The Scoop on the New Adobe Photoshop CS3

It is finally here. Adobe has launched the beta version of Adobe Photoshop CS3, the follow up version to Adobe Photoshop CS2. What is already great about this new version is its better compatability with Apple systems, especially the newer one. The thing is that upon browsing, users may not notice some of the great new features that Adobe has managed to come out with in its new version of Photoshop. If you're already curious and would like discovering all the new things Adobe Photoshop CS3 has to offer, go to www.adobe.com and download the free beta trial version.

System Requirements for Adobe Photoshop CS3:

For Macintosh:
PowerPC G4 or G5 or Intel based Macintosh processor
Mac OS X v.10.4.8
320MB of RAM (512MB recommended)
64MB of video RAM
1.5GB of available hard-disk space
1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card
DVD-ROM drive
Internet or phone connection required for product activation
QuickTime 7 software required for multimedia features

For Windows:
Intel Pentium 4, Intel Centrino, Intel Xeon, or Dual-Core Intel Xeon processor
Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 2 or Windows Vista
320MB of RAM (at least 512MB recommended)
64MB of video RAM
650MB of available hard-disk space
1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card
DVD-ROM drive
Internet or phone connection required for full product activation
QuickTime 7 software required for advanced multimedia features

Photoshop CS3's interface and design:

A pleasant, and not to mention eye-appealing, surprise that the new version of Adobe Photoshop has to offer is its interface. What's even better about the new interface is that it's both helpfull and space conserving on the screen. This makes it a hundred times easier to work with a photo or image. But what it also offers to its advanced past users is the old toolbar menu that you can change within a simple click. In addition, palettes also don't float or get lost on the screen or behind other palettes. Palettes also have the ability to be made smaller or larger. This may be something to get used to, but Adobe promises that this will be a welcomed and positive change.

The new and improved features: