What’s new

Companion apps for Photoshop 12.0.4 or later

Mix color swatches, select and manage Photoshop tools, and paint watercolor images using three iPad apps. See Using Adobe Color Lava, Using Adobe Nav, and Using Adobe Eazel.

Easier interface management with live workspaces

Automatically store task-specific workspaces that reflect your workflow, and quickly switch between them. See Save and switch workspaces.

Intelligent selection technology

Extract subjects from backgrounds more quickly and accurately, creating realistic composites. See Refine selection edges.

Content-aware filling and healing

Easily remove image elements and replace them with content that seamlessly integrates into its surroundings. See Content-aware, pattern, or history fills and Retouch with the Spot Healing Brush tool.

HDR Pro

Apply greater tone-mapping power, creating high dynamic range images that range from photorealistic to surreal. Or apply an HDR look to standard images with the HDR Toning adjustment. See Merge images to HDR and Adjust HDR toning.

Extraordinary painting effects

Take advantage of realistic painting effects, mixing colors on the canvas and simulating bristles to produce results that rival traditional painting media. See Paint with the Mixer Brush and Bristle tip shape options.

Puppet Warp

Radically transform specific image areas, while anchoring others in place. See Puppet Warp.

Automated lens correction

Quickly fix distortion using installed profiles of popular lenses, or custom profiles of additional models. See Correct lens distortion and adjust perspective.

Easy extrusions with 3D repoussé

Convert 2D text and artwork into 3D objects, and then extrude and inflate their surfaces. See Create 3D repoussé (Photoshop Extended).

Enhanced 3D performance, workflow, and materials

Quickly optimize performance with dedicated 3D preferences. Get faster previews and rendering with the improved Adobe Ray Tracer engine. Apply materials interactively with Material Load and Drop tools. See 3D panel overview (Photoshop Extended) and 3D Materials settings (Photoshop Extended).

Streamlined creative reviews

Collaborate with colleagues and quickly get client feedback with CS Review, an online service that accelerates the review process. See CS Review.

Integrated media management

Take advantage of improved watermarking, web galleries, and batch processing in Adobe Bridge CS5. Access assets directly in Photoshop using the Mini Bridge panel. See Adobe Bridge and Mini Bridge.

State of the art Camera Raw processing

Remove noise in high ISO images while preserving color and detail. Add creative effects like film grain and post-crop vignettes. Or precisely sharpen images with minimal artifacts. See Correcting lens distortions in Camera Raw, Sharpening and noise reduction in Camera Raw, and Vignette and grain effects in Camera Raw.

Dozens of customer-inspired productivity enhancements

Boost your efficiency with countless workflow improvements. Selected highlights let you:

• Create layers by dragging files from Windows or Mac OS. See Create layers and groups.

• Straighten images with the Ruler tool. See Straighten an image.

• Protect detail with the Sharpen tool. See Sharpen image areas.

• Apply a graduated neutral density filter. See Apply a gradient fill.

• Reverse the direction of a clone source. See Retouch with the Clone Stamp tool.

• Customize defaults for layer styles. See Change style defaults to custom values.

• Paste in the same relative location, or into or outside selections. See Understanding the copy and paste commands.

• Store image-specific print settings. See Print images.

New GPU-accelerated features

Harness increased hardware power with features like brush previews, a color sampler ring for the Eyedropper tool, and a Rule Of Thirds grid for the Crop tool. See Choose a color while painting and Crop an image using the Crop tool.

Faster performance with cross-platform 64-bit support

Complete day-to-day imaging tasks at least 10% faster on 64-bit versions of Mac OS and Windows. See Memory and performance.