Adobe giving away CS 2 for free
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Just go here https://www.adobe.com/cfusion/entitlement/index.cfm?e=cs2_downloads&pid=4485850 and register, so you can download all CS2 pack for free.
I don't know if it will last forever, so grab it while you can
I don't know if it will last forever, so grab it while you can
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Weird that I can't find no blogpost or whatsoever, but only ....... on google
http://digital-photography-school.com/forum/general-chit-chat/209875-get-creative-suite-cs2-free-adobe-pc-mac-legal-serials-included.html
As for use on commercial stuff, it seems like it would be OK, why not?
1) Get more "customers" a bit more familiar with the legit system so they aren't so afraid of it. There they will probably be inundated with "opportunities" to sign up for the newer versions on their new business model.
2) It depends how wildly they are banking on their new monthly subscription based model vs the old sell serials model. If the old model is dead to them and they have a new cash cow, they probably don't care what the old business model does.
I wonder if they took it down.
It's still there, I'm just downloading mine.
Same for me. This looks delicious, but really is adobe doing this? hard to believe
if cs2 is available for free there's little reason to buy cs6. i'm still on cs2, and i was going to uprade to cs6, but you can't even do that anymore. you can only upgrade from cs5 to cs6.
When you calculate, it'd take 2 years at that rate to even pay for a standalone license of Photoshop, nevermind all the other apps. So, its a pretty good deal, IMO.
It looks like they shut off the old activation server(s) for CS2, switching it over to serial number based (like it used to be a long time ago). I bet they are banking on their new subscription based business model to move them forward. It also could be that CS2 had a fairly easy to patch and pirate activation system, but I'm not sure I never bothered to try and get around it.
The subscription has been pretty interesting, originally I thought I would pick it up for a few months do a few projects and drop it but I kept up on it and really like it.
This could change things, but then they don't have Muse and that's why I originally signed up on their creative cloud service, still I could drop that down to just muse and save a bit... humm have some thinking to do.
I think this is a very smart move on their part to hook tons of people into legitimately subscribing to their 50bucks-a-month service..
Max 2009 for free.
Polycount would do an explode.
It's 9.0, I managed to get the keys after a lot of refreshing
I really like it, it's nice not having PS use up 4gb of my memory straight away when I load up a file over 100mb. Will probably keep using this over my student copy of CS5. The interface has evolved a bit in the newer versions, but CS2 is still very workable.
EDIT:
I'd assume the manual updates from here would work
With the way their educational licenses seem to work, if you can handle a reminder every time you save that you're still using an Educational copy, it seems like you could've been out of school for 50 years* and still be grabbing almost any version of any Autodesk software for free. Obviously, it's still not a commercial license, but free with a few strings attached is still free.
*I've got a little over 48 years left before I've confirmed that theory
12x50=600
Ps Reg= 670
1Year 2 months.
PSEXTENDED= 999
1year 8 months.
Who though uses extended? Ndo adds everything else.
The real benefit is access to all of Adobes products, but if you're just using it for PS, either get the cheaper PS only one (30?), or buy a reg license as that's cheaper.
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Did cs2 have 64bit support and did it have that rotate canvas button the new wacoms can use? Also how is it's compatibility with like ndo, ddo, and goz plugins?
iam like 99% sure i had a key on my wacom bound to rotate canvas, but i wouldnt bet my life on it
hahahahahh
The Rotate Canvas Tool was implemented in CS4 forward. Maybe a third-party plugin, but I doubt there's any first-party way to use it in CS2.
What's it's Windows 7 Compatibility look like? I'm running a CS6 subscription right now, so I'm only 'in a rush' in so far as picking it up while the deal lasts, so I haven't gone beyond a cursory examination into compatibility issues, which revealed "they exist". Is it a simple fix to get CS2 and newer-than-XP windows to play nicely, or do you have to be a high-level technomancer to make them not deal-breakers?
Man CS2 was the defacto version for me until cs6 showed up(and thats no much of a leap upwards).
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1woD1x4CzokSxRsTaNU4K0nH7n0GAUSkXmwyfWAjLXu0/preview?sle=true
You're welcome
Remember, CS2 came out in 2005. It'll be okay to practice on (if you're on Windows, anyway) if you've never used some of these tools before, but you're going to have problems collaborating with people using current CS versions, you're not going to be able to take advantage of your current system with it, and you can't use it to get a discounted upgrade to Creative Cloud, which needs CS3+ for upgrade pricing.
the key and download is only for people who already own a valid license.
so, even if you have succesfully downloaded the software, its kinda pointless, because its the same as if you would use a pirated version.
ah that makes more sense, couldnt believe adobe would actually be bothered to do this. So if anyone uses this downloaded version they cant legally use it unless they already owned the software?
I'm having a hard time seeing how they're going to get the cat back in the bag, there's serials everywhere and with all these major news outlets reporting the story as though this is an intentional Adobe giveaway I don't think they're going to have a fun time trying to sue anybody who uses these keys for commercial work. Short of bringing their auth servers back to kill the keys (if that will even work) theres not a lot of good options.
This is a bad spot for adobe...
Even though I just bought CS6, I was looking forward to having a free copy of illustrator...oh well, I'll download it anyway but I won't bother to install incase Adobe changes mind
I'm sure individual licenses and freelancers aren't a big bulk of their income - you never hear any stories about them pursuing individuals. They do work with companies who audit businesses and sue them if they don't have an in depth paper trail showing ownership. They typically offer employees money to rat their employer out, usually a percentage of the lawsuit money.