Adobe Photoshop CS3 Previews 

Get a glimpse of the new features with an in-depth look

What's New with Adobe Photoshop CS3 

An in-depth review of the new features:

• 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.
• Quick Selection and Refine Edge tools
  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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

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Additional Features in Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended 

• 3D compositing and texture editing
  Easily render and incorporate rich 3D content into your 2D composites-even edit existing textures on 3D models directly within Photoshop Extended and immediately see the results. Photoshop Extended supports common 3D interchange formats, including 3DS, OBJ, U3D, KMZ, and COLLADA, so you can import, view, and interact with most 3D models.
• Movie Paint
  Enhance video directly within Photoshop Extended. Now you can paint, add text, and clone over multiple frames of an imported video sequence.
• 2D and 3D measurement tools
  Extract quantitative information from images with new measurement tools. Easily calibrate or set the scale of an image, and then use any of the Photoshop Extended selection tools to define and calculate distance, perimeter, area, and other measurements. Record data points in a measurement log and export data, including histogram data, to a spreadsheet for further analysis.
• Enhanced Vanishing Point with 3D support
  Edit in perspective on multiple surfaces - even those connected at angles other than 90 degrees - with the enhanced Vanishing Point, which also lets you measure in perspective; wrap graphics, images, and text around multiple planes; and output 2D planes as 3D models.

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Adobe Photoshop CS3 Books 

Get the most out of Photoshop PS3 with these highly-acclaimed tutorial books, outlining both the traditional and brand new features of the program:

Adobe Photoshop CS3 Classroom in a Book

by Adobe Creative Team

This thorough, self-paced guide to Adobe Photoshop CS3--written by the experts at Adobe Systems' is ideal for beginning users who want to learn key Photoshop concepts and techniques, while readers who already have some experience with Photoshop can use this book to learn Photoshop CS3's more advanced features and newest tools. Using clear, step-by-step, project-based lessons, each chapter walks readers through the creation of a specific project, with each chapter building on the reader's growing knowledge of the program, while review questions at the end of each chapter reinforce the skills learned in each lesson.

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Photoshop CS3 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech))

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Photoshop CS3 is a powerhouse, and here's the fast and easy way to get up to speed on all the coolest features. This friendly guide helps you get images into Photoshop - and then turn them into dazzling works of art. You'll see how to work in the right file formats, master the Brushes palette, get creative with filters, convert color to grayscale, and more!

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Photoshop CS3 for Nature Photographers: A Workshop in a Book (Tim Grey Guides)

by Ellen Anon, Tim Grey

Written cover-to-cover to fit the unique needs of nature photographers, this practical book addresses the tools, techniques, and workflow ideally suited for natural subjects. You'll figure out how to plan for overlapping landscape exposures, sharpen animal eyes, edit sky and land separately, and repair image elements as delicate as butterfly wings. You'll discover effective shooting tips. And above all, you'll learn what it takes to become a master in the digital darkroom using Photoshop.

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Johnny_Christ Yeah, been using CS3 since Beta, and all I can say is that it's awesome. Posted July 15, 2007

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