{"id":16345,"date":"2010-04-25T06:42:12","date_gmt":"2010-04-25T06:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/jnackdev\/2010\/04\/photoshop-cs5-whats-in-it-for-designers.html"},"modified":"2010-04-25T06:42:12","modified_gmt":"2010-04-25T06:42:12","slug":"photoshop_cs5_whats_in_it_for_designers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/jnack.com\/blog\/2010\/04\/25\/photoshop_cs5_whats_in_it_for_designers\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop CS5: What&#039;s in it for designers?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photoshop CS5 obviously packs a wealth of big-ticket features, especially for photographers.  It might be harder to see what all has been improved for designers.  Here are ten enhancements I think everyone&#8211;but especially those working with lots of layers and\/or designing Web\/screen output&#8211;will like.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Multi-layer opacity\/fill adjustment<\/strong>: Select multiple layers &amp; adjust their opacity and\/or fill simultaneously.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mini Bridge<\/strong>: &#8220;MB&#8221; is a pocket-sized version of Bridge that runs as a panel inside Photoshop (and InDesign), making it easy to navigate &amp; browse files without leaving PS.  This feature really deserves its own coverage here &amp; will get it soon.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Drag and drop of files<\/strong>: You can now drag one or more files onto a Photoshop document to place them as layers.  This is especially useful when dragging in files from Mini Bridge, letting MB function as a sort of library panel.  I recently had to lay out dozens of UI widget screenshots, each stored as a separate file, and I found this feature a godsend.<\/li>\n<li><strong>&#8220;Sticky&#8221; layer styles<\/strong>: See <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/jnack\/2010\/04\/sticky_layer_styles_in_photoshop_cs5.html\">previous entry<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Paste in Place command<\/strong>: See <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/jnack\/2010\/04\/paste_in_place_comes_to_photoshop_illustrator_cs5.html\">previous entry<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Copy Color&#8217;s Hex Code command<\/strong>.  See <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/jnack\/2010\/04\/copy_color_hex_code_added_to_photoshop_cs5.html\">previous entry<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Deeper layer nesting<\/strong> (up to 10 deep): Sort of self-explanatory.  It works just as you&#8217;d expect, though I&#8217;d shy away from using the feature if you&#8217;re expecting to send layered files to older versions of PS or older PSD-reading apps as they won&#8217;t be able to read the deeply nested data.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Animated GIF import:<\/strong> See <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/jnack\/2010\/04\/animated_gif_import_is_back_in_cs5.html\">previous entry<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Optionally omit &#8220;Copy&#8221; on duplicated layers<\/strong>: See <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.adobe.com\/jnack\/2010\/04\/cs5_optionally_omits_copy_on_duplicated_layers.html\">previous entry<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Repouss\u00e9<\/strong> (3D extrusion &amp; inflation): This Photoshop Extended feature also really deserves its own coverage here, so look for that soon.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Bonus item: If you need to conduct design reviews with clients and\/or colleagues, I think you&#8217;ll find the free <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/go\/csreview\">CS Review service<\/a> built into Photoshop and other CS5 apps compelling.  More on that one, too, soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photoshop CS5 obviously packs a wealth of big-ticket features, especially for photographers. It might be harder to see what all has been improved for designers. Here are ten enhancements I think everyone&#8211;but especially those working with lots of layers and\/or designing Web\/screen output&#8211;will like. 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