Photoshop's 20th anniversary is marked with the release of version 12 that incorporates numerous new technologies and features which meet the advanced requirements of different groups, such as photographers, designers, 3D artists, etc. The new features can have a major impact on your workflow promising to boost your efficiency and creativety.
The big news are the content-aware fill & healing, advanced edge detection & masking, a new brush engine with natural media features, Repoussé (3D extrusion from 2D) & numerous other 3D advances, HDR Pro & HDR toning, ACR 6 with improved noise reduction & sharpening, auto-lens corrections, 64-bit in both platforms, live workspaces & the puppet warp tool.
In addition Photoshop CS5 comes with numerous enhancements to existing features (e.g. 'sticky' layer styles, crop tool with rule of thirds grid, HUD color picker, Mini Bridge, and many more).
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| ACR 6.0 | Create impressive edge effects with the Refine Edges options |
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| Enhancements to existing features |
Content-Aware Fill Content-Aware Healing |
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| New 3D panel | Repoussé | Image-based lights |
