CS Review

[adobetony]

Hi all, I work with Adobe and wanted to get some feedback on one of our new services, CS Review. Have any of you used it yet?

[anonymouse1]

For those unfamiliar with CS Review:

https://acrobat.com/csrlive_learnmore.html

[Speedy]

As long as it doesn't use Flash, what's not to like?

[adobetony]

There's a lot to like about CS Review. First of all, if you own CS5, you are already registered for a complimentary year's subscription to CS Review. Reviews can be initiated from within an ongoing project, and clients or collaborators are able to give real-time feed back directly to your project. No additional software is required, and CS Review can be accessed from any web browser.

@anonymouse1, have you already been using CS Review?

[M A V I C]

I'm boycotting CS5. So, no, I don't use CS Review.

[Marc Anthony]

Are you looking for feedback specific to the functioning of the software or general thoughts on it? I haven't used CS Review, and it doesn't really appeal to me, especially if it's a subscription service. My company uses PDF files for this purpose, which is adequate. We probably won't discontinue that method if there's going to be an additional expense.

[adobetony]

@ M A V I C, sorry to hear that--why are you boycotting CS5?

@Marc Anthony thanks for the feedback, and I understand your company's concern with incurring new expenses. One of the benefits of CS Review, is that it comes with a complimentary first year of service--so, this is a great option if you're looking to explore new options for the review process.

[JoeM]

Why would I need this cloud subscription service (whether free, for now, or not) when I can simply make PDFs available? Couldn't Acrobat do everything this service offers? Can you mention why someone might want to choose CS Review rather than a DAM system?

[adobetony]

JoeM wrote:
Why would I need this cloud subscription service (whether free, for now, or not) when I can simply make PDFs available? Couldn't Acrobat do everything this service offers? Can you mention why someone might want to choose CS Review rather than a DAM system?

One of the benefits with CS Review is that it allows collaborators to leave feedback to specific areas of the project. Such a tool allows the project's author to see what changes are being suggested, and act on them as deemed necessary. This feedback is archived, and can be referenced at any point during the review process. CS Review also allows the author of the project to take action on feedback, by making the appropriate changes using Creative Suite programs like Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator.

[M A V I C]

adobetony wrote:
@ M A V I C, sorry to hear that--why are you boycotting CS5?

PS CS3 and CS4 both had a bug in them that often causes PS to crash when layers are dragged in the layers pallet (and apparently for some also when they're dragged in the image window.) Chris Cox said for quite some time this was a known issue. John Nack later said all known issues had been fixed, but that turned out not to be true. Chris Cox pointed the finger at Apple for quite some time saying there was nothing Adobe could do but wait for Apple to fix it. Then Adobe fixed this issue in CS5, so obviously there was something Adobe could have done about it. I know this required rewriting the interface, but if that's what it took, it should have been fixed in CS4 and the issue should have been stopped there. Instead, people who purchased both CS3 and CS4 had/have to live with the crasher.

At the very least John Nack should not have claimed it was fixed when it was not.

Adobe should have done something for all the customers who purchased either or both versions. Instead, if we want the fix, we're forced to pay $$$ for the upgrade.

The only sort of say I seem to have on this issue is voting with my wallet. In this case, CS5 will be the first version my company will not upgrade to. We all have Design Premium.