There are a number of extraordinary tools – new and enhanced – for the Photoshop artist. Here are the components in the order that Adobe mentions them and their summary of the software, followed by some of our own observations.ĭiscover new dimensions in digital imagingĪdobe® Photoshop® CS5 Extended software is the ultimate solution for advanced digital imaging, delivering all the editing and compositing capabilities of Photoshop CS5 plus breakthrough tools that let you create and edit 3D and motion-based content. There’s a whole segment in between the professionals and the “occasional” – and I’m aiming this overview at them. And upgrades from earlier versions can be as low as USD 899.

But if you make your living in the creative graphics sector there’s no way that you can get around Creative Suite 5. Needless to say if you’re just after Photoshop or similar for the occasional use you’re much better off looking elsewhere or for just that portion of the pizza pie that will satisfy your needs.

That’s one of the most expensive software suites for the general public around. Then in Part II we’ll cover some highlights of the new Photoshop.Īnd just swallow the tough bit first: This edition will set you back about 2600 USD. Our recent review of Adobe’s Lightroom 3 edition was a lot simpler to write as I use this very focussed application on a daily basis but how will we fare with what has always been seen as a disparate and diverse bunch of applications thrown together fairly randomly? Or is that no longer the case? Is this a pizza with The Works that just tastes delicious no matter how you slice it? We’ll do the overview first to give you some flavour. That sounds simple enough but for the sheer enormity of the package. Our task here at DigitalReviews is simply to give an overview of the total package by way of introduction. These are the people that have need of these programs on a daily basis. Secondly, whilst familiar with Photoshop, most of the other programs we have not used before and some of them are best left to the professionals to evaluate. First up, the Master Collection is massive: some 15 (fifteen!) programs all tightly woven together. When we received our evaluation edition of Adobe CS5 we knew it could be a long time before we would be able to give our first impressions.

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