What’s new in Photoshop CS4 by Martin Evening
Photoshop CS3 had some mixed reviews. It didn’t have quite as many features of interest to photographers as say, previous versions of the program. I think such responses may also have been influenced by the introduction of Lightroom 1, which was definitely designed with photographers in mind. It is probably fair to say that there was a certain amount of envy among the Photoshop team to the ‘new kid on the block’. Well, Photoshop CS4 has arrived, hot on the heels of Lightroom 2 and it’s time to see how the new version of the ‘mother ship’ program shapes up.
As far as Photoshop CS4 itself goes, I think photographers will be very pleased with some the new changes here. Photoshop now has a smart dark gray interface and adopted a task-based approach to image editing and this can be seen in the way image adjustments are now accessible within their own panel. When you combine this with the ability to non-destuctively edit a layer mask, you’ll discover that the Photoshop CS4 image editing system offers the most flexible yet for pixel image editing.
Original post by Martin Evening
Written by PhotoShop News.Adobe Posts Camera Raw 4.5 RC
Adobe has posted a release candidate of Camera Raw 4.5 on Adobe Labs. The ‘release candidate’ label indicates that the plug-in is well tested but would benefit from additional community testing before it is distributed automatically to customers. If you do experience an issue with this release candidate please report them to the Camera Raw User to User forum.
Newly supported cameras include the Olympus E 420 and E 520. Additional compatibilities have been added for the DNG 1.2.0.0 specification. Photoshop Elements users will now be able to control the camera profile used.
For more information on the Camera Raw plug-in please visit the Camera Raw pages on Adobe.com.
- Exit Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Bridge.
- Open My Computer.
- Double-click Local Disk (C:).
- Navigate to Program Files\Common Files\Adobe\Plug-Ins\CS3\File Formats.
- Move the existing Camera Raw.8bi plug-in to another location (for example, a new folder on your desktop). Ensure you keep this version in case you need to revert back.
- Copy the Camera Raw plug-in, Camera Raw.8bi, from the download into the same folder as Step 4.
- Launch Photoshop CS3 or Adobe Bridge.
- Exit Photoshop CS3 and Adobe Bridge.
- Open the Finder.
- Navigate to the root of the local disk (not the user’s home folder).
- Navigate to Library/Application Support/Adobe/Plug-Ins/CS3/File Formats.
- Move the existing plug-in to another location (for example, a new folder on your desktop). Ensure you keep this version in case you need to revert back.
- Copy the Camera Raw plug-in, Camera Raw, from the download into the same folder as in Step 4.
- Launch Photoshop CS3 or Adobe Bridge.
Original post by PSN Editorial Staff
Written by PhotoShop News.Photoshop for Photographers: ACR 4.1 update
Martin Evening, author of Adobe Photoshop CS3 for Photographers has published an update to working with Adobe Camera Raw 4.1. This feature story is being published exclusively on PhotoshopNews and is an adaptation of some of the Lightroom-News stories that were published earlier in the summer to coincide with the announcement of the Lightroom 1.1 update.
ACR 4.1 update contents
This featured story contains information about working with all the new tools found in the Adobe Camera Raw 4.1 update. The topics covered are:
Clarity slider
Capture Sharpening for a sharp start
Sharpening presets
Sharpening portraits
Sharpening landscapes
How to save Sharpen settings as presets
Getting to know what the sharpening sliders do
How to download the sample sharpening image
Evaluating at a 1:1 view
Luminance targeted sharpening
Sharpening effect sliders:
Amount slider
Radius slider
The suppression controls
Detail slider
Interpreting the grayscale sharpening preview
Quick summary of the grayscale sharpening
Masking slider
Applying manual sharpening adjustments
Noise reduction
Lens Corrections panel
All Edges corrections
Synchronized spotting with Adobe Camera Raw
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Original post by PSN Editorial Staff
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