Adobe Ships Photoshop Cs

Top ten new features

Improved File Browser
Quickly preview, tag, and sort images; search and edit metadata and keywords; and automatically share batches of files from the improved File Browser.

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.

Histogram palette
Monitor 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 while preserving the overall balance of the photo using Shadow/Highlight correction.

Text on a path
Create eye-catching typography by placing text on paths or within shapes. Edit the text at any time, even in Adobe Illustrator® software.

Integrated digital camera raw file support
Get truer, higher quality output by working with the complete raw data files from most major digital camera models.

Comprehensive 16-bit support
Perform more precise editing and retouching with expanded support for 16-bit images in core features, including layers, brushes, text, shapes, and more.

Layer Comps
Create design variations for clients more efficiently by saving different combinations of layers within the same file as Layer Comps.

Macromedia Flash file export
Use ImageReady CS to create Macromedia® Flash™ (SWF) animations, complete with vector artwork and variable text.

Customizable keyboard shortcuts
Customize, save, and print a summary of your ideal set of keyboard shortcuts, so the functions you use most are always at your fingertips.

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Layer Comps
Create design variations for clients more efficiently by saving different combinations of layers within the same file as Layer Comps.

Lovely!

Wonder how that will effect with previous versions if at all :o
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It has some really effective new features. Some blatantly obvious, some not so obvious.

Text along a curved path? Finally, it's a breeze.

Still whining that exporting transparent gifs/pngs is not easy? It is now. Just click and go.

Seems to load quicker than v7. On my system at least, it just seems far more responsive than 7 ever did.

What is still missing? Still no Up/Down buttons for controlling fine measurements. It's still those damned sliders! A real pain.

It's still the #1 graphics suite on the market by far.

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Sniper-X, Which fine measurements are you talking about? I'm just wondering. I just got it also and I'm just trying to find out.

Thornz, I bet if you haven't had it very long they'll give you a free upgrade. I'd call them. I'm just hoping for ya!
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Do you think they'd do an upgrade if it was purchased in May?
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Costly costly, ill use trials
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I am, personally, pretty disappointed with Photoshop CS It has all the functionality of the older versions, is a little faster, and the new features work fine, BUT... All they did was incorporate features that already can be found elsewhere to it (like Text on a path), and make things easier for design newbies (Like easy color match). There isn't any breath taking Adobe innovation (like the the Healing Brush was when 7.0 came out). This is a good release, but like many reviews said, "Photoshop 7.5 at best". It's okay though, it's certainly more useful and not any worse than 7.0, and may be a worthy upgrade but is NOT worth purchasing full version. My real hopes in CS lay in Illustrator (which now is supposed to have Adobe Dimensions' 3D funcionality incorporated), and GoLive (which, if is good enough, can replace my Dreamweaver and help me lose Macromedia). I have yet to try those two.
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I need to buy it