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Photoshop overview
Adobe Photoshop is available in several different
versions, the latest version is Adobe Photoshop
CS2, which is short for Creative Suite 2.
Below is a listing of some of the earlier versions.
Photoshop CS (8.0)
Photoshop 7.0
Photoshop 6.5
Photoshop 6.0
Photoshop 5.5
Photoshop 5.0
Photoshop 4.0
Photoshop 3.0
Adobe Photoshop is the primer graphic
and photo editing program used by almost all professionals.
Photoshop allows all formats of images, such as GIF, JPG, PCX, BMP and many more images, to
be imported and edited, customized or changed into almost anything imaginable.
Below are some of the new additions added to Adobe
Photoshop 5.5.
Animation
- Adobe Photoshop 5.5 now allows for the user to animate images to be posted onto the web
easily.
Web
Optimization - Adobe Photoshop 5.5 now allows for images to be optimized,
decreasing the sizes of the images, dramatically speeding the load time.
Rollovers
- Adobe Photoshop has the capability now for users to create rollovers, easily allowing
images to change when the mouse is placed over the image.
Easy
Transparency - Create transparency on images where needed easily.
Photoshop LE
Adobe Photoshop Limited Edition is a new release of Photoshop
that still contains many
of the power tools available in Adobe Photoshop, however takes away of some of the more
advanced features, allowing for a lower priced version of Adobe Photoshop.
Below is a listing of the features Photoshop LE has.
Import/export GIF, JPEG, and PNG files
RGB, Indexed Color, and Grayscale
Color correction controls
Painting tools
Retouching tools
Masking and selection tools
Text tools
Up to 99 image layers
95+ special-effects filters
Support for all image formats
Image acquisition from digital cameras and scanners
Support plug-ins.
Below is a listing of the features Photoshop LE lacks when compared to the full
version of Photoshop.
JavaScript rollovers
Animation
Image slicing
Image optimization
CMYK, Lab, Duotone, and Multchannel support
Color separations
Live text, color adjustment, effects layers
Advanced object extraction tools
Channel editing
Advanced color correction
Multiple Undo
Auto editing using the actions palette
Batch Processing
Import Illustrator Postscript and Acrobat files.
Plug-ins
Plug-ins allow a user to quickly and easily add visual effects to their images using Adobe
Photoshop and the applicable Plug-in.
Eye Candy - Eye Candy is an excellent plug-in for users wanting to add
such visual effects (filters) to their images, such as fire, smoke, carve, glass, star, swirl
and many more. Eye Candy is a product of Alien Skin Software.
Companion products
Deep Paint - Deep Paint is an outstanding Companion program used with
Adobe Photoshop. Deep Paint simulates the true three-dimensional textures of oil paints,
watercolors, chalks, acrylics and various other artistic media. Using Deep Paint, artists
can now have the capability of doing amazing work that was once only capable of doing
with a canvas and brush. Deep Paint is a product of Right
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