This week we have in Adobe Creative the new versions of all the programs. In this article we are going to focus on all the news that Adobe Photoshop brings, from the classic version to the new web version that will change the way we work.
Adobe Photoshop is still the same program that we all know. But improves its functions on all devices. Renew its features in the desktop version; It has more and more possibilities in its mobile version and a web version (in beta) that is only compatible with browsers is presented in society Chrome and Edge.
There has been a lot of talk about the improvements when selecting objects, but after trying this new version it is not the definitive method and again we find a technique that simplifies the process, but is not infallible.
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Changes in Adobe Photoshop for desktop
We have been waiting for a long time for a tool that allows us to make a perfect selection in any photograph. A few years ago a video circulated in which a doll with wild hair was seen and that just by pressing a button it was selected perfectly. That tool doesn’t exist yet …
Object Selection Tool
What we have are improvements to one of the selection tools, Object Selection. Until now we had to choose the operating mode (Ribbon or Frame) and mark the object.
The novelty is that, if we adjust the configuration of the tool well, the selection is automatic. We just have to place the pointer over an object and click. And she alone is able to identify all the elements of a photograph.
Accuracy is perfect if there is contrast and the edges are well in focus. In any other situation the results are, so to speak, totally random. But it is a good way to start the selection.
Mask all objects
This new option that we find in the menu Cap allows you to automatically select all the objects in a photo and create, in the window Layers, as many groups as objects found, with their respective layer mask.
So we just have to enter each group and make the relevant adjustments without wasting time with selections.
Again it depends on how the photograph is. The perfect selection will depend on many factors. But if you thought that we were going to be able to forget all the tricks, it is not like that.
The new neural filters
They appeared in the previous version. They are filters that work thanks to artificial intelligence. Some are interesting, but most are for play. However, in the new version we find at least two very interesting for photographers:
- First Color transfer. This filter allows you to select the color of a photo and copy it to another.
- Harmonization It is one of the most interesting, because when combining two photographs it matches the tone and brightness of both without major problems.
- Landscape Mixer It is capable of changing the season that we see in the photograph by simply touching a parameter. If you took your photography in summer, you can simulate winter in the blink of an eye.
More possibilities in the Gradient tool
The tool remains the same, but now we have three modes of operation:
Classic: the usual gradient.
Perception– The default gradient with a more natural, less seamless transition. It is more like how we see a gradient in reality.
Linear: Another way to understand the gradient of natural light.
Export as
If we want to export our photos from Photoshop we can resort to this command that we have hidden in the menu File.
The improvements of this command were only available on Macs with the new processor. From this new version we can enjoy it in all operating systems.
Now we will go faster, we will have more options within the color management and finally we will see different configurations at the same time to choose the best one
What’s new in Photoshop for iPad
It does not matter that some Android tablets are just as powerful as Apple’s. Adobe only works well on the famous apple tablets.
Is now compatible with the RAW of our cameras. And how could it be otherwise, it is capable of working with the ProRAW of the latest mobiles. We can reveal just like on the computer.
Best of all, it is now even possible to take advantage of all the possibilities of smart objects.
Photoshop on the web
And we leave a novelty for last. How about having Photoshop on the web, without having to install anything on your computer? Everything is possible thanks to the cloud.
At the moment it is a beta version that only works on Chrome and Edge. The only thing we can do for now is a basic edition. The most interesting thing is that it speeds up collaborative work a lot … We can send the photos to the client and they can make comments and annotations to improve our work. And as they advise in Adobe, for now:
Only available to users who are eligible for the beta version.
Slowly will be incorporating more functions. It is a good idea that makes us depend on the internet connection we have. But the road is this way. Sure we can edit on the computer, move the file to the cloud and continue editing with the help of another person on the other side of the world.
It is something that we can now do with any videoconferencing application, as long as it allows us to share our screen (I always work like this with my online students). But the advantage with the Photoshop web app is that we don’t need to install it.
In subsequent articles we will continue to advance and detail all these new functions of a program that needs to keep the interest of new photographers in the face of the avalanche of programs and applications.