New Features in Adobe Photoshop CS2

Whether you have or don't have Photoshop CS2 yet, let's take a look at some of the hot new features and what you can do with them. It is the best update EVER to Photoshop!

Take a look...

● Adobe Bridge - There are so many hot features in the brand new Adobe Bridge application alone, that its going to get you pretty excited.

You can now change the size preview of your documents with a slider as well as multiple viewing methods, batch renaming, advanced search and metadata functions and a whole new complete look in this separate application. There's no better way to organize and manage all of your work across multiple Adobe applications.

● Exposure - The new Exposure adjustment that Adobe has added will not only make adjustments to your images but can allow you to understand the production and post-production process even better. You can set black, white or gray points to clip areas of any image when setting or adjusting the exposure adjustment.

● Image Processor - Now it's EASIER than ever to batch process your photos. Saving files used to be tricky in the batch process but with Image Processor it's a snap. This tool alone can save you hours of time resizing, saving, automating, even applying actions across thousands of files to help free your mental energy up.

● Lens Correction - If you've ever had lens distortion, chromatic aberration or even vignetting (hazy edges), this powerful new feature allows you to accurately correct an image to get it to how it should look in the first place. Perfect for SLR users.

● Merge to HDR - Photoshop CS2 is taking digital photography to the highest level with 32bit color support in this feature of Merge to HDR (high definition reproduction) which will allow you to reproduce for print the real world spectrum of color that you see with the naked eye. Specific requirements must be met so that you understand it and know how to use and apply it.

● Vanishing Point - (3-D) Vanishing point is a powerful, show-stopping feature in Photoshop CS2. It will allow you to edit, select, paste, clone and work with layers on the actual perspective plane that you define in any image. This feature is perfect for reshingling a home, creating billboards, extending sidewalks, cool effects, replicating or repairing, making buildings taller and so much more all without the pain of trying to match up pixels like you had to try and do before.

● Warp Image - The brand new 'Warp Image' transformation is so cool, yet so practical. Now you can wrap product comps around objects, create real 'fly away' effects and basically warp any rasterized or pixel based layer with even more control than you had over the text warp option. You're going to LOVE this feature because of its fun practicality.

● Short Menu, Type Preview, Reduce Noise, Spot Healing and more - In Photoshop CS2 you can now customize your actual menus themselves and what you see visible. This REALLY takes customization and interactivity to the next level.

There is also the new Type Preview (preview your fonts) and Reduce Noise filter to reduce grainy noise in your photos for a higher quality image (like in night shots).

The new Spot Healing Brush (super consumer friendly) is perfect to get instant photo fix-ups on scars, blemishes, imperfections, pimples, etc. as well as the new Red Eye Tool itself for one touch correction.

● Smart Objects & Smart Sharpen - In Photoshop CS2 the layers palette has gone through some major changes with the new Smart Objects feature.

This allows you to do nondestructive editing and transforming on layers you designate so you never lose quality. This is a real power feature that will retain the quality of your work as you can keep the original, highest quality source material as your updated reference through the end of your project.

This nondestructive pixel editing power is phenomenal because you can apply any changes, filters or transformations and never lose pixel quality (based off of the original smart object).

There is also the new filter of smart sharpen; this is the best sharpen filter yet.

So as you can see, Photoshop CS2 has some AWESOME new features as well as a new redesigned feel to it. It should be your goal to get it if you don't already have it as it's well worth the upgrade; I love it!

These are some seriously leveraged power tools that you can take advantage of to edit your images. There's so much more than just cool effects tutorials that you can do with Photoshop CS2.

To upgrade to Photoshop CS2 you can click here.

So after taking a look at the new features in Photoshop CS2, ask yourself if you're really getting everything you want to out of online tutorials and what you're doing with Photoshop now.

What other areas are you interested in maybe applying?

Maybe some of those things on the previous page sparked

an interest in you.

Once you're aware of the things Photoshop can do, you

might start getting excited about some of the uncovered (yet

still mainstream areas) in which you can apply it to see results.

You just have to find where you can easily learn them from.

Hold that thought and let's go into how to get some really

accurate selections in a really unique and cool way with the

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