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Part I ✦ Welcome to Photoshop

✦ New Blur and Sharpen Filters (Chapter 10). To the list of Blur filters, add the

Box, Shape, and Surface blur, substantially expanding your ability to soften and

blend content. The Sharpen filters now include Smart Sharpen, a customizable

sharpening tool.

✦ Correct Exposure (Chapter 17). Found in the Image, Adjustments submenu,

this command allows you to quickly and easily correct a photo that was over-

or underexposed. A simple set of Exposure, Offset, and Gamma sliders gives

you total control over the process.

✦ Lens Correction (Chapter 11). This new filter enables you to create a fully

customizable lens through which to distort your layer content. The distortion

can be restorative or truly destructive, bending content around a curve that

you design.

✦ Image Variables (Chapter 3). Store various visibility and type options for a

single image, naming each set of variables for future use.

✦ New HDR (High Dynamic Range) Mode (Chapter 4). You can now preview

and process images in 32 bits/channel mode.

Summary

Whether you consider CS2 a major upgrade or a small set of changes, this chapter’s

goal has been to familiarize you with what to expect in terms of new coverage

throughout the rest of this book. Some features have been improved, some added,

some have simply been moved. In any case, you’re now ready to move forward and

focus on the individual features and tasks covered in the book’s subsequent chapters,

and to begin exploring Photoshop CS2’s new and improved features on your own.

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