Customer Rating: 
Summary: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Comment: Adobe Photoshop CS3 UpgradeI bought this software upgrade a few weeks ago. Although I am still learning how best to use the changes that Adobe has made from the previous CS2 version, it does appear to be a significant advance over Adobe Photoshop CS2. The one problem that I have encountered is that Apple as upgraded its operating system to Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). The result is that there is a problem using the tools that require entering values, such as the CROP tool. Once the values are selected, at some point down the line, it becomes impossible to alter the settings. The Adobe web site says that both Adobe and Apple are aware of this problem and are working to fix it. In the meantime, the only thing that one can do when this problem is encountered is to quit the program and then restart the program again.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Worth the Money
Comment: I did not want to upgrade because I was totally happy with Photoshop 7.0. Then I got OS X.5.1 and the old Photoshop didn't work anymore. I was truly miffed and thought that I would just abandon Adobe. After looking around for alternatives, I finally decided on CS3 anyway. Boy, am I glad I did! I am having a great time with it and I love the new features. Bridge is great.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A great upgrade
Comment: I upgraded from Photoshop 7. So far so good, I like the new changes. Right now I am learning more about the Bridge and the Raw Camera. This program makes me want to shoot in RAW.
Photoshop just continues to prove that it is the best photo editing program in the world.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Photoshop CS3 upgrade for Mac
Comment: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Upgrade [Mac],Leopard OS. Priced right and easy to install. Well worth it. I use it to tweak old pictures, take out stains, etc.
I wish I had known that I had to download upgrade info that updated this upgrade. [Since I still have a dial up(groan), it took 36 hours to download the update that was suggested the first time I launched it after the install.] But... after all was completed, I am well satisfied.
Customer Rating:
Summary: You Know You Want It, You Know You Need It
Comment: Photoshop CS3. It's the premiere photo editing software for your Intel-based Macintosh. Insanely powerful. Insanely difficult to use. Plan on spending some extra big bucks on training classes to really get the most out of it.
Why not five stars? Because "Bridge," the including photo-browsing/organizing software is just plain weak. Feeble, even. Awful. Might as well just use Mac Finder and save the installation space on your hard drive. Or better yet, use iPhoto '08 (free on your new Mac, or an eighty dollar upgrade with the rest of the excellent iLife suite) to organize your pictures, and Photoshop for your heavy editing needs.
But Photoshop is still the end-all be-all of editing programs. Just understand what it can and cannot do.
Summary: Adobe Photoshop CS3
Comment: Adobe Photoshop CS3 UpgradeI bought this software upgrade a few weeks ago. Although I am still learning how best to use the changes that Adobe has made from the previous CS2 version, it does appear to be a significant advance over Adobe Photoshop CS2. The one problem that I have encountered is that Apple as upgraded its operating system to Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). The result is that there is a problem using the tools that require entering values, such as the CROP tool. Once the values are selected, at some point down the line, it becomes impossible to alter the settings. The Adobe web site says that both Adobe and Apple are aware of this problem and are working to fix it. In the meantime, the only thing that one can do when this problem is encountered is to quit the program and then restart the program again.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Worth the Money
Comment: I did not want to upgrade because I was totally happy with Photoshop 7.0. Then I got OS X.5.1 and the old Photoshop didn't work anymore. I was truly miffed and thought that I would just abandon Adobe. After looking around for alternatives, I finally decided on CS3 anyway. Boy, am I glad I did! I am having a great time with it and I love the new features. Bridge is great.
Customer Rating:
Summary: A great upgrade
Comment: I upgraded from Photoshop 7. So far so good, I like the new changes. Right now I am learning more about the Bridge and the Raw Camera. This program makes me want to shoot in RAW.
Photoshop just continues to prove that it is the best photo editing program in the world.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Photoshop CS3 upgrade for Mac
Comment: Adobe Photoshop CS3 Upgrade [Mac],Leopard OS. Priced right and easy to install. Well worth it. I use it to tweak old pictures, take out stains, etc.
I wish I had known that I had to download upgrade info that updated this upgrade. [Since I still have a dial up(groan), it took 36 hours to download the update that was suggested the first time I launched it after the install.] But... after all was completed, I am well satisfied.
Customer Rating:
Summary: You Know You Want It, You Know You Need It
Comment: Photoshop CS3. It's the premiere photo editing software for your Intel-based Macintosh. Insanely powerful. Insanely difficult to use. Plan on spending some extra big bucks on training classes to really get the most out of it.
Why not five stars? Because "Bridge," the including photo-browsing/organizing software is just plain weak. Feeble, even. Awful. Might as well just use Mac Finder and save the installation space on your hard drive. Or better yet, use iPhoto '08 (free on your new Mac, or an eighty dollar upgrade with the rest of the excellent iLife suite) to organize your pictures, and Photoshop for your heavy editing needs.
But Photoshop is still the end-all be-all of editing programs. Just understand what it can and cannot do.