Need to Edit Photoshop and Illustrator Files

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Moe_Rubenzahl
Oct 24, 2008
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We need to be able to make simple edits to Photoshop and Illustrator files — e.g. fixing typos. I am hesitant to buy a copy of both programs at over $1000 when we will be using 0.01% of the program!

Desire is to open, make edit, save in original format.

Anyone know a way?
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Mylenium
Oct 25, 2008
No. Sorry, you will have to take this bitter pill. While there are other apps like Paintshop Pro that open PSD files using the legacy version of the format up to PS7, you will loose information as they may not support all layer styles, smart objects, layer groups, 32bit/16bit PSDs and correct color profile handling. in so many words: you will burden yourself with more work instead of making things easier. and for illustrator don’t even ask – the format is proprietary ever since v9, so nobody outside Adobe can replicate it.

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John Joslin
Oct 25, 2008
Get the originator to save them as PDFs?
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Moe_Rubenzahl
Oct 27, 2008
Get the originator to save them as PDFs?

That can work in some places. What do you recommend to edit PDFs?
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Buko
Oct 27, 2008
PDFs are not really meant to be edited.

PDF is the final step that goes to the printer. Acrobat is the application. but you still need Photoshop to edit images or Illustrator to edit vector stuff. you can do minor text editing but you can screw things up fast if you don’t know what you are doing. Also if the complete font is not embedded this will screw things up.

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