Adobe Photoshop

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Adobe Photoshop is a raster graphics editor developed and published by Adobe Inc. for Windows and macOS. It was originally created in 1988 by Thomas Knoll and John Knoll. Since then, it has become the industry standard for graphics editing and digital art.

History[edit]

Adobe Photoshop was created in 1988 by Thomas and John Knoll. The first version, Photoshop 1.0, was released on February 19, 1990, exclusively for the Apple Macintosh. The software was initially developed as a simple solution for displaying grayscale images on monochrome displays. Over the years, it has evolved into a comprehensive suite of tools for professional image editing.

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Features[edit]

Adobe Photoshop offers a wide range of features for image editing, including:

  • Layers: Allows users to work on different parts of an image separately.
  • Selection tools: Includes the Marquee tool, Lasso tool, and Magic Wand tool.
  • Brushes: Customizable brushes for painting and drawing.
  • Filters: A variety of filters for adding effects to images.
  • Text tools: Tools for adding and editing text within images.
  • 3D capabilities: Tools for creating and editing 3D graphics.
  • Content-Aware Fill: Automatically fills in selected areas based on surrounding content.

File Formats[edit]

Photoshop supports a wide range of file formats, including:

Usage[edit]

Adobe Photoshop is widely used in various fields, including:

Related Software[edit]

Adobe Photoshop is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud suite, which includes other popular software such as:

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