Adobe CS5
I know that each new version of a software has a few new tricks or features that are nice but do you really need them? Photoshop has had 12 versions since its inception in early 1990′s. Each version has had great new features, but can you live without them? That, of course, depends upon what you do with photoshop. But this time, Adobe has made some spectactular changes. My favorite feature is the new “content aware fill” feature. The hours spent cloning out telephone wires or trying to blend the sky that was lost when building panoramas are a thing of the past. With content aware fill these corrections can be done in a matter of seconds. It is Photoshop magic at its best. Podcast from Lynda.com top new features in Photoshop CS5 . This is a brief overview of the best new features in CS5.
To learn all the new features, you can struggle through the steep learning curve. Wait for the hints on the forums or the easy way is to take an online course. I have tried several different sites and have found Lynda.com to be the most effective and easist to use. It also has a vast library of titiles and software to chose from. A subsciption to Lynda.com is the best learning gift you can give yourself. Use the button on the side bar to get more information on Lynda.com
