Professional photographers
Whether you're helping corporate clients communicate through images, capturing life's moments at weddings and in portraits, or creating fine art, you're driven by the art of your craft. That's why professional photographers have long counted on Adobe® Photoshop® software for the ultimate in creative control.
Now, Photoshop CS4 features the new Adjustments panel and Masks panel, which provide more intuitive access to the most powerful editing techniques, rewarding your creative experimentation and helping you achieve desired effects more efficiently. The new version helps you perfect all of your images with enhanced color-correction technology. And it enables you to work more productively using more selective editing controls, more powerful raw image processing, and enhanced integration with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® software.
- Key features for professional photographers
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Adjustments panel
Simplify image adjustment by easily accessing every tool you need to nondestructively adjust and enhance the color and tone of your images; on-image controls and a wide variety of presets are also included in the new live and dynamic Adjustments panel.
Masks panel
Quickly create and edit masks from the new Masks panel. This panel offers all the tools you need to create editable pixel- and vector-based masks, adjust mask density and feathering, easily select noncontiguous objects, and more.
Extended depth of field
Easily create a single image from a series of shots that have different focal points with the enhanced Auto-Blend Layers command, which smoothly blends color and shading and now extends your depth of field, automatically correcting vignettes and lens distortion.
Auto-blending of images
Combine a range of images, each with a different exposure, color, and focal point — with options to preserve tones and colors — into a single color-corrected image.
360-degree panoramas
Automatically stitch horizontal or vertical photos to create seamless panoramas — even 360-degree spheres — using Photomerge® technology.
Fluid canvas rotation
Now just click to smoothly turn your canvas for nondestructive viewing at any desired angle — no more tilting your head in the middle of painting and drawing. Smoother panning and zooming Gracefully navigate to any area of an image with new, ultra-smooth zooming and panning. Maintain clarity as you zoom to individual pixels and easily edit at the highest magnification with the new Pixel Grid.
Industry-leading color correction
Enjoy dramatically enhanced color correction with reengineered Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools that now intelligently preserve color and tone details.
Better raw image processing
Enjoy superior conversion quality as you process raw images with the industry-leading Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 5 plug-in, which now offers localized corrections, post-crop vignetting, TIFF and JPEG processing, and support for more than 190 camera models.
Improved Adobe Photoshop Lightroom workflow
Select multiple photos in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® software (sold separately) and automatically open them in Photoshop CS4 to merge them into a panorama, a high dynamic range (HDR) photo, or a multilayered Photoshop document. And seamlessly roundtrip back to Lightroom.
Efficient file management with Adobe Bridge CS4
Get instant access to Adobe Bridge CS4 with faster start-up, use new workspaces to jump to the right display for every task, easily create web galleries and PDF contact sheets, and more.
Adobe Community Help
Access the power of an online search engine from within Photoshop CS4, but with more targeted results. Searchable content includes the in-depth Photoshop Help, plus additional Adobe and third-party content chosen chosen by experts at Adobe and in the design and production communities.
More powerful printing options
Get outstanding prints with superior color management, tighter integration with leading printer models, and the ability to preview out-of-gamut image areas. Support for 16-bit printing on Mac OS offers increased color depth and clarity.
File display options
Easily work with multiple open files by using tabbed document display or n-up views.
Higher performance on very large images (Windows only)
Work faster with very large images by taking advantage of even more RAM (requires a 64-bit-capable computer with a 64-bit version of Microsoft® Windows® Vista®).
- Software and solutions
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Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom
Find out how Photoshop CS4 and Lightroom form a complete solution for post-capture processing and editing of digital photography.
Photoshop for you
Discover which edition of Photoshop is right for you.
Extend your creativity with plug-ins
Plug-ins add capabilities to Adobe applications, allowing you to be more creative and productive. To automate or customize your production tasks, generate professional effects, or work faster and easier, just plug in!
Photoshop Developer Center
Developers: Want to create Photoshop skins or plug-ins? Visit the Adobe Photoshop Developer Center.
- Resources
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Time-saving features in Photoshop CS4
Adobe Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost demonstrates the new features in Photoshop CS4 that are sure to turbo boost your productivity.
Photoshop CS4 for photographers
Photoshop Product Manager Bryan O'Neil Hughes presents a comprehensive list of enhancements aimed at helping photographers improve their productivity.
Julieanne Kost’s Blog
Get Photoshop shortcuts, tips, and more from Adobe Digital Imaging Evangelist Julieanne Kost.
Scott Kelby’s Photoshop Insider
Scoops and tips by Scott Kelby, best-selling author, publisher, photographer, and president of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals.
Photoshop tips and tricks
Visit evangelist Julieanne Kost’s website for valuable tips and tricks on Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom.
Photoshop User to User Forums
Share questions, suggestions, and information about your Adobe products.
Design Center for Photoshop
Explore, learn, and connect with the latest in digital design and motion graphics. Browse work by leading artists, discover new trends, and hone your skills with in-depth tutorials.
Get to the source with Adobe TV
Adobe® TV is your online video source featuring innovative techniques and insider tips for getting the most out of your Adobe products.
John Nack on Adobe
Get useful information about Adobe Photoshop, design, photography, and related topics from senior product manager John Nack.
