PS CS3 - DPChallenge Forums

01/05/2008 07:09:40 AM · #1

Photoshop CS3 has just arrived through my door.
Installed and just having a look around.
It looks very different, but is there much of a change from CS2?
What should i be looking for?
The bigest difference i have noticed so far is it takes a lot shorter time to load up.
Just looking for any tips anyone has.
Cheers

Kev

Delta_6

Canon EOS-7D

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark II

01/05/2008 07:24:27 AM · #2

Camera raw in CS3 has a few nicer features, take a look.

BMacD

Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom

01/05/2008 08:50:46 AM · #3

Go to Adobe and get the latest version of Raw it's now 4.3.1

01/05/2008 09:05:20 AM · #4

OK dowloaded and instaled latest camera raw.
Need to go out and take some pics now to use this software. Mucking about with old shots is just not the same.
I have always used raw shooter for my raw proccesing, i think i may start using bridge and camera raw.

Kev

FocusPoint

XIAOMI Redmi Note 8 Pro

01/05/2008 09:21:25 AM · #5

B&W Adjustment in CS3 is very nice. You can give different shades of gray to colors, makes it much controllable grayscale conversation for color photos :)

HeiSch

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/05/2008 09:53:44 AM · #6

check also the new 'smart select' feature.
I like the new "smart object" conversion of your picture layer. this enables to apply FILTERS as LAYERS (non destructive).

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

01/05/2008 07:17:18 PM · #7

Smart select thing looks interesting. Not sure exactly how to use it yet but i will.

It's a good program a lot faster than CS2.
Any more tips and tricks and shortcuts

Photologist

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max

01/05/2008 08:17:07 PM · #8

Where to I begin?...

- Curves have the functionality of Levels built in.

- Align Controls can automatically combine multiple layers and bring them into register using any of four alignment options. This is great for HDR and merges.

- New Clone Source palette...you can select up to 5 clone source points for clone stamping or healing brushes.

- Image Stacks. From what I read this can be used for determining small differences or simularities between a sequence of image frames.

- Smart Objects now have Smart Filters.

- Quick Selection Tool--very cool.

- Bridge 2.0 has been drastically improved. I now use it exclusively.

- Convert to B&W from a single dialog.

I won't even get into the improvements to Camera RAW...too many to discuss right now.

01/05/2008 08:24:04 PM · #9

Thank you
gives me a lot to play with

Kev

fotomann_forever

01/05/2008 08:36:50 PM · #10

Originally posted by FocusPoint:

B&W Adjustment in CS3 is very nice. You can give different shades of gray to colors, makes it much controllable grayscale conversation for color photos :)

I agree. The B&W Adjustment pretty much renders all the other conversion techniques obsolete.

Smart filters ROCK. Being able to non-destructively apply Gaussian Blur and fade it, etc... is the shiznit!