Free Adobe CS2 Software Mac/Win
 

http://www.adobe.com/downloads/cs2_downloads/index.html

and this explains why…

http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33153_7...lder-software/

Be aware that Photoshop, Indesign and Illustrator work fine under Windows 8 and XP, but Acrobat 8 Pro won't install under Windows 8 for some reason.

Note: I'm running both versions of Windows under Parallels on Intel Mac with OSX 10.8.2.

Another free release....

For anyone interested in delving into 3D animation, Reallusion will release a free version of iClone 4 PRO in 3D World magazine's February edition. Offer will be good 'til April.

From the announcement of the February 2013 issue of 3D World:

Download the complete version of iClone4 Pro for Windows, courtesy of Reallusion! iClone enables you to easily create CG movies for pre-viz or online distribution. Use the built-in content library to set up your scene, then customise your assets to create a unique movie! (Offer ends 30 April 2013.)




This is good for anyone who might have seen some of my work with iClone (I have iClone 5 PRO), and would like to take their shots at movie making. iClone 4 PRO is a very capable program. It doesn't have all the new features of iC5, but it is still a very good application, and considering that you're getting a 200 dollar program for FREE....I'd jump on it. There's a great community of iClone users at the Reallusion forums too.

Think on this..... get iClone 4 PRO for free from 3D World magazine, download Blender (current version) which is a free 3D modeling and animation program, and all you'd need is to buy 3DXChange 4 from Reallusion so that you can make conversions of your .obj models for use in iClone 4. :) All told, your pipeline will probably only cost 150 bucks, plus the cost of the magazine that month. :)

Sounds good. Thanks Martok.