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Some ramblings on why I have come to love this new edition.

Your first reaction to purchasing the CS upgrade may be a bit of disbelief about your decision as the user interface, at least on first blush, is almost identical to the PS 7 interface apart from the new splash screen and logo.

Don’t be misled by the looks of it, CS sports several MAJOR improvements, and I’ve become increasingly more impressed as I’ve used it the past few weeks.

So far I’m especially thrilled about the more comprehensive (but not complete yet) 16-bit image support, camera RAW support plus auto-stiching of images, text on a path, customizable keyboard shortcuts, a facelift for OpenType fonts, more layer functions (comps, nested layer sets, and the ability to export both as individual files), and above all the vastly improved and far more useful File Browser.

It’s now possible to create MM Flash animations with vector artwork and variable text in ImageReady CS, bundled with Photoshop CS just as before Enhanced ImageReady user interface and more image manipulations features and improvements, especially for web design.

If you’re into video, there’s now innate support for pixel aspect ratio correction and several presets for working at various video resolutions.

Ever wanted to match a particular color in an image and replace it with another one? Well, it’s possible with a “Color Replacement Tool” which works a lot more accurately than selections.

The price is a bit steep for an “upgrade” but you won’t regret it. Highly recommended!

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