New Features; Workflow Improvements; Enhanced Photo Capabilities - Adobe PHOTOSHOP CS2 User Manual

ADOBE PHOTOSHOP CS2 10
User Guide
See also
"About Adobe Stock Photos" on page 103
"Other resources" on page 9
What's new

New features

Workflow improvements

Adobe Bridge Simplify file handling in Photoshop and within Adobe Creative Suite with Adobe Bridge, the next­
generation file browser. Efficiently browse, tag, search, and process your images. (See "About Adobe Bridge" on
page 79.)
Maintain common color settings throughout the Adobe Creative Suite compo­
Color management improvements
nents. Print with the simplified printing interface for color management. (See "To synchronize color settings across
Adobe applications" on page 254.)
Manage files and versions as a single user or in a small workgroup. Integrate with Adobe Bridge
Version Cue® 2.0
to manage files for your Photoshop and Adobe Creative Suite projects. (See "Version Cue managed projects" on
page 113.)

Enhanced photo capabilities

Multi-image Camera Raw Process an entire photo shoot in a fraction of the time. With support for a comprehensive
range of digital cameras, you can automatically adjust settings, convert to universal Digital Negative (DNG) format,
and apply nondestructive edits to batches of images. (See "The Camera Raw plug-in" on page 207.)
Work with images in 32-bits-per-channel, extended dynamic range. Photographers
High Dynamic Range (HDR)
can capture the full dynamic range of a scene with multiple exposures and merge the files into a single image. (See
"About High Dynamic Range images" on page 201.)
Correct for lens aberrations such as barrel and pincushion distortion, chromatic aberration,
Optical lens correction
and lens vignetting. Easily correct image perspective using the filter's grid. (See "The Lens Correction filter" on
page 351.)
Reduce digital image noise, JPEG artifacts, and scanned film grain. (See "Reducing image noise"
Noise reduction
on page 353.)
Smart Sharpen filter Sharpen images with new algorithms for better edge detection and reduced sharpening halos.
Control the amount of sharpening in the highlights and shadows. (See "To use the Smart Sharpen filter" on
page 355.)
Quickly heal spots and blemishes without selecting source content. (See "To use the Spot Healing
Spot Healing tool
Brush tool" on page 369.)
Fix red eyes with one click. Set options to adjust pupil size and darkening amount.
One-click red-eye correction
(See "To remove red eye" on page 371.)
Blur filters Apply blur effects using new blur filters: Box Blur, Shape Blur, and Surface Blur. (See "Blur filters" on
page 515.)