Photoshop CS2 new features Apr04 '05

I’ve been considering purchasing Photoshop CS2, but I have been hesitant, because I think Adobe upgrades their products way too quickly.

I mean, I know technology moves fast, but Adobe moves too fast.

I have barely gotten to know the features for Photoshop CS, and now CS2 is out.

Plus I know many people still using Photoshop 6, which, believe it or not, is completely reliable and useful for many image–editing functions – even though it is many versions old.

Some would say you don’t necessarily need the latest version to conduct beginner to intermediate tasks.

I agree.

But I also like to have the latest version of everything. I love discovering new software tricks and shortcuts. I live for that.

Photoshop CS2 features

After looking at the new Photoshop features, I am excited about a few:

Variables

Instantly produce repetitive graphics with Variables, which automatically populate your design with data from spreadsheets or databases.

Event–based scripts

Accomplish more in fewer steps with event–based scripts that automatically activate at specified points in your workflow.

Smart Objects

Perform nondestructive scaling, rotating, and warping of raster and vector graphics with Smart Objects. Even preserve the editability of high–resolution vector data from Adobe Illustrator software.

Is this similar to Smart Clips, in Flash?
Multiple layer control

Select and move, group, transform, and warp objects more intuitively by clicking and dragging directly on the canvas. Easily align objects with Smart Guides.

WYSIWYG font menu

Quickly select typefaces from the font menu, which now displays a sample of each font.

These are some pretty nice, new features.

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