Photoshop CS4 with Content-Aware Scaling and GPU acceleration

24.09.2008

After the first introduction at Photoshop World 2008 (more), Adobe finally officially unveiled upcoming versions of its flagship image editing applications, Photoshop CS4 and Photoshop CS4 Extended. Photoshop CS4 comes packed with Content-Aware Scaling algorithms to intelligently size and scale images based on their content; GPU hardware acceleration enabling smooth smooth pan, zoom, and Canvas Rotation; enhanced Auto-align and Auto-blend modes; simplified image Adjustments; and more. The Extended edition adds the ability to manipulate 3D imagery (paint directly on 3D models and surfaces, merge 2D files onto 3D images and animate 3D objects); stack multiple medical image scans (DICOM) into a single volume; more efficient single-key shortcuts, etc. Feature-wise, both editions are compared in this comparison table. For more information on products' features, read Adobe's What's New PDF document.
New Photoshop CS4 for Mac OS X (on Intel-based and PowerPC systems) and for Microsoft Windows XP and Windows Vista platforms (32- and 64-bit) are scheduled to ship October 2008 with ESPs as follows: $699 US for Adobe Photoshop CS4 ($199 US for an upgrade) and $999 US for Photoshop CS4 Extended ($349 US). [source]
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