Digital Imaging Software

Put Adobe Photoshop CS4 software in your hands and see what you can create. The new Adjustment panel and Masks panel give you more intuitive access to unrivaled editing power. Experiment freely with nondestructive adjustments. Explore your creativity by compositing images, text, and graphics. And work at peak efficiency in a streamlined, flexible work environment. With accelerated graphics handling, precise color correction, efficient image management, and powerful raw image processing, you can do more, faster than ever before.

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New Adjustments and Masks panels
Easily access every tool for nondestructive adjustment of color and tone. Quickly adjust specific image areas with easier access to all the tools for creating and editing nondestructive masks.

Nondestructive image editing
Experiment without harming your original photo. Visualize different effects and manipulate objects using nondestructive Smart Filters and Smart Objects. Preserve color and tone details as you correct with intelligent Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools.

Better raw image processing
Enjoy superior conversion quality as you process raw images with the industry-leading Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 5 plug-in, which now offers localized corrections, post-crop vignetting, TIFF and JPEG processing, and support for more than 190 camera models.

Quick Selection tool
Loosely draw on an image area and the Quick Selection tool automatically completes the selection for you. Then use simple sliders to preview and refine your selection.

Improved Adobe Photoshop Lightroom workflow
Select multiple photos in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software (sold separately) and automatically open them in Photoshop CS4 to merge them into a panorama, a high dynamic range (HDR) photo, or a multilayered Photoshop document. And seamlessly roundtrip back to Lightroom.

Extended depth of field
Easily create a single image from a series of shots that have different focal points with the enhanced Auto-Blend Layers command, which smoothly blends color and shading and now extends your depth of field, automatically correcting vignettes and lens distortion.

Auto-alignment of layers
Create accurate composites with the enhanced Auto-Align Layers command. Move, rotate, or warp layers to align them more accurately than ever before. Or use spherical alignment to create breathtaking panoramas.

Auto-blending of images
Combine a range of images, each with a different exposure, color, and focal point - with options to preserve tones and colors - into a single color-corrected image.

More powerful printing options
Get outstanding prints with superior color management, tighter integration with leading printer models, and the ability to preview out-of-gamut image areas. Support for 16-bit printing on Mac OS offers increased color depth and clarity.

Efficient file management with Adobe Bridge CS4
Get instant access to Adobe Bridge CS4 with faster start-up, use new workspaces to jump to the right display for every task, easily create web galleries and PDF contact sheets, and more.

Broad file format support
Import and export hundreds of file formats, including PSD, AI, PDF, NEF, CRW, TIFF, BMP, Cineon, JPEG, JPEG2000, FXG, OpenEXR, PNG, and Targa.

Extensibility
Get and share Adobe Flash technology-based panels that developers create to accomplish customized tasks. Plus, get tips and tricks from the thriving worldwide community of Photoshop users through the new Adobe Community Help online service.

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Josh Liccardi
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Adobe Photoshop CS3
Adobe Photoshop CS3 is quite a resource hog! Older machines are definitely going to have issues running this software at a comfortable pace. I have been a long time fan of Photoshop. I am nowhere near expert status, however I do use quite a few of the Photoshop features for website building purposes. I really like the subtle differences in the new version regarding the layout of buttons and tools. It seems to make a bit more sense which increases the ease of use when engrossed in a larger photo project. Over the years I have noticed Adobe remaking their products without many features added, but with things simply moved around a bit. Regardless of how much I like the design of the CS3 I don't feel as though it was completely necessary and for most people would seem like a total waste of money. And as I mentioned before...if you have an older computer - beware!

Elizabeth A.
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Adobe Photoshop CS3
I myself have always been a huge fan of Photoshop, so once I heard a new one was coming out I just couldn't wait. I thought about all the possibilities that the new version could have. But once I got it I was sad to learn that it was almost exactly like CS2. So I asked myself, "did we really need another photoshop?" And the answer to my question is No, why spend all this money on a program that has really nothing new to offer. I will not completely dismiss this program for lack of quality it really is a great program, but I personally think that maybe they should have waited a few years to release a new version so they can have more to offer people, but otherwise this version is just like the rest.

Jadam
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Adobe Photoshop CS3
Another bloated, over-expensive, but lovable release of Photoshop. While not everyone will agree that Adobe's New Photoshop releases are really necessary, or even that much an improvement, everyone can agree that they're all prohibitively expensive. While I love the newest version, and all it's extra features, I find it to be just as much of a hog of system resources, and just as much a pain to operate without loads of practice, despite it's incredible power and versatility. I love Photoshop, and always have, but new versions are put out very quickly, and if you've got an older version, I'd stick with it a while, or just use a cheaper piece of software altogether. The few extras aren't worth the upgrade cost.

Diana Dukart
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Adobe Photoshop CS3
You Have to Want It As expected, the newest version of Photoshop has everything I could want and more. But it comes at a cost. 1) Time Bells and whistles take time to learn. There is so much functionality; I had a hard time finding what I needed, though I like the new collapsible palettes. 2) Price The ticket price isn't cheap, though the new automation tools will save me time. My favorite is the Web Photo Gallery. Other new features I liked: Non-Destructive Editing with Smart Filters Remove filters off part of a picture Quick Selection with Refine Edge Easily select parts of a picture (like a person) If you can afford it and have the time, I would recommend this tool. 4 Stars

Daive
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Adobe Photoshop CS3

Adobe Photoshop CS3 is the single most useful picture-editing and creating program. I am very impressed with its easy-to-use interface and thorough tutorials that cover every aspect of the digital editing process. As a complete novice to the world of Photoshop, I found these to be life saving. I felt that I could enhance my images a hundredfold in a matter of minutes. The added filters and visual effects allowed me to add a new look and level of clarity to my pictures. Old pictures, new pictures; it did not matter. Every picture put into Photoshop has the potential to become a work of art. The layer system is working better than ever, with crisper cuts and precise cropping to create new pictures that combine multiple files.

I thoroughly enjoy using Adobe Photoshop CS3. If I taught a technology course, I would definitely teach all of my students how to use (and to use) this program. Rating: 10/10 I was thoroughly pleased.

James Stayer
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Adobe Photoshop CS3
Gold... in terms of quality but also price too. Adobe has always produced quality software, second to none in graphic design and image editing. This product does not break the mold, Adobe maintained their standard. On the down side of that though is the price and learning curve that accompanies the product. This is a case of "you get what you pay for", easily a 5 star product if the price does not turn you away.

Bubba Demler
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Adobe Photoshop CS3

CS3 is the Next Big Thing Adobe Photoshop CS3 is the new mainstay for digital imaging. If you are an experienced digital photographer or graphic artist, this software will really take you places. CS3 features all of the tools that I loved in CS2, including the same tried and true keyboard shortcuts, with several noticeable improvements. Some of my favorite user-interface enhancements include new customizable panels, a black and white adjustment command, a new quick selection tool and an auto align layers feature, in addition to a significantly improved Camera Raw module.

A word of warning, though - Adobe Photoshop CS3 is not for beginners. The depth of features this software possesses combined with a few minor functionality issues make CS3 a bit complex for the novice digital artist. If you're looking for an upgrade from Photoshop 7, CS or CS2, however, there really is no question. The only choice left to be made is: do you go for the standard version, or for the pricier, more fully-featured extended version? How far would you like Adobe Photoshop CS3 to take you? Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Nicolas Lapoujade
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Adobe Photoshop CS3
It's always the same question. Do I need to upgrade? In CS and CS2, Adobe had included some great lens corrections, and other add-ons, noticeably RAW conversion, all relevant to the digital revolution that Canon and Nikon generated. Better cameras meant better software needs. With CS3, Adobe included not only an upgrade to its software, but also packaged it in complete suites suited for different needs. As far as Photoshop, if you have anything that says CS (8.0 and on) no need to upgrade. If you desperately need an upgrade, then the software is for you. But you may want to wait for the release of CS4, or whatever it will be called then.

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