![]() Boost your productivity with a streamlined interface. |
![]() The Loupe tool in Adobe Bridge CS3 lets you easily zoom into the fine detail of any image. |
![]() The new overlay preview and Clone Source palette let you preview, transform, and precisely position cloned areas in a single fluid process. |
![]() Zoomify export allows you to efficiently display even the highest resolution imagery over low bandwidth web connections. |
Work more productively
Take advantage of a wide range of improvements designed
to boost your productivity. Experience native performance
on Intel based and PowerPC Macs and on Microsoft Windows
XP and Windows Vista systems. Maximize your workspace
with a streamlined interface, process raw images with
increased speed and quality, and manage assets more
efficiently in the revamped Adobe Bridge CS3. And
enjoy complete compatibility with Adobe Photoshop
Lightroom software (sold separately), so the changes
you make to an image in one product will automatically
appear in the other.
Edit with unrivaled power
The comprehensive image-editing toolset in Photoshop
CS3 lets you correct and enhance your images with
unmatched creative control. Experiment more freely
with nondestructive filters. Manage and correct color
more easily, and convert color images to rich black-and-white
with one click. Retouch images with more powerful
cloning and healing tools. And count on higher fidelity
conversion when you merge a series of exposures into
a 32-bit high dynamic range (HDR) image.
Composite with breakthrough tools
Photoshop CS3 offers a wealth of features that make
compositing multiple images easier than ever before.
Create more accurate composites with new tools that
automatically align and blend layers or images based
on similar content. Make an image selection with one
brush stroke. Perfect any selection edge in an easy-to-use,
intuitive dialog box. And merge multiple photos into
a panorama with superior results.
Product highlights
- Boost your productivity with a streamlined interface, enhancements to raw-image processing and asset management workflows, and more.
- Experience unrivaled editing power with nondestructive filters, more precise color-correction controls, and more powerful cloning and healing tools.
- Easily create rich composites using new tools for automatically aligning and blending layers and making quick selections.
Audience benefit
Professional photographers--With Adobe Photoshop CS3 software, you can perfect all of your images with nondestructive filters and more powerful color-correction, cloning, and healing tools, and you can create sophisticated composites more easily than ever with breakthrough tools for automatically aligning and blendinglayers, making quick selections, and more.
Serious amateur photographers--Adobe Photoshop CS3 software delivers everything you need to edit images with professional-quality results, and offers a simplified user interface that makes learning and working in the program easier.
Print and web designers--Adobe Photoshop CS3 software delivers unrivaled power to edit images, breakthrough capabilities for creating sophisticated image composites, and the ability to output your final files to a broad range of formats for print and the web.
Photography students and educators--From raw-image processing, retouching, and compositing to final image output, professional-standard Adobe Photoshop CS3 software offers a powerful solution for digital photography workflows.
Work More Productively
Efficient and flexible work environment
Streamlined interface and palette management
Maximize screen space for editing while keeping essential
tools accessible. Palettes are now arranged in convenient,
self-adjusting docks that can be widened to full size
or narrowed to icons or even a thin, self-revealing
strip at the edge of your monitor.
Faster, more flexible asset management with Adobe
Bridge CS3
Organize and manage images more efficiently with Adobe
Bridge CS3 software, which now delivers improved performance,
a Filter panel for easier searching, the ability to
group multiple images under a single thumbnail, the
Loupe tool, offline image browsing, and more.
Custom menus, shortcuts, and workspaces
Set up and save custom menus, keyboard shortcuts,
and workspaces for quick access to what you need.
Streamlined Workflow
Better raw image processing
Process raw images with increased speed and superior
conversion quality using the Adobe Photoshop Camera
Raw plug-in, which now adds support for JPEG and TIFF
formats; new tools including Fill Light and Dust Busting;
compatibility with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software;
and support for over 150 camera models.
Enhanced PDF support
Work more easily with Adobe PDF-based content. Precisely
control the size of PDF pages opened in Photoshop;
add security controls and metadata, such as copyright
and exposure details, to images within PDF presentations;
and create a richer image display in PDF presentations
and documents.
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom support
Jump from Photoshop Lightroom software to Photoshop
CS3 in one click for advanced editing of your digital
photos. Lightroom (sold separately) offers an efficient,
powerful way to import, manage, and present large
volumes of digital images.
Improved printing experience
Experience better control over print quality with
color management, a larger print preview window, and
more controls in one place so you can print in fewer
steps. Improved printing controls, co-developed by
Adobe and HP, make printing easier and more predictable,
and streamline setup options via integration with
select printers from HP, Epson, and Canon.
Presets
Make sophisticated color adjustments automatically
with one-click presets in Curves, the Channel Mixer,
and the new Black and White conversion dialog box.
Peak performance
Experience native performance on Intel and PowerPC
based Macintosh computers, and on Microsoft Windows
XP and Windows Vista systems.
Automated production
Automate common production tasks in a variety of ways.
Set up event-based scripts, record a series of steps
as an Action for efficient batch processing, and design
repetitive graphics faster with Variables.
History palette and Edit History log
Undo and redo any set of editing steps in an open
image with the History palette, and automatically
track all editing steps within your files with the
Edit History log. Export steps to a text file or save
them as part of image metadata for easier documentation
of your work, file audits, and more.
Wide range of supported formats
Import and export a wide range of file formats, including
PSD, BMP, Cineon, JPEG, JPEG2000, OpenEXR, PNG, Targa,
and TIFF.
Adobe Device Central CS3
Create compelling mobile content, such as wallpapers
and screensavers, and then visually preview how it
will render on mobile devices using the built-in Adobe
Device Central CS3. Tune your designs for mobile screen
sizes and lighting conditions.
Zoomify export for high-resolution web display
Take advantage of Adobe Flash and Zoomify technology
to export high-resolution images to the web for viewing
through Adobe Flash Player software. Flash Player
displays your image quickly and efficiently, letting
viewers zoom in on details with minimal delay.
Third-party solutions and resources
Take advantage of a wealth of additional resources--including
software plug-ins, books, and training--from the longstanding
community of expert Photoshop developers, authors,
and trainers.
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| Auto-Align Layers can automatically connect a series of photos into a panorama (left). Auto-Blend Layers can then seamlessly blend lighting and texture to complete the perfect composite image (right). | |
Edit With Unrivaled Power
Nondestructive editing
Smart Filters
Add, adjust, and remove filters from an image without
having to resave the image or start over to preserve
quality. Nondestructive Smart Filters allow you to
visualize changes without altering original pixel
data.
Smart Objects
Perform nondestructive scaling, rotating, and warping
of raster and vector graphics with Smart Objects.
Even preserve the editability of vector data from
Adobe Illustrator software.
Professional color and tone control
Color-correction enhancements
Take advantage of precision color correction made
faster and easier. Brightness/Contrast now provides
better results from the same intuitive interface,
and enhanced Curves controls let you make automatic
adjustments with included presets or those you create;
convert to black-and-white with point sliders; and
use a histogram, color channel lines, and a clipping
preview.
Black-and-white conversion
Easily convert color images to rich black-and-white
and adjust tonal values and tints with a new tool.
Experiment with the included black-and-white presets,
or create and save your own custom presets to achieve
the best results.
Improved Channel Mixer
Take advantage of new functionality and a host of
presets that make the Channel Mixer easier to use
for black-and-white conversion.
Enhanced 32-bit high dynamic range (HDR) support
Create and edit 32-bit images and combine multiple
exposures into a single, 32-bit image that preserves
the full range of a scene--from the deepest shadows
to the brightest highlights. New image processing
and alignment algorithms deliver superior results.
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Intelligent Image Editing and Enhancement
More powerful cloning and healing tools
Experience greater control when retouching images
with cloning tools and the Healing Brush. See source
pixels under your tool or brush for more precise positioning;
preview changes to source content live; and set multiple
source points, scale, and rotate in the new Clone
Source palette.
Rich painting and drawing toolset
Create or modify images with a wide assortment of
professional, fully customizable paint settings, artistic
brushes, and drawing tools.
Enhanced Vanishing Point
Take perspective-based editing to a new level with
the enhanced Vanishing Point, which lets you create
multiple planes in an image, connect them at any angle,
and then wrap graphics, text, and images around them
to create packaging mock-ups and more.
Composite With Breakthrough Tools
Easy compositing and selecting
Advanced compositing
Create more accurate composites by automatically aligning
multiple Photoshop layers or images based on similar
content. The Auto-align Layers command quickly analyzes
details and moves, rotates, or warps layers to align
them perfectly, and the Auto-blend Layers command
blends the color and shading to create a smooth, editable
result.
Improved Photomerge technology
Take advantage of refined Photomerge technology, which
uses new layer-alignment and layer-blending capabilities
to let you automatically stitch horizontal or vertical
photos into seamless panoramas.
Quick Selection and Refine Edge tools
Make selections in a snap. Loosely draw on an image
area, and the Quick Selection tool automatically completes
the selection for you. Then fine-tune your selections
with the Refine Edge tool.
Flexible layers
Composite images, text, and effects on hundreds of
layers for extraordinarily sophisticated results.
Organize layers with up to five levels of nesting,
and save in different combinations as Layer Comps.
| Which edition of Photoshop
CS3 is right for you? Photoshop CS3 is available in two editions--Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended--to meet the diverse needs of professionals in a wide range of fields. |
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| Builds on Photoshop CS2 with dozens of improvements |
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| Increased productivity with a streamlined interface, Camera Raw enhancements, next-generation Adobe Bridge CS3, and Zoomify export |
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| Unrivaled editing power with live filters, more precise color correction, easier black-and-white conversion, and more powerful cloning and healing tools |
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| Breakthrough compositing with automatic layer alignment and blending capabilities, easier selections, and improved PhotomergeŽ technology |
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| 3D and motion support with the ability to edit 3D content and incorporate it into 2D compositions, paint and clone over multiple video frames, and more |
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| Comprehensive image analysis with new image measurement and counting tools |
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Product Description
- Marketing Information: Adobe Photoshop CS3 software accelerates your path from imagination to imagery. Ideal for photographers, graphic designers, and web designers, the professional standard delivers new features such as automatic layer alignment and blending that enable advanced compositing. Live filters boost the comprehensive, nondestructive editing toolset for increased flexibility. And a streamlined interface and new timesaving tools make your work flow faster. Product Information - Software Sub Type: Image Editing - Software Name: Photoshop CS3 - Complete Product - Features and Benefits: Work more productively: - Efficient and flexible work environment: - Streamlined interface and palette management - Faster, more flexible asset management with Adobe Bridge CS3 - Custom menus, shortcuts, and workspaces - Streamlined workflow: - Better raw image processing - Enhanced PDF support - Adobe Photoshop Lightroom support - Improved printing experience - Presets - Peak performance - Automated production - History palette and Edit History log - Wide range of supported formats - Adobe Device Central CS3 - Zoomify export for high-resolution web display - Third-party solutions and resources Edit with unrivaled power: - Nondestructive editing: - Smart Filters - Smart Objects - Professional color and tone control: - Color-correction enhancements - Black-and-white conversion - Improved Channel Mixer - Enhanced 32-bit high dynamic range (HDR) support - I








