Adobe has released a beta version of Photoshop CS6, so grab the digital editing tool now and get trialling
From the sheer number of ‘sneak peeks’ Adobe has posted, it’s obvious that the company is very excited by Photoshop CS6, and now it’s available in beta.
Photoshop CS6 beta includes all the features in Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CS6 Extended, so you can now experiement with the new features of the extended version.
According to the Adobe Photoshop blog: “Photoshop CS6 is not the culmination, but the beginning of a journey to further improve, modernize and transform Photoshop for the future.”
Photoshop CS6 highlights
Content-Aware Patch: Patch images with greater control using the newest member of the Content-Aware family of technologies. Choose the sample area you want to use to create your patch, and then watch Content-Aware Patch magically blend pixels for a stunning result
Blazingly fast performance and a modern UI: Experience unprecedented performance with the Mercury Graphics Engine, which gives you near-instant results when you edit with key tools such as Liquify, Puppet Warp, and Crop. Plus, a refined, fresh, and elegant Photoshop interface features dark background options that make your images pop.
New and re-engineered design tools: Create superior designs fast. Get consistent formatting with type styles, create and apply custom strokes and dashed lines to shapes, quickly search layers, and much more.
Below, Russell Brown, Senior Creative Director, walks through his six favourite features in Photoshop CS6 beta.
Learn more about the new capabilities of Adobe Camera Raw 7.0, the new adaptive Wide Angle feature, Field Blur, Iris Blur and Tilt-Shift.
Also take a look at Content-Aware Move and Patch, the all-new Crop tool and incredible new possibilities with video.
Watch Russell Brown’s six favourite Photoshop CS6 beta features