CreativeLive Asks Photoshop Experts to Open Photoshop 1.0

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[@ReallyLuckyDog]

You laugh now but I started with 1.0. It was so cool to be able to do something creative with photographs 25 years ago. It was the dawn of digital imaging, it was Star Trek on your desktop. Photoshop has come a long way gradually. Who doesn't look back at their high school photograph and think what a dork; but we were so cool back then. Thank you for this trip down memory lane.

[@spaceguy8000]

I still have my Photoshop 0.63 Beta floppy disk from 1988. I'm surprised it runs on my Mac Mini OS9. The info screen has Thomas Knoll's phone number and "Not for distribution."

[@KrystynaStradling]

LOL - I remember these days, when the Photoshop folks asked me to try the pen tool (they gave me floppy disk with Beta version) without any instructions or Photoshop book. I mastered it like playing a piano. That was a FUN TIME at Electronic Easel Company in Minneapolis, MN in the early 90's. Working as a printer I had problems with understanding RGB as I was used to working with CMYK. So I suggested that I needed to see channels in CMYK. Well they did it right quickly!!! Listening to these guys saying oh heck , there are no layers made me laugh.I also had problems working in a single pane so I suggested layers. They did it too right quick! I love Photoshop!!!! I love all people involved in creation in this wonderful program!!! Blessings to all of them!!! I use Photoshop every day, even now while I am on disability. My suggestion for a sharpening filter or blur filter for mug shots was worked fast and wonderful. I am so happy to be one who had some input in creation of this marvelous program. I created first 3D image. It still hangs on my wall. Also I hope the Photoshop people do remember first calenders for Mackintosh was done by "7 Heaven Company" (Macintosh Utilities for System 7) Most of graphics there was mine I work ed also on Quadra 500 (which I have today with my old monitor). My Hard drive (removable) was 500MB Shadow. This was sure a fun time!!! I sent to the printer every CMYK channel separably on a 44 disk. This was for Minnesota Monthly Magazine. I have a huge big portfolio of all my work for my favorite clients. Target, Cub Foods, Northwest Bank, Wilson Leather and others. I helped a lot also with creating Northern Independent Newspaper. I create most of Ads and Wedding or Dinning Issues. I love my work thanks to wonderful Photoshop People!!! Blessings. Also you all use icons of images for applications because I started this at Color House in Minneapolis, Mn to please their salesmen. I have thank you letter from them and their clients for creating those. This is my store and I am sticking to it. I still have a lot of great ideas but no one to work with on them. I was trained in Poland by Mistro of printing who finished 3 printing universities in Lwow, Warszasawa, Hindenburg, Germany. I was scared to come to the USA but my Mistro Roman Teliczek promised me that with my mind and talents I could conquer any country and printing job. In Poland I got a degree in compositor of hand setting and mono-type setting and I also knew line-a type setting. Later I also got classes in design. Today I am so proud of what have accomplished because as the proverb says: "If you love your job you are not working at all. You are enjoying your life." This is what I do.

[@dusankecman3446]

Veoma lepo!+1

[@beejor]

We've come a long way! Today Photoshop has so many amazing new features like layers, multiple undo levels, $20 a month subscription fees, and draconian DRM.

[@jeetenzhurlollz8387]

i am a programmer...not for photoshop ,but for structural analysis...and guess what...i am not interested to program for freeloaders to enjoy life while i debug code. I say fuck you freeloaders.

[@fladmus]

I also get paid for coding, why some people want me to work for free is beyond me.

[@Imyubel]

Mikkel Rasmussen jeetenz hurlollz maybe people hate DRM because when I pay for something I actually want to own it? Oh and by the way, I am a programmer too.

[@l4nd3r]

davjet1 You pay to use a product, not to really own it. Read the EULA.

[@AldoFregoso]

When I purchase something, I expect the files without stupid limitations. What if I'm traveling to a place without internet and the shit deactivates itself? I really hate when software punishes legit users.

[@TaylorMartinStuff]

Crazy to see how far we've come.

[@MAGNETO-i1i]

music is STILL shit.

[@cyberputo]

Just a KZbinr I don't think so. There are still good music nowadays, the big problem is the mass production of musics, with the objective to sell no matter the quality allied with the easier media spread, adopting sexy and good looking icons to reach people easy manipulated, instead of real good musicians. Welcome to capitalism!

[@SilverBackSexMachine]

ISN'T IT?! I mean, shit... We have world class professionals struggling to do beginner-level tasks on a piece of software that was ACTUALLY a certified develpment tool 25 years ago... I don't know how to feel about this, exactly. It's kinda like watching little kids trying to learning how to use computer programs. I don't know, it felt big... Brought some tears to my eyes, I swear...

[@Arbitrary6104]

Not THAT crazy...

[@MAGNETO-i1i]

l4imol Sorry, I don't listen to modern music anymore.

[@kimnilsson3221]

The video is fun, but it doesn't really do the program justice. Very much - and all of what they are attempting to do - was possible in Photoshop 1, partly with alternative methods (that are still in Photoshop today, such as "Calculate/Calculations…" which can be used in place of layers - and which already in Photoshop 1 included most of the blending modes we have today). And the keyboard command for setting the source point for the cloning tool has stayed the same through all versions of Photoshop, including the current one, so that… wasn't particularly impressive for an expert. It's apparent that it was meant to be funny, but some historical accuracy wouldn't have hurt. It would have been more impressive and fun to see them do actual work in Photoshop 1, since it can be done. This video gives people an incorrect picture of what Photoshop 1 was like. It was a very impressive and capable program already at version 1.

[@szalayisti]

Sums up my everyday use of PS CC...

[@Nightizm]

"Look at that, just as crispy as our bacon!" I died hahah

[@fobusas]

Some of it is very understandable. Stuff in different places and named differently, lots of capabilities missing, etc. Takes time getting used to after years of learned productivity. But it also sometimes shows that some of these experts are no geniuses. Like cmon, how hard it is to notice a button named "preview" to understand that your changes will be visible once it's pressed, especially after you did something which should have changed, but didnt.

[@kenccheng]

I was a beta tester for Photoshop 1.07. I used it on my Mac SE right up until 1991. Those Gaussian Blurs took forever! Minutes! I don't even know how I became a beta tester for Adobe, but I had bought some Adobe fonts, Tekton and others, and the next thing I know they were sending me their magazine and beta disk for Photoshop.

[@RichardChiang120]

Can't imagine working with this......feeling so grateful right now for having CC version, thank you, Adobe!

[@RezaulKarimArif]

I'm a Graphic Designer...and i don't know why i'm having goosebumps after watching this :') We came a long way .

[@visionmedia2810]

Wow, Photoshop touch on a tablet is more powerful than this and that alone is amazing. But without this base we wouldn't be here today! Love it!

[@communicato1]

I've been with it every step of the way. All things considered it was incredibly slow development. It took the first 10+ years just to catch up to where LivePicture left off. And smart object was the last big improvement way back in CS2.

[@fastra3621]

So much now is taken for granted by new users. It's only through the subsequent evolvement of programs like these do you truly get an understanding of how to do things properly and appreciate why! At least they had a colour screen...! :)

[@13THELUCKY13]

I started on 7.0 and Elements 2.0 and would go back to them. This was right before they started CS. 7 was my favorite.

[@aimeecandela1234]

Geez.. my first introduction to Photoshop was 3.0. I was enrolled to take a 1st level course using this program, but bowed out of the class as the amount of assignments were going to interfere in completing my degree back then. Basically I ended up being self-taught using PhotoShop. Still so much more to explore!

[@themagicpopschannel]

Editors and Designers would do anything with everything when it comes to Their craft. lol Love this

[@angusdavidson15]

Photoshop 1.0. Still better than Microsoft Paint.

[@kieron698]

So does this mean that in 25 years MS Paint will look like photoshop?

[@SHINBAXTER]

NO. IN 25 YEARS MS PAINT WILL STILL LOOK LIKE IT DOES NOW XD =)

[@misaalanshori]

In 25 years mspaint will be replaced by paint 3d

[@doctordbx]

The 'Photoshop expert' of 2017 doesn't have to worry about a lot of things the Photoshop jockey of the early 90s had to. Memory management for one thing, and ensuring that you were working at the best workable resolution as possible. Displays only capable of 65k colors (or less!) so you had to color match best you could with Pantone chips and a whole lotta faith. 21" monitors that cost as much as a small car. Slow processors. 1 undo! (sometimes!) and having to regularly save files to ensure you didn't lose them, or save copies because you wanted to experiment (no layers!). Interesting times! And yet somehow despite all these limitations we still managed to make it work.

[@Bunch.]

Co najgorsze, to W DALSZYM CIĄGU Photoshop nie posiada "live preview" przy okazji kilku niezbędnych opcji. Tak tutaj to podkreślają wciąż nie byli w stanie wprowadzić opcji podglądu na żywo stosowanych efektów do tej pory! Np. nie mam podglądu dodawanej "auoreoli" na wyciętym obrazku.

[@imanalius7691]

If only we could capture the expressions of Photoshop users from 25 years ago when they're told that in the future they'll be forced to rent the software instead of buying it! And if they ever stop paying the monthly fee, they won't be able to open their Photoshop files anymore. Priceless!

[@abeldnite]

Thanks pirate bay for all the photoshop versions I downloaded illegally

[@FancyGonkBoi]

Yeah I would like to thank pirate bay for photoshop

[@girrajgupta2778]

I just only know the word creative cloud...I had never ever use such version...and I use cc 2014 only...and even I don't like to use any other version...love you CC

[@theartist124]

I've been a Photoshop user since 2.0 and the thing I don't miss about the old versions is waiting 30-60 minutes for a render, to only reject it and try again! Whew!!!!

[@noisywan]

You should make a video of same people doing the same tasks on the latest Photoshop so we can compare their performances.

[@pranaytony]

That's soooo Cool to experience! But no layers, hard to imagine!!

[@trancekelley]

Cant wait to see the 50 year version of this video.

[@PuKoh]

i was surprised to see the images opened up in colour, and not BW

[@marwaseyna4527]

this is hilarious, we've come a long way since"Photoshop 1.0", 25 years ago!!, i'm glad that i'm using the latest version!

[@Lapeerphoto]

This is awesome! Seeing all of these pros, who I admire so, struggle with PS 1.0, is a chuckle!

[@jackkraken3888]

1:47 Did he color the black and white image in Photoshop 1? WOW!

[@Snotnarok]

I always wondered what digital art was like in the early days, this was a nice little jump back. I heard that E.A. was going to buy photoshop way back when but couldn't see a use for it....Whoooops!

[@ThePhotoShow]

Brilliant video, I didn't start until Photoshop 4, it had come a long way since 1.0.

[@ronkathyballard5923]

I remember using this. Had completely forgotten have weak this program was back then.

[@nothankyoutube]

Fun! I always feel like I learn more from photoshops limitations in each iteration more than the new features.

[@Lawrd.Rivguz]

It'd be awesome if you could do this with DAWs like Ableton, Logic or Pro Tools :) Sound engineers and producers alike would love it :D

[@torontoinontario]

Crazy. Thank for sharing it with us. Photoshop come a long way. Glad I started using on CC version. Back then you needed to be a genius for using the application.

[@suruha2306]

That was hilarious! The 25 minute drop shadow by Aaron! LOL And, Jason and his bacon!! LOL These folks are a hoot, anyway! Thanks for compiling this! I really enjoyed it! Su

[@suspicioususpectlisa]

We had once a very old version of photoshop on our school computers (6.0 if I remember correctly). Not that the school computers would be able to run a newer version with a C in front of a number (or a other c) But that first photoshop reminds me of paint, but then with some more features.

[@rustyharris9481]

WOW! That was fun to watch. I've been a fan since version 4.0, still using CS6 because I don't care for "cloud" stuff for now. Once I have to upgrade, I guess I'll get use to the cloud stuff.

[@cccorlew]

But it was freakin' MAGIC at the time. Really. I loved it so much.

[@benjgleeksman575]

We've come so far. The clone wand spot healing history mask variations palette sure comes in handy.

[@PiyushYankee]

this brought tears to my eyes, :') I love you Photoshop... Thank you for being there :)

[@theteiger]

Hilarious - also - weirdly, as a person who has used Photoshop constantly since this version (as a child) I got tears in my eyes during this... hahah - really great

[@randyranson84]

To think I used to have operators work with Photoshop 1.0 on some advertising material. Seems like a lifetime ago.

[@larrymaxwell7181]

Back when you didn't have the rent it.

[@Jarr0n]

Everyone trying normal stuff then there was the gut editing bacon haha

[@POOLEworks]

What computers were they using? I had to go to lunch for some things to undo, render or even save. These were way too fast cuts to get the real feel.

[@Redsprocket]

This is pretty awesome. I remember when.

[@kimopuppy]

Love it "I only get one undo?"

[@ingijonsson3466]

this is me with all the versions of Photoshop

[@TehBananaBread]

Wish i was around to learn photoshop 1.0 and get to know the difference between each one. Should make an easy learning curve instead of diving straight into the latest version with so so so much things to master:P!

[@TheJoshfool]

I hope it was very humbling! The people behind the math and coding of all the effects filters and crutches these "graphic artists" use are who deserve the real credit. Give it 5 10 more years. My smartphone will make them obsolete.

[@TheJoshfool]

AkA Hipster reality check haha

[@TheJoshfool]

yall are the autotune of your medium hahaha

[@dj1NM3]

It looks almost exactly like Windows MS Paint from the same era, except for the irregular selection tool. I suppose it was amazing because it was running on an Apple? Corel Photopaint V.1 (realeased at least 6 months earlier) had at least as many features and actually had "objects", which PS didn't have (which Adobe had to call "layers") until the next release. I'm not really sure how Adobe PS became so widely accepted.

[@ThisIsAdamB]

I used 1.0, way back when. I still have that Mac IIci in my closet. I wonder if it still boots up...

[@bdarring]

But first I had to ride my bike through 20 miles of snow, wind the rubber band on my mac, love it ; )

[@shinkeikeun]

Awesome! And, our studio still works with photoshop 4.0 in some situation.

[@smartymrpl]

Amazing video, Adobe! I started with PS 4.0.

[@wyrmoffastring]

I started with 7. This is really crazy xD

[@themacdoctor]

I'd love to know what tool(s) did they use to virtualized the old Mac OS. I've searched around a bit, and can't find any reference to those details. Sheepshaver, or something else?

[@nightowl3582]

This just in: photo editing software from nearly 30 years ago was very rough and primitive compared to more recent versions of that same software.

[@ethai1]

Is there a video of sound engineers try pro tools 1.0 (when it was called sound tools) or cubase 1.0? if not, there should be one! I believe both programs have recently reached their 30th anniversary.

[@JenoratedThoughts]

I've been complaining a lot that in my work we still use CS3... I appreciate CS3 better than before but still I want the new one :)

[@IAmSoMuchBetterThanYou]

I started with Photoshop in 1990. At least it was on a PC, thank goodness. Then on SGi machines which only ran for about 8 minutes before crashing.

[@TorIvanBoine]

Woa. Things have changed a bit in the last 25 years :)

[@davideographer4410]

It's hard to imagine Photoshop without layers!

[@achuca73]

The good ole days!

[@christopher8116]

Ahh I knew there was a reason I wanted a computer at 10 yrs old, the dawn of Photoshop arrived.

[@RobertOrtega]

We have come a long way in 25 years

[@kevinmcmahon4555]

Laughed my ass off!! If anyone wants to play I bet I have those floppy's somewhere.

[@cgrscott]

Pretty fascinating to watch seasoned Photoshop users poke through Photoshop 1.0 If it was not for Steve Job's and the first Mac, we might not have ever seen a first release of Adobe Photoshop. Very funny clip.

[@creativelive]

We thought so too! 🤣

[@xNLxReloaded]

Can somebody help me with photoshop cc? i got a problem. When i save a picture with a transparent background the picture is white background?!?!?! but when i open the picture ( not the psd file ) in photoshop it has a transparent background!?!!?

[@ifeanyiachobandu2944]

+Sem Kaldijk save it as a png. If you save as a jpg it automatically adds a white background.

[@EthanRom]

Man, I remember using OS9. Crazy stuff.

[@gentlegnt]

So, so funny!!! Love seeing others struggle sometimes. 😉😆😆

[@oj43085]

the image looked pretty good in all the colors that the Mac was supporting.

[@AlexValtchev]

Priceless!!!! Really...

[@zxspectrum128]

Started with Artist II on an 8-bit computer...

[@ussjealousy]

20 years from now we are gonna have photoshop installled in our brains so we are gonna do all editing in our minds :D and then say "post to Facebook" ( or whatever social crap is gonna be ruling our lives) and done!

[@jackkraken3888]

Aaron Nace from PHLEARN ahhh so nice to see the dude.

[@MAGNETO-i1i]

I feel this way, but for modern music

[@SatbirArora]

Mother of design applications...

[@psteelman4448]

What a RIOT! I came in at V.5....cannot imagine 1.0

[@tiktokers_updates]

As a programmer I am so impresseddd

[@chrisstocker]

I remember it all. I worked at Future Publishing in the Uk. Adobe literally couldn't give Photoshop away, we turned down 30 copies of Photoshop because it didn't have paths and Digital Darkroom by Aldus did. BW only in those days. I used it to retouch old black and white images for a classical music magazine. We asked Adobe to come back when it had paths. vimeo.com/129535099 is my old portfolio from back in the day, I distinctly remember doing the hammer image without layers. I had to make a cover for PC Format with a twirl filter background, it took 4 hours to do per plate, yes that right A4 images would have to have a filter applied to the CMYK channels one at a time. I think I had to split the plates into greyscale files and combine them at the end. I still work in Photoshop as my day job. chrisstockerdesign.co.uk

[@RRProdFL]

Not only was it PS#1 but was shown it by a graphic designer who said photographers will not be needed anymore. I believe the program was named L-88 before #1, (but that could be the original Illustrator). Either way I still have the Apple computer, System 6, and all the software. In my little basement museum. I started shooting digital in 1992. A lifetime ago. We have come a long way...

[@MidatlanticphotographyNet]

You should try using photoshop 1.0 on a computer that was available from 1990 as well. It takes about 10 minutes to launch photoshop 1.0

[@pauloc.c.macher954]

those were the times of the true photoshop badasses.

[@hunterelf]

PS is like breathing to me, watching them use 1.0 just brings me a smile. ahh, we took so much for granted now adays.

[@mickaka]

That's running at some speed, emulated OS? I was working in Deluxe Paint on Amigas up until I switched to Photoshop around version 5 I think so interesting to see these older versions.

[@victorpopov3809]

Well the main feature of photoshop 1.0 was that you could open files Yeah things have become more awesome since then

[@ToddOwlett]

And they did it all without being subscription based, how did they make enough profit to continue with so much development?

[@artbyaline]

Blast from the past!

[@heybaberiba]

Oh 4 minutes of sausagefest. How creative of you guys, you really inspire me to LEARN.

[@AlexandreHimself]

wow, so the 1.0 go out when i was born, crazy, i don't know adobe is that old.

[@masteratadobeother]

are they using a vm to view photoshop 1.0?

[@ijamawa]

i start Photoshop 3.0 it a great video..

[@Alanj2007Games]

I can't believe how technology advancing these days! Humans are awesome! :D

[@asarkar]

Ah the days of caves and fires. Such nostalgia.

[@jaredj631]

I'm not even 30 and remember messing around with this at school. Though we probably had 5year old computers at my school.