Adobe Photoshop CC 2018 (19.

0) running on Windows

Developer(s) Adobe Systems

Initial release 19 February 1990; 27 years ago

Stable release CC 2018 (19.0.1.334) /

14 November 2017; 2 months
ago

Development status Active

Operating system Windows and macOS[1][2]

Platform IA-32 and x86-64

Available in 26 languages[3]

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List of languages

Type Raster graphics editor

License Trialware, SaaS

Website adobe.com/photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is a raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe

Systems for macOS and Windows.
Photoshop was created in 1988 by Thomas and John Knoll. Since then, it has become
the de facto industry standard in raster graphics editing, such that the word "photoshop" has
become a verb as in "to Photoshop an image," "photoshopping" and "photoshop contest",
though Adobe discourages such use.[4] It can edit and compose raster images in multiple
layers and supports masks, alpha compositing and several color
models including RGB, CMYK, CIELAB, spot color and duotone. Photoshop has vast
support for graphic file formats but also uses its own PSD and PSB file formats which
support all the aforementioned features. In addition to raster graphics, it has limited abilities
to edit or render text, vector graphics (especially through clipping path), 3D
graphics and video. Photoshop's feature set can be expanded by Photoshop plug-ins,
programs developed and distributed independently of Photoshop that can run inside it and
offer new or enhanced features.
Photoshop's naming scheme was initially based on version numbers. However, in October
2002, following the introduction of Creative Suite branding, each new version of Photoshop
was designated with "CS" plus a number; e.g., the eighth major version of Photoshop was
Photoshop CS and the ninth major version was Photoshop CS2. Photoshop CS3 through
CS6 were also distributed in two different editions: Standard and Extended. In June 2013,
with the introduction of Creative Cloud branding, Photoshop's licensing scheme was
changed to that of software as a service rental model and the "CS" suffixes were replaced
with "CC". Historically, Photoshop was bundled with additional software such as Adobe
ImageReady, Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Device Central and Adobe Camera
RAW.
Alongside Photoshop, Adobe also develops and publishes Photoshop Elements, Photoshop
Lightroom, Photoshop Express and Photoshop Touch. Collectively, they are branded as
"The Adobe Photoshop Family". It is currently a licensed software.

Early history
Photoshop was developed in 1987 by the American brothers Thomas and John Knoll, who
sold the distribution license to Adobe Systems Incorporated in 1988. Thomas Knoll, a PhD
student at the University of Michigan, began writing a program on his Macintosh Plus to
display grayscale images on a monochrome display. This program, called Display, caught
the attention of his brother John Knoll, an Industrial Light & Magic employee, who
recommended that Thomas turn it into a full-fledged image editing program. Thomas took a
six-month break from his studies in 1988 to collaborate with his brother on the program.
Thomas renamed the program ImagePro, but the name was already taken. Later that year,
Thomas renamed his program Photoshop and worked out a short-term deal with scanner
manufacturer Barneyscan to distribute copies of the program with a slide scanner; a "total of
about 200 copies of Photoshop were shipped" this way.
During this time, John traveled to Silicon Valley and gave a demonstration of the program to
engineers at Apple and Russell Brown, art director at Adobe. Both showings were
successful, and Adobe decided to purchase the license to distribute in September 1988.
While John worked on plug-ins in California, Thomas remained in Ann Arbor writing
code. Photoshop 1.0 was released on 19 February 1990 for Macintosh exclusively. The
Barneyscan version included advanced color editing features that were stripped from the
first Adobe shipped version. The handling of color slowly improved with each release from
Adobe and Photoshop quickly became the industry standard in digital color editing. At the
time Photoshop 1.0 was released, digital retouching on dedicated high end systems, such
as the Scitex, cost around $300 an hour for basic photo retouching.
Older versions
Photoshop's naming scheme was initially based on version numbers. Adobe published
thirteen versions (major and minor changes) before the October 2003 introduction
of Creative Suite branding. In February 2013 Adobe donated the source code of the 1990
1.0.1 version of Photoshop to the Computer History Museum.
CS
The first Photoshop CS was commercially released in October 2003 as the eighth major
version of Photoshop. Photoshop CS increased user control with a reworked file browser
augmenting search versatility, sorting and sharing capabilities and the Histogram Palette
which monitors changes in the image as they are made to the document. Match Color was
also introduced in CS, which reads color data to achieve a uniform expression throughout a
series of pictures.
CS2
Photoshop CS2, released in May 2005, expanded on its predecessor with a new set of tools
and features. It included an upgraded Spot Healing Brush, which is mainly used for handling
common photographic problems such as blemishes, red-eye, noise, blurring and lens
distortion. One of the most significant inclusions in CS2 was the implementation of Smart
Objects, which allows users to scale and transform images and vector illustrations without
losing image quality, as well as create linked duplicates of embedded graphics so that a
single edit updates across multiple iterations.
Adobe responded to feedback from the professional media industry by implementing non-
destructive editing as well as the producing and modifying of 32-Bit High Dynamic Range
(HDR) images, which are optimal for 3D rendering and advanced compositing. FireWire
Previews could also be viewed on a monitor via a direct export feature.
Photoshop CS2 brought the Vanishing Point and Image Warping tools. Vanishing Point
makes tedious graphic and photo retouching endeavors much simpler by letting users
clone, paint and transform image objects while maintaining visual perspective. Image
Warping makes it easy to digitally distort an image into a shape by choosing on-demand
presets or by dragging control points.
The File Browser was upgraded to Adobe Bridge, which functioned as a hub for
productivity, imagery and creativity, providing multi-view file browsing and smooth cross-
product integration across Adobe Creative Suite 2 software. Adobe Bridge also provided
access to Adobe Stock Photos, a new stock photography service that offered users one-
stop shopping across five elite stock image providers to deliver high-quality, royalty-free
images for layout and design.
Camera Raw version 3.0 was a new addition in CS2, and it allowed settings for multiple raw
files to be modified simultaneously. In addition, processing multiple raw files to other
formats including JPEG, TIFF, DNG or PSD, could be done in the background without
executing Photoshop itself.
Photoshop CS2 brought a streamlined interface, making it easier to access features for
specific instances. In CS2 users were also given the ability to create their own custom
presets, which was meant to save time and increase productivity.
CS2 activation servers' shutdown: In January 2013, Adobe Photoshop CS2 (9.0), with some
other CS2 products, was released with an official serial number, due to the technical glitch
in Adobe's CS2 activation servers.
CS3
CS3 improves on features from previous versions of Photoshop and introduces new tools.
One of the most significant is the streamlined interface which allows increased
performance, speed, and efficiency. There is also improved support for Camera RAW files
which allow users to process images with higher speed and conversion quality. CS3
supports over 150 RAW formats as well as JPEG, TIFF and PDF. Enhancements were
made to the Black and White Conversion, Brightness and Contrast Adjustment and
Vanishing Point Module tools. The Black and White adjustment option improves control over
manual grayscale conversions with a dialog box similar to that of Channel Mixer. There is
more control over print options and better management with Adobe Bridge. The Clone
Source palette is introduced, adding more options to the clone stamp tool. Other features
include the nondestructive Smart Filters, optimizing graphics for mobile devices, Fill Light
and Dust Busting tools. Compositing is assisted with Photoshop's new Quick Selection and
Refine Edge tools and improved image stitching technology.
CS3 Extended includes everything in CS3 and additional features. There are tools for 3D
graphic file formats, video enhancement and animation, and comprehensive image
measurement and analysis tools with DICOM file support. The 3D graphic formats allow 3D
content to be incorporated into 2D compositions. As for video editing, CS3 supports layers
and video formatting so users can edit video files per frame.
CS3 and CS3 Extended were released in April 2007 to the United States and Canada. They
were also made available through Adobe’s online store and Adobe Authorized Resellers.
Both CS3 and CS3 Extended are offered as either a stand-alone application or feature of
Adobe Creative Suite. The price for CS3 is US$649 and the extended version is US$999.
Both products are compatible with Intel-based Macs and PowerPCs, supporting Windows
XP and Windows Vista. CS3 is the first release of Photoshop that will run natively on Macs
with Intel processors: previous versions can only run through the translation layer Rosetta,
and will not run at all on Macs running Mac OS X 10.7 or later.
CS4
CS4 features smoother panning and zooming, allowing faster image editing at a high
magnification. The interface is more simplified with its tab-based interface making it cleaner
to work with. Photoshop CS4 features a new 3D engine allowing the conversion of gradient
maps to 3D objects, adding depth to layers and text, and getting print-quality output with the
new ray-tracing rendering engine. It supports common 3D formats; the new Adjustment and
Mask Panels; Content-aware scaling (seam carving); Fluid Canvas Rotation and File
display options. The Content-aware scaling allows users to intelligently size and scale
images, and the Canvas Rotation tool makes it easier to rotate and edit images from any
angle.
Adobe released Photoshop CS4 Extended, which has the features of Adobe Photoshop
CS4, plus capabilities for scientific imaging, 3D, motion graphics, accurate image analysis
and high-end film and video users. The faster 3D engine allows users to paint directly on 3D
models, wrap 2D images around 3D shapes and animate 3D objects. As the successor to
Photoshop CS3, Photoshop CS4 is the first x64 edition of Photoshop on consumer
computers for Windows. The color correction tool has also been improved significantly.
CS4 and CS4 Extended were released on 15 October 2008. They were also made available
through Adobe’s online store and Adobe Authorized Resellers. Both CS4 and CS4
Extended are offered as either a stand-alone application or feature of Adobe Creative Suite.
The price for CS4 is US$699 and the extended version is US$999. Both products are
compatible with Intel-based Mac OS X and PowerPCs, supporting Windows
XP and Windows Vista
CS5
Photoshop CS5 was launched on 12 April 2010. In a video posted on its
official Facebook page, the development team revealed the new technologies under
development, including three-dimensional brushes and warping tools.
In May 2011, Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 (CS5.5) was released, with new versions of some of
the applications. Its version of Photoshop, 12.1, is identical to the concurrently released
update for Photoshop CS5, version 12.0.4, except for support for the new subscription
pricing that was introduced with CS5.5.
CS5 introduces new tools such as the Content-Aware Fill, Refine Edge, Mixer Brush, Bristle
Tips and Puppet Warp. The community also had a hand in the additions made to CS5 as 30
new features and improvements were included by request. These include automatic image
straightening, the Rule-of-Thirds cropping tool, color pickup, and saving a 16-bit image as
a JPEG. Another feature includes the Adobe Mini Bridge, which allows for efficient file
browsing and management.
CS5 Extended includes everything in CS5 plus features in 3D and video editing. A new
materials library was added, providing more options such as Chrome, Glass, and Cork. The
new Shadow Catcher tool can be used to further enhance 3D objects. For motion graphics,
the tools can be applied to over more than one frame in a video sequence.
CS5 and CS5 Extended were made available through Adobe's online store, Adobe
Authorized Resellers and Adobe direct sales. Both CS5 and CS5 Extended are offered as
either a stand-alone application or a feature of Adobe Creative Suite 5. The price for CS5 is
US$699 and the extended version is US$999. Both products are compatible with Intel-
based Mac OS X and Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7.
CS6
Photoshop CS6, released in May 2012, added new creative design tools and provided a
redesigned interface with a focus on enhanced performance. New features have been
added to the Content-Aware tool such as the Content-Aware Patch and Content-Aware
Move.
Adobe Photoshop CS6 brought a suite of tools for video editing. Color and exposure
adjustments, as well as layers, are among a few things that are featured in this new editor.
Upon completion of editing, the user is presented with a handful of options of exporting into
a few popular formats.
CS6 brings the "straighten" tool to Photoshop, where a user simply draws a line anywhere
on an image, and the canvas will reorient itself so that the line drawn becomes horizontal,
and adjusts the media accordingly. This was created with the intention that users will draw a
line parallel to a plane in the image, and reorient the image to that plane to more easily
achieve certain perspectives.
CS6 allows background saving, which means that while another document is compiling and
archiving itself, it is possible to simultaneously edit an image. CS6 also features a
customizable auto-save feature, preventing any work from being lost.
The price for CS6 is US$699 and the extended version is US$999. Students, however, even
those who are homeschooled, can receive a significant discount on Photoshop.
With the newest Photoshop version 13.1.3, Adobe has dropped support for Windows
XP (even on native x64 for Windows XP x64); thus, the last version that works on Windows
XP is 13.0.1. Adobe also announced that CS6 will be the last suite sold with perpetual
licenses in favor of the new Creative Cloud subscriptions, but will continue to support
Photoshop CS6 for OS compatibility and will provide bug fixes and security updates as
necessary.
CC
Photoshop CC (14.0) was launched on 18 June 2013. As the next major version after CS6,
it is only available as part of a Creative Cloud subscription, the full version of which costs
$49 every month. Major features in this version include All-new Smart Sharpen, Intelligent
Upsampling, and Camera Shake Reduction for reducing blur caused by camera shake.
Editable Rounded Rectangles and an update to Adobe Camera Raw (8.0) were also
included.
Since the initial launch, Adobe has released two additional feature-bearing updates. The
first, version 14.1, was launched on 9 September 2013. The major features in this version
were Adobe Generator, a Node.js-based platform for creating plug-ins for Photoshop.
Photoshop 14.1 shipped with two plug-ins, one to automatically generate image assets
based on an extension in the layer name, and another to automatically generate assets for
Adobe Edge Reflow.
Version 14.2 was released on 15 January 2014. Major features include Perspective Warp,
Linked Smart Objects, and 3D Printing support.
CC 2014
Photoshop CC 2014 (15.0) was released on 18 June 2014. CC 2014 features
improvements to content-aware tools, two new blur tools (spin blur and path blur) and a new
focus mask feature that enables the user to select parts of an image based on whether they
are in focus or not. Other minor improvements have been made, including speed increases
for certain tasks.
CC 2015
Photoshop CC 2015 was released on 15 June 2015. Adobe added various creative features
including Adobe Stock, which is a library of custom stock images. It also includes and have
the ability to have more than one layer style.For example, in the older versions of
Photoshop, only one shadow could be used for a layer but in CC 2015, up to ten are
available. Other minor features like Export As, which is a form of the Save For Web in CC
2014 were also added. The updated UI as of 30 November 2015 delivers a cleaner and
more consistent look throughout Photoshop, and you can quickly perform common tasks
using a new set of gestures on touch-enabled devices like Microsoft Surface Pro.CC 2015
also marks the 25th anniversary of Photoshop.
CC 2017
Photoshop CC 2017 was released on 2 November 2016. It introduced a new template
selector when creating new documents, the ability to search for tools, panels and help
articles for Photoshop, support for SVG OpenType fonts and other small improvements. In
December 2016, a minor update was released to include support for the MacBook Pro
Touch Bar.
CC 2018
Photoshop CC 2018 was released on 18 October 2017. It featured an overhaul to the brush
organization system, allowing for more properties (such as color and opacity) to be saved
per-brush and for brushes to be categorized in folders and sub-folders. It also added brush
stroke smoothing, and over 1000 brushes created by Kyle T. Webster (following Adobe's
acquisition of his website, KyleBrush.com). A Curvature Pen tool, similar to the one
in Illustrator, was added, allowing for faster creation of Bézier paths. Other additions were
Lightroom Photo access, Variable font support, copy-paste layers, enhanced tooltips, 360
panorama and HEIF support, PNG compression, algorithm improvements to Face-aware
and selection tools, improved image resizing, and performance improvements to file
opening, filters, and brush strokes

File format
Photoshop files have default file extension as .PSD, which stands for "Photoshop
Document." A PSD file stores an image with support for most imaging options available in
Photoshop. These include layers with masks, transparency, text, alpha channels and spot
colors, clipping paths, and duotone settings. This is in contrast to many other file formats
(e.g., .JPG or .GIF) that restrict content to provide streamlined, predictable functionality. A
PSD file has a maximum height and width of 30,000 pixels, and a length limit of 2
Gigabytes.
Photoshop files sometimes have the file extension .PSB, which stands for "Photoshop Big"
(also known as "large document format"). A PSB file extends the PSD file format, increasing
the maximum height and width to 300,000 pixels and the length limit to around 4 Exabytes.
The dimension limit was apparently chosen arbitrarily by Adobe, not based on computer
arithmetic constraints (it is not close to a power of two, as is 30,000) but for ease of
software testing. PSD and PSB formats are documented
Because of Photoshop's popularity, PSD files are widely used and supported to some
extent by most competing software. The .PSD file format can be exported to and from
Adobe's other apps like Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, and After Effects.

Plugins
Main article: Photoshop plugin
Photoshop functionality can be extended by add-on programs called Photoshop plugins (or
plug-ins). Adobe creates some plugins, such as Adobe Camera Raw, but third-party
companies develop most plugins, according to Adobe's specifications. Some are free and
some are commercial software. Most plugins work with only Photoshop or Photoshop-
compatible hosts, but a few can also be run as standalone applications.
There are various types of plugins, such as filter, export, import, selection, color correction,
and automation. The most popular plugins are the filter plugins (also known as
a 8bfplugins), available under the Filter menu in Photoshop. Filter plugins can either modify
the current image or create content. Below are some popular types of plugins, and some
well-known companies associated with them:

 Color correction plugins (Alien Skin Software, Nik Software, OnOne Software, Topaz
Labs Software, The Plugin Site etc.)
 Special effects plugins (Alien Skin Software, Auto FX Software, AV Bros. Flaming Pear
Software, etc.)
 3D effects plugins (Andromeda Software, Strata, etc.)
Adobe Camera Raw (also known as ACR and Camera Raw) is a special plugin, supplied
free by Adobe, used primarily to read and process raw image files so that the resultant
images can be processed by Photoshop. It can also be used from within Adobe Bridge.

Photoshop tools
Upon loading Photoshop, a sidebar with a variety of tools with multiple image-editing
functions appears to the left of the screen. These tools typically fall under the categories
of drawing; painting; measuring and
navigation; selection; typing; and retouching.Some tools contain a small triangle in the
bottom right of the toolbox icon. These can be expanded to reveal similar tools.While newer
versions of Photoshop are updated to include new tools and features, several recurring
tools that exist in most versions are discussed below.

Pen tool
Photoshop includes a few versions of the pen tool. The pen tool creates precise paths that
can be manipulated using anchor points. The free form pen tool allows the user to draw
paths freehand, and with the magnetic pen tool, the drawn path attaches closely to outlines
of objects in an image, which is useful for isolating them from a background.
Clone Stamp Tool
The Clone Stamp tool duplicates one part of an image to another part of the same image by
way of a brush. The duplication is either in full or in part depending on the mode. You can
also clone part of one layer to another layer. The Clone Stamp tool is useful for duplicating
objects or removing a defect in an image.
Shape tools
Photoshop provides an array of shape tools including rectangles, rounded rectangles,
ellipses, polygons and lines. These shapes can be manipulated by the pen tool, direct
selection tool etc. to make vector graphics.
Measuring and navigation
The eyedropper tool selects a color from an area of the image that is clicked, and samples
it for future use.[The hand tool navigates an image by moving it in any direction, and
the zoom tool enlarges the part of an image that is clicked on, allowing for a closer view.
Selection tools
Selection tools are used to select all or any part of a picture to perform cut, copy, edit, or
retouching operations.
Cropping
The crop tool can be used to select a particular area of an image and discard the portions
outside the chosen section. This tool assists in creating a focus point on an image and
unnecessary or excess space. Cropping allows enhancement of a photo’s composition
while decreasing the file size. The "crop" tool is in the tools palette, which is located on the
right side of the document. By placing the cursor over the image, the user can drag the
cursor to the desired area. Once the Enter key is pressed, the area outside the rectangle
will be cropped. The area outside the rectangle is the discarded data, which allows for the
file size to be decreased. The "crop" tool can alternatively be used to extend the canvas
size by clicking and dragging outside the existing image borders.
Slicing
The "slice" and slice select tools, like the crop tool, are used in isolating parts of images.
The slice tool can be used to divide an image into different sections, and these separate
parts can be used as pieces of a web page design once HTML and CSS are applied. The
slice select tool allows sliced sections of an image to be adjusted and shifted.
Moving
The move tool can be used to drag the entirety of a single layer or more if they are selected.
Alternatively, once an area of an image is highlighted, the move tool can be used to
manually relocate the selected piece to anywhere on the canvas.
Marquee
The marquee is a tool that can make selections that are single row, single column,
rectangular and elliptical. An area that has been selected can be edited without affecting the
rest of the image. This tool can also crop an image; it allows for better control. In contrast to
the crop tool, the "marquee" tool allows for more adjustments to the selected area before
cropping. The only marquee tool that does not allow cropping is the elliptical. Although the
single row and column marquee tools allow for cropping, they are not ideal, because they
only crop a line. The rectangular marquee tool is the preferred option. Once the tool has
been selected, dragging the tool across the desired area will select it. The selected area will
be outlined by dotted lines, referred to as "marching ants". These dotted lines are called
"marching ants", because the dashes look like ants marching around the selected area. To
set a specific size or ratio, the tool option bar provides these settings. Before selecting an
area, the desired size or ratio must be set by adjusting the width and height. Any changes
such as color, filters, location, etc. should be made before cropping. To crop the selection,
the user must go to image tab and select crop.
Lasso
The lasso tool is similar to the "marquee" tool, however, the user can make a custom
selection by drawing it freehand.There are three options for the "lasso" tool – regular,
polygonal, and magnetic. The regular "lasso" tool allows the user to have drawing
capabilities. Photoshop will complete the selection once the mouse button is released. The
user may also complete the selection by connecting the end point to the starting point. The
"marching ants" will indicate if a selection has been made. The "polygonal lasso" tool will
draw only straight lines, which makes it an ideal choice for images with many straight lines.
Unlike the regular "lasso" tool, the user must continually click around the image to outline
the shape. To complete the selection, the user must connect the end point to the starting
point just like the regular lasso tool. "Magnetic lasso" tool is considered the smart tool. It can
do the same as the other two, but it can also detect the edges of an image once the user
selects a starting point. It detects by examining the color pixels as the cursor move over the
desired area. A pixel is the smallest element in an image. Closing the selection is the same
as the other two, which should also should display the "marching ants" once the selection
has been closed.
The quick selection tool selects areas based on edges, similarly to the magnetic lasso tool.
The difference between this tool and the lasso tool is that there is no starting and ending
point. Since there isn’t a starting and ending point, the selected area can be added onto as
much as possible without starting over. By dragging the cursor over the desired area,
the quick selection tool detects the edges of the image. The "marching ants" allow the user
to know what is currently being selected. Once the user is done, the selected area can be
edited without affecting the rest of the image. One of the features that makes this tool
especially user friendly is that the SHIFT key is not needed to add more to the selection; by
default, extra mouse clicks will be added to the selection rather than creating a new
selection.
Magic wand
The magic wand tool selects areas based on pixels of similar values. One click will select all
neighboring pixels of similar value within a tolerance level set by the user. If
the eyedropper tool is selected in the options bar, then the magic wand can determine the
value needed to evaluate the pixels; this is based on the sample size setting in
the eyedroppertool. This tool is inferior to the quick selection tool which works much the
same but with much better results and more intuitive controls. The user must decide what
settings to use or if the image is right for this tool.
Eraser
The Eraser tool erases content based on the active layer. If the user is on the text layer,
then any text across which the tool is dragged will be erased. The eraser will convert the
pixels to transparent, unless the background layer is selected. The size and style of the
eraser can be selected in the options bar. This tool is unique in that it can take the form of
the paintbrush and pencil tools. In addition to the straight eraser tool, there are two more
available options – background eraser and magic eraser. The background eraser deletes
any part of the image that is on the edge of an object. This tool is often used to extract
objects from the background. The magic eraser tool deletes based on similar colored pixels.
It is very similar to the magic wand tool. This tool is ideal for deleting areas with the same
color or tone that contrasts with the rest of the image.
Video editing
In Adobe CS5 Extended edition, video editing is comprehensive and efficient with a broad
compatibility of video file formats such as MOV, AVIand MPEG-4 formats and easy
workflow. Using simple combination of keys video layers can easily be modified, with other
features such as adding text and the creation of animations using single images.
3D extrusion
With the Extended version of Photoshop CS5, 2D elements of an artwork can easily
become three-dimensional with the click of a button. Extrusions of texts, an available library
of materials for three-dimensional, and even wrapping two-dimensional images around 3D
geometry.
Mobile integration
Third-party plugins have also been added to the most recent version of Photoshop where
technologies such as the iPad have integrated the software with different types of
applications. Applications like the Adobe Eazel painting app allows the user to easily create
paintings with their fingertips and use an array of different paint from dry to wet in order to
create rich color blending.
Camera Raw
With the Camera Raw plug-in, raw images can be processed without the use of Adobe
Photoshop Lightroom, along with other image file formats such as JPEGs, TIFFs, or PNGs.
The plug-in allows users to remove noise without the side-effect of over-sharpening, add
grain, and even perform post-crop vignetting.
3D printing tools
Requiring Photoshop version 14.1 or later, users can create and edit designs for 3D
printing. After downloading 3D photo models from numerous online services, users can add
color, adjust the shape or rotate the angles. Artists can also design 3D models from scratch.
Color replacement tool
The Color Replacement Tool allows you to change the color, while maintaining the
highlights and shadows of the original image, of pieces of the image. By selecting Brushs
and right clicking, the Color Replacement Tool is the third option down. What is important to
note with this tool is the foreground color. The foreground color is what will be applied when
painting along the chosen part of the image with the Color Replacement tool.