Photoshop is the industry-leading digital imaging tool for designers, photographers, and artists. It includes Adobe Bridge for image browsing and management.
Cost: $649 New / $199 Upgrade
Runs on: Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Mac OS X.
Universal binary for Power PC and Intel-based Macs.
Ships: April 2007
Included in these Adobe Creative Suite 3 Bundles:
Key New Features:
- Nondestructive Smart Filters
- Quick Selection Tool
- Refine Selection Edge
- Auto-align and auto-blend layers
- Black and White Adjustment
- Streamlined interface
- Enhanced Camera Raw support
- Export to Zoomify format for viewing full resolution images on the Web
- Adobe Device Central for mobile product design
Enhanced tools:
- Vanishing Point now allows you to create multiple, adjustable angle perspective planes.
- Automatic alignments in Merge to 32-bit HDR.
- Chanel Mixer allows custom presets.
- Curves adjustment allows custom presets and offers a larger display with integrated histogram showing multiple color channels.
- Photomerge now offers automatic layer alignment and blending.
- Clone source palette offers a preview overlay and enhanced precision for working with the clone and healing tools.
- Simplified Printing interface.
New in Bridge CS3:
- 3-column layout and saved workspaces
- Filters panel
- Image stacking function
- Loupe tool for zooming in on details
- Flat view
Note: With the release of CS3, Adobe ImageReady has been discontinued--it is no longer included with Photoshop.