an image. There is also a new, separate
Perspective Crop tool.
Another tool that has undergone a major
change is the Patch tool, which now works –
like most other retouching tools – on multiple
layers. It has also been given the content-
aware option already built into the Scaling, Fill
and Healing Brush tools. The new Content-
Aware Move tool is really exciting, and is able
not only to invisibly remove but also to insert
selections into completely different image
areas!
Camera Raw 7
Last, but not least on the list of new photo and
imaging features is the latest version of
Adobe’s in-house RAW converter. This is
actually no surprise, as the new version has
already been ‘pre-released’ in Lightroom 4(see
[1] below). The most important changes are:
Process Version 2012, which provides
much more subtle tonal corrections,
especially in highlight and shadow areas.
Newly organized Exposure, Recovery, Fill Light
and Blacks sliders replace the previous
correction controls (including the Brightness
slider). The main emphasis of the Exposure
slider is now on midtones. Previously
converted images can be switched to the new
process version or processed using the older
tools.
Local adjustments have at last been
extended to include color temperature, and
this new adjustment is available alongside
local denoising functionality in the
Adjustment Brush and Graduated Filter tools.
Even the Camera RawTone Curve tool has
been enhanced and enables you to make
adjustments to individual channels the same
way as in Photoshop– a welcome addition for
the many imaging professionals who prefer to
make tonal adjustments this way.
Once again, Adobe has managed to come
up with a worthwhile collection of useful tool
refreshes, clever workflow enhancements and
fascinating new features. (pen)See also:
[1]ˇMaike Jarsetz, Lightroom 4,
c’t Digital Photography 8 (2012)p. 118ff.Photoshop CS6 | HighlightsThe new Content-Aware Move tool
can be used to automatically and
invisibly move sections of an image
on multiple layers cThe new process version built into Camera
Raw 7 offers not only improved Blacks and
Fill Light functionality, but also local color
temperature and denoising adjustmentsThe new, intuitive Timeline panel gives newcomers to video processing all the tools they
need to start trimming and editing movies