Adobe Photoshop description
Adobe Photoshop, the professional
image-editing standard and leader of the Photoshop digital imaging line,
delivers more of what you crave.
Groundbreaking creative tools help you achieve extraordinary results. Unprecedented adaptability will let you custom-fit Photoshop exactly to the way you work. And with more efficient editing, processing, and file handling, there's no slowing you down.
Create with unmatched power
Timesaving file handling with Adobe Bridge (formerly the File Browser)
Multitasking
Take advantage of compact floating mode in Adobe Bridge to process images while simultaneously working in Photoshop.
Viewing options
Easily browse your Adobe Creative and other graphics files in Adobe Bridge; present your images with features like Slideshow and Filmstrip mode; scale thumbnails to any size using a slider; and view and edit metadata.
Automated batch processing
Automatically process batches of images in Adobe Bridge to rename, convert format, adjust exposure, create a web gallery or Adobe PDF Presentation, and more.
Rating and labeling
Quickly rate and label photos in Adobe Bridge so you can instantly bring up your best shots.
Sophisticated search
Easily find any image using sophisticated search capabilities in Adobe Bridge that let you specify a variety of parameters. Save searches as Collections that you can recall anytime.
Professional color and tone control
Match Color command
Achieve a consistent look between package shots, fashion photos, and more by instantly matching the color scheme of one image to another.
Color Replacement tool
Easily change the color of any image area while retaining the original texture and shading.
32-bit High Dynamic Range (HDR) support
Create and edit 32-bit images, and combine multiple exposures into a single, 32-bit image with expanded range-from the deepest shadows to the brightest highlights.
Histogram palette
Monitor color changes to your image in the Histogram palette, which dynamically updates as you make adjustments.
Shadow/Highlight correction
Quickly improve the contrast of over- or underexposed areas of an image, including CMYK images, while preserving the overall balance of the photo.
Color management guidance
Get precise, consistent color from display to output with helpful color management guidance.
Intelligent image editing
Revolutionary Vanishing Point
Achieve amazing results in a fraction of the time with the groundbreaking Vanishing Point, which lets you clone, paint, and paste elements that automatically match the perspective of the surrounding image area.
Image Warp
Easily create packaging mock-ups or other dimensional effects by wrapping an image around any shape or stretching, curling, and bending an image using Image Warp.
Spot Healing Brush
Effortlessly retouch photos-including 16-bit images-in a single click with the advanced power of the new Photoshop Spot Healing Brush.
Healing Brush
Perform expert retouching to remove dust, scratches, blemishes, wrinkles, and other flaws with minimal effort using the Healing Brush
Essential photography tools
One-click red-eye correction
Instantly neutralize red eyes with the one-click red-eye correction tool, which supports 16-bit images and lets you set pupil size and darkening level.
Optical lens correction
Easily correct common lens distortions, such as barrel and pincushion, and fix chromatic aberrations and vignetting.
Smart Sharpen
Easily counteract common image blurring with fine correction control based on the specific blur types: motion, lens, and Gaussian.
Advanced noise reduction
Polish digital photos with advanced noise correction in high-ISO shooting plus JPEG artifact reduction.
Camera raw workflow enhancements
Process an entire photo shoot in a fraction of the time by simultaneously adjusting color, curves, cropping, and more-and continue working in Photoshop! With support for a comprehensive range of digital cameras, Photoshop lets you automatically adjust settings, convert to Digital Negative (DNG) format, and apply nondestructive edits to batches of images.
Comprehensive 16-bit support
Perform precise editing and retouching with support for 16-bit images in core features, including layers, brushes, text, shapes, and more.
Crop and Straighten command
Scan multiple images at once and let Photoshop automatically straighten and save each image as an individual file.
Design freedom
Flexible layers
Composite images, text, and effects on hundreds of layers that you can organize with up to five levels of nesting and save in different combinations as Layer Comps.
Painting and drawing tools
Create or modify images with a wide assortment of professional, fully customizable paint settings, artistic brushes, and drawing tools.
Special effects filters
Achieve amazing results with more than 95 special effects filters. Easily preview and apply more than one filter at a time from the Filter Gallery.
Advanced type control
Add vector-based text that you can edit at any time, format, warp, place on a path, convert to outlines, and use for masks or other special effects.
Advanced web capabilities
Create sophisticated web page elements with rollovers, transparency, image slicing, and more.
Web animations
Quickly create dynamic GIF animations-using one or more images-directly within Photoshop by taking advantage of the new Animations palette and layer palette animation options
Customize with unprecedented adaptability
Adaptable workspace
Custom menus and keyboard shortcuts
Set up and save custom menus and keyboard shortcuts for quick access to the features you need.
Custom, task-based workspaces
Reduce onscreen clutter by choosing from task-based workspaces, or create your own with just the tools you need.
Adobe Help Center
Quickly get answers from the new, floating Adobe Help Center window with improved search features and convenient, task-based topics.
History Log
Automatically track all editing steps within your Photoshop files. Export steps to a text file or save them as part of image metadata for easier documentation of your work, file audits, and more.
Flexible measurement systems
Enter precise numeric values in inches, pixels, and other measurement systems. Even enter different measurements on-the-fly without changing global settings
Automated image processing
Enhanced automation
Use the new Image Processor command to process camera raw images, and use new built-in Actions to prepare images for film and video.
Event-based scripts
Accomplish more in fewer steps with event-based scripts that automatically activate at specified points in your workflow.
Variables
Instantly produce repetitive graphics with Variables, which automatically populate your design with data from spreadsheets or databases.
Actions and Droplets
Automate common production tasks by recording editing steps in the Actions palette, and then processing batches of files with Droplets.
Film and video design
Non-square pixel support
Create and work with different aspect ratios to accommodate non-square pixels without distortion.
Convenient video preview
Design for broadcast more easily by previewing your Photoshop images on an NTSC or PAL monitor connected to your computer by IEEE 1394/FireWire/i.LINK.
32-bit HDR
Create and edit 32-bit, High Dynamic Range (HDR) images for the widest range and richest detail.
Guide presets
Easily design using video-specific presets that show action-safe and title-safe areas of the screen.
16-bit compositing
Perform precise matte painting, 3D rendering, and other advanced film compositing with support for 16-bit images in core features.
Layers-to-files export
Quickly integrate layered Photoshop artwork with a variety of video editing and compositing systems using the built-in Export Layers To Files command.
Work with unparalleled efficiency
Smooth workflow
Smart Objects
Perform nondestructive scaling, rotating, and warping of raster and vector graphics with Smart Objects. Even preserve the editability of high-resolution vector data from Adobe Illustrator·······� software.
Multiple layer control
Select and move, group, transform, and warp objects more intuitively by clicking and dragging directly on the canvas. Easily align objects with Smart Guides.
Smart Guides
Design faster by automatically aligning objects to each other using Smart Guides.
WYSIWYG font menu
Quickly select typefaces from the font menu, which now displays a sample of each font.
Adobe Creative Suite integration
Work more smoothly across Adobe Creative Suite components with color-setting synchronization in Adobe Bridge, consistent viewing of onscreen color, and unified Adobe PDF file creation settings.
Multilingual spelling checker
Avoid typos with the built-in spelling checker, which supports multiple languages and includes convenient search-and-replace functionality.
Instant video preview
See your broadcast graphics as they'll appear to the audience, while you're still building them. With one click, you can preview your Photoshop images on a television monitor connected to your computer by IEEE 1394/FireWire/i.LINK.
High-capacity RAM compatibility
Make the most of systems running 64-bit processors. Photoshop can address approximately 3.5 GB of RAM on a Power Macintosh G5 running Mac OS X, a Windows XP 64-bit Edition system running an Intel Xeon processor with EM64T, or an AMD Athlon 64 or Opteron processor.
Multi-image digital camera raw file processing
Simultaneous multiple-image editing
Save time by processing batches of raw images at once with nondestructive editing, including color settings, cropping, straightening, adjusting curves, and more. Even process images while continuing to edit or retouch them.
Digital camera and Digital Negative (DNG) support
Take advantage of support for a comprehensive range of digital cameras, and help ensure a lifetime of access to your digital camera raw files by converting them to the DNG format.
Automatic adjustments
Instantly improve the appearance of images by automatically adjusting the exposure, contrast, and color of raw files.
Professional presentation
Enhanced web photo galleries
Quickly display your photos online and gather feedback from viewers using web photo galleries that can now also include animations and sound.
Customizable Picture Packages
Easily showcase your images by choosing from more than a dozen customizable Picture Package templates.
Adobe Photoshop Services
Upload photos directly to Adobe Photoshop Services to share and order prints-even in large formats. Adobe Photoshop Services are provided in conjunction with Kodak EasyShare Gallery, the leader in online photo services and a Kodak company. (Note: Adobe Photoshop Services are not available in all countries.)
Adobe PDF Presentation
Present your images in universally accessible Adobe PDF files, which include support for transitions and security options.
Improved printing workflow
Easily configure your desktop inkjet printer for accurate color output.
Groundbreaking creative tools help you achieve extraordinary results. Unprecedented adaptability will let you custom-fit Photoshop exactly to the way you work. And with more efficient editing, processing, and file handling, there's no slowing you down.
Create with unmatched power
Timesaving file handling with Adobe Bridge (formerly the File Browser)
Multitasking
Take advantage of compact floating mode in Adobe Bridge to process images while simultaneously working in Photoshop.
Viewing options
Easily browse your Adobe Creative and other graphics files in Adobe Bridge; present your images with features like Slideshow and Filmstrip mode; scale thumbnails to any size using a slider; and view and edit metadata.
Automated batch processing
Automatically process batches of images in Adobe Bridge to rename, convert format, adjust exposure, create a web gallery or Adobe PDF Presentation, and more.
Rating and labeling
Quickly rate and label photos in Adobe Bridge so you can instantly bring up your best shots.
Sophisticated search
Easily find any image using sophisticated search capabilities in Adobe Bridge that let you specify a variety of parameters. Save searches as Collections that you can recall anytime.
Professional color and tone control
Match Color command
Achieve a consistent look between package shots, fashion photos, and more by instantly matching the color scheme of one image to another.
Color Replacement tool
Easily change the color of any image area while retaining the original texture and shading.
32-bit High Dynamic Range (HDR) support
Create and edit 32-bit images, and combine multiple exposures into a single, 32-bit image with expanded range-from the deepest shadows to the brightest highlights.
Histogram palette
Monitor color changes to your image in the Histogram palette, which dynamically updates as you make adjustments.
Shadow/Highlight correction
Quickly improve the contrast of over- or underexposed areas of an image, including CMYK images, while preserving the overall balance of the photo.
Color management guidance
Get precise, consistent color from display to output with helpful color management guidance.
Intelligent image editing
Revolutionary Vanishing Point
Achieve amazing results in a fraction of the time with the groundbreaking Vanishing Point, which lets you clone, paint, and paste elements that automatically match the perspective of the surrounding image area.
Image Warp
Easily create packaging mock-ups or other dimensional effects by wrapping an image around any shape or stretching, curling, and bending an image using Image Warp.
Spot Healing Brush
Effortlessly retouch photos-including 16-bit images-in a single click with the advanced power of the new Photoshop Spot Healing Brush.
Healing Brush
Perform expert retouching to remove dust, scratches, blemishes, wrinkles, and other flaws with minimal effort using the Healing Brush
Essential photography tools
One-click red-eye correction
Instantly neutralize red eyes with the one-click red-eye correction tool, which supports 16-bit images and lets you set pupil size and darkening level.
Optical lens correction
Easily correct common lens distortions, such as barrel and pincushion, and fix chromatic aberrations and vignetting.
Smart Sharpen
Easily counteract common image blurring with fine correction control based on the specific blur types: motion, lens, and Gaussian.
Advanced noise reduction
Polish digital photos with advanced noise correction in high-ISO shooting plus JPEG artifact reduction.
Camera raw workflow enhancements
Process an entire photo shoot in a fraction of the time by simultaneously adjusting color, curves, cropping, and more-and continue working in Photoshop! With support for a comprehensive range of digital cameras, Photoshop lets you automatically adjust settings, convert to Digital Negative (DNG) format, and apply nondestructive edits to batches of images.
Comprehensive 16-bit support
Perform precise editing and retouching with support for 16-bit images in core features, including layers, brushes, text, shapes, and more.
Crop and Straighten command
Scan multiple images at once and let Photoshop automatically straighten and save each image as an individual file.
Design freedom
Flexible layers
Composite images, text, and effects on hundreds of layers that you can organize with up to five levels of nesting and save in different combinations as Layer Comps.
Painting and drawing tools
Create or modify images with a wide assortment of professional, fully customizable paint settings, artistic brushes, and drawing tools.
Special effects filters
Achieve amazing results with more than 95 special effects filters. Easily preview and apply more than one filter at a time from the Filter Gallery.
Advanced type control
Add vector-based text that you can edit at any time, format, warp, place on a path, convert to outlines, and use for masks or other special effects.
Advanced web capabilities
Create sophisticated web page elements with rollovers, transparency, image slicing, and more.
Web animations
Quickly create dynamic GIF animations-using one or more images-directly within Photoshop by taking advantage of the new Animations palette and layer palette animation options
Customize with unprecedented adaptability
Adaptable workspace
Custom menus and keyboard shortcuts
Set up and save custom menus and keyboard shortcuts for quick access to the features you need.
Custom, task-based workspaces
Reduce onscreen clutter by choosing from task-based workspaces, or create your own with just the tools you need.
Adobe Help Center
Quickly get answers from the new, floating Adobe Help Center window with improved search features and convenient, task-based topics.
History Log
Automatically track all editing steps within your Photoshop files. Export steps to a text file or save them as part of image metadata for easier documentation of your work, file audits, and more.
Flexible measurement systems
Enter precise numeric values in inches, pixels, and other measurement systems. Even enter different measurements on-the-fly without changing global settings
Automated image processing
Enhanced automation
Use the new Image Processor command to process camera raw images, and use new built-in Actions to prepare images for film and video.
Event-based scripts
Accomplish more in fewer steps with event-based scripts that automatically activate at specified points in your workflow.
Variables
Instantly produce repetitive graphics with Variables, which automatically populate your design with data from spreadsheets or databases.
Actions and Droplets
Automate common production tasks by recording editing steps in the Actions palette, and then processing batches of files with Droplets.
Film and video design
Non-square pixel support
Create and work with different aspect ratios to accommodate non-square pixels without distortion.
Convenient video preview
Design for broadcast more easily by previewing your Photoshop images on an NTSC or PAL monitor connected to your computer by IEEE 1394/FireWire/i.LINK.
32-bit HDR
Create and edit 32-bit, High Dynamic Range (HDR) images for the widest range and richest detail.
Guide presets
Easily design using video-specific presets that show action-safe and title-safe areas of the screen.
16-bit compositing
Perform precise matte painting, 3D rendering, and other advanced film compositing with support for 16-bit images in core features.
Layers-to-files export
Quickly integrate layered Photoshop artwork with a variety of video editing and compositing systems using the built-in Export Layers To Files command.
Work with unparalleled efficiency
Smooth workflow
Smart Objects
Perform nondestructive scaling, rotating, and warping of raster and vector graphics with Smart Objects. Even preserve the editability of high-resolution vector data from Adobe Illustrator·······� software.
Multiple layer control
Select and move, group, transform, and warp objects more intuitively by clicking and dragging directly on the canvas. Easily align objects with Smart Guides.
Smart Guides
Design faster by automatically aligning objects to each other using Smart Guides.
WYSIWYG font menu
Quickly select typefaces from the font menu, which now displays a sample of each font.
Adobe Creative Suite integration
Work more smoothly across Adobe Creative Suite components with color-setting synchronization in Adobe Bridge, consistent viewing of onscreen color, and unified Adobe PDF file creation settings.
Multilingual spelling checker
Avoid typos with the built-in spelling checker, which supports multiple languages and includes convenient search-and-replace functionality.
Instant video preview
See your broadcast graphics as they'll appear to the audience, while you're still building them. With one click, you can preview your Photoshop images on a television monitor connected to your computer by IEEE 1394/FireWire/i.LINK.
High-capacity RAM compatibility
Make the most of systems running 64-bit processors. Photoshop can address approximately 3.5 GB of RAM on a Power Macintosh G5 running Mac OS X, a Windows XP 64-bit Edition system running an Intel Xeon processor with EM64T, or an AMD Athlon 64 or Opteron processor.
Multi-image digital camera raw file processing
Simultaneous multiple-image editing
Save time by processing batches of raw images at once with nondestructive editing, including color settings, cropping, straightening, adjusting curves, and more. Even process images while continuing to edit or retouch them.
Digital camera and Digital Negative (DNG) support
Take advantage of support for a comprehensive range of digital cameras, and help ensure a lifetime of access to your digital camera raw files by converting them to the DNG format.
Automatic adjustments
Instantly improve the appearance of images by automatically adjusting the exposure, contrast, and color of raw files.
Professional presentation
Enhanced web photo galleries
Quickly display your photos online and gather feedback from viewers using web photo galleries that can now also include animations and sound.
Customizable Picture Packages
Easily showcase your images by choosing from more than a dozen customizable Picture Package templates.
Adobe Photoshop Services
Upload photos directly to Adobe Photoshop Services to share and order prints-even in large formats. Adobe Photoshop Services are provided in conjunction with Kodak EasyShare Gallery, the leader in online photo services and a Kodak company. (Note: Adobe Photoshop Services are not available in all countries.)
Adobe PDF Presentation
Present your images in universally accessible Adobe PDF files, which include support for transitions and security options.
Improved printing workflow
Easily configure your desktop inkjet printer for accurate color output.
Here are some key features of "Adobe Photoshop":
- Edit and enhance with imaging magic
- Work more efficiently
- Work with state-of-the-art photography tools
- Process images professionally with the Adobe Camera Raw
- Control color and tone
- Intuitively create movies and video content
- Create superior designs and artwork
- Composite images with advanced features
- Take advantage of a streamlined workflow
- Save time with user-inspired improvements
- Extend your reach
Requirements:
- Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon 64 processor (2GHz or faster) processor
- 1GB of RAM
- 3.2GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices)
- 1024x768 display (1280x800 recommended) with 16-bit color and 512MB of VRAM (1GB VRAM required for 3D features)
- OpenGL 2.0–capable system
- Broadband internet connection and registration are necessary for required software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services
Limitations in the trial version:
- 30 days trial
- 2 GB of cloud storage
- Limited access to services
- Nag screen
What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]
- Expanded 3D printing support:
- Create print-ready 3D files for a broader range of printers and service providers. Photoshop now supports the fifth generation MakerBot Replicator 3D printer and Japanese online 3D printing service DMM.com.
- Support for more 3D file formats:
- Broaden your 3D workflow with support for new file formats, including VRML, U3D, PLY, and IGES. Photoshop includes better integration with CAD workflows, improved support for 3D scanners, and more.
- Streamlined 3D painting:
- Improvements in Photoshop make painting your 3D models faster and easier.
- Optimized 3D printing resources:
- Easily layout multiple 3D objects on a single print bed to maximize the efficiency of your print run.
- 3D printing workflow improvements:
- Load assemblies in Photoshop. Add depth and texture to surfaces more easily with normal maps and bump maps made from pictures. Get more accurate previews and higher fidelity mesh repair.
