Discover new dimensions in digital imaging
Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended software delivers all the features in Photoshop CS4 and more. New features make it easier than ever to apply the unrivaled editing power of Photoshop to 3D models and motion graphics. Improved image analysis capabilities satisfy technical needs, while a newly refined interface speeds up your workflow.

Ideal for:

• Film, video, and multimedia professionals
• Graphic and web designers using 3D and motion
• Manufacturing professionals
• Medical professionals
• Architects and engineers
• Scientific researchers

Top reasons to upgrade to Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended

• Revolutionary 3D painting and compositing
  Now paint directly on 3D models, wrap 2D images around 3D shapes, convert gradient maps to 3D objects, add depth to layers and text, and get print-quality output with the new ray-tracing rendering engine, and enjoy exporting to supported common 3D formats.
• Adjustments panel
  Simplify image adjustment by easily accessing every tool you need to nondestructively adjust and enhance the color and tone of your images; on-image controls and a wide variety of presets are also included in the new live and dynamic Adjustments panel.
• Masks panel
  Quickly create and edit masks from the new Masks panel. This panel offers all the tools you need to create editable pixel- and vector-based masks, adjust mask density and feathering, easily select noncontiguous objects, and more.
• Enhanced auto-alignment of layers
  Create accurate composites with the enhanced Auto-Align Layers command. Move, rotate, or warp layers to align them more accurately than ever before. Or use spherical alignment to create breathtaking panoramas.
• Enhanced auto-blending of images
  Easily create a single image from a series of shots that have different focal points with the enhanced Auto-Blend Layers command, which smoothly blends color and shading and now extends your depth of field, automatically correcting vignettes and lens distortion.
• Extended depth of field
  Combine a range of images, each with a different exposure, color, and focal point - with options to preserve tones and colors - into a single color-corrected image.
• Fluid canvas rotation
  Now just click to smoothly turn your canvas for nondestructive viewing at any desired angle - no more tilting your head in the middle of painting and drawing. Smoother panning and zooming - Gracefully navigate to any area of an image with new ultra-smooth zooming and panning. Maintain clarity as you zoom to individual pixels, and easily edit at the highest magnification with the new Pixel Grid.
• Content-Aware Scaling
  Use the new and revolutionary Content-Aware Scaling feature to automatically recompose an image as you resize it, smartly preserving vital areas as the image adapts to the new dimensions. Get the perfect image in one step without time-intensive cropping and retouching.
• Enhanced motion graphics editing
  Edit motion graphics more efficiently with new single-key shortcuts, sync visual effects with specific points in an audio track using new audio syncing controls, and turn any 3D object into a video display zone.
• Better raw image processing
  Enjoy superior conversion quality as you process raw images with the industryleading Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 5 plug-in, which now offers localized corrections, post-crop vignetting, TIFF and JPEG processing, and support for more than 190 camera models.
• Enhanced retouching
  Retouch images more easily and precisely by previewing source pixels within the cursor of the Clone Stamp and the Healing Brush. Set multiple source points, scale, and rotate in the Clone Source panel.
• Efficient file management with Adobe Bridge CS4
  Get instant access to Adobe Bridge CS4 with faster start-up, use new workspaces to jump to the right display for every task, easily create web galleries and PDF contact sheets, and more.
• New file display options
  Easily work with multiple open files by using tabbed document display or n-up views. Broad file format support - Import and export hundreds of file formats, including PSD, AI, PDF, NEF, CRW, TIFF, BMP, Cineon, JPEG, JPEG2000, FXG, OpenEXR, PNG, Targa, DICOM, OBJ, KMZ, Collada, U3D, and 3DS (import only).
• Volume rendering
  Add depth to pixel layers, text, 2D shapes, and DICOM frames with volume rendering. Higher performance on very large images (Windows® only) - Work faster with very large images by taking advantage of even more RAM (requires a 64-bit-capable computer with a 64-bit version of Microsoft® Windows Vista®).
• Multi-Touch support on Mac laptops
  Pinch, swipe, rotate, zoom, and scroll with just the touch of your fingers by taking full advantage of the Multi-Touch trackpad on newer MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops (requires Mac OS X v10.5).
• Profiles to support the color-blind
  Design with sensitivity for color-blind individuals by creating soft proofs of your images using built-in Color Universal Design Organization profiles.

Easily access full editing power
Take greater advantage of all that Adobe® Photoshop® CS4 Extended offers with a more intuitive user interface and nondestructive editing freedom so you can achieve the highest quality results.

Revolutionary, nondestructive image editing

• Adjustments panel
  Simplify image adjustment by easily accessing every tool you need to nondestructively adjust and enhance the color and tone of your images; on-image controls and a wide variety of presets are also included in the new live and dynamic Adjustments panel.
• Masks panel
  Quickly create and edit masks from the new Masks panel. This panel offers all the tools you need to create editable pixel- and vector-based masks, adjust mask density and feathering, easily select noncontiguous objects, and more.
• Smart Filters
  Experiment by adding, adjusting, and removing filters from an image without resaving the image or starting over to preserve quality. Nondestructive Smart Filters allow you to see the changes without altering original pixel data.
• Smart Objects
  Perform nondestructive scaling, rotating, and warping of raster and vector graphics with Smart Objects. Even preserve the editability of vector data from Adobe Illustrator® software.

Professional color and tone control

• Industry-leading color correction
  Enjoy dramatically enhanced color correction with reengineered Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools that now intelligently preserve color and tone details. Make precise adjustments with Brightness/Contrast and Curves controls, the histogram, color channel lines, and a clipping preview.
• Black-and-white conversion
  Instantly convert color images to black-and-white with easy-to-use presets, and then make on-image adjustments of tonal values and tints to immediately see the results. Even create and save your own custom presets.
• Channel Mixer
  Take advantage of a host of presets in the Channel Mixer to create high-quality grayscale, sepia tone, or other tinted images.
• 32-bit high dynamic range (HDR) support
  Combine multiple exposures into a single, 32-bit image that preserves the full range of a scene — from the deepest shadows to the brightest highlights. Image processing and alignment algorithms deliver superior results.

Intelligent image editing and enhancement

• Richer painting and drawing toolset
  Create or modify images with a wide assortment of professional, fully customizable drawing tools, paint settings, and artistic brushes. Simply drag to resize brushes and adjust for hardness as you paint and preview brush strokes.
• Content-Aware Scaling
  Use the new and revolutionary Content-Aware Scaling feature to automatically recompose an image as you resize it, smartly preserving vital areas as the image adapts to the new dimensions. Get the perfect image in one step without time-intensive cropping and retouching.
• Expert retouching
  Retouch images more easily and precisely by previewing source pixels within the cursor of the Clone Stamp and the Healing Brush. Set multiple source points, scale, and rotate in the Clone Source palette.

Advanced compositing

• Extended depth of field
  Combine a range of images, each with a different exposure, color, and focal point — with options to preserve tones and colors — into a single color-corrected image.
• Flexible layers
  Achieve sophisticated results by superimposing images, text, and effects on hundreds of layers. Organize layers with up to five levels of nesting, and save them in different combinations as Layer Comps.
• 360-degree panoramas
  Automatically stitch horizontal or vertical photos to create seamless panoramas — even 360–degree spheres — using Photomerge® technology.
• Auto-alignment of layers
  Create accurate composites with the enhanced Auto-Align Layers command. Move, rotate, or warp layers to align them more accurately than ever before. Or use spherical alignment to create breathtaking panoramas.
• Auto-blending of images
  Easily create a single image from a series of shots that have different focal points with the enhanced Auto-Blend Layers command, which smoothly blends color and shading and now extends your depth of field, automatically correcting vignettes and lens distortion.
• Quick Selection tool
  Loosely draw on an image area and the Quick Selection tool automatically completes the selection for you. Then use simple sliders to preview and refine your selection.

Work more efficiently
Be more productive by taking advantage of smooth integration with other Adobe software and enhancements that leverage the power of today's faster graphics processors.

Efficient and flexible work environment

• Panel management
  Maximize your screen space while keeping essential tools accessible. Arrange panels in convenient, self-adjusting docks that can be widened to full size or narrowed to icons or even a thin, self-revealing strip at the edge of your monitor.
• File display options
  Easily work with multiple open files by using tabbed document display or n-up views.
• Efficient file management with Adobe Bridge CS4
  Get instant access to Adobe Bridge CS4 with faster start-up, use new workspaces to jump to the right display for every task, easily create web galleries and PDF contact sheets, and more.
• More powerful printing options
  Get outstanding prints with superior color management, tighter integration with leading printer models, and the ability to preview out-of-gamut image areas. Support for 16-bit printing on Mac OS offers increased color depth and clarity.
• Customized workspaces
  Set up and save custom menus, keyboard shortcuts, and workspaces for quick access to exactly what you need.
• One-click color adjustment
  Make sophisticated color adjustments instantly with one-click presets in Curves, the Channel Mixer, and the Black and White conversion dialog box.
• Fluid canvas rotation
  Now just click to smoothly turn your canvas for distortion-free viewing at any desired angle — no more tilting your head in the middle of painting and drawing.
• Smoother panning and zooming
  Gracefully navigate to any area of an image with new, ultra-smooth zooming and panning. Maintain clarity as you zoom to individual pixels and easily edit at the highest magnification with the new Pixel Grid.
• Higher performance on very large images (Windows only)
  Work faster with very large images by taking advantage of even more RAM (requires a 64-bit-capable computer with a 64-bit version of Microsoft® Windows® Vista®).
• Multi-Touch support on Mac laptops
  Pinch, swipe, rotate, zoom, and scroll with just the touch of your fingers by taking full advantage of the Multi-Touch trackpad on newer MacBook Pro and MacBook Air laptops (requires Mac OS X v10.5).
• Profiles to support the color-blind
  Design with sensitivity for color-blind individuals by creating soft proofs of your images using built-in Color Universal Design Organization profiles.

Streamlined workflow

• Better raw image processing
  Enjoy superior conversion quality as you process raw images with the industry-leading Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 5 plug-in, which now offers localized corrections, post-crop vignetting, TIFF and JPEG processing, and support for more than 190 camera models.
• Adobe PDF file support
  Precisely control the size of PDF pages opened in Photoshop; add security controls and metadata, such as copyright and exposure details, to images within PDF presentations; and create a rich image display in PDF presentations and documents.
• Improved Adobe Photoshop Lightroom workflow
  Select multiple photos in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom® (sold separately) and automatically open them in Photoshop CS4 to merge them into a panorama, a high dynamic range (HDR) photo, or a multilayered Photoshop document. And seamlessly roundtrip back to Lightroom.
• Automated production
  Automate routine production tasks in a variety of ways. Set up event-based scripts, record a series of steps as an Action for efficient batch processing, and design repetitive graphics faster with Variables.
• History panel
  Instantly undo and redo any editing step — or even an entire set of steps — in an open image with a simple click in the History panel.
• Broad file format support
  Import and export hundreds of file formats, including PSD, AI, PDF, NEF, CRW, TIFF, BMP, Cineon, JPEG, JPEG2000, FXG, OpenEXR, PNG, Targa, DICOM, OBJ, KMZ, Collada, U3D, and 3DS (import only).
• Mobile device support
  Create compelling mobile content, such as wallpapers and screensavers, and then visually preview how it will render on mobile devices using the built-in Adobe Device Central CS4. Tune your designs for mobile screen sizes and lighting conditions.
• High-resolution web display
  Take advantage of Adobe Flash and Zoomify technology to export high-resolution images to the web for viewing through Adobe Flash Player software. Flash Player displays your image quickly and efficiently, letting viewers zoom in on details with minimal delay.
• Integration with other Adobe software
  Be productive with enhanced integration between Photoshop Extended and other Adobe applications you depend on, including Adobe After Effects®, Adobe Premiere® Pro, and Adobe Flash Professional software.

Online services

• Adobe Community Help
  Access the power of an online search engine from within Photoshop CS4, but with more targeted results. Searchable content includes the in-depth Photoshop Help, plus additional Adobe and third-party content chosen by experts at Adobe and in the design and production communities.
• Adobe Bridge Home
  Stay up to date on what's new at Adobe and get inspired by the design, web development, and audio and video production communities at large when you visit this online channel available in Adobe Bridge CS4. Watch Creative Suite 4 video tutorials, listen to podcasts from your favorite designers, and learn about training events in your community.
• Adobe ConnectNow from Acrobat.com
  Acrobat.com is a set of online services you can use to create and share documents, communicate in real time, and simplify working with others. Thanks to the ability to access one of the Acrobat.com services, Adobe ConnectNow, from within Photoshop CS4 Extended and other Adobe Creative Suite 4 components, you can meet live over the web and share your screen with up to two online guests for no charge.
• Adobe Kuler
  Explore, create, and share color themes with Adobe Kuler™. Kick-start your creative projects with color inspiration from the online Kuler community, accessible from the new Kuler panel within Photoshop CS4 Extended, the Kuler website, and the Kuler Adobe AIR™ application. Browse and search for thousands of themes, download directly into your Swatches panel, and even upload your own themes to share.

Edit 3D and motion-based images
Enjoy breakthrough enhancements that let you work with 3D content and video frames. New 3D capabilities and improved video controls dramatically expand your creative options.

Comprehensive 3D image editing

• 3D object painting
  Paint directly on 3D models without having to unwrap textures.
• 3D object and property editing
  Edit, enhance, and manipulate 3D images in a streamlined interface without dialog boxes. Adjust lighting, meshes, and materials. Easily orient objects and position the camera using 3D axes and a ground plane.
• 2D conversion to 3D
  Wrap 2D images around common 3D geometric shapes, such as cylinders and spheres, with easy-to-use presets. Even convert gradient maps to 3D objects.
• Volume rendering
  Add depth to pixel layers, text, 2D shapes, and DICOM frames with volume rendering.
• 3D and 2D image compositing
  Combine 3D layers into a single scene, or incorporate 3D content into 2D composites. Support for popular 3D formats lets you import and export OBJ, U3D, KMZ, and Collada models, as well as import 3DS models.
• 3D object animation
  Create 3D animations by controlling object movement, camera position, render settings, and cross sections, and even animate textures.
• 3D/video support
  Use video layers as textures to turn any 3D object into a video display zone.
• High-quality output
  Create outstanding print- and presentation-quality 2D and 3D composites with a new ray-tracing rendering engine, which also lets you print lenticular 3D images and generate interactive 3D PDF files.
• Efficient collaboration
  Collaborate on 3D content more easily through tight integration with Adobe Acrobat® 9 Pro Extended software and Adobe After Effects software. Convert to the robust U3D interchange format, enhance models, and imbed 3D models into PDF files for review. Use 3D layers from Photoshop in After Effects projects.
• Vanishing Point with 3D support
  Edit in perspective on multiple surfaces — even those connected at angles other than 90 degrees — with Vanishing Point. Measure in perspective; wrap graphics, images, and text around multiple planes; and output planes as 3D models to use in After Effects projects.

Video and animation design

• Preview and export of audio content and frame comments
  Single-key shortcuts let you move through and edit video layers faster and more precisely than before, and new controls enable you to preview and export audio tracks in addition to exporting frame comments.
• Single-key shortcuts
  Edit motion graphics on video layers more efficiently with new single-key shortcuts.
• Movie Paint
  Paint, add text, and clone over multiple frames of an imported video sequence using Movie Paint.
• Smooth animation workflow
  Easily create animations from a series of still images or video frames with the Animation palette, which enables onion skinning.
• Broad video file format support
  Import QuickTime movies and most AVI and MPEG files, and output video and animations to MOV, AVI, MPEG-4, FLV,* 3G, FLC, H.264 (iPod), and DV Stream. *Export to the FLV video format is available only if Adobe Flash CS4 Professional, After Effects CS4, or Adobe Premiere Pro CS4 software (all of which install the necessary export component) is installed on the same system.
• Video color management
  Create and edit images for video with maximum quality and a broad range of color models. Edit and enhance grayscale, RGB, CMYK, and LAB models at 8-, 16-, and 32-bit depths with color management.

Analyze images with precision
With Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended, you get additional measurement and counting tools, as well as support for DICOM images and MATLAB processing routines.

Measurement, counting, and edit-tracking tools

• Quantitative data extraction
  Easily calibrate or set the scale of an image, including setting measurements to the scale information in the header of DICOM files. Use selection tools to define and calculate distance, perimeter, area, and many other measurements. Record data points in a Measurement Log and then export the data, including histogram data, to a spreadsheet for further quantitative analysis.
• Scale markers
  Easily add scale markers to any image or series of images for presentations or publication.
• Improved Count tool
  Easily and accurately tally objects or features in scientific images with the Count tool, which eliminates the need to perform manual calculations or rely on visual assessments of changes from image to image. Save even more time by performing multiple counts in a single image. Use separate colors for each count and save your counts in the file.
• Edit tracking
  Automatically track all editing steps within your files with the Edit History log. Export steps to a text file or save them as part of image metadata for easier documentation of your work, file audits, and more.

Support for manufacturing, medical, and scientific workflows

• Image Stacks
  Quickly render a stack of related images into a single view using a variety of rendering calculations, such as median and maximum. Photoshop Extended automatically analyzes and combines the images while preserving the originals. Image Stacks are extensible, so third parties can write their own render modes.
• DICOM image support
  Import, correct, annotate, analyze, and create animations from DICOM images. Automatically remove confidential patient data from DICOM metadata and batch save JPEG files for presentations.
• MATLAB support
  Pass image data directly between Photoshop Extended and MATLAB with the ability to call Photoshop Extended directly from the MATLAB command line. Visualize results of MATLAB algorithms in the software, and combine MATLAB processing with Photoshop Extended image editing to render, test, and refine algorithms for image processing, analysis, and more.
• DICOM volume rendering
  Volume render a DICOM image stack into a 3D anatomical image that can be viewed and explored from all angles and depths.

Windows

• 1.8GHz or faster processor
• Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2 (Service Pack 3 recommended) or Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate, or Enterprise with Service Pack 1 (certified for 32-bit Windows XP and 32-bit and 64-bit Windows Vista)
• 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
• 1GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on flash-based storage devices)
• 1,024x768 display (1,280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card
• Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
• DVD-ROM drive
• QuickTime 7.2 software required for multimedia features
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services

Mac OS

• PowerPC® G5 or multicore Intel® processor
• Mac OS X v10.4.11–10.5.4
• 512MB of RAM (1GB recommended)
• 2GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on a volume that uses a case-sensitive file system or on flash-based storage devices)
• 1,024x768 display (1,280x800 recommended) with 16-bit video card
• Some GPU-accelerated features require graphics support for Shader Model 3.0 and OpenGL 2.0
•  DVD-ROM drive
• QuickTime 7.2 software required for multimedia features
• Broadband Internet connection required for online services

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