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cheap nesties come in! free photoshop/illustrator

Hi ladies,

 I posted a while back about taking an InDesign class.  It went great, thanks to all of your recommendations.  Thanks!

 Now I am hoping to learn photoshop and illustrator as well, and I can get work to pay for the classes... but it would be great if I could find a bootlegged copy of the programs.  Suggestions?  Warnings? Available product keys?

 TIA!

 

Re: cheap nesties come in! free photoshop/illustrator

  • I don't know about bootlegged copies... but I use PSE9 and it's like $70 bucks and it's great for my needs.
  • If you can get work to pay for the class, why not the software? Our license allows us to have a copy at home, since we can telework. I wouldn't trust an illegal version and have no idea where you would get one.
  • be very careful about any bootleg copies...there were kids in school with me whose computers got really messed up from downloading crappy bootleg copies.

    as a graphic designer, I have to pay a shitton of money for these programs, especially now that I'm not in school anymore. if you want a good copy of the program, you just need to pay for it. however, you should qualify for the education discount if you are taking classes.

  • There is an open source "version" of photoshop (I forget what it's called, but it starts with a "G").  It's free, not bootlegged (essentially it's a big programming project for computer geeks) but it's not as user friendly as photoshop IMO.  You can save files as photoshop versions.

    also, as of a few years ago, Illustrator allowed a free download for like x days.  If you're just wanting to learn it & are dedicated, that might be an option.

  • Yes, adobe offers a 30 day free trial of all of it's programs.
  • imagekastle:

    There is an open source "version" of photoshop (I forget what it's called, but it starts with a "G").  It's free, not bootlegged (essentially it's a big programming project for computer geeks) but it's not as user friendly as photoshop IMO.  You can save files as photoshop versions.

    Maybe you mean GIMP?  DH uses that.  http://www.gimp.org/ 

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