Upgrade details
Check the eligibility chart for upgrade options and pricing based on the software you currently own, or use the interactive upgrade eligibility tool to check upgrade paths for all Adobe Creative Suite® 4 products.
For more information, see the Creative Suite 4 policies FAQ.
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| Photoshop CS4 | Photoshop CS3 | |
| Revolutionary image editing | ||
| Adjustments panel | yes | no |
| Masks panel | yes | no |
| Nondestructive editing | ||
| Smart Objects | yes | yes |
| Smart Filters | yes | yes |
| Professional color and tone control | ||
| Industry-leading color correction | yes | yes |
| Black-and-white conversion | yes | yes |
| Channel Mixer | yes | yes |
| 32-bit high dynamic range (HDR) support | yes | yes |
| Intelligent image editing and enhancement | ||
| Content-Aware Scaling | yes | no |
| Richer painting and drawing toolset | yes | yes |
| Expert retouching | yes | yes |
| Vanishing Point | yes | yes |
| Advanced compositing | ||
| Extended depth of field | yes | no |
| 360-degree panoramas | yes | yes |
| Auto-alignment of layers | yes | yes |
| Auto-blending of images | yes | yes |
| Flexible layers | yes | yes |
| Quick Selection tool | yes | yes |
| Efficient and flexible work environment | ||
| Fluid canvas rotation | yes | no |
| Smoother panning and zooming | yes | no |
| N-up and multiple document view | yes | no |
| Multi-Touch support on Mac laptops | yes | no |
| Profiles to support the color-blind | yes | no |
| Higher performance on very large images (Windows only) | yes | yes |
| Efficient file management with Adobe Bridge CS4 | yes | yes |
| More powerful printing options | yes | yes |
| Panel management | yes | yes |
| Customized workspaces | yes | yes |
| One-click color adjustment | yes | yes |
| Streamlined workflow | ||
| Better raw image processing | yes | yes |
| Improved Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® workflow | yes | yes |
| Broad file format support | yes | yes |
| Adobe PDF file support | yes | yes |
| Automated production | yes | yes |
| History panel and Edit History log | yes | yes |
| Mobile device support | yes | yes |
| High-resolution web display | yes | yes |
