Adobe Unveils Plans for Two Editions of Photoshop CS3
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Adobe Unveils Plans for Two Editions of Photoshop CS3
Adobe Stretches the Limits of Digital Imaging with Photoshop CS3
Extended
SAN JOSE, Calif. and LAS VEGAS, Nevada - March 8, 2007 - Adobe Systems
Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced at the Photo Marketing
Association (PMA) show that it will expand its digital imaging product
line, offering two editions of Adobe(r) Photoshop(r) CS3. In addition to
the highly anticipated Photoshop CS3 software for designers and
professional photographers, Adobe will also deliver Photoshop CS3
Extended, a completely new edition of Photoshop which allows cross-media
creative professionals to stretch the limits of digital imaging.
Photoshop CS3 Extended includes everything in Photoshop CS3 plus a new
set of capabilities for integration of 3-D and motion graphics, image
measurement and analysis. Photoshop CS3 Extended also simplifies the
workflow for professionals in architecture, engineering, medical and
science.
Both Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended software will be formally
introduced on March 27, 2007 - as part of the company's launch of
Creative Suite 3, where further details will be disclosed. The software
is expected to ship in Spring 2007.
"We never imagined that Photoshop would someday help make major motion
pictures, let alone save lives," said John Loiacono, senior vice
president of the Creative Solutions Business Unit at Adobe. "Whether
it's a video producer texture editing the backdrop of a movie or a
researcher counting hundreds of cancer cells, diverse industries are
already relying on the professional standard in digital imaging."
Breadth of Advanced Features in Photoshop CS3 Extended
With Photoshop CS3 Extended, film, video and multimedia professionals,
and graphic and web designers can leverage the power of the Photoshop
image-editing toolset and paint engine when editing 3D and motion-based
content. Film and video specialists can perform 3-D model visualization
and texture editing, paint and clone over multiple video frames.
Animators can now render and incorporate rich 3-D content into their 2-D
compositions. Graphic and web designers can create an animation from a
series of images - such as time series data - and export it to a wide
variety of formats, including QuickTime, MPEG-4 and Adobe Flash(r)
Video.
Adobe Unveils Plans for Two Editions of Photoshop CS3
"The National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP) is over
60,000 members strong and as it continues to grow, so do the variety of
uses for Photoshop," said Scott Kelby, president of NAPP. "Photoshop CS3
Extended will further redefine who the 'creative professional' is,
allowing cross-media professionals to really push the limits of their
craft, while also inviting engineers, scientists and architects to add
the power of Photoshop to their arsenal."
Photoshop CS3 Extended also enables users to extract valuable
quantitative and qualitative data from images. In addition to
measurement and analysis tools, architects, medical professionals and
scientists will enjoy increased support for specialized image formats so
they can easily view, annotate, and edit images in their native format.
Radiologists can closely monitor a patient's progress over time,
scientific researchers can create animations from medical images for
presentation purposes, and architects can make accurate measurements of
objects in their 3-D images.
"With the release of two new editions of Photoshop, Adobe continues to
push the boundaries with innovative tools that empower people to
communicate visually in powerful new ways," said Alexis Gerard, author
of "Going Visual" and president of Future Image Inc., hosts of the
6Sight(r) Future of Imaging conference. "While Photoshop CS3 will remain
the digital imaging standard for photographers, Photoshop CS3 Extended
is bringing to new audiences the proven benefit of Photoshop, and also
exploring feature sets that eventually may benefit a broader market."
Availability
Announced in December 2006, a beta version of Adobe Photoshop CS3 for
Macintosh and Windows is currently available for download for Photoshop
CS2 users on the Adobe Labs Web site: http://labs.adobe.com.
Both Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended software will be formally
introduced on March 27, 2007. Available as Universal Binary for the
Macintosh platform as well as for Microsoft(r) Windows(r) XP and Windows
Vista(r) computers, the final shipping releases of Adobe Photoshop CS3
and Photoshop CS3 Extended are planned for Spring 2007. For more
information, please visit the Adobe Web site:
www.adobe.com/go/photoshop.
Adobe Photoshop Family
Adobe offers the right Photoshop for all types of users. Photoshop CS3
and Photoshop CS3 Extended are at the heart of the Photoshop family. The
portfolio also includes Adobe Photoshop Lightroom(tm), which provides a
complete digital darkroom for professional and serious amateur
photographers; Adobe Photoshop Elements with editing and sharing options
for photography enthusiasts; and the free Adobe Photoshop Album Starter
Edition, which meets the needs of the casual photographer.
About Adobe Systems Incorporated
Adobe revolutionizes how the world engages with ideas and information -
anytime, anywhere and through any medium. For more information, visit
www.adobe.com.
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