When you compare the three latest versions of Adobe Photoshop, you can see that Photoshop CS5 has many improvements over the Photoshop CS3.
Photoshop CS5 Extended |
Photoshop CS4 Extended |
Photoshop CS3 Extended |
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3D creation and editing |
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Adobe Repoussé new |
yes |
no |
no |
3D materials library and picker new |
yes |
no |
no |
Depth of field for 3D new |
yes |
no |
no |
Easy-to-use shadow catcher new |
yes |
no |
no |
Image-based lighting new |
yes |
no |
no |
3D object painting enhanced |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Adobe 3D Forge engine enhanced |
yes |
yes |
yes |
2D and 3D compositing enhanced |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Maximum creative impact |
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Truer Edge selection technology new |
yes |
no |
no |
Color decontamination for selections new |
yes |
no |
no |
Selection and mask refinement tools new |
yes |
no |
no |
Content-Aware Fill new |
yes |
no |
no |
Mixer Brush new |
yes |
no |
no |
Bristle Tips new |
yes |
no |
no |
Puppet Warp new |
yes |
no |
no |
Additive grain in Adobe Camera Raw new |
yes |
no |
no |
Automatic lens correction new |
yes |
no |
no |
Straighten Image tool new |
yes |
no |
no |
GPU-accelerated features enhanced |
yes |
yes |
no |
Content-Aware Scaling |
yes |
no |
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Extended depth of field |
yes |
no |
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Post-crop vignetting enhanced |
yes |
yes |
no |
Noise removal in Adobe Camera Raw enhanced |
yes |
yes |
yes |
HDR imaging enhanced |
yes |
yes |
yes |
B&W conversion enhanced |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Creative content (shapes, styles, swatches, and so on) enhanced |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Motion-based content editing |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Industry-leading color correction |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Auto-alignment of layers |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Auto-blending of images |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Quick Selection tool |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Productivity boosts |
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Adobe Mini Bridge new |
yes |
no |
no |
Adobe CS Review, part of Adobe CS Live online services* new |
yes |
no |
no |
Paste in place new |
yes |
no |
no |
64-bit support |
Mac OS and Windows® |
Windows only |
no |
Multitouch support |
Mac OS only |
Mac OS only |
no |
Custom panels enhanced |
yes |
yes |
no |
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® integration enhanced |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Powerful printing options enhanced |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Broad file format support enhanced |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Mobile device support |
yes |
yes |
yes |
High-resolution web display |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Powerful extensibility enhanced |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Advanced image analysis |
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Quantitative data extraction |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Scale markers |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Count tool |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Edit tracking |
yes |
yes |
yes |
DICOM volume rendering and file support |
yes |
yes |
yes |
MATLAB support |
yes |
yes |
yes |
Image Stacks |
yes |
yes |
yes |
*CS Live services are complimentary for a limited time.
