Upgrade details
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| Photoshop CS4 Extended | Photoshop CS3 Extended | |
| Comprehensive 3D image editing | ||
| 3D object painting | yes | no |
| 3D object and property editing | yes | no |
| 3D object animation | yes | no |
| Volume rendering | yes | no |
| 2D conversion to 3D | yes | no |
| 3D/video support | yes | no |
| Efficient collaboration | yes | no |
| High-quality output | yes | yes |
| 3D and 2D image compositing | yes | yes |
| Vanishing Point with 3D support | yes | yes |
| Revolutionary image editing | ||
| Adjustments panel | yes | no |
| Masks panel | yes | no |
| Smart Objects | yes | yes |
| Smart Filters | yes | yes |
| Video and animation design | ||
| Single-key shortcuts | yes | no |
| Audio syncing controls | yes | no |
| Preview and export of audio content and frame comments | yes | no |
| Movie Paint | yes | yes |
| Smooth animation workflow | yes | yes |
| Broad video file format support | yes | yes |
| Video color management | 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 |
| Advanced compositing | ||
| Extended depth of field | yes | no |
| 360-degree panoramas | yes | no |
| 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 |
| Integration with other Adobe software | yes | yes |
| Adobe PDF file support | yes | yes |
| Automated production | yes | yes |
| History panel | yes | yes |
| Mobile device support | yes | yes |
| High-resolution web display | yes | yes |
| Measurement, counting, and edit-tracking tools | ||
| Quantitative data extraction | yes | yes |
| Scale markers | yes | yes |
| Improved Count tool | yes | yes |
| Edit tracking | yes | yes |
| Support for manufacturing, medical, and scientific workflows | ||
| DICOM volume rendering | yes | no |
| DICOM image support | yes | yes |
| MATLAB support | yes | yes |
| Image Stacks | yes | yes |
