The only thing better is the combination with Premiere Elements Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 and Premiere Elements 9 Bundle (PC/Mac), which I bought for my own laptop. But Fran only needed photoediting on hers. There’s not much to complain about with Adobe Photoshop Elements 2019. It would be nice if the new Home Screen could be resized. ![]() It’s 28 years since Photoshop was released into the world. In that time, Adobe has built the software into the ultimate image manipulation tool, used daily by professionals and hobbyist creatives alike – many of whom could count as their second language. The latest update, Photoshop CC 2018 (version 19), dropped in October 2017. It brings with it a host of new features, and although these might not be as initially astounding as those from previous versions, they make a huge difference in efficiency, helping creatives adapt to a ‘must have it now’ work environment. • So what’s new in Photoshop CC 2018? Let’s take a look at the most interesting new features Support for OpenType variable fonts Photoshop now supports variable fonts – an OpenType font format supporting custom attributes such as weight, width, slant, optical size and so on. Excel compiler for mac. With this feature, you can quickly and easily customise styles by using inbuilt sliders to move between the different weights and thickness of a type family. This allows for a more seamless workflow and adds an extra dimension to Photoshop. It also means that students, or creatives who can’t afford a subscription plan that includes InDesign, can have more flexible type controls at their fingertips. As a designer who works a lot with type and layout, it’s uplifting to see Adobe trying to make the workspaces of its applications more type efficient. The software isn't best known for being synonymous with a typography workflow, and in recent years Photoshop has dropped far behind and in its typesetting capabilities. For me, the best thing about this latest feature is that the typefaces aren’t warped or transformed when utilising Variable Font. As principal manager of Creative Cloud Evangelism, Rufus Deuchler, stated at the in London, Adobe has worked with type foundries and designers to make sure that all the typefaces maintain their correct structure when utilising the variable font options, so you don’t need to worry about something looking out of place. It’s worth pointing out, however, that the feature currently isn’t the most intuitive to use. To activate the variable option, you need to select some text and type ‘variable’ into the font drop-down menu in the Options bar. You can then adjust the slider controls in your Properties panel. While this won’t hold the more learned Photoshop user back, a beginner might struggle. I would love to see Adobe update the feature to automatically bring up the controls whenever type is inputted – if only to cut out a couple of workflow steps. ![]() New Brush control features Much to the delight of illustrators and art workers alike, Adobe has also overhauled its brush-related features and developed a whole host of goodies for you to get your hands on. The most stand out for me is the new stroke smoothing feature. This performs ‘intelligent smoothing’ on your brush strokes as you draw and work in three modes: 01. Pulled String Mode Paints only when the string is taut. Cursor movements within the smoothing radius leave no mark. Stroke Catch Up Allows the paint to continue catching up with your cursor while you've paused the stroke. Disabling this mode stops paint application as soon as the cursor movement stops. Catch-Up on Stroke End Completes the stroke from the last paint position to the point where you released the mouse/stylus control.
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