This go-round, that same upgrade will run $749 (I chose not to upgrade to CS5.5 last year). I upgraded to Design Premium CS5 in 2010, and it cost me about $600. Typically, Adobe have released major increments roughly every two years. Sure, there’s a ton of other things you can do in Photoshop (like text/borders), but from a strict photography point of view, the above list are things that I am fundamentally unable to do in the mainstream image processing/management applications like Lightroom or Aperture. Comprehensive retouching tools (clone/healing/patch) with content-aware fill options. ![]() Smart Objects (lets you use plug-ins and other effects non-destructively).See Colby Brown’s synopsis of Photoshop CS6 Features HereĪs a creative photographer, Photoshop offers a few significant advantages that I really can’t get in other products (Lightroom/Aperture/Capture NX2): Photoshop CS6 includes some new content-aware features (useful if you do heavy cloning and retouching), auto-saves, and new blur tools. The Nikon D4 and D800, for example, are supported in ACR 6.7 (currently in release candidate beta), but if you want to use the new 2012 processing engine (available in Lightroom 4), you’ll need ACR 7 in Photoshop CS6. ![]() ![]() For example, if you rely on Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) via Bridge or Photoshop, then you sometimes need to upgrade to get compatibility with current cameras (sigh). With every release, Adobe offers many new features that will appeal to some, but not others. I know many photographers who still use Photoshop CS3 and are happy. If you are a Photoshop user, you’ll want to weigh the pros and cons of upgrading ( Adobe Buying Guide). ![]() The new thing about this release, however, is Adobe’s “Creative Cloud.” For a monthly subscription price, you can get access to everything Adobe offers, plus some options not available in the stand-alone software packages. Today, Adobe announced the pre-release of Adobe Creative Suite 6, their newest version of their digital creative applications, including Photoshop, InDesign, and Dreamweaver (all products I use often).
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