| Adobe Photoshop is one of the world's leading | | | | clicks of a mouse. Filters and plug-ins can be used to |
| graphics editing programs, developed by Adobe | | | | make the picture seem old or change to black and |
| Systems. Available on Mac OS or PC, Photoshop is | | | | white. |
| used as one of the leading image design programs for | | | | Many web and graphics designers use Photoshop to |
| the World Wide Web. The most recent version of | | | | create and design company logos and advertisements. |
| Photoshop, or Photoshop CS2, "bridges" between | | | | Built in Photoshop effects and filters can make |
| other Adobe products such as Image Ready, Illustrator, | | | | designing professional logos or advertisements a quick |
| Premiere, After Effects, and Encore DVD to produce | | | | and simple process. With the power of layers and |
| professional videos and DVDs. Photoshop uses a file | | | | opacity, pictures can be blended together and effects |
| format called a .PSD or .PDD to store multiple layers | | | | such as shadows, blurs, etc. are made possible. And, |
| of an image. Recently Adobe released a program | | | | for those who desire to return to the finger painting |
| called Photoshop Elements in order to give a less | | | | days of their youth, Photoshop has a paintbrush tool |
| expensive version of Photoshop with many of the | | | | with countless brush shapes and textures for anyone |
| same features. Although Adobe Photoshop is used | | | | who just needs to let out their creativity. |
| primarily in doing touch-up for digital photos, it is also | | | | Text editing has also become easily accessible |
| used for creating designs for web pages and | | | | because of Photoshop. Perspectives, shapes, and |
| professional companies. | | | | type on a path are just a few examples of the tons |
| Adobe Photoshop was originally created as a | | | | of amazing text effects that are available. Slimy, |
| convenient and powerful way to retouch photos. Its | | | | dripping letters or cloud-writing in the sky are made |
| most basic features include easily cropping and | | | | easy from filters and text effects built into Photoshop. |
| straightening photos that were either scanned ore | | | | Web designers thrive on Photoshop for making |
| taken with a digital camera. Under- or overexposed | | | | animations using Photoshop with other Adobe |
| photos can be easily rescued with the retouch power | | | | products. The things that can be done with Photoshop |
| of the Camera RAW and other plug-ins. Photos taken | | | | are literally endless. This is truly and amazing program. |
| in difficult lighting situations can be perfected by a few | | | | |