Adobe PHOTOSHOP 5.0 User Manual page 16

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Introduction
Measure tool
the length, angle, and location of areas in the
image. (See "Using the measure tool" on page 174;
"Using rulers, the measure tool, guides, and grids"
on page 173.)
Magnetic lasso tool
between different levels of contrast in an image,
the magnetic lasso tool snaps a selection border to
the edge of the area you drag around. (See "Using
the lasso, polygon lasso, and magnetic lasso tools"
on page 139.)
Magnetic pen tool
much like the magnetic lasso tool, but lets you
draw a path that snaps to the edge of a defined area
in your image. (See "Drawing freehand paths" on
page 151.)
Freeform pen tool
create paths simply by drawing the shape of the
path you want. As you drag, the tool automatically
places anchor points, which you can then adjust.
(See "Drawing freehand paths" on page 151.)
Action palette enhancements
more tools and palettes in actions. For easier
organization, you can now also create sets of
actions. (See Chapter 16, "Automating Tasks.")
Wizards (Windows) and Assistants (Mac OS)
commands in the File > Automate and Help
menus simplify multi-step operations such as
exporting transparent images, resizing images,
and creating contact sheets. (See "Using the
Automate commands" on page 358.)
The measure tool lets you measure
Because it discriminates
The magnetic pen tool works
The freeform pen tool lets you
You can now record
3-D transformation
can map parts of an image to a cube, sphere, or
cylinder, enabling you to rotate an image in three
dimensions. (See "Transforming objects in three
dimensions" on page 187.)
Expanded scratch space support
supports up to four scratch volumes, for a total of
up to 200 GB of scratch space.
Interface improvements
further improved, including an updated Curves
dialog box and changes to the Path tools to make
them more consistent with Adobe Illustrator
More live previews
and Indexed Color dialog boxes now provide live
previews, making it easier to see the results before
applying the change.
Any PDF file can now be opened and
PDF import
rasterized in Photoshop. Support for Adobe Illus-
trator and generic EPS files also is improved. (See
Chapter 14, "Saving and Exporting Images.")
New Save As options
easy to minimize file size by excluding unwanted
options. (See "About file formats" on page 321.)
DCS 2.0 support
includes support for DCS (Desktop Color Separa-
New
tions) 2.0 format, which permits more than four
separated plates. (See "Saving files in Photoshop
EPS or DCS format" on page 315.)
PostScript Level 3 support
printing to PostScript Level 3 printers.
The new 3D Transform filter
Photoshop now
Photoshop's interface is
The Color Settings, Duotone,
New Save As options make it
The EPS export module now
Photoshop supports
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