New Photoshop Version - When?

[BradSmith]

I'm wondering when to expect the next version of Photoshop?  This relates to the question of whether I should upgrade Photoshop now or wait.   I've just upgraded my computer from a 400MHz G4 Mac to a dual core, 2.5 GHz G5 Mac.  I've been using Photoshop ver 7.

If the next version is due soon, I'm thinking I might as well wait for it, so I don't have to pay to upgrade twice in a reasonably short period of time.  But if it is still a long ways off, then I'm thinking I might as well upgrade now to CS2.

Any rumblings of when the next upgrade might occur?  and your advice is appreciated.
thanks
Brad

[boku]

I'm wondering when to expect the next version of Photoshop?  This relates to the question of whether I should upgrade Photoshop now or wait.   I've just upgraded my computer from a 400MHz G4 Mac to a dual core, 2.5 GHz G5 Mac.  I've been using Photoshop ver 7.

If the next version is due soon, I'm thinking I might as well wait for it, so I don't have to pay to upgrade twice in a reasonably short period of time.  But if it is still a long ways off, then I'm thinking I might as well upgrade now to CS2.

Any rumblings of when the next upgrade might occur?  and your advice is appreciated.
thanks
Brad
[a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=55046\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a]

Just get PS CS2. It is far more capable than v7. It will be a while (probably a year or more) until the next rev is released.

[DarkPenguin]

Wasn't it a pretty short cycle from CS to CS2?

[Mark D Segal]

The duration of the cycle isn't all that important a consideration. The sum of new features in CS2 versus PS7 makes the up-grade worthwhile for anyone who wants those features, not worthwhile if they don't want the features - it's pretty much as simple as that. Once you've bought a recent version, the up-grade cost is not prohibitive. So the relevant question at each up-grade: are the new features worth $150? Adobe usually packs-in enough to make sure they are!

[Peter McLennan]

I agree with Mark.  The leap from PS7 to PSCS2 is HUGE.

Peter

[BradSmith]

Does anyone remember when CS 2 was released?

[Schewe]

Photoshop CS2 shipped May, 2005 (actually April 29th is when some people got it-early). On average, new versions comes at about every 18 month...do the math.