To mirror the realism and appearance of 3D objects, a new materials library offers a breadth of rich options, including chrome, glass and cork. Users can also enhance the appearance of 3D objects by quickly creating shadows with the new shadow catcher. For motion content, tools including paint, text and clone can be used directly over multiple frames of a video sequence with ease using single-key shortcuts. Adobe Photoshop Family Building upon the year history of Photoshop innovation and leadership, Adobe offers a line of Photoshop solutions for every level of user.
Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS5 Extended software are at the heart of the Photoshop family, providing unrivaled power and editing freedom. Adobe Photoshop Elements software provides accessible tools and sharing options for photo enthusiasts.
Snap-shooters can quickly and easily share and edit photos with simple gestures using the free Photoshop. Upgrade pricing and volume licensing are available. For more detailed information about features, OS support, upgrade policies and pricing, please visit www. Is it worth the hefty price tag? We take a look at the Cine, the high-end model in this series. The Nikon Z9 is the company's first camera to feature a stacked CMOS sensor, which brings a raft of new features, including blazing speed and autofocus performance to the Z lineup.
Click through for our detailed first impressions of Nikon's latest professional ILC. The Sony a7 IV is the fourth generation of the company's core a7 full-frame mirrorless camera model, and it's the most advanced yet. Click through for an in-depth look at Sony's latest full-frame mirrorless ILC. Nik Silver Efex Pro 3, one of the standout components of Nik Collection 4, is a black-and-white conversion tool that goes far further than the grayscale or black-and-white tools built into all-in-one photo apps.
For some users, this app alone might be worth the cost of the whole collection — find out for yourself in our review. The Nikon Z mm F2. Get all the details in our full review. These capable cameras should be solid and well-built, have both speed and focus for capturing fast action and offer professional-level image quality.
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The 'Deakinizer' lens was made and popularized by cinematographer Roger Deakins when he used a modified Arri Macro lens to capture dreamy, tilt-shift like shots for the movie Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. NASA has published the first images from Landsat 9, a new space-based satellite designed to observe Earth in incredible detail.
Geological Survey. But how much difference does the longer 40mm equivalent lens of the 'X' version make to the shooting experience? Click through to read more. Want to learn more about the Nikon Z9? Do you have a burning question you haven't seen answered anywhere else? Join us for a live Twitter Space on Thursday, November 11, and be part of the conversation. Click through for details. The four firmware updates bring improved autofocus performance in a number of different shooting modes, as well as support for Nikon's new FTZ II mount adapter and Nikkor Z mm F4 S lens.
Adrian Smith is back with another excellent slow-motion video of insects filmed with a high-speed Phantom camera. The original Tamron mm F2. Now Tamron is back with a second gen version that promises to be even better. Does it deliver on that claim?
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The lens will be a part of Panasonic's F1. Aptolux is a new company formed by videographers to create lighting solutions for videographers. Its first product is the Aptolux MP-1, a modular, transforming LED light that can be as compact as a lunchbox when not being used yet deliver bright, efficient light. Sony's latest a7-series model is the most capable yet, but also the most expensive. We've been using Panasonic's new Lumix S 35mm F1. Panasonic has announced the Lumix S 35mm F1.
Panasonic has released firmware version 1. The Hubble Space Telescope is in safe mode as engineers work to investigate what's wrong with the telescope's onboard instruments. Just a year later in , Adobe released Photoshop 2. It offered a ton of new features, including paths, something that is still in use today. This was added by Mark Hamburg, only the second engineer to work on the product, after Thomas Knoll. Photoshop 2. Why the massive time delay? Because it actually took that long to re-write the code for Windows!
This version included bit per channel support and a dedicated toolbar was added for Filters. In , Photoshop 3. As we all know now, layers allow designers to separately edit images in the same project, such as separately adjusting the background and the subject. Photoshop 4. Actions brought automation to designers, and Adjustment Layers allowed designers to apply effects to a group of layers.
These are, once again, core functions of modern-day Photoshop. Photoshop 5. Editable Type is exactly what it sounds like, and fixed the previous way text worked. Previously, text was rasterized as soon as it was typed. Can you imagine if that had stuck around? The turn of the millennium marked the release of Photoshop 6. With it came the ability to create vector shapes, along with several supplemental tools that aided in the creation of vector graphics.
This release had an updated UI that made the program easier to use. In , Adobe realized how complex Photoshop was becoming and that they might be losing some of their audience to other companies who were creating more streamlined software.
Elements stripped out the complex features of Photoshop and left only the essentials that a beginner or average user would need. The UI was simplified to be more friendly to users who were not as computer savvy. Along with the simplicity came a reduced price tag. Elements was successful enough that Adobe continues to create the software today. Version 7. Adobe introduced the Healing Brush and made text fully vectorized.
A new file system made graphics easier to find, custom brushes increased flexibility, and the Mac version had fixed its stabilization issues. The first Creative Suite version of Photoshop, version 8. It included the Counterfeit Deterrence System which allowed Photoshop to recognize images of paper money and prevent users from printing them. To support the increasing power of computers and consumer demands, this version added support to edit files over 2GB and increased the canvas size to support up to , pixels in either direction.
This version also included many useful filters, commands, and tools that made Photoshop better, one addition at a time. Photoshop CS2 released in , adding new features in various categories.
Red Eye Removal came over from Photoshop Elements, they added the ability to select multiple layers, and the Vanishing Point tool was added to allow for perspective editing. This version also saw the addition of Smart Objects, allowing designers to maintain quality when scaling layers. However, by default non-proportional transformation is still prevalent for vector shapes and paths.
When the layer is transformed, the practice of holding the Shift key during corner handle dragging for resizing the selected layer has been done away with. Shift was pressed for constraining the proportions of the layer. Now the proportional layer resizing happens every time you are dragging the corner handle for layer transforming and moving.
If you hold the Shift Key, the layer would be resized in non-proportional manner while the corner handle would be dragged. It prevents accidental movement of workspace panels. This would prove more useful when Photoshop is access on stylus or tablet. To preview how various blend mode option look after the change, you just have to scroll over them. Just scroll different options from Layer Style dialog option in the Layers panel.
You can now have the brush strokes painted in a completely symmetric manner. From the Options bar, just click on the Butterfly icon. While painting, live reflection of brush strokes start appearing across symmetry line. You can create complex symmetric patterns with relative ease. Navigate to the fly-out menu of Color panel for choosing Color Wheel. This wheel allows visualization of the complete color spectrum to facilitate easy choosing of colors dependent on various harmonies.
You can select analogous and complementary colors among others. You can now start with Photoshop Home screen swiftly. In the Options bar, a new Home icon has been provided. You can click on the same for accessing the Home screen at any time. Clicking on the icon would also allow you to know about the latest features, access the learning resources, or go to the open documents directly.
In the Learn panel, you have access to an in-app tutorial. Upon completing a tutorial, you can put in use custom images for pulling off the desired look within a short time. This feature which is already available in Adobe Illustrator was demanded by Photoshop users since long. This demand of customers has now been acceded to. Spacing among the objects can be distributed now. The objects could already be distributed in Photoshop through even spacing of center points.
However, if the size of objects varied, they can be evenly spaced now with this feature. In every input box which is built for accepting numerical values, simple mathematical calculations can now be performed. The outcome would be reflected in the numeric field. This feature can be used for swiftly calculating multiples of number or division values.
Earlier in Photoshop, the layer name which would exceed the designated space was displayed as initial letters followed by ellipses…… The end letters were truncated. Now, the layers with longer names are displayed using the starting and ending letters of the layer with ellipses in the intervening space. By using the Match Font functionality, search for Japanese fonts has been enabled.
The text present within the selected portion of the image can be detected using Adobe Sensei in match Font. The licensed Japanese fonts on the device can be matched now. Workspace and image masking can now be done with ease in latest Photoshop version. Now you can exercise better control to scale the Photoshop UI. The UI can be adjusted for getting right font size without depending on other apps.
In the most recent Photoshop version, support for 5 South East Asian languages has been included. Documents with text in aforesaid scripts can now be included. To be able to use the languages in seamless manner on Windows OS, the Language and Fonts pack for respective scripts must be installed. In the version Through this, the compositing architecture has been modernized.
Adobe CC was also recognized for its enhanced cloud-based services that were designed to help creatives gain easy access to collaborative tools and design assets. It needs to be noted that the bit version of Windows for Adobe Photoshop CC is not supported any more. This version brought along the Frame Tool, which is a new tool that can be used to create image placeholders.
This version also enabled features such as auto-commitment and multiple undo modes and allowed for controls to prevent accidental panel moves.
This version featured a layers panel that came equipped with live blend mode previews, which allowed users to scroll over multiple blend mode options faster. This version came with other features such as Color Wheel and controls that allowed users to see long layer names, complement font with Japanese fonts, distribute spacing in the same way they would do in Illustrator, and overturn document view.
This version came equipped with a new compositing engine that features modernized architecture which can be optimized easily on all platforms. Photoshop version 21 was launched on November 4, , and it came equipped with advanced features such as the Content Aware Fill Workspace that allowed users to use a new workspace to choose pixels and to apply them while being able to rotate, scale, and mirror the original pixels.
Users can now use the Frame tool to undertake masking processes smoothly and to convert shapes or text into frames that can either be filled with images or used as placeholders. Users can now use the Symmetry mode to apply brush strokes in a uniform manner, even on curved surfaces. Using this mode, creatives can now define axes and select different types of presets. Photoshop brings along presets improvements.
This version now features an enhanced library of gradients, layer styles, shapes, patterns, and swatches. These elements have now been transferred from the Presets Manager to Photoshop Panels.
This version also features the Object Selection tool, which consists of 2 flavors- rectangle and lasso. Users can utilize this tool to pull an object to a photo, after which Photoshop would automatically select the object for the users. The introduction of Photoshop Among the most noted inclusions are:. The new version features new GPU-based algorithm that helps users to get brighter bokehs, blurrier edges for objects that are located in the forefront, and realistic specular highlights.
The algorithm also generates a realistic bokeh look and manages proper color handling for LAB and CMYK color modes apart from enabling better specular highlights in images. This enhancement allows users to repetitively fill several portions of an image without the need to leave the Content-Aware workspace. This feature also allows users to test source pixels from all layers that are visible. Once you apply the fill, you should use the Polygonal Lasso tool in the Content-Aware Fill area to create another selection.
You can now select the new Sample All Layers option to test source pixels from all layers in the document. You will be able to locate the Sampling Area Options on the right side of the Content-Aware fill panel. If you want to use the new options, you have to select an image and a portion in that image, which you wish to fill.
The new version promises improvements in terms of efficiency and performance. This version promotes a faster and smoother workflow by facilitating operations with regard to panning, zooming, and navigating. The user interface of the new Photoshop version is more receptive to mouse and stylus movements. You will be able to notice enhanced responsiveness to your inputs as well as other enhancements in other UI interactions related to dragging and painting operations.
Additionally, this version comes with updates that address key vulnerabilities and security flaws that were left unexplored and unaddressed in the previous versions. The Neural Filters workspace features advanced filters and image manipulation capabilities. The first version features several filters and many of them are in the beta state.
Adobe wants to get these features tested by users. Users would get access to non-destructive filters such as Skin Smoothing, Smart Portrait, etc. The Smart Portrait feature allows users to change a portrait subject on the basis of parameters including expression, age, pose, etc.
The filters would also promote repairing of damaged images , elimination of Dust and Scratches, face cleanup, Noise Reduction, JPEG Artifacts Restoration, transformation of a black and white image into its colored form, which is definitely a tedious manual task. You can now use the File dropdown menu and save your work by clicking on the Save a Copy option. You can export files using this option as well.
Your original file will remain unaltered. With this option, you can create another copy. You can now use the Neural Filters more creatively. Within the Neural Filters panel, you can access both the beta and featured Neural Filters.
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