I have opened up the ‘Info’ window for the Photoshop CS3 application file, and have checked the box that says ‘Open using Rosetta’. I am however choosing to run Photoshop CS3 in emulation mode (Rosetta).

I am currently running Bridge natively on my Mac Book (using the new speed advantage of the Intel processor). This is where the Mac user gets the speed increase they have been waiting for. they don’t need to open using the Rosetta emulation mode. New applications that have been designed to run on the new Intel processors are said to run ‘natively’, i.e.

If you are using Photoshop CS2 on a new Mac you are currently opening the software using Rosetta. Applications that have not yet been updated to run on a Mac using the new Intel processors run under an emulation mode called ‘Rosetta’. The Photoshop CS3 Beta can run on a Mac using a G4 or G5 processor or on a new Mac using the new Intel Core Duo processor. PC owners have not been left out in the cold this Christmas, and will also get to enjoy the new features ahead of time as well.Ī known bug - brush-size for MacIntel users Adobe has not been deaf to this pain and has released this public beta to ease/erase the pain for this part of the Photoshop community. For many photographers the need to shoot and manage memory intensive RAW files has only added to the burden. It usually requires that they run only one of the applications at any one time - which sort of defeats the purpose of the Bridge/Photoshop relationship. Many photographers who have tried to run Bridge and CS2 using a Mac laptop have found that it can be a painfully slow process. You can download the beta from the following URL: Even if we stop talking about the new features that this public beta offers, the software delivers the speed you have probably been yearning for now. For G4 Mac laptop owners, and for those Mac users who have invested in the new Mac hardware sporting the new Intel chips, this public beta is your Christmas present from Adobe. As a beta tester (prior to this pubic release) I have been working with this software for some time now and would strongly recommend that you download this beta before Photoshop CS3 goes on sale. Unless you have been hiding in a cupboard somewhere high in the Andes you have probably heard by now that Adobe has released a public beta of Photoshop CS3. The importance of the new public beta - a photographer’s perspective Download any Adobe product for a free 30 day trial.

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