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Amazing New Features in CS6

Photoshop, Tools Apr 16 , Episode 277

General Changes

Amazing New Features in CS6! CS6 beta version is now available for FREE for a limited time! This week is all about the new features, tools, and options. Today see some of the improvements in layout and interface, as well as how to work with the new option of adding layer effects to groups. There are also more options with blend-if and we’ll go over that by adding type to an image.

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So far I’m pretty happy with all the updates, what do you think? What else would you like to see photoshop improve on?

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Gear Used in This Episode

Wacom Intuos 4 Small

Adobe Photoshop CS6

15" Macbook PRO

Sony NEX 5N

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http://www.helensotiriadis.com/ helen sotiriadis

aaron, don’t forget you’re running CS6 beta — beta versions are often slow. the final release will probably be just fine.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/freeflyer09 Rubén Chase

Hey Aaron! It’s true that CS6 is much more slow than CS5? It compensates to download it, or buy it when Adobe releases final version?
http://phlearn.com Aaron Nace

Good point Helen!
http://advaitsakhalkar.com/ Advait Sakhalkar

Right off the top of my head: Liquify renders much quicker, Can duplicate group with shortcut instead of needing to right click, brush size goes much higher (useful when we make brushes for grass, clouds etc)….Biggest of all is I think RAW engine that comes with bridge.
http://twitter.com/JeremyCupp Jeremy Cupp

I have found that CS6 is way faster than CS5. At least for me it is. Running an i5 with 8 GB of RAM.

Some other new features are you can create a clipping mask to a group and you can set the blending mode and opacity to multiple layers at once.
writersbloc

Layerstyles on groups is nice, but I really really want the ability to use a clipping mask on a group.
http://www.facebook.com/mottagraphy Gonçalo Motta

CS6 is a lot faster than CS5 on my computer.
http://jpetronephotography.carbonmade.com/ Jenna Petrone

Nice Sally Mann prints! ; )

& this was a good intro video to the new features in cs6. I haven’t tried it for myself yet but I’m looking forward to it!
http://www.mariuswallin.no/ Marius Wallin

I like your pictures on the wall behind you
http://photography.paulliebrand.com Paul Liebrand

CS6 is way faster on my system that CS5. Running i7 with 16 GB.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001313153049 Marcelo Moya Ochoa

First time I heard about autosave feature! It’s now officially my new favorite feature in CS6.
Tanyacoca

is it just my imagination or does the image quality seem to decline when you resize an image (smaller) in the cs6 beta version??? Yes, no?? Has anyone experienced this?
http://www.facebook.com/people/Dylan-Strickland/100003528426654 Dylan Strickland

I found a work-around for this… if you’re adding an adjustment layer or something, just put it as the topmost layer within the group, then change the group’s blend mode from ‘pass through’ to ‘normal’.