Top reasons to use Adobe Photoshop CS5

Easy access to core editing power-- Make the most of the tools you need exactly when you need them as you perform common editing activities. Adjustments and Masks panels guide you in making precise adjustments and masks.

Extraordinary creative tools--Achieve realistic painting effects with the ability to mix colours on canvas and create natural brushstrokes. Merge multiple exposures into stunning high dynamic range (HDR) images. Move, remove, warp or stretch any image element.

Innovate in 3D--Go beyond traditional image editing. Bring 3D elements to your 2D artwork directly within the industry standard digital imaging application, which now offers an easy on-ramp to 3D image creation. Paint on 2D and 3D images with naturally textured brushstrokes and realistic colour blends. Create 3D extrusions for logos and artwork.

3D extrusions with Adobe Repoussé--Create 3D logos and artwork from any text layer, selection, path or layer mask with Adobe Repoussé technology. Twist, rotate, extrude, bevel and inflate your designs.

Enhanced 3D realism and rich materials--Enhance 3D objects and designs with easy shadow creation, image-based lights and materials including glass and chrome. Explore with different focus points in your 3D scene by adjusting the range for depth of field.

State-of-the-art photography-- Easily merge multiple exposures to extend the dynamic range with more power, precision and fidelity than ever before. Convert to black and white in new ways. Use Dodge, Burn and Sponge tools to intelligently preserve colour and tone details.

Industry-leading RAW image processing-- Enjoy superior results when you convert RAW images with the Camera RAW 6 plug-in, which offers support for over 275 camera models, plus non-destructive editing--experiment without harming your original photo.

                              

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom integration-- Easily move files from Lightroom to Photoshop CS5 to create HDR images, panoramas and multi-layered Photoshop documents. Roundtrip your files back to Lightroom.

Efficient media management--Manage your media visually with Adobe Bridge CS5 software. Enjoy more flexible batch renaming, plus the ability to access files in the context of your work using the customisable Adobe Mini Bridge panel.

Powerful printing options-- Get outstanding prints in less time with automation, scripting and an easy-to-navigate print dialogue box.

Broad file format support-- Import and export hundreds of image file formats, including PSD, AI, PDF, NEF, CRW, TIFF, BMP, Cineon, JPEG, JPEG2000, FXG, OpenEXR, PNG and Targa, and video formats including 3G, FLC, MOV, AVI, DV Stream, Image Sequence, MPEG-4 and FLV.