New Photoshop is here! CC 2018

New Photoshop is here! CC 2018

With Photoshop CC, you always have access to new features as soon as they’re released.

some of the features I am very happy about -- 

• Better brush organization -- finally!! I have sooo many brushes and the brush panel had not been updated in a long while and brushes are popular. You can now organize brush presets into folders—including nested folders, yes! 
• Select and Mask improvements-- Wahoo!! "Get more accurate and realistic results with algorithm and performance improvements, especially in cases where the foreground and background color are similar. Other usability and performance improvements include faster Quick Mask and more intuitive view mode settings."
• ability to save large files faster - yes!
• better Content-Aware Crop -- cool! 
• better Content-Aware Fill on edges -- yes!!
• Quick Share menu -- finally! You can send/share within almost every other application, finally you can do it from PS too
• AI Upscale "Photoshop now features artificial intelligence-assisted upscaling to preserve important details and textures while resizing images without introducing distortions. In addition to skin tones and hair textures, this feature preserves harder-edged details like text and logos."

How do I verify if I have the latest version of Photoshop?

To verify that you have the most recent version of Photoshop:

• macOS: Choose Photoshop > About Photoshop.
• Windows: Choose Help > About Photoshop.

How do I verify if I have the latest version of the Camera Raw plug-in?

To verify that you have the most recent version of Adobe Camera Raw:

• macOS: Choose Photoshop > About Plug-In > Camera Raw.
• Windows: Choose Help > About Plug-In > Camera Raw.

The information below was copied from http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/features.html?utm_campaign=custom_email&utm_medium=email&utm_source=student_mailer

Better brush organization

Organize and save your brushes in the order you want. Drag and drop to reorder, create folders and sub-folders, scale the brush stroke preview, toggle new view modes, and save brush presets with opacity, flow, blend mode, and color.

Brush performance improvements

Don't be slowed down by lagging brushes. New, faster reaction time is especially noticeable when working on large documents with large brushes.

Access Lightroom Photos

Get your photos from Lightroom Cloud Services right inside Photoshop via Search or the Start Screen. With deeper integration between all the Creative Cloud photography desktop and mobile apps, all your photos are synced and accessible everywhere.

Brush stroke smoothing

Get a more polished look faster with a new smoothing algorithm. Vary the amount of smoothing for cleaner lines, even when using a mouse. Available in the Tool Options bar, along with Flow and Opacity.

Exclusive brushes from Kyle T. Webster

Access over 1,000 digital brushes from award-winning illustrator Kyle T. Webster, now available exclusively inside Photoshop.
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Variable fonts

With new font technology from Adobe, Apple, Google, and Microsoft, you can define variations within each supported font for weight, height, slant, and more.
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Quick Share menu

Share a flattened copy of your work via email, text, social networks, and more. This feature uses native OS sharing mechanisms, including already authenticated services.
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Curvature Pen tool

Create paths more quickly, intuitively, and precisely. Push and pull segments directly instead of having to modify Bezier handles, similar to the Curvature tool in Illustrator. Simply double-click to switch between point types.
See how it works ›

Path improvements

Improve the look and feel of your paths. Choose the color and line thickness to make them easier to see.

Copy and paste layers

Copy and paste multiple layers in groups, keeping the same order and location instead of having to drag them to reorder. Copy layers onto your clipboard and paste them at the desired specific spot in your panel, within and between documents in Photoshop.

Enhanced tooltips

Learn about the different tools in Photoshop without leaving the app. With enhanced tooltips, dynamic information surfaces when you hover over a tool.

360 panorama workflow

Edit and export 360 panoramas. Photoshop will maintain important metadata to work with third-party viewers. You can also pan and zoom around your image inside a spherical workspace for a realistic preview experience.

Properties panel improvements

Keep better track of details for Adobe Stock assets by viewing title and license state. View an image and find similar images on the Adobe Stock site. Edit type properties with multiple layers selected, change the leading, and more.

Support for Microsoft Dial

Native support for Microsoft Dial gives you quick access to important controls without having to use your mouse. Control brush parameters including size, hardness, opacity, flow, and smoothing.

Paste as plain text

Now you can paste text without the styling. No need to spend the time reformatting text after pasting.

Support for HEIF

Photoshop now supports High Efficiency Image File (HEIF) format, promoted by Apple in macOS 10.13 and iOS 11.0. With depth information provided by the iPhone 7 Plus and future devices, you can create a depth-of-field effect using the Lens Blur filter.

Select and Mask improvements

Get more accurate and realistic results with algorithm and performance improvements, especially in cases where the foreground and background color are similar. Other usability and performance improvements include faster Quick Mask and more intuitive view mode settings.

And so much more

Also includes: Performance and stability improvements, ability to save large files faster, better face detection for Face-Aware Liquify, better Content-Aware Crop and Content-Aware Fill on edges, and more.
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