Photoshop CS
Introduced: October 2003
Codename: Dark Matter
Features
- Shadows and Highlihgts
- Match Color
- Lens Blur
- Full 16 buit support
- Large >2GB Files
- Smart Guides
Photoshop CS2
Introduced: April 2005
Codename: Space Monkey
Features
- Smart Objects
- Image Warp
- Spot Healing Brush
- Smart Sharpen
- Vanishing point
- HDR Imaging
- Bridge
- Animation
- Multiple Layer Control
- Menu Customization
Photoshop CS3
Introduced: April 2007
Codename: Red Pill
Features
- Updated UI
- Native Intel Mac support
- Quick Select
- Advanced Black and White conversion
- Smart Filters
- 32-bit file support
- Lightroom Integration
- Adjustable cloning and healing
- Refine Edge
- Improved Curves Adjustment
Photoshop CS4
Introduced: October 2008
Codename: Stonehenge
Features
- Content Aware Scaling
- Open GL support
- 64-bit on Windows
- Adjustments Panel
- Blending of images and layers
- Re-editable masks
- Improved Dodge, Burn and Sponge
- 360 Panoramas w/auto blend
- Merge 2D and 3D layers
- Enhanced alignment of Layers
- Extended Depth of Field
Photoshop CS5
Introduced: April 2010
Codename: White Rabbit
Features
- Content Aware Fill
- Puppet Warp
- 64 bit Mac OS
- Brush enhancements
- Lens correction
- 3D
- Mixer Brush
- HDR Imaging
Photoshop CS6
Introduced: May 2012
Codename: Superstition
Features
- Content Aware Patch and Move
- Blur Gallery
- New crop tool
- Improved vector tools
- Improved type support
- Improved Liquify Filter
- New Dark User Interface
- Paragraph and Character Styles
- Copy CSS properties from shape or text layers
- Background save and auto recovery
- Preset Migration and Sharing
Photoshop CC
Introduced: May 2013
Codename: Lucky 7 (14), Single Malt Whiskey Cat (14.2), Surfing Cow (15)
Features
- Camera Shake Reduction
- 3D Printing
- Generator
- Perspective Warp
- Linked Smart Objects
- Blur Gallery Motion Effects
- Behance Integration
- Creative Cloud Libraries
- Improved Layer Comps
- Improved Smart Guides
- Extract Assets (Generator UI)
- Camera Raw as a Filter
- Improved Smart Sharpen
- Intelligent Upsampling
- Experimental Features
- Font Search
- Desktop Fonts from Adobe Typekit
- Focus Mask
Words: Craig Stewart
Craig Stewart is managing editor of Creative Bloq.
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