Adobe Photoshop CS5

Zitat: Pros: + New content-aware tools are remarkable, improved HDR and Raw imaging tools Cons: - Expensive - UK customers pay over £50 more than US shoppers An impressive upgrade, but the price is out of reach of many users

Zitat: I´ve only touched on the major enhancements in Photoshop CS5, particularly those that will appeal to photographers. There are plenty of other enhancements, including the 3D tools, Repousse - a new tool to create 3D extrusions, and gray scale tinting options via Actions that walks you through the process of creating a toned image. It´s not all without some controversy though. In particular, printing has been a hot topic with color management the main issue. In previous releases of Photoshop you could turn color management completely off, applying no profile to your image - needed for creating print profile charts. CS5 removes the No Color Management option from the Mac to avoid issues with the way Mac OS handles color management. Adobe is promising a separate application designed for printing charts with no color management. The other issue is that clicking Print now sends your file directly to the printer with no Page Setup in-between. You now need to select the Print Settings option to configure your printer. You still have all the options you did before, but it´s a change in the workflow that will throw some people off at first. If CS4 is working for you, I´d suggest downloading the trial version to see if the improvements are worth upgrading. For ACR users, it´s a no-brainer. The improvements in this tool alone are worth the cost in my mind. 64-bit support on the Mac is going to be a big win with access to more memory and faster processing, but until your third party add-ons are updated, this will be limited for many people. Compared to CS4, Photoshop CS5 is a more ambitious upgrade with lots of new features to explore and master. With that comes complexity, but Adobe has made good progress in making Photoshop more approachable for most.

Zitat: Pluspunten: + indrukwekkende nieuwe maskermethode + content-aware vervangen + automatische lenscorrecties Minpunten: - niet eenvoudig te leren - duur Adobe laat met Photoshop CS5 zien waarom dit programma nog steeds als onbetwiste koning van de beeldbewerking geldt en ´photoshoppen´ zelfs een werkwoord is geworden. Er zijn genoeg consumentenprogramma´s waar u ook leuke dingen mee kan doen, maar voor professionals is er gewoon geen alternatief.