OT: Adobe Photoshop CS2 due April 4th

p@mast3rs wrote on 3/27/2005, 6:30 PM
Of interest to those that use Photoshop:

"Photoshop CS2 integrates a new set of intuitive tools, including an enhanced Spot Healing Brush, for handling common photographic problems such as blemishes, red-eye, noise, blurring and lens distortion. Smart Objects allow users to scale and transform images and vector illustrations without losing image quality — as well as create linked duplicates of embedded graphics — so that a single edit updates across multiple iterations.

Photoshop CS2 users will test the limits of creativity with new tools like Vanishing Point and Image Warping. Vanishing Point cuts tedious graphic and photo retouching tasks by allowing users to clone, paint and transform image objects while retaining visual perspective. Reinventing workflows such as product packaging development, Image Warping makes it easy to fold, stretch, pull, twist and wrap an image into shape by selecting an on-demand preset or dragging custom control points.
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Heres the link to the press release.




Comments

Spot|DSE wrote on 3/27/2005, 6:34 PM
Photoshop CS 2 is phenominal. It's the biggest major upgrade they've had since version 5 to version 7, IMO.
for those that have the Photoshop CS for Digital Video, the upgrade to the CS 2 disk is only 15.00.
p@mast3rs wrote on 3/27/2005, 6:37 PM
I have to agree. Photoshop CS 2 is going to be major. I just wish it wasnt so expensive. I was lucky to get a copy of CS in my Adobe Video Collection with After Effects Pro so Im not complaining.

April will definitely be an awesome month.
p@mast3rs wrote on 3/27/2005, 6:50 PM
From the press release:

Responding to requests from film, broadcast and video professionals, Photoshop CS2 now allows non-destructive editing and the creation and editing of 32-Bit High Dynamic Range (HDR) images, ideal for 3D rendering and advanced compositing. FireWire Previews can also be viewed on a television monitor through a new direct export feature.
TheHappyFriar wrote on 3/28/2005, 5:26 AM
I thought HDR was 16-bit (per pixel) images?

This is pretty cool though. I WISH it wasn't so expensive! Maybe I could find an old copy of Photoshop somewhere to upgrade from. :)
PumiceT wrote on 3/28/2005, 6:41 AM
"FireWire Previews can also be viewed on a television monitor through a new direct export feature."

AWESOME!! Now I need to figure out which project(s) can pay for my upgrade!