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Photoshop 3.0 Features

20 Years of Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop 3.0 beta and final splash screens.

Adobe Photoshop 3.0 beta and final splash screens.

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Photoshop 3.0 codename: Taking Tiger Mountain

Photoshop 3.0 brought us layers and tabbed palettes.

In 1994, Adobe acquired Aldus, its main competitor in the graphics and publishing software space. And in 1995, Adobe purchased Photoshop from its creators, Thomas and John Knoll.

In 1995, digital cameras reached the hands of home computer users, which brought a wider interest in image processing to the general public. In 1996, Adobe released PhotoDeluxe 1.0, enabling consumers to work with scanned and digital photos.

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