Adobe Pushes the Boundaries
of Digital Photography and Imaging with Debut of Photoshop
CS2
New Vanishing Point Feature, Dramatic
Camera Raw Workflow Enhancements, Customisable Menus and Smart Objects Headline
Milestone Photoshop Upgrade
SAN JOSE, Calif. '” April 4, 2005 '” Adobe Systems
Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Photoshop® CS2, a major
upgrade to the professional industry standard for digital image editing and
creation. Available as a stand-alone software application or as a key component
of Adobe Creative Suite® 2, also announced today (see separate press release),
Photoshop CS2 software brings a new level of power, precision and control to the
digital photography experience and to the overall creative process.
"Photoshop CS2 pushes the envelope with powerful
features and simplified workflows that provide photographers and creative
professionals the freedom to deliver stunning images," said Bryan Lamkin, senior
vice president of Digital Imaging and Digital Video Products at Adobe. "In
light of the four million digital SLRs expected to ship this year, more
photographers than ever will be making Photoshop CS2 their digital darkroom of
choice."
Advanced Tools for Digital Photographers,
Graphics and Video Professionals
Photoshop CS2 integrates a new set of intuitive
tools, including an enhanced Spot Healing Brush and one-click Red-Eye
Correction, for handling common photographic problems such as 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.
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.
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.
Adobe Bridge and New Camera Raw Features
Speed Imaging Workflows
With Photoshop CS2 software, finding and working
with digital photos and images has never been easier. The popular File
Browser has been upgraded to Adobe Bridge, which functions as a hub for
productivity, imagery and creativity, providing multi-view file browsing and
smooth cross-product integration across Adobe Creative Suite 2 software. Adobe
Bridge also provides access to Adobe Stock Photos, a new stock photography
service that offers users one-stop shopping '” across five elite stock image
providers '” to deliver high-quality, royalty-free images for layout and design
(see separate press release).
The new Camera Raw 3.0 workflow allows settings for
multiple raw files to be simultaneously modified and batch processing of raw
files, to JPEG, TIFF, DNG or PSD formats, can now be done in the background
without launching the main Photoshop executable. Integrated,
non-destructive cropping and straightening controls allow raw files to be easily
prepared for final output.
Simplifying Photoshop's rich interface, task-based
menu presets make it easier to find the features needed for specific work. Users
can create their own custom presets, highlighting favourite items and now have
the ability to define event-based scripts and time-saving operations that
execute automatically when triggered by actions, such as saving or printing a
file. Multiple Layer Controls speeds editing, enabling the simultaneous
selection and manipulation of numerous layers within a file.
Pricing and
Availability
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for Mac OS X version 10.2.8
through 10.3.8, Microsoft® Windows® 2000 with Service Pack 4 or Windows XP with
Service Pack 1 or 2, will begin shipping in May to customers in the United
States and Canada, and will be available through Adobe Authorised Resellers and
the Adobe Store at www.adobe.com/store. International
versions are expected to begin shipping in late May and early June. Adobe
Photoshop CS2 will be available for an estimated street price of £439 and
licensed users of any previous version of Photoshop can upgrade for £119. For
more detailed information about new features, upgrade policies and pricing,
please visit: www.adobe.co.uk/photoshop. Adobe
Photoshop CS2 is also available as part of Adobe Creative Suite 2.
About Adobe Systems
Incorporated
Adobe is the world's leading provider of software
solutions to create, manage and deliver high-impact, reliable digital content.
For more information, visit www.adobe.co.uk.
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