Adobe Announces Photoshop CS6 Public Beta!

Posted by Jacob Krol on Mar 22, 2012 in Adobe, Application, Camera, Photography | 0 comments

Today, Adobe has announced the Adobe Photoshop CS6 Beta! It is a preview and inside look at the next release in their digital imaging program. It is available as a free download from Adobe Labs, you can download and try out the beta and send feedback to make it better. CS6 features performance enhancements and new additions to Content Aware Tools, such as a enhancements to the Content-Aware Patch. This will allow the user to select and duplicate an area of an image to fill in or “patch” another, this is a feature that many users have been asking for. You will also be able to seamlessly move an object to a different location on the image. And last but not least it has a new 3D editing feature, quantitative imaging analysis capabilities, and much more! These features and more will be available when the full version of CS6 comes out. Speaking of which the full version of Adobe Photoshop CS6 will be landing in the first half of 2012! For more info on the Adobe Photoshop CS6 beta check out the press release below or go to this link: www.adobe.com/go/photoshopcs6 .

Press Release

First Major Release since April 2010 Packed with New Features and Huge Performance Enhancements

SAN JOSE, Calif. — March 22, 2012 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe® Photoshop® CS6 beta, a preview of what’s to come in the next release of the industry standard in digital imaging, is available as a free download from Adobe Labs. Customers can download the beta, try out the experience and provide feedback to the product team. Packed with groundbreaking new innovations,featuresand incredible performance enhancements, Photoshop CS6 beta is available for theMicrosoft® Windows® platforms. The final release is expected in the first half of 2012.

“Photoshop CS6 will be a milestone release that pushes the boundaries of imaging innovation with incredible speed and performance,” said Winston Hendrickson, vice president products, Creative Media Solutions, Adobe. “We couldn’t wait to share this beta of Photoshop CS6 with our customers and are looking forward to hearing from them and seeing the ways they are incorporating the beta into their daily creative workflows.”

New Features in Photoshop CS6 Beta
Photoshop CS6 beta demonstrates Adobe’s focus on huge performance enhancements, imaging magic and creativity tools that offer customers a new experience in digital imaging. Key features include new additions to the Content-Aware tools: Content-Aware Patch allows greater control by letting users select and duplicate an area of an image to fill in or “patch” another, and Content-Aware Move lets users select and magically move an object to a new place in the image.

In addition, the Photoshop CS6 beta offers all the features of Adobe Photoshop CS6 and Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended, such as new 3D editing features and quantitative imaging analysis capabilities. These features will be included in the shipping version of Photoshop CS6 Extended when it becomes available.

Pricing and Availability
The Photoshop CS6 beta is available immediately as a free download in English and Japanese. At installation, users will be required to provide an Adobe ID to complete a one-time login and online product activation. For information on how to install Photoshop CS6 beta, visit www.adobe.com/go/photoshopcs6. Customers can submit feedback via the Photoshop CS6 beta forum. Users can also connect with the Photoshop team via thecommunity-powered site; on Facebook; YouTube;Photoshop.com blog; or via Twitter.

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