Adobe Releases Photoshop CS2 Free

Techspot ^ | January 10, 2013 | Techspot

[Jed Eckert]

Adobe has released this legacy version of the ever popular Photoshop as freeware. Download and enjoy.

Windows Serial number: 1045-1412-5685-1654-6343-1431
Mac OS X Serial number: 1045-0410-5403-3188-5429-0639

The Power to Create the Extraordinary

• Adobe Bridge— The next-generation File Browser for Photoshop CS2.
• Vanishing Point— Groundbreaking ability to clone, paint and transform in the perspective of your images.
• Image Warp— Warp any object, with customizable presets and adjustable control points.
• Noise Reduction— Advanced correction of noise created in high-ISO shooting, plus JPEG artifact reduction.
• 32-bit HDR— Create and edit 32-bit, High Dynamic Range images, for the widest range and richest detail.
• Spot Healing Brush— Fast, efficient one-click retouching of dust, scratches and other image flaws.
• One-Click Red Eye Correction— Instantly eradicate this common photo flaw.
• Optical Lens Correction— Correct common lens issues like barrel and pincushion distortion.
• Animation— Easily create animated Web graphics directly in Photoshop CS2.
• Smart Sharpen— Intelligently counteract common photo blurring with advanced control.
• Shadow/Highlight— Simple discrete adjustment of shadows and highlights, now also for CMYK images.
• Enhanced 16-bit Editing— Additional filters, such as Liquify, are now available for use in 16-bit images.

Creation Acceleration

• Smart Objects— Non-destructive editing and transformations, including Illustrator CS2 integration.
• Multiple Layer Control with Smart Guides— Faster, more intuitive editing without using the Layers palette.
• Multi-Image Camera Raw— Process multiple raw images while you continue to work in Photoshop CS2.
• Video Preview— Send an instant preview of video-destined images to an external monitor.
• WYSIWYG Font menus— Preview typefaces visually, right in the Font menu.
• Printing Enhancements— New options enable more efficient, consistent print output.
• All-New PDF Engine— Comprehensive, customizable presets and PDF 1.6/Acrobat 7.0 compatibility.
• Enhanced Memory Use— Devote more than 2 GB of RAM to Photoshop CS2 for optimum performance.
• Powerful Design Process Management— Easier versioning & collaboration with the new Adobe Version Cue®.
• Integrated Adobe Online Services— Access and download professional Adobe Stock Photos and share and print online with Adobe Photoshop Services.

Adaptability — Making Photoshop CS2 Your Own

• Menu Customization— Workflow-based presets and custom-defined menu sets, with color-keyed commands.
• Enhanced Automation— New actions and scripts facilitating batch image processing and film & video production.
• Variables— Streamline creation of repetitive graphics using imported spreadsheet data.
• Event-Based Scripting— Expand your efficiency with commands triggered at specific points in your workflow

[Jane Long]

Well, that is a bummer :( Bewhew.

[Jed Eckert]

Also found these other two sites which seem to confirm it's really free:

Grab Adobe PS CS2 Free

Adobe's giving us all a late Christmas present. You can grab yourself a free, legitimate copy of Photoshop and the rest of the Creative Suite 2, right now, direct from Adobe. No catch.

Well, unless you think having an Adobe account is a catch. Anyway, apparently Adobe's tired of keeping the activation servers running to support legitimate installs of the 10-year-old CS2, so it's decided to just give it away. Sounds great to me.

Handy if all you need is a quick image editor, Photoshop CS2 will still do all the basic things, just not the new fancy smart ‘content aware‘ stuff. Free's free, so get over to Adobe.com and get downloading.

Free Adobe CS2... After our trial and test, the software is proved to be official, secure and free..

[GeronL]

What CS are they up to these days?

[Revolting cat!]

On to the next freebie then:

Ford, having dropped the Mercury brand, is giving its remaining Mercury automobiles and trucks away free!

[Jed Eckert]

The mac version only works with PowerPC, not Intel. Bummer.

I just noticed that. My other computer is an old Mac G4. I'll have to download the Mac version as well and see if it will run on that box.

[Bob]

Please check out the link in post 38. That’s one I found but couldn’t post.

[doorgunner69]

I recommend Scott Kelby’s book on CS2 to learn how to navigate the user interface. It is much quicker than trial and error.

Thanks for the tip.

Have had CS2 inheritied from a defunct company for years but never really did anything with it due to the learning curve. This book may help get the thumb out.

[MeshugeMikey]

I think it was CS6 before the shifted to the Cloud

Creative Cloud...PS...etc.

[centurion316]

I own a fully legal, fully paid for copy of CS2. I have not been able to load it because 2 or more instances are still recorded for MAC addresses of long dead laptops. I have never been able to resolve this with a real live person who was empowered to act on my problem. I gave up. I’ll give this a try and see how it works.

[Faith65]

Bookmark

[Techster]

bump for later

[Carriage Hill]

I had PS v3.05 on 32 3½" discs, back in the mid/late 90s. Same with Illustrator. I took a $1,500 night course at a graphics academy to learn them, and it was a "Mac Lab". I had Win-95, just "upgraded" from Win-3.1, and it crashed everytime I tried to use it. Gave-up without getting much use from PS or Ill.

[Jed Eckert]

On to the next freebie then: Ford, having dropped the Mercury brand, is giving its remaining Mercury automobiles and trucks away free!

Cool! I'm in for a Mercury Montego.

[Revolting cat!]

Well, if I don't get my Photoshopping for free, at least I've learned on this thread that lot's is spelled with an apostrophe.

[bubbacluck]

I just loaded it on a medium slow Win 8 computer. It seems to work fine.

[ViLaLuz]

Bflr

[Clay Moore]

I’ll take the Cougar Eliminator convertible in the background.
With the 427 SOHC please.

[Jed Eckert]

Please check out the link in post 38. That’s one I found but couldn’t post

Thanks. Wish they would have posted it clearly and plainly somewhere on their download site.

[libertarian27]

Bttt

[Jed Eckert]

I’ll take the Cougar Eliminator convertible in the background. With the 427 SOHC please.

You got it, friend. Be sure to bring your American Express black card when you pull up to the gas pump.