Photoshop CS6 Features
Enhance your creativity and boost your productivity. Adobe® Photoshop®
CS6 Extended software delivers blazingly fast performance with the new
Adobe Mercury Graphics Engine, groundbreaking new Content-Aware tools,
simplified 3D artwork creation, reengineered design tools, and more.*
Revolutionary erodible brushes : Draw more naturally and
realistically using drawing tips that erode as you work. Endlessly wear
down and sharpen a charcoal pencil or pastel to create different
effects, and save favorite blunted tips as presets.
New painting presets : Simplify painting with new presets that offer a good starting point for creating realistic painting effects.
Scripted Patterns : Generate geometric pattern fills faster with Scripted Patterns.
Enhanced 3D animation : Animate all 3D properties — including
cameras, lights, materials, and meshes — using the Animation timeline.
Final rendering performance is now much improved during export of your
3D animation.*
Flexible render modes for shadows : Work more fluidly now that you can preview shadows in both GL and Adobe RayTrace render modes.*
Accurate 3D object merge : Accurately merge multiple 3D objects in a single scene so they can interact with the same lighting and cameras.*
Alternate views : Easily view your 3D artwork from multiple angles while editing.*
3D stereo viewing and printing : Easily import common stereo
formats, such as JPS and MPO, into the 3D pipeline, and make simple
adjustments to set depth and range. View a stereo image on stereo
monitors or TVs, or print it as a lenticular 3D image.*
Adobe Flash 3D export : Easily export 3D artwork in Adobe Flash®
3D format for viewing in web browsers. Also export 3D artwork assets for
use in Adobe Flash Builder® software (sold separately).*
3D sketch and cartoon presets : Click once to give your 3D
objects the look of sketches or cartoons, and automatically create
sketch presets by creating any brush stroke.*
Improved 3D extrusion engine : Create stunning 3D logos and
artwork from any text layer, selection, path, or layer mask with the
improved 3D extrusion engine, which offers faster editing, on-canvas
controls, and better beveling options.*
Type styles : Save time and ensure a consistent look with type
styles, which let you apply formatting to selected characters, lines, or
paragraphs of text with a single click.
Vector layers : Use vector layers to apply strokes and even add gradients to vector objects.
Sharper vector rendering : Get sharper rendering by clicking once to snap the edges of vector objects to pixels.
Custom strokes and dashed lines : Easily create custom strokes and dashed lines.
Layer search : Use layer search capabilities to quickly zero in on the layer you need.
Lighting Effects Gallery : Get better performance and results
with the new, 64-bit Lighting Effects Gallery. The plug-in is powered by
the Mercury Graphics Engine and offers on-canvas controls and previews
that make it easier to visualize your lighting enhancements.*
Oil Painting filter : Quickly give your work the look of a fine
painting with the Oil Painting filter powered by the Mercury Graphics
Engine. Control the style of your brush as well as the direction and
shine of your lighting for a superior look.
Airbrush tips : Create realistic airbrush effects using fluid, lifelike controls and granular paint particles.
Properties panel : Save time with a context-sensitive Properties
panel that lets you make quick updates to the properties of your masks,
adjustments, and 3D content.
Adobe Bridge CS6 : Manage your media faster — especially when
working with large image files. Adobe Bridge CS6 offers cross-platform
64-bit support and a range of user interface and database enhancements.
Redesigned Adobe Mini Bridge : Access your images and documents more quickly and easily in Adobe Mini Bridge, redesigned as an elegant filmstrip.
New heads-up displays : Use heads-up displays to get greater precision when selecting and transforming objects and text.
Enhanced TIFF support : Work with a larger range of TIFF files. Enhanced TIFF support allows for greater bit depths and larger file sizes.
Automatic resampling : Get great results when resizing an image — the best resample method is automatically selected.
Filler text : Save time with the ability to insert "Lorem ipsum" filler text when working with type.
Increased maximum brush sizes : Edit and paint with brush sizes all the way up to 5000px.