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Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

01/07/2013 12:39:20 PM · #1

Adobe is giving away CS2 (the whole suite not just Photoshop). It's 10 years old, but should still do most of what people typically use.

Linky

Their download server appears to have crashed from all the people grabbing it. Hopefully it will be back up soon.

[UPDATE]
Looks like Adobe messed up and did not intend to release CS2 for free.
[UPDATE]

Message edited by author 2013-01-07 19:01:50.

Yo_Spiff

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

01/07/2013 12:56:13 PM · #2

Not a bad marketing scheme. Other companies have been doing this for years with other software. Unlikely to cannibalize existing sales of the latest and greatest and gets people using their product.

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

01/07/2013 01:05:58 PM · #3

I replaced my CS2 with PSE9, and liked it better.....

Kroburg

Nikon Z6II

Nikon NIKKOR Z 24-70mm f/4 S

01/07/2013 01:14:01 PM · #4

Originally posted by NikonJeb:

I replaced my CS2 with PSE9, and liked it better.....

Which one did you like better? CS2 or PSE9?

01/07/2013 01:16:17 PM · #5

Originally posted by Kroburg:

Originally posted by NikonJeb:
I replaced my CS2 with PSE9, and liked it better.....

Which one did you like better? CS2 or PSE9?

I would think PSE9 would be better. It's a lot newer, but then again it isn't free. I have PS CS5, but I'm going to grab CS2 anyway to pick up the other parts of the suite.

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR

01/07/2013 02:25:28 PM · #6

Here is a blog that has Adobe's direct download links that still work. He also put in the registration keys next to the links.

LanndonKane

Nikon D800

01/07/2013 02:58:25 PM · #7

will new camera raw files work with this though?

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

01/07/2013 03:01:39 PM · #8

Originally posted by LanndonKane:

will new camera raw files work with this though?

In a word, no. You could convert them to DNG, however, and they should open at that point, I think. I can't remember if CS2 supported DNG though. In any case, you'd be working with an ancient version of ACR. Might actually be easier to convert with the camera manufacturer's software. Or convert with Lightroom and work with JPEG or TIFF in Ps.

RyanW

Nikon D7000

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 ED

01/07/2013 03:02:09 PM · #9

doubtful. it's at the bottom of the blogspot entry about raw files not working properly

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

01/07/2013 03:51:09 PM · #10

Originally posted by Kroburg:

Originally posted by NikonJeb:
I replaced my CS2 with PSE9, and liked it better.....

Which one did you like better? CS2 or PSE9?

Well, PSE9, obviously, since that's what I replaced it with.....and PSE11 is out as well.

Yeah, Elements isn't free, but if you pay more than $79.99 for it, you're not shopping right.

I know that both my PSE9 & PSE10 open a lot of later model RAW files......I use both with my D7000.

It's only my D600 that forces me to use my LR to open the NEF files.

LR4.3 is only $150 as well.

NikonJeb

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f3.5-5.6G ED VR

01/07/2013 03:52:17 PM · #11

Originally posted by bhuge:

I would think PSE9 would be better. It's a lot newer, but then again it isn't free. I have PS CS5, but I'm going to grab CS2 anyway to pick up the other parts of the suite.

What on earth can you get from CS2 that's not in CS5?

LanndonKane

Nikon D800

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR

01/07/2013 03:52:59 PM · #12

Originally posted by kirbic:

Originally posted by LanndonKane:
will new camera raw files work with this though?

In a word, no. You could convert them to DNG, however, and they should open at that point, I think. I can't remember if CS2 supported DNG though. In any case, you'd be working with an ancient version of ACR. Might actually be easier to convert with the camera manufacturer's software. Or convert with Lightroom and work with JPEG or TIFF in Ps.

no good

LanndonKane

Nikon D800

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 16-35 f/4 ED VR

01/07/2013 03:53:46 PM · #13

Originally posted by NikonJeb:

Originally posted by bhuge:
I would think PSE9 would be better. It's a lot newer, but then again it isn't free. I have PS CS5, but I'm going to grab CS2 anyway to pick up the other parts of the suite.

What on earth can you get from CS2 that's not in CS5?

"the other parts of the suite" meaning the products that are not photoshop, i assume.

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

01/07/2013 04:34:47 PM · #14

Originally posted by LanndonKane:

Originally posted by NikonJeb:

Originally posted by bhuge:
I would think PSE9 would be better. It's a lot newer, but then again it isn't free. I have PS CS5, but I'm going to grab CS2 anyway to pick up the other parts of the suite.

What on earth can you get from CS2 that's not in CS5?

"the other parts of the suite" meaning the products that are not photoshop, i assume.

Correct, I'm not interested in Photoshop CS2, but I do want to play around with Illustrator CS2 and Adobe Premiere Pro 2.0. Premiere might be a little too dated for current video, but I want to give it a shot.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

01/07/2013 04:52:00 PM · #15

Originally posted by Noel Chenier Blog:

CS2 Download:

Hello everyone. My apologies but I'm as it appears Adobe is not giving away the CS2 Suite for free:

//forums.adobe.com/message/4974662

So as it turns out you can only legally install if you have a valid copy.

Oops.

Noel

Originally posted by Adobe Staff:

On behalf of Adobe Systems Incorporated ...

You have heard wrong! Adobe is absolutely not providing free copies of CS2!

What is true is that Adobe is terminating the activation servers for CS2 and that for existing licensed users of CS2 who need to reinstall their software, copies of CS2 that don't require activation but do require valid serial numbers are available. (Special serial numbers are provided on the page for each product download.) See .

You are only legally entitled to download and install with that serial number if you have a valid license to the product!

- Dov

Message edited by author 2013-01-07 16:54:00.

Cory

Canon EOS-1D Mark IV

Canon EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM

01/07/2013 04:56:16 PM · #16

ROFL!! What a fiasco - can't wait to see this story play out over the next week or so.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

01/07/2013 04:58:23 PM · #17

Originally posted by Cory:

ROFL!! What a fiasco - can't wait to see this story play out over the next week or so.

It's gonna be sweet :-)

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

01/07/2013 05:56:05 PM · #18

Ouch. I'm still a little confuzzled as to how Adobe intends to control whether someone had a valid license. It doesn't seem like they can.