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Adobe Photoshop Creative Suite 6
The world’s best digital imaging software, Adobe Photoshop CS6 delivers magic that helps you bring your creative vision to life. Edit raw image files and other photos with state-of-the-art photo editing. Create compelling HDR images, black-and-whites and panoramas. Retouch images with astonishing ease and control. Design anything you can imagine--at amazing speed. Paint and draw naturally and expressively. Put your ideas in motion by intuitively creating stunning videos.
Top Reasons to Buy Photoshop Creative Suite 6
Content-Aware Patch
Patch images with greater control using Content-Aware Patch, the latest addition to the Content-Aware family of technologies, which allows you to choose the sample area it will use to create your patch.
Mercury Graphics Engine and 64-Bit Support
Count on the new Mercury Graphics Engine for blazingly fast performance when editing with key tools, and take advantage of cross-platform 64-bit support to speed up imaging tasks and process very large images faster.*
New and Re-Engineered Design Tools
Create superior designs fast. Get consistent formatting with type styles, use vector layers to apply strokes and add gradients to vector objects, easily create custom strokes and dashed lines, quickly search layers, and more.
Intuitive Video Creation
Bring Photoshop editing power to your video footage. Easily enhance any clip using the full range of familiar Photoshop tools, and create videos using an intuitive set of video tools.
Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw 7 Plug-In
Bring out the best in your JPEG and raw files with improved processing and an enhanced control set; reveal every detail in the highlights of an image while still retaining rich detail in the shadows; and much more.
All-New Crop Tool
Crop images fast and with greater precision using the all-new, non-destructive crop tool. Manipulate your images on canvas, and take advantage of the Mercury Graphics Engine to see your adjustments happen live.*
Superior Auto-Corrections
Quickly enhance your images with powerful Auto Curves, Levels, and Brightness/Contrast controls. Intelligence from thousands of hand-retouched images is built in to give you a better starting point for making adjustments.
Intelligent Lens Correction
Easily straighten objects that appear curved in panoramas or photos shot with fisheye or wide-angle lenses--and perform automatic lens corrections--using tools that make adjustments based on your lenses' characteristics.
Superior HDR Imaging
Create photo-realistic or surreal HDR images with exceptional speed and control. Get great results with automatic ghost removal, and precisely control tone mapping and adjustments.
Rich Painting Toolset
Simply by painting with presets, get realistic color blends with the Mixer Brush, use Bristle Tips for lifelike strokes, draw naturally with erodible pencils and pastels, easily create the look of an oil painting, and much more.
Tools for Intelligent Selections
Create precise selections and masks, enabling you to easily adjust or preserve skin tones; easily select intricate image elements, such as faces or hair; and more.
Puppet Warp
Precisely reposition any image element to create a more visually appealing photo. For example, easily straighten an awkwardly bent arm. Powered by the new Mercury Graphics Engine, Puppet Warp lets you edit with fluid responsiveness.*
Background Save and Auto-Recovery
Let the auto-recovery option preserve your edits without interrupting your progress. Keep working even while saving the largest of Photoshop files in the background.
New Blur Gallery
Quickly create photographic blur effects using a simple new interface with on-image controls. Create tilt-shift effects, blur everything and then sharpen one focal point, or vary the blurriness between multiple focal points. The new Mercury Graphics Engine delivers immediate results.*
Dozens of User-Inspired Improvements
Save time with more than 65 new creativity and productivity enhancements that originated as suggestions from Photoshop users via Facebook, Twitter and more.
Modern Interface
Work with a fresh, elegant Photoshop interface featuring dark background options that make your images pop, and benefit from hundreds of design touches that create a smoother, more consistent editing experience.
Compatibility with Adobe Mobile Apps
Extend your creativity beyond Photoshop CS6 with Adobe Touch Apps and Photoshop companion apps (sold separately). Intuitive touchscreen features provide ease of use and precise control for a variety of creative tasks.†
* Some GPU-enabled features are not supported on Windows XP.
† Mobile and tablet applications require a separate download and agreement to additional terms. Such applications may not be available in all countries or languages and may be subject to change or discontinuation without notice. Additional fees or subscription charges may apply.
‡ Windows® only. Requires a DisplayPort interface and a 10-bit monitor.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Adobe Photoshop Lightroom? Does It Work with Photoshop CS6?
Photoshop Lightroom software helps you quickly import, process, manage and showcase volumes of photos. Its tight integration with Photoshop CS6 lets you easily take advantage of unrivaled pixel-level retouching and compositing, giving you a complete professional photography solution.
I use Photoshop. Should I consider stepping up to Photoshop Extended?
Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended software delivers everything in Photoshop CS6 plus tools for creating and editing 3D images and performing quantitative image analysis.* Consider Photoshop Extended if your images are used across a variety of media, or if you work in film or video production, architecture, engineering, medicine, scientific research, or manufacturing.
Should I buy Photoshop CS6 or Adobe Creative Suite 6 Design Standard?
Photoshop CS6 is the professional standard for digital image editing. If your work involves creating and sharing images within page layouts, you may want to consider Creative Suite 6 Design Standard, which includes Photoshop CS6 as well as Adobe Illustrator CS6, InDesign CS6 and Acrobat X Pro. Smooth integration among the components provides an efficient workflow.
* Adobe Photoshop Extended 3D features and some GPU-enabled features are not supported on Windows XP.
How Does Photoshop CS6 Compare with Previous Editions?
Have a look at this version comparison chart.
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Adobe CS6 Photoshop Windows Upgrade from Photoshop CS3 CS4 and CS5 65158210 Software Design Media Software
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
105 of 105 people found the following review helpful
By D. Brown
As with many of Adobes recent upgrades I think this is little more that a cosmetic makeover and addition of a few tweaks here and there. Some may be useful to some people, but most people will not find it a life changing experience. Some of the features that people are promoting as new, such as crop outside the frame, have actually been possible in photoshop for years but are perhaps not so obvious. Auto save is of little use to serious users who are used to hitting ctrl s when they want to save rather than waiting for the computer to do the job for them. Adaptive wide angle could be useful if you shoot a lot of extreme wide angle, but the existing lens controls are more than enough for most people.
What is more important about this upgrade is that it is in effect obligatory if you wish to stay with the program. From now on if you fail to take the upgrade the next upgrade will not be available to you. Ultimately this means that when you eventually change your computer/operating system you may need to repurchase the full program, or if things go the way Adobe plan, a subscription. Registration is now obligatory for the program to run in addition to activation. That means little privacy as Adobe harvest details about your computer, ip address, and programs installed and whatever else they feel appropriate. It also makes the program virtual impossible to resell should you want to at a later date. The cost of upgrading an existing program on a 12 or 24 month cycle is now approaching the equivalent of around £10 a month, a continual ongoing cost for each Adobe program, and that is on top of the original purchase price. It would seem that this upgrade marks the end of an era for Adobe users, with "more stick than carrot" and a move away from selling the program purely on merit. It's a far cry from the days when photoshop upgrades used to come with major improvements, a fully bound hard copy of the manual, a second cd with extra material and training tutorials, all fully boxed.
I have always used Adobe programs and upgraded them on a regular basis, but have always felt it important that this was by choice and I had the option to defer. The upgrade seems to me to be more of a major step towards an Orwellian future wrapped up in the guise of creative freedom. As such there has probably never been a better time to start looking at alternatives. However, in the meantime it may be worth purchasing this upgrade before it goes up in price, other Adobe programs upgrades are already ominously around £30 more than this one at present. For the corporate user who gets use of the program every day the cost involved is negligible, but for the average user the cost represents a far higher percentage of their income and they need a more certain future for that investment. I have used this program professionally for 18 years and always recommended it to people in the past, but would now be dubious about paying for the full program with such an uncertain future ahead of it. A real shame for such a potentially excellent and well loved piece of software, and that is why I think this is a 1 star upgrade for a 5 star program.
What is more important about this upgrade is that it is in effect obligatory if you wish to stay with the program. From now on if you fail to take the upgrade the next upgrade will not be available to you. Ultimately this means that when you eventually change your computer/operating system you may need to repurchase the full program, or if things go the way Adobe plan, a subscription. Registration is now obligatory for the program to run in addition to activation. That means little privacy as Adobe harvest details about your computer, ip address, and programs installed and whatever else they feel appropriate. It also makes the program virtual impossible to resell should you want to at a later date. The cost of upgrading an existing program on a 12 or 24 month cycle is now approaching the equivalent of around £10 a month, a continual ongoing cost for each Adobe program, and that is on top of the original purchase price. It would seem that this upgrade marks the end of an era for Adobe users, with "more stick than carrot" and a move away from selling the program purely on merit. It's a far cry from the days when photoshop upgrades used to come with major improvements, a fully bound hard copy of the manual, a second cd with extra material and training tutorials, all fully boxed.
I have always used Adobe programs and upgraded them on a regular basis, but have always felt it important that this was by choice and I had the option to defer. The upgrade seems to me to be more of a major step towards an Orwellian future wrapped up in the guise of creative freedom. As such there has probably never been a better time to start looking at alternatives. However, in the meantime it may be worth purchasing this upgrade before it goes up in price, other Adobe programs upgrades are already ominously around £30 more than this one at present. For the corporate user who gets use of the program every day the cost involved is negligible, but for the average user the cost represents a far higher percentage of their income and they need a more certain future for that investment. I have used this program professionally for 18 years and always recommended it to people in the past, but would now be dubious about paying for the full program with such an uncertain future ahead of it. A real shame for such a potentially excellent and well loved piece of software, and that is why I think this is a 1 star upgrade for a 5 star program.
48 of 48 people found the following review helpful
I have just completed my free trial of CS6 as a CS5 owner, and after serious consideration I cannot see the additions, speed enhancements or UI tweaks offer value for money at this (UK) price. It simply does not offer enough advantage over what I have now.
Unfortunately however there is now another factor - with Adobes new upgrade policy if I don't upgrade to CS6 then I will not be able to upgrade my CS5 to CS7 later and would have to fork out for the whole cost of CS7 when it comes out.
Put in a position of simply being coerced into a purchase leaves too much of a bad taste in my mouth. Generally I buy products and upgrades simply on the basis of functional merit and not for the privilege of maintaining my relationship with a company or product.
CS5 will do me for the next few years. Unfortunately for both me and also Adobe, where I would have been a CS5 to CS7 upgrader in two years time, I will now look at other solutions and even free ones such as GIMP which will have moved on oven more in two to three years' time.
Good luck if you stay on this train.
Update 9th May 2013 - Found this amusing .... Google "youtube Hitler learns about Adobe's new Creative Cloud model"
Unfortunately however there is now another factor - with Adobes new upgrade policy if I don't upgrade to CS6 then I will not be able to upgrade my CS5 to CS7 later and would have to fork out for the whole cost of CS7 when it comes out.
Put in a position of simply being coerced into a purchase leaves too much of a bad taste in my mouth. Generally I buy products and upgrades simply on the basis of functional merit and not for the privilege of maintaining my relationship with a company or product.
CS5 will do me for the next few years. Unfortunately for both me and also Adobe, where I would have been a CS5 to CS7 upgrader in two years time, I will now look at other solutions and even free ones such as GIMP which will have moved on oven more in two to three years' time.
Good luck if you stay on this train.
Update 9th May 2013 - Found this amusing .... Google "youtube Hitler learns about Adobe's new Creative Cloud model"
34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
By Cuius
Have used the trial version of CS6 and wasn't overly impressed, and when the upgrade prices were announced it was a complete turn-off. When Lightroom 4 was released I thought Adobe had finally woken up to the fact they'd sell more copies with reasonable prices; rather than being a pirates' playground. The full price of CS6 is x6 that of LR4, but for most non-professional photographers the additional features of CS over LR just don't give value for money. So will stick at CS5, and rely on LR4 and plug-ins. LR4 provides means of processing newer RAW formats and can link them to CS5 as TIFFs
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Very good
The CS6 version is very good. Really love it for PP my photo's. Everything is great except the price of course
Published 1 month ago by Lars
1.0 out of 5 stars
Adobe are pants
Not impressed. Having recently bought a Canon 5D Mark 3, I had problems up-grading the RAW Converter. When I contacted Adobe, they told me that I needed to upgrade to CS6. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Tony Woro
2.0 out of 5 stars
Adobe class products bought from some sellers as having invalid serial...
I have spent quite a bit of time both yesterday and today communicating with Adobe.
The crux of the matter is that with two of my Adobe products, Photoshop CS5 which I... Read more
The crux of the matter is that with two of my Adobe products, Photoshop CS5 which I... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Barrie Glover
5.0 out of 5 stars
An Industry Standard
I have been using Photoshop since the 1990s and once you get your head around it, there is no greater tool. Read more
Published 2 months ago by J. Haynes
3.0 out of 5 stars
OK
Have found it quite a departure from CS5 , not all the changes are for the better I feel. I do not like the new way that the ctop tool works for example..... petty niggles. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Dangerpics
3.0 out of 5 stars
Adobe CS6 Upgrade
The software arrived promptly and installed without difficulty. Very expensive for the improvements over CS5. It is unlikely I will do it again.
Published 3 months ago by Grierson
5.0 out of 5 stars
Phoroshop CS6 reaches a new level
I have been using Photoshop since 2.5.1 and have gone through all the incarnations since then. This is without doubt a new high and I thought I had arrived in heaven with CS4. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Kenneth J. Ness
1.0 out of 5 stars
not upgrading
No intention of upgrading to CS6, will use CS3 as long humanly possible, its fine and refuse to enter the Adobe upgrade treadmill
Published 3 months ago by Mary Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars
Still the best
Still the best all bells and whistles software but still stupidly expensive and with a threat from Adobe to make upgrades even more so. Read more
Published 4 months ago by J. Foulkes
2.0 out of 5 stars
Not as advertised
I upgraded for two reasons, from CS5. First I wanted the video, for fun. Secondly I was spooked by Adobes new attitude to upgrading. Read more
Published 4 months ago by DavidM
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