You can find some more info about the just announced Photoshop Extended version of Photoshop CS3 at the Adobe site. Visit the Photoshop CS3 Extended Page and you'll see some side-by-side comparisons of the two Photoshop CS3 editions, along with some other information. (posted by Jennifer Apple for www.PhotoshopSupport.com) Read entire article

Adobe has announced that it will expand its digital imaging product line, offering two editions of Adobe Photoshop CS3. In addition to the highly anticipated Photoshop CS3 software for designers and professional photographers, Adobe will also deliver Photoshop CS3 Extended, a completely new edition of Photoshop which allows cross-media creative professionals to stretch the limits of digital imaging. Photoshop CS3 Extended includes everything in Photoshop CS3 plus a new set of capabilities for integration of 3-D and motion graphics, image measurement and analysis. Photoshop CS3 Extended also simplifies the workflow for professionals in architecture, engineering, medical and science. (posted ... Read entire article

Now that Adobe has announced the impending launch of CS3 on March 27th (Which is especially great news for anyone who has been using CS2 or older versions on a MacBook or other Intel Mac - since CS3 will be the first versions of Adobe's ... Read entire article

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A beta version of Photoshop CS3 has been available for download since December, and Adobe has done quite a few demos of the technology. ...

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One of the greatest improvements in Photoshop CS3 is the ability to open JPG and TIFF images in Camera Raw, allowing full access to all of the tools and adjustments previously only available to photos shot in RAW format.

Again, this is a JPG file that is being opened in Camera Raw. What is so significant about this? For starters, it gives us access to a wealth of adjustments that can be applied for corrections to color, light, exposure, etc., all which can be non-destructively saved with the image.

Below is my JPG file opened as Camera Raw, which is a picture that suffers from the result of having been there at the wrong time of day:

[photo: Silent City in Bryce Amphitheater, Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah]

Let us delve further into some of the new features of Camera Raw in CS3, which open up a world of possibilities, especially now that we may apply them to JPG images.

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There was a whole lot of buzz yesterday about the announcement date for CS3 being March 27th. As JD noted, an announcement date doesn't equal a ship... of the "integration process" and for the most part, come out ahead. There are some very cool designer-developer workflow things planned for CS3, some ...

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So it finally arrives (sort of), Adobes Lightroom is now released. V1 on the face doesn’t look too much different from the 4.1 beta. The first thing that is noticeable is the speed. The old 4.1 beta was a little sluggish in it’s operation. Ask it to do a relatively moderate task and it would give you the spinning beachball of death. Though this could be due to me using a MacMini 1.66 ghz Core Duo.

Is it a Photoshop replacement? No, more of a compliment to Photoshop. The main use for Lightroom is as a library. Images can ...

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