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Adobe Photoshop CS5 and Adobe Photoshop CS5 Extended What’s New
Superior black-and-white conversion
Photoshop CS5 continues to support the tradition of producing finely crafted monochrome photos
with the inclusion of new ways to explore an endless variety of black-and-white looks. You can use
the integrated Lab Black & White Technique action, located in the Default Actions group of the
Actions panel, for an easy and interactive way to convert color images. Create gorgeous HDR
black-and-whites with greater ease and speed by taking advantage of the new and updated
features in HDR Pro. Take your monochrome creations in new directions with conversion presets in
the Black & White panel.
e Lab - Black & White Technique action both converts and tints color
photos to produce sophisticated monochrome images.
Still using Photoshop CS3?
If you are still using Photoshop CS3, upgrading to Photoshop CS5 also gives you the chance to
catch up on all the great features added in Photoshop CS4, including:
• Live, nondestructive corrections with the Adjustments panel speeds workow performance by
cuing the time it takes to make adjustments like Curves, Levels, Hue/Saturation and much more.
• Re-editable, feathered, density-controlled masks with the controls in the Masks panel
• More rened, natural results with the updated Dodge and Burn tools that protect key tones as
enhance, and a new Vibrance mode for the Sponge tool
• Enhanced Auto-Align and Auto-Blend features as well as 360° panoramas, the automatic
detection of sh eye lenses, and a new free-form Collage option bring more exibility and
accuracy to Adobe Photomerge
• Content-Aware Scaling that leaves key image elements unchanged while adjusting overall image
height or width
• Extended depth of eld by combining multiple source photos focused at dierent points
• Fluid canvas rotation enabling editing of photos at any angle
• Ultra-smooth pan, zoom, preview, and painting tools using the power of your graphics processor
• Tighter integration with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® with cross-application support for
automated functions such as opening multiple photos from Lightroom directly into a layered
Photoshop document, high dynamic range image, panorama, or Smart Object.
New presets in the Black & White panel
quickly convert your photos to set
monochrome styles.