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Hands On with Photoshop CS3 Extended
A preliminary report on new features, performance, and workflow enhancements
3/27/2007
Users can also use selection tools and measure the area, perimeter, and other parameters of a selection. Measurements are then logged and can be exported to the .csv format.
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And the rest
Photoshop CS3 Extended also inherits all of the new features in Photoshop CS3 Standard. We've gone over these in some detail in the past, so I'll just touch on them briefly here:
- New interface, including dockable palettes;
- The ability to use non-destructive, live filters on 2D layers;
- Improvements to Vanishing Point, such as the ability to manipulate the angles of the perspective planes interactively;
- Black and white conversion;
- Improvements to Curves adjustments;
- Adjustable cloning with a preview overlay;
- Adjustable healing with a preview overlay;
- A new "Quick Selection Tool" for masking;
- A "Refine Edge" function for improving selection outlines, including feathering, contraction and expansion, mask previews and other features;
- Automatic layer alignment and blending (for compositing and for merging photos)
- Enhanced "Merge to 32-bit HDR"
- A streamlined interface, with collapsible palettes;
- An update to Camera Raw;
- Integration with Photoshop Lightroom;
- Device Central for exporting to mobile formats;
- A new version of Adobe Bridge, which includes support for filters and the stacking of images, a new loupe tool and previous of Flash content; and
- Improvements to printing.
Pricing and availability
Photoshop CS3 Extended will be out soon as both a standalone application ($999) and as part of four different CS3 suites, including Design Premium (available in April for $1,799), Web Premium (available in April for $1,599), Production Premium (available in the third quarter for $1,699), and the Master Collection (available in the third quarter for $2,499). Upgrade pricing and site licenses are also available. See Adobe's site for more information on additional price configurations.
Photoshop CS3 Extended supports Mac OS X 10.4.8 or higher running on Intel or PowerPC hardware, as well as Windows Vista and XP.
We will continue to bring you more in depth articles covering the applications in Creative Suite 3 over the course of this week. Stay tuned!
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About the author: Dave Nagel is the executive editor for 1105 Media's educational technology online publications and electronic newsletters. He can be reached at dnagel@1105media.com.
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