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Adobe Photoshop CS5

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What’s new in Photoshop?

The newest version of Adobe® Photoshop® CS5 software redefines digital imaging with breakthrough tools for photography, superior image selections, realistic painting, and more. And now, use it with creativity-boosting mobile apps.1 Read customer reviews ›

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Automatic lens correction

Automatic lens correction

Save time with automatic correction of lens distortions, chromatic aberration, and vignetting. Photoshop CS5 uses an image file's EXIF data to make precise adjustments based on the type of camera and lens you used.

Lens Correction filter improvements

Lens Correction filter improvements

Work more intuitively with the Lens Correction filter. Grid display is off by default; chromatic aberration correction sliders allow decimal point adjustments; a third slider can correct common green/magenta aberrations; and more.

Straighten Image tool

Straighten Image tool

Quickly straighten any crooked image. Simply drag a straight line from the Ruler tool onto your image, and the image will snap to the line.

Gradient tool preset for neutral density

Gradient tool preset for neutral density

Use the Neutral Density preset to emulate a neutral density filter, clicking once to have the Gradient tool darken an overexposed patch of a photo while leaving the rest unaltered.

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Complex selections made easy

Complex selections made easy

Select specific areas within an image in fewer clicks. Easily select intricate image elements, such as hair; eliminate background color around selection edges; and automatically vary selection edges and perfect masks using new refinement tools.

Content-Aware Fill

Content-Aware Fill

Remove any image detail or object and watch as Content-Aware Fill magically fills in the space left behind. This breakthrough technology matches lighting, tone, and noise so it looks as if the removed content never existed.

Superior HDR imaging  [Color]

Superior HDR imaging

Create photo-realistic or surreal HDR images with unprecedented speed and control. Get better-than-ever results thanks to automatic ghost removal and greater control with tone mapping and adjustments, and even give single-exposure photos the look of HDR.

Extraordinary painting effects

Extraordinary painting effects

Easily change a photograph into a painting or create unique artistic effects with the Mixer Brush, which offers on-canvas color blending, and Bristle Tips, which let you create lifelike, textured brush strokes.

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Content-Aware Fill

Content-Aware Fill

Remove any image detail or object and watch as Content-Aware Fill magically fills in the space left behind. This breakthrough technology matches lighting, tone, and noise so it looks as if the removed content never existed.

Extraordinary creative tools

Extraordinary creative tools

Achieve realistic painting effects with the ability to mix colors on canvas and create natural brushstrokes. Merge multiple exposures into stunning high dynamic range (HDR) images. Move, remove, warp, or stretch any image element.

State-of-the-art photography

State-of-the-art photography

Easily merge multiple exposures to extend the dynamic range with more power, precision, and fidelity than ever before. Convert to black-and-white in new ways. And use Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools that intelligently preserve color and tone details.

Easy access to core editing power

Easy access to core editing power

Get just the tools you need — exactly when you need them — as you perform common editing activities. Adjustments and Masks panels guide you in making precise adjustments and masks.

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Complex selections made easy

Complex selections made easy

Select specific areas within an image in fewer clicks. Easily select intricate image elements, such as hair; eliminate background color around selection edges; and automatically vary selection edges and perfect masks using new refinement tools.

Content-Aware Fill

Content-Aware Fill

Remove any image detail or object and watch as Content-Aware Fill magically fills in the space left behind. This breakthrough technology matches lighting, tone, and noise so it looks as if the removed content never existed.

Superior HDR imaging  [Color]

Superior HDR imaging

Create photo-realistic or surreal HDR images with unprecedented speed and control. Get better-than-ever results thanks to automatic ghost removal and greater control with tone mapping and adjustments, and even give single-exposure photos the look of HDR.

Extraordinary painting effects

Extraordinary painting effects

Easily change a photograph into a painting or create unique artistic effects with the Mixer Brush, which offers on-canvas color blending, and Bristle Tips, which let you create lifelike, textured brush strokes.

More ›
Content-Aware Fill

Content-Aware Fill

Remove any image detail or object and watch as Content-Aware Fill magically fills in the space left behind. This breakthrough technology matches lighting, tone, and noise so it looks as if the removed content never existed.

Superior HDR imaging  [Color]

Superior HDR imaging

Create photo-realistic or surreal HDR images with unprecedented speed and control. Get better-than-ever results thanks to automatic ghost removal and greater control with tone mapping and adjustments, and even give single-exposure photos the look of HDR.

Extraordinary painting effects

Extraordinary painting effects

Easily change a photograph into a painting or create unique artistic effects with the Mixer Brush, which offers on-canvas color blending, and Bristle Tips, which let you create lifelike, textured brush strokes.

Mobile integration

Mobile integration

Use Photoshop CS5 directly with creativity- and productivity-boosting mobile apps as they become available for devices like the iPad.3  View all mobile apps ›

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Complex selections made easy

Complex selections made easy

Select specific areas within an image in fewer clicks. Easily select intricate image elements, such as hair; eliminate background color around selection edges; and automatically vary selection edges and perfect masks using new refinement tools.

Content-Aware Fill

Content-Aware Fill

Remove any image detail or object and watch as Content-Aware Fill magically fills in the space left behind. This breakthrough technology matches lighting, tone, and noise so it looks as if the removed content never existed.

Superior HDR imaging  [Color]

Superior HDR imaging

Create photo-realistic or surreal HDR images with unprecedented speed and control. Get better-than-ever results thanks to automatic ghost removal and greater control with tone mapping and adjustments, and even give single-exposure photos the look of HDR.

Extraordinary painting effects

Extraordinary painting effects

Easily change a photograph into a painting or create unique artistic effects with the Mixer Brush, which offers on-canvas color blending, and Bristle Tips, which let you create lifelike, textured brush strokes.

More ›
Extraordinary painting effects

Extraordinary painting effects

Easily change a photograph into a painting or create unique artistic effects with the Mixer Brush, which offers on-canvas color blending, and Bristle Tips, which let you create lifelike, textured brush strokes.

Content-Aware Fill

Content-Aware Fill

Remove any image detail or object and watch as Content-Aware Fill magically fills in the space left behind. This breakthrough technology matches lighting, tone, and noise so it looks as if the removed content never existed.

Puppet Warp

Puppet Warp

Precisely reposition any image element to create a more visually appealing photo. For example, easily straighten an arm that's bent at an awkward angle.

Superior HDR imaging  [Color]

Superior HDR imaging

Create photo-realistic or surreal HDR images with unprecedented speed and control. Get better-than-ever results thanks to automatic ghost removal and greater control with tone mapping and adjustments, and even give single-exposure photos the look of HDR.

More ›
Getting the best results with Content-Aware Fill

Getting the best results with Content-Aware Fill

Remove any image detail or object and watch as Content-Aware Fill magically fills in the space left behind. Understanding how this breakthrough technology works can help you get amazingly fast and reliable image edits every time.

Spot Healing Brush with Content-Aware Fill

Spot Healing Brush with Content-Aware Fill

Easily remove power lines and other distractions from images in seconds using the new Content-Aware option for the Spot Healing Brush. Make even the trickiest image elements, such as drooping wires, disappear as if they never existed. 

Puppet Warp with Content-Aware Fill

Puppet Warp with Content-Aware Fill

Combine the time savings in two of the most popular features in Photoshop CS5 to make complex image edits in seconds. Easily manipulate image elements with Puppet Warp and quickly remove any unwanted details using Content-Aware Fill. 

Correcting distortion with Puppet Warp

Correcting distortion with Puppet Warp

Quickly fix image distortions — and achieve more realistic results — with the intuitive Puppet Warp tool. Perform subtle manipulations like straightening bowed horizon lines or correcting perspective distortions in architectural images.

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News

Video series: Photoshop hidden gems

Explore the practical, powerful, and unexpected ways you can create stunning, high-quality images faster than ever before.

12.0.4 update for Photoshop CS5

Download this free update to integrate Photoshop CS5 with new companion apps as they become available for devices like the iPad1.
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MAX Online: now available on demand

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Tim Tadder Photography

Tim Tadder Photography

A modern master of commercial photography, Tim Tadder uses Photoshop to transform peak moments into dramatic images for some of the world's leading consumer brands.

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