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April 26, 2010

Restore all ImageReady features in Photoshop CS3

Restore all ImageReady features in Photoshop CS3

🏆 Won — 250 supporters Verified

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Started by Anonymous 19 years, 2 months ago
We the undersigned respectfully request Adobe restore all missing ImageReady CS2 functions in Photoshop CS3. Adobe claims that Photoshop is "Ideal for Web Designers" on their webpage about Photoshop CS3. See the screenshot at : http://www.strangeterritory.net/ps-cs3-not-so-ideal.jpg (the relevant areas are highlighted in yellow) Or visit the original page at: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family/ The absence of several important web design features in PS CS3 that used to be in ImageReady CS2 (previously bundled with PS CS2) makes the statement \"[Photoshop CS3 is] Ideal for Web Designers\" clearly misleading and may even be classified as false advertising. For dictionary definitions of \"ideal\", visit: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/ideal If Photoshop CS3 was \"ideal\" for Web Designers then we would not see forum posts from Web Designers expressing their dissatisfaction that features they found useful in ImageReady CS2 were missing: http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx/.3bc480dd http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2007/05/guidance_on_mig.html Backup versions of posts made on these pages are available at: http://www.strangeterritory.net/guidance_on_mig.html http://www.strangeterritory.net/3bc480dd.html These features include, but may not be limited to: - Live Rollover Previews in ImageReady - Rollover design and layer linking - Optimization Palette while you work in the document view If the missing ImageReady functions cannot be restored in Photoshop CS3 then Adobe should provide a free, alternative way for purchasers of Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended to accomplish the same tasks that exist in ImageReady CS2 to all CS3 PSD files. Not all owners of Photoshop CS3 will own Photoshop/ImageReady CS2. The omission of ImageReady in Photoshop CS3 is not obvious enough on the Photoshop CS3 page at: http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/family/ and also archived for backup purposes at: http://www.strangeterritory.net/ps-cs3.html While Fireworks CS3 may be touted as the solution, it is a solution that forces users to upgrade at their own expense. This is laughable since the same functionality was available for free in previous versions. We sincerely appreciate feedback from all Adobe employees and look forward to building a dialogue that will restore Web Developer\'s faith in Photoshop and Adobe\'s advertising standards.

Updates

Reached 250 supporters

March 16, 2010

October 4, 2007

We just hit 100 signatures. Post the link to your Facebook timeline and email your Adobe representative to demand these features back.

Reached 100 supporters

October 3, 2007

October 2, 2007

We are approaching one hundred signatures and need a final push to hit our target. Post this link on your Facebook wall and send the petition page to three designer friends today.

6 Comments

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Mike Acosta
19 years ago Featured

I paid way too much money for this upgrade to lose features I use every single day. so annoyed.

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Kevin Davis
19 years ago Featured

adobe needs to listen to their users. not everyone wants this bloated mess, we want functionality back.

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Dave Banerjee
19 years ago Featured

Why would they remove the optimization palette?? It was the best part of my workflow. Bring it back.

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Jessica Jackson
19 years ago Featured

It is absolutely not ideal for web design without imageready. stop lying to us.

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Sarah McBride
19 years ago Featured

seriously adobe. switching back and forth between programs is such a waste of time. fix this.

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Tom Yang
19 years ago Featured

bring back imageready or at least give us those features inside ps. total step backwards.