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leo

Mar 28 2005, 11:02 PM

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BetaNews has learned that Adobe is planning to announce a major upgrade to its popular Photoshop image editing suite next Monday. Details slipped out in an accidental early posting of a press release, which has since been removed.

Dubbed Adobe Photoshop CS2, the new release promises better tools to fix common image problems such as red eye and blemishes, as well as updated support for raw, or uncompressed, images. The software is expected to start shipping in May.

Adobe says it added numerous features to Photoshop CS2 in response to requests from users and the changing needs of the digital imaging industry.

A new spot healing brush will fix blemishes, red-eye and distortion from camera lenses. Users will also be able to scale images with less quality loss than previous Photoshop versions.

A tool known as Vanishing Point will allow the user to recolor and transform objects in an image without altering its perspective. Image Warp, another new tool, enables a user to easily twist, warp or skew an image cleanly using preset functions, or with custom points.

A new version of Camera Raw, Adobe's plug-in for manipulating uncompressed images from digital cameras, supports modifying multiple raw files simultaneously. Adobe has also added batch processing that can be done without launching the Photoshop executable.

In an effort to more tightly integrate its Adobe Creative Suite components, Photoshop's File Browser has been renamed to "Adobe Bridge." The tool will allow a user to seamlessly move an image file between Adobe's various programs.

Adobe Bridge will also provide access to a new service called Adobe Stock Photos, which offers access to royalty-free stock images from five different providers.

The standalone version of Photoshop CS2 will cost $599 USD, with an upgrade available for $149 USD.

Adobe representatives were not available for comment by press time.

i've been waiting for an image warp tool forever!!

bassrek

Mar 28 2005, 11:52 PM

I just got an upgrade to CS for work last week... that sucks. And they have lowered the prices, too.

sjthomas

Mar 29 2005, 12:21 AM

Man sounds pretty sweet. I like the idea of having access to stock photos that are royalty free, could save a fair old bit of hunting around for people who just use photoshop for web stuff (like I do). I'd like to see an improved version of the magic wand tool, it never seems to get things right with me!

gfxsally

Mar 29 2005, 09:00 AM

I'm only a hobbyist and it took me forever to save enough for PS7 but I'm wondering...

I understand that there was a major upgrade between 7 and CS but didn't CS just come out around 18 months ago? Is it normal for Adobe (or any software company for that matter) to release a new version this quickly? Is there enough differences between the 2 versions to justify spending $200? If you use it professionally and your company does'nt pay for upgrades how likely are you to upgrade this soon?

Sally

bassrek

Mar 29 2005, 12:58 PM

Yup, it's totally normal for upgrades to come out so quickly. I've been using PS since version 4 and that was in 1997. So that's 4 versions in 8 years. Dreamweaver has been out for about 7 years and they are on their 7th release. MS Office gets a new version typically every 18 months.

My experience has been that companies want justification before they'll upgrade. That typically is done by the end-users by showing that the new features will enhance productivity and stuff like that. Take a look at the new features that Leo's posted and that should help you decide if it's a worthwhile upgrade. Plus, Adobe typically offers a 30-day trial version of their software that you can test out. I'd look for that once CS2 is released.

sjthomas

Mar 29 2005, 01:23 PM

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That typically is done by the end-users by showing that the new features will enhance productivity and stuff like that.

Yeah and that means that the end users will always make something up so they get a new toy to play with!

bassrek

Mar 29 2005, 01:44 PM

gfxsally

Mar 29 2005, 05:06 PM

I've heard that the further apart the version upgrade is the more you pay, for instance going from v5 to CS will cost a lot more than going from CS to CS2. Is that true? Can you upgrade from Elements to CS or would that even be considered an upgrade? Are you able to upgrade a version that has come bundled with a computer or something at the upgrade price?

Just wondering about this. I don't use my 7 enough to even justify the cost of the upgrade. But I'm thinking about shelling out a 1500 bucks on a digital camera so I'm probably gonna have to just for the RAW support--don't know tho since I don't know anything bout it.

Thanks again
Sally

bassrek

Mar 29 2005, 05:33 PM

You can upgrade from any version of the full Photoshop product to CS for the same upgrade price ($169, I think). So no, v5 to CS is the same as v7 to CS. This hasn't been formally announced for CS2, but I can't imagine Adobe changing their stance on this; I'd be suprised and upset if they did.

You cannot upgrade from PS Elements to CS... it has to be the true Photoshop to upgrade. If the full version of Photoshop came bundled with your PC, then yeah, you should be elligible for the upgrade price.

If you're already going to spend $1,500, what's another $149?

j/k I don't have a digital camera, so I can't give you any advice there...

Waleed

Mar 30 2005, 04:06 PM

can't wait!

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