Phosphors

Some popular web searches for Photoshop CS6 features occasionally come up empty. Over time, web crawlers will better target the best content. Until then, check out the following:

• For “how to” questions, your first stop should be the Learn Photoshop CS6 channel on Adobe TV.

• To see “content aware move and patch” in action, watch Bryan Hughes’ sneak peak.

• The new “video workflow” is nicely covered in this Iceflow Studios video.

• “3D features” have been totally overhauled. See Zorana Gee’s overview and Daniel Presedo’s deep dives into specific changes.

• To “extract objects” or “remove backgrounds,” you owe it to yourself to check out the Refine Edge command.

• “Contact sheets” have returned in CS6! Step-by-step walkthrough right here.

• When you need to “resize images,” this Help topic and knowledgebase article make great resources.

• “Masking” is an essential image compositing technique. Start here to learn the basics.

Want an overview of new Photoshop CS6 features, with links to detailed descriptions and third-party tutorials?

Check out Photoshop CS6 Help.

Tutorial Builder lets you quickly create tutorials that interact directly with Photoshop CS6 tools and commands. Your audience can view steps and control related Photoshop features either within the application itself, or from iPad tablets. (Tablet-based tutorials free up valuable screen real estate for images and workspaces.)

Watch an overview video and download Tutorial Builder.

By now, you’ve likely seen the many big-ticket improvements in Photoshop CS6, from video, to 3D, to seamless image recomposing and beyond. But did you know that CS6 includes over sixty “Just Do It!” features?

These so-called JDI’s cover a range of small, yet key enhancements that Photoshop users have long clamored for. To complete common tasks quicker, give this overview a look.