software Adobe Photoshop CS2

Detailed Product Description

Get superior results faster with Adobe Photoshop CS software, and take advantage of indispensable new features for graphic and Web design, photography, and video.
Create original images or modify photos using a full assortment of painting, drawing, and retouching tools. Quickly preview, tag, and sort images; search and edit metadata and keywords; and automatically share batches of files from the improved File Browser. Work the way that's best for you by saving personalized workspace and tool settings and creating customized keyboard shortcuts. Experiment freely knowing you can instantly undo or redo multiple steps with the History palette.

Pros: Nested layer sets; allows text editing on a path; tons of ways to correct colors; enhanced 16-bit operation.
 
Cons: Filter Gallery doesn't work in 16-bit mode or with all filters; XML requires too much work.
 
Bottom Line: Photoshop CS remains the choice for professional image editing, and it's worth the upgrade, although some new features could be better implemented.
 
Editors' note: Shortly after this review appeared, Adobe changed its technical support policy, and we have made the appropriate changes to our review. For details, please see our corrections page.
 
Thanks to Adobe's continued refinement of Photoshop, the program retains its position as the essential image-editing tool for graphics professionals as part of the Adobe Creative Suite family. While Photoshop CS offers only a handful of new capabilities, they are important: increased support for 16-bit images, better color-correction and image-adjustment tools, nested layer sets, the ability to edit text on a path, nonsquare-pixel preview, SWF export (in ImageReady), and variables for dynamic Web content (in ImageReady). Most serious users will find at least one feature that justifies the upgrade despite its steep price. But using these tools correctly still takes some finesse; if you're in imaging for the fun rather than the high-quality output or mon.