Photoshop CC is out and the new features are quite amazing. Some of the new features include Camera Shake Reduction filter, improved vector editing tools, new anti-aliasing mode for type, and more. Read this list and see if the new features are worth the upgrade for you.
Adobe Camera RAW 8
Camera RAW is an amazing retouching tool but it didn’t fit in most peoples workflow because you could only access it when opening images which also meant that you couldn’t go back to change the settings at a later time – not anymore. In Photoshop CC, you get support for the latest version of Camera RAW and it can be applied as a filter or smart filter. Asides from being able to use ACR as a filter, you get access to all the new features in ACR 8 including Upright, Advance Healing Brush, and Radial Filter.
Apply ACR as a Smart Filter
You used to only be able to use ACR when you import your photos. Now you can use ACR in your layers as a filter or smart filter.
Upright
Upright fixes your perspective similar to how you can use tilt-shift lens to correct perspective distortion. It is fully automatic and easy to use.
Advance Healing Brush
Paint over anywhere to clone and heal areas. It works just like the healing brush tool but now you can remove blemishes, wrinkles, power lines, and other objects nondestructively*!
* Nondestructive editing only works when you apply ACR to a Smart Object.
Radial Gradient Filter
Now you can apply gradients or vignettes to specific parts of your photos. Previously, the closest feature was the post-crop vignette which adds a vignette based on the crop area of your photo. This didn’t look like a natural camera vignette and it only looked great if your subject was in the middle which wasn’t always the case. With the Radial Gradient Filter, you can now apply a vignette starting from anywhere you like – such as the face or an object that isn’t in the center.
Tone HDR photos
Reveal details in your 32-bit photos by using the easy-to-use highlights and shadow sliders in ACR. Simply use the Merge to HDR Pro script (File > Automate > Merge to HDR Pro), set the mode to 32-bit, then click Tone in ACR. Now you use the sliders to create halo-free HDR photos. The effect will automatically be added as a smart filter to your layer.
Camera Shake Reduction Filter
For years people have been talking about this deblurring filter demonstrated in the Adobe MAX 2011 conference. It’s finally here and it’s the best way to rescue your motion-blurred photos. Camera Shake Reduction automatically detects the path of the camera shake and applies a sharpening technique that follows the recorded path. It works best on photos with very slight motion blur and can even be used to recover details such as license plates (useful for forensics imaging specialists).
Automatic Motion Path Detection
Photoshop CC Camera Shake Reduction filter analyzes your photo and determines the motion path that your camera was moved. It can then use this path data to intelligently sharpen your photo. You can choose the area in your photo to grab the motion path data from or even draw in your own path.
Improve Lightly Blurred Photos
With the right settings, you can recover or improve slightly blurred photos. It can sometimes produce halo-effects but it’s a better tradeoff than having a blurred photo. Only the very slightest motion blur can be perfectly fixed. Other photos can be improved by resizing the image down after applying the Camera Shake Reduction filter.
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A very smart approach to explain the things,like your step by step tutorial.
TBP :)
Sad about camera shake filter,, not as good as thought
Thx for the clear article. I signed up for CC because of this (PS only)
Its the best Photoshop App. Try visiting forums.adobe.com for any questions… And if u r a teacher or student u get entire adobe apps only $19.99 think of it…
download link pls
ANNNNDDDD its pirated… in only 4 hours
is there somewhere to find this?
So will next version be Photoshop CC2 or is always stay at Photoshop CC?
and then how will we know which version of CC people are on?
It will always be CC… @michael people will always be updated to the latest one because it will be subscription only.
I’m done with Photoshop. I’ve been using it since version 7 and I’m finally giving Photoshop up because of the subscription pricing model. Just kidding! $20/month is not bad but I’m still sticking with CS3 for as long as I can. I feel like I’m saving money for every month that I can delay the upgrade to Photoshop CC.
cs3?! Your going to love when you upgrade lmao