Adobe Photoshop, or commonly called Photoshop, the image editor software is made by Adobe Systems which is devoted to editing photos / images and effects creation. The software is widely used by digital photographers and advertising company that is regarded as the market leader (market leader) to the image processing software / photo, and, together with Adobe Acrobat, is regarded as the best product ever produced by Adobe Systems. The eighth version of this application is called by the name of Photoshop CS (Creative Suite), version nine called Adobe Photoshop CS2, version ten called Adobe Photoshop CS3, the version eleventh is Adobe Photoshop CS4, version twelfth is Adobe Photoshop CS5, and the latest version is Adobe Photoshop CC.
Photoshop is available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Mac OS; version 9 upwards can also be used by other operating systems such as Linux using software such as CrossOver.
Features
Although primarily designed to edit images for paper-based printing, Photoshop is also used to produce images for the World Wide Web. Recent versions bundle a related application, Adobe ImageReady, for that purpose.
Photoshop also has strong links with several software for media editing, animation, and other Adobe authoring. Files in Photoshop’s native format, .PSD, can be exported to and from Adobe ImageReady. Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects and Adobe Encore DVD to make professional DVDs, provide non-linear editing and special effects services such as backgrounds, textures, and so on for television, film and web site. For example, Photoshop CS can be used to create menus and buttons (button) DVD.
Photoshop can accept the use of several models of color:
RGB color models
Lab color models
CMYK color models
Grayscale
Bitmap
Duotone
The version released in 2005, is version 9. This program is marketed under the name “Photoshop CS2.” “CS” reflects its integration with the application “Creative Suite Adobe and so-called” 2 “because this program is a version released 2 from Adobe to integrate the two products. There are a few additions Photoshop CS2 such as multiple layer selecting and” warp ” curve version of the transform tool and color replacement tool, which previously was present as a plug-in 8BF.
For photography enthusiasts, Adobe provides a filter “reduce grain” (to reduce the grain) that can help optimize photos taken in low light. To “clarify” the difference CS products with the products of previous Photoshop, Adobe removes eye Photshop emblem, which was presented in a form different from version 3 to version 7. Photshop CS and CS2 now use feathers as an icon and a form of identification.
CS5
The beta version of Photoshop CS3 CS2 has been released to users on 15 December 2006. In contrast with Photoshop CS and CS2 which use fur as its logo, The logo for the third edition of this form of typography, with the letters ‘Ps’ white and blue gradient background.
Camera RAW 3.x
The latest version comes with Adobe Camera RAW, a plugin developed by Thomas Knoll which can read several RAW file formats from digital cameras and import them directly into Photoshop. The initial version of the RAW plugin was also available for Photoshop 7.0.1 as a $ 99 USD.
While Photoshop is the industry standard image editing program aimed at profsional raster chart, the price offered was quite high; approximately $ 600. This situation provoked a few programmers to design the graphics hardware (graphics tools) with a more affordable price. To deal with this competition, and to face the piracy of products, Adobe has introduced Photoshop Elements, a version of Photoshop that is more minimalist, at affordable prices; under $ 100. This product is intended for home users and eliminate some of the professional features.
File Format
Photoshop has the ability to read and write raster image format such as .png, .gif, .jpeg, and others. Photoshop also has some typical file formats:
PSD (Photoshop Document) format stores an image in the form of layers, including text, masks, opacity, blend modes, color channels, alpha channels, clipping paths, and duotone settings. The popularity of photoshop to make this file format is widely used, thus forcing programmers of other image editing program adds the ability to read PSD formats in their software.
.PSB ‘Is the latest version of PSD designed for files that are larger than 2 GB
.PDD Is another version of PSD that only supports software features PhotshopDeluxe.
Tool
Tool in Adobe Photoshop is a tool that can help users in editing. Adobe Photoshop CS3 memilikit 59 tools that can be used by the user. Tool – The tool consists of a variety of tools with a specific purpose. Some tools – tools that exist in Photoshop, among others:
Move Tool
History Brush Tool
Eraser Tool
Path Selection Tool
Direct Selection tool
Pen Tool
Shape Tool
Brush Tool
Audio Annotation Tool
Eyedropper tool
Measure Tool
Text Tool
Hand Tool
3D Object Rotate Tool
3D Rotate Camera Tool
Photoshop CS4 system requirements
#Windows 1.8 GHz or faster processor Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended) or Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 (certified for 32-bit Windows XP and 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista) 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended) 1 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on flash-based storage devices) 1,024 x 768 display (1,280 x 800 recommended) with 16-bit graphics adapter Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0 DVD-ROM drive QuickTime 7.2 software required for multimedia features Broadband Internet connection required for online services* Windows 7 compatibility #Mac OS PowerPC® G5 or multicore Intel® processor Mac OS X v10.4.11–10.5.4 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended) 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on flash-based storage devices) 1,024 x 768 display (1,280 x 800 recommended) with 16-bit graphics adapter Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0 DVD-ROM drive QuickTime 7.2 software required for multimedia features Broadband Internet connection required for online services*
Photoshop CS5 system requirements
#Windows
Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3; Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 (Service Pack 2 recommended); or Windows 7 1 GB of RAM 1 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash-based storage devices) 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended) with qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics adapter, 16-bit color, and 256 MB of VRAM Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
#Mac OS
Multicore Intel processor Mac OS X v10.5.7 or v10.6 1 GB of RAM 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash-based storage devices) 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended) with qualified hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics adapter, 16-bit color, and 256 MB of VRAM Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
Photoshop CS6 system requirements
#Windows
Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® 64 processor Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 3 orMicrosoft Windows 7 with Service Pack 1. Adobe® Creative Suite® 5.5 and CS6 applications also support Windows 8 and Windows 8.1. See the CS6 FAQ for more information about Windows 8 support.* 1 GB of RAM 1 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices) 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended) with 16-bit color and 512 MB (1 GB recommended) of VRAM OpenGL 2.0–capable system
#Mac OS
Multicore Intel processor with 64-bit support Mac OS X v10.6.8 or v10.7. Adobe Creative Suite 3, 4, 5, CS5.5, and CS6 applications support Mac OS X v10.8 or v10.9 when installed on Intel-based systems.** 1 GB of RAM 2 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on removable flash storage devices) 1024 x 768 display (1280 x 800 recommended) with 16-bit color and 512 MB (1 GB recommended) of VRAM OpenGL 2.0–capable system
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended (693.98 MB)
Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended (1,728.41 MB)
Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended (316.72 MB)
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