Adobe Photoshop 8.0 to target digital photography, video
The next major upgrade to Adobe's industry-leading graphics editing software, Photoshop, is set to ship in the fourth quarter of 2003. This year will see the release of Photoshop 8.0, code-named "Dark Matter," and ImageReady 8.0, code-named "Taconite." ImageReady will remain a standalone application.
With this forthcoming release, Adobe is targeting the video and digital photography markets. However, its feature set is still subject to change. The Mac OS X version of the new Photoshop will require v10.2, Jaguar.
Specific updates will include: NTSC/PAL/HD preview choices to compliment the existing CMYK Preview, a Histogram palette, nested layer sets, and text on a path. Photoshop 8 will also include "filter layers," allowing for non-destructive image editing and manipulations, similar to Adobe After Effects' adjustment layers.
The upgrade will also have tweaked 16-bit support, improved ability to work with non-square pixels, and significantly optimized and cleaned-up code on both the Mac and Windows side. Sources also noted that Adobe is working to leverage its PDF tools and functionality into just about all of its applications, across-the-board.
Additionally, nearly every other Adobe application is also set for an upgrade in the latter half of this year. This includes Illustrator, After Effects 6, and InDesign 3. In the case of InDesign 3, code-named "Dragontail," the release is specifically targeted for August or September. Dragontail is currently at or near pre-release build number 195.
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With this forthcoming release, Adobe is targeting the video and digital photography markets. However, its feature set is still subject to change. The Mac OS X version of the new Photoshop will require v10.2, Jaguar.
Specific updates will include: NTSC/PAL/HD preview choices to compliment the existing CMYK Preview, a Histogram palette, nested layer sets, and text on a path. Photoshop 8 will also include "filter layers," allowing for non-destructive image editing and manipulations, similar to Adobe After Effects' adjustment layers.
The upgrade will also have tweaked 16-bit support, improved ability to work with non-square pixels, and significantly optimized and cleaned-up code on both the Mac and Windows side. Sources also noted that Adobe is working to leverage its PDF tools and functionality into just about all of its applications, across-the-board.
Additionally, nearly every other Adobe application is also set for an upgrade in the latter half of this year. This includes Illustrator, After Effects 6, and InDesign 3. In the case of InDesign 3, code-named "Dragontail," the release is specifically targeted for August or September. Dragontail is currently at or near pre-release build number 195.
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Comments
Remember, about a year or so ago, when everyone was super worried that Adobe was dropping the ball, in regards to OS X? At the time, they didn't have InDesign or Photoshop in OS X versions and Illustrator was VERY clunky and buggy.
People were, as I recall, talking of moving to Macromedia and, in some extreme cases, migrating to Windows altogether. I was confident that they, as much (or even more) than anyone, knew where their bread was buttered and would eventually come through in shining fashion.
I certainly think they have and really appreciate the work they've done over the past year, regarding OS X. Adobe isn't going anywhere.
The Mac-using community wouldn't allow it.
I kept saying "I'd rather they get it right and good than simply have 'first out of the gate' bragging rights".
I look forward to Photoshop 8 (and everything else).
Aside from the film/video color handling, it sounds like they're getting a bit desperate to justify a full version upgrade. I'm not criticizing them, it's a pretty complete package as it is. It just gets harder to add significant stuff after a while. (It's also just the nature of consumer capitalism.)
[quote]significantly optimized and cleaned-up code on both the Mac and Windows side<hr></blockquote>Its about time. Rumor has it that more Adobe apps will finally get multi-processor support and that more apps will take advantage of Altivec like PS--not that PS is exactly an Altivec poster child.
Don't spend enough time in other Adobe apps to judge, except to say that InDesign is slow.
Wish they would fix the UI and use bog-standard UI widgets instead of rolling their own.
<strong>Wish they would fix the UI and use bog-standard UI widgets instead of rolling their own.</strong><hr></blockquote>
No kidding. At this point, everyone can see that Aqua can be a good-looking interface and can has useful new behaviors and elements. Adobe seems rather insistent that their OS 7/Windows-inspired UI is what's best for Mac users.
i , for one, am eagerly anticipating the NTSC/PAL/HD video functionality in PS and will snap it up immediately upon it's release specifically for that functionality as will many other digital media producers.
i'm psyched. i wish it were available right now. i could use it.
Although I think adobe just like to release new versions yearly because they're the cash grabbing types, although I am pleased with the performance of ps7 and i10
BTW, ThinkSecret is a sound source but their dates aren't always spot-on. Their first Director MX story indicated a spring 2003 release (I think - "Q1" maybe?). It's already out, as we all know....
I think the release schedule this year will go as follows: ID 3, AI 11, PS8 - but that's just me.
<strong>Any reason for copying the article instead of just linking to it?</strong><hr></blockquote>
yes.
I have been waiting for funtionality like that for sometime.
I agree that PS 7 was a ok upgrade but we use the healing brush often enough to make that alone worth the upgrade.
PS 8 seems to be much more worth it, I have and always will have faith in products that Adobe releases.
i love photoshop