Usually there will be a warning to tell you if a Quicktime Download is not complete. From what we have gathered about the order of events, a version 5 player on a PC can't be overwritten by version 3 files without causing problems.Īnother reason might be that the version 5 download is incomplete. Now it may be possible that you already have a later version of Quicktime already installed on your computer. The installers on the CD-ROM are for Quicktime 3. You should contact your hardware vendor for this.
In the meantime, check to see you have the latest Active X drivers and your graphics card drivers are up to date.
You can view the movies outside of the CD applications, go to the movies folder on the CD and load the movies directly into Movie Player. There are a number of reasons why this could be, but there is an easy solution to part of the problem. The is not the case for Macs, but it is advisable to use the latest software.Įven after loading Quicktime I still can't see the movies, what can I do? Quicktime 3 applications are not backwards compatible.
Apple has changed the way Quicktime works when used on the PC. The CD requires Quicktime version 3 or later. Make sure you have the correct version of Quicktime loaded. The Quicktime installers for both the Mac & PC are included on the CD, look in the 'Essentials' folder.
The most common resolution to this problem is to install the latest version of Quicktime. Choose "Convert Colors" when opening the pictures. If you are working in a different RGB color space, such as Monitor RGB on a Macintosh and choose not to convert colors on opening, this is to be expected. The demo images were created in the Adobe RGB (1998) color space and designed to be worked on in Photoshop 5.0, 5.5 or 6.0. Why do the demo images appear light and washed out in Photoshop? It is best to change the monitor color display depth to thousands of colors and use a lower resolution. The CD runs at 640 x 480 pixels and thousands of colors, if your screen resolution is set much higher than this it can cause the CD to run more slowly.
Make sure your screen resolution is set to thousands of colors. Why, when I run the CD, do all the images look posterized? If you require a replacement CD, because yours is damaged, go to the Contact Information page and call, write or send an email to the Focal Press office nearest to you. If you are still experiencing problems, please complete the online form on the Technical Support page and someone will be able to contact you and discuss your problems. The most common CD-ROM problems can be solved by checking your system setup and ensuring you have the correct software installed. This section aims to answer some of the more common questions about the Adobe Photoshop 6.0 for Photographers book and the acompanying CD-ROM.