Can any computer geek types help

**Firefight** · 5th October 2004, 05:48

Okay heres the deal, despite paying Zillonz of $$$$$$$$$$$ for my daughters education in all forms Taxes and hidden extra fees including wrougts so teachers can have bloody overseas hoildays(Oh sorry, I mean extended feild trips) I am now told that I need to buy some fuckin thing called Adoby photoshop

??, which is going to cost the equivalent of 4 back tyres for my R6,...

..

Do any of you guys have this overpriced computer thingy, that I can buy at a much reduced price, and therefore send my money to Jimmy where it should be going for a new back tyre ??

Firefight

**jazbug5** · 5th October 2004, 05:54

Is it PC or Mac?
If it's Mac, I'll get you a copy free (and other stuff, too) so just PM me and I'll sort something out.
If it's for PC, then I believe there are sites on the internet where you can download them for free, 'shareware' type things.
Anyone else know an actual site he can check?
Good luck!

**matthewt** · 5th October 2004, 06:08

How much was she quoted ???

The full-monty version of Photoshop retails at just over $1,200 but you can get the Academic version for about $520. There is no difference in content of the software they just offer the academic version to students/teachers.

There is also a Photoshop "elements" version which must be a reduced set of tools for academic price of $87. Not sure if she can get away with only that but it might pay to ask.

**ching_ching** · 5th October 2004, 06:56

Does it have to be Adobe Photoshop or can she use something similar. I use PaintShop Pro myself and tis pretty good.

ching

**toads** · 5th October 2004, 06:56

check out trademe
there's a few of them for sale here

http://www.trademe.co.nz/structure/l...&go.x=8&go.y=7

**MOTOXXX** · 5th October 2004, 07:14

you wanna get yourself a dc++ or similar *cough cough*
i hear its pretty low cost from there

**manuboy** · 5th October 2004, 07:43

If you don't get anywhere with the post above, PM me... may be able to help somehow...

**Joni** · 5th October 2004, 07:47

Originally Posted by manuboy

If you don't get anywhere with the post above, PM me... may be able to help somehow...

Same with me - if you dont win with a used package, let me know I should be able to procure it @wholesale prices, but yeah would need to know if its PC or Mac?

**Drunken Monkey** · 5th October 2004, 07:49

Tell me where to post a free *cough* demo *cough* version...I might have Photoshop version 7.0 on a gold coloured CD, or I might not, wink, wink...

Either that, or I could flog you one off a retail box at dealer buy = there are a lot of different sub-versions and licensing options though.
The latest I understand is Photoshop CS 8.0 (win) which is $1039.50+GST

You would be much better off even paying retail on an Education/Academic version. Dealer is about $430+GST on EDU, but I can't sell it as I'm not an authorised education reseller.

If there are any teachers here that can send a purchase order on letterhead on FF's behalf, I might be able to wrangle it for him at EDU...

**aff-man** · 5th October 2004, 09:04

I might have a "version" as well

**jrandom** · 5th October 2004, 09:07

Yeah, don't even think about paying out that cash, Dave, I hear about 70% of Photoshop installations around the world are (ahem) 'shared demos'.

Still, this photography crap is all your fault. You could have encouraged her into a cheap and useful hobby. Like motorcycle spannering.

Just think, she could be out in the gargre right now accumulating NCEA credits on your dirtbikes.

**dhunt** · 5th October 2004, 09:09

Does it have to be photoshop?? A similar quality product which is free is The GIMP (www.gimp.org) It can read and write photoshop files and is commerical grade quality. Or like others said you can go the "cheap way" which would cost you a blank cd or 2 maybe.

David

**jrandom** · 5th October 2004, 09:12

Originally Posted by dhunt

Does it have to be photoshop?? A similar quality product which is free is The GIMP (www.gimp.org)

Yeah, but a lot of her course will probably be "press this button, then that button..."

The GIMP isn't exactly user-friendly for 'puter numpties. For that matter, neither is Photoshop. She probably needs to be using the same thing as everyone else. A lack of homogeneity is to be strongly discouraged. Goodness knows, our education system might collapse if everyone just started using whatever tools they could lay their hands on.