Features

Features
Although it was originally designed to edit images for paper-based printing, Photoshop is also used to produce images for the World Wide Web. Some versions also include an additional application, Adobe ImageReady, for this purpose.
Photoshop also has strong ties with some software for media editing, animation, and other Adobe authoring. Native Photoshop file format,. PSD, can be exported to and from Adobe ImageReady. Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Adobe Encore DVD to make professional DVDs, provide non-linear image editing and special effects services such as backgrounds, textures, etc for television, movies, and websites. For example, Photoshop CS broadly supports making menus and buttons (button) DVD.
Photoshop can accept the use of multiple color models:

    RGB color models
    Lab color models
    CMYK color models
    Grayscale
    Bitmap
    Duotone
The latest version, released in 2005, is version 9. The program is marketed under the name "Photoshop CS2." "CS" reflects its integration with applications Photoshop "Adobe Creative Suite and is called" 2 "because it is the second version released since Adobe to integrate the two products. There are some in addition to Photoshop CS2 such as multiple layer and selecting" warp, " curve version of the transform tool and the color replacement tool, previously present as a plug-in 8BF.
For photography enthusiasts, Adobe provides a filter "reduce grain" (reduced grain) that can help optimize photos taken in low light. To "clarify" CS product differences with previous products Photoshop, Adobe Photshop eliminate eye symbol, which was presented in a form different from version 3 to version 7. Photshop CS and CS2 now use fur as an icon and a form of identification.CS5
Photoshop CS3 beta version has been released for CS2 users on December 15, 2006. Unlike Photoshop CS and CS2 using feathers as its logo, Logo for the third edition of this form of typography, with the letters 'Ps' white and blue background gradient.Camera RAW 3.x
The latest version comes with Adobe Camera RAW, a plugin developed by Thomas Knoll which can read multiple formats of digital camera RAW files and import them directly into Photoshop. The initial version of the RAW plugin for Photoshop 7.0.1 is also available with an additional cost of $ 99 USD.
While Photoshop is the industry standard image editing program aimed at profsional raster charts, the price offered is quite high, approximately U.S. $ 600. This situation provoked a few programmers to design the graphics hardware (graphics tools) with a more affordable price. To compete in this market, and to counter piracy products, Adobe introduced Photoshop Elements, a version of Photoshop is more minimalist, with affordable prices; under U.S. $ 100. This product is intended for home users and eliminates many professional features.File Format
Photoshop has the ability to read and write raster and vector image format such as. Png,. Gif,. Jpeg, and others. Photoshop also has some typical file formats:

    . PSD (Photoshop Document) format stores an image in the form of layers, including text, masks, opacity, blend modes, color channels, alpha channels, clipping paths, and duotone settings. Popularity photoshop create this file format is widely used, thus forcing programmers other image editing program to add the ability to read PSD formats in their software.
    . PSB 'is the latest version of the PSD designed for files larger than 2 GB
    . PDD is another version of the PSD that only supports the features of the software PhotshopDeluxe.
Tool
Tool in Adobe Photoshop is a tool that can help users in editing. Adobe Photoshop CS3 memilikit 59 tools that can be used by the user. Tool - The tool consists of various tools with specific uses. Some of the tools - the tools available in Photoshop, among others:

    Move Tool
    History Brush Tool
    Eraser Tool
    Path Selection Tool
    Direct Selection tool
    Pen Tool
    Shape Tool
    Brush Tool
    Audio Annotation Tool
    Eyedropper Tool
    Measure Tool
    Text Tool
    Hand Tool
    3D Object Rotate Tool
    3D Rotate Camera Tool