CS3 Artistic Filters: Where have they gone?

I've recently updated to CS3 from CS2 and converted to a Macbook Pro from a PC...so, It's a challenging adjustment, considering I was never an expert at CS2 to begin with.
That said, I'm looking for my filter gallery in photoshop. Right now, I can only see a blur, despeckle, etc... It doesn't let me chose filter gallery, and preview all the artistic filters that I could in CS2. I've looked through preferences, other online tutorials, and the manual that comes with CS3, but they all say it will just give me the option to choose "filter gallery" from the dropdown menu, but it doesn't.

Where have all the filters gone?>

Hi & welcome to MacProVideo forum

That's strange...

When you go to the Filter Menu there is no menu option for 'Filter gallery'?

Can you use the filter gallery on tiff's? jpegs? what's the bit depth of your image?

What is your machine spec? Did your install process go ok?

If you cannot find it in the correct menu it might be worth contacting adobe support...

Let us know if you can't get it to work...or how you get it to work ;-)

Cheers
Rounik

I ended up calling adobe and they told me to uninstall and the re-install my whole creative suite. It's fine now, except that I still don't understand why some filters are 'greyed out' sometimes and not others.

any input on that?>
thanks

I'm not sure...

are the filters greyed out depending on the type of file you are trying to apply the filters to? e.g. tif, jpeg, etc.

Best
Rounik

maybe. i usually work w/ jpegs

Hi Blake

I believe you must be in 8 bit and RGB to have access to all the filters.

Try converting to 8bit and RGB and see if that helps.

Cheers
Rounik

ok, but i just got a lecture from a local print shop to make all my files in cmyk colors at 300dpi or higher. I've been getting so many mixed messages and tips, i don't know what to do anymore.

[quote:39411]I've been getting so many mixed messages and tips, i don't know what to do anymore.

Sorry for that.

Would it be possible to convert your images from rgb to cmyk afterwards?

Also, if you need 300dpi does that mean you can't use 8bit files?

Rounik

eesh. not sure, i guess. i just notice the 8bit when i use RGB. I didn't know you could use them with CMYK at all.

Go ahead and do your work in RGB at 8-bit color depth and 300 dpi resolution. When finished, duplicate the image into a new file and convert the new file to the CMYK color mode and send that to the printer.RGB has a wider range of colors than CMYK so you might see a shift in some colors. When you use the color picker if you use a color that isn't in the current color gamut (printable range) you'll see a small color box with an exclamation point above it. That is the CMYK color closest to the one you are pointing at. Click on it to select. If you don't select it, the color you pick will show up in the color box in the tool bar and color palettes, but PS will paint with the in-gamut color.I'd check with the printer and see if it would be wiser to stick with a Pantone or other approved print color system. That way you'd know what the colors will print like and you'd automatically be able to pick suitable colors to work with.Make sure to get a printed proof of everything before signing off on the full print run.

Hi Jim,

Thanks for the great advice!
I recently produced a brochure for print and used CMYK, after getting the proofs back I wished I had use Pantone... next time... ;-)

Rounik