such as The GIMP, Inkscape, and Audacity, are products that I have been using. But there is so much more!! And as is often the case with Open Source, things will just get better and better with time and some work.
So, check out the two-part blog post about setting up your own CS3:
- http://blogs.download.com/Daily-Download/post.php?p=1402&tag=bubbl_1
- http://blogs.download.com/Daily-Download/post.php?p=1404
And then watch for me to set up Linux with as many of these products as possible.
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