For years, pretty much every creative professional such as graphic and web designers, photographers, and prepress specialists have relied on Adobe Photoshop software to help create creative visuals. But Photoshop has also become the digital imaging standard for a wide array of other professionalsâ€â€including people working with motion graphics for film and television; 2D and 3D design imagery in manufacturing, architecture, and engineering; and medical and scientific professionals dealing with specialized images. To best meet the diverse needs of all these professionals and more, Adobe now presents the choice of two new versions of the softwareâ€â€Photoshop CS3, and Photoshop CS3 Extended.
What’s new in Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended:
- Streamlined interface
- Adobe Bridge CS3 with Stacks and Filters
- Quick Selection tool
- Refine Edge
- Nondestructive Smart Filters
- Next-generation Camera Raw
- Adjustable cloning and healing with preview overlay
- Black and White conversion
- Improved Curves
- Vanishing Point
- Automatic layer alignment and blending
- Adobe Device Central
- Zoomifyâ„¢ export
- Improved print experience
- Photoshop Lightroomâ„¢ integration
- 3D visualization & texture editing
- Motion graphics and video layers with Movie Paint
- Enhanced 32-bit HDR editing
- Measurement and data
- Ruler and Count tools
- DICOM support
- Image Stack processing
- MATLAB support
- Workflow enhancements
Pricing: AdobePhotoshop CS3 will be available for an estimated street price of US$649 and Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended will be available for an estimated street price of US$999, directly from Adobe or through Adobe Authorized Resellers. Licensed owners of Photoshop CS2, Photoshop CS, or Photoshop 7.x can upgrade to Adobe Photoshop CS3 for US$199, or to Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended for US$349. Licensed owners of Photoshop CS2, Photoshop CS, or Photoshop 7.x are also eligible for special upgrade pricing to certain editions of Adobe Creative Suite 3.
