Adobe Photoshop CS3 Beta Available for Download

Adobe's flagship product nears release

This week Adobe made the beta version of its next Photoshop installment, CS3, available for download. The one major caveat is that those who wish to try out the beta must already own a copy of Photoshop CS2, and a non academic version at that -- full retail only.

Photoshop CS3 has been long in the waiting for many graphics professionals and artists, particularly professional photographers. While Photoshop CS2 introduced integrated features such as RAW processing, CS3 is expected to take that even further, with more features as well as work with Adobe's upcoming Photoshop Lightroom.

The new CS3 beta is available for both Mac and Windows PCs. Mac users will find CS3 delivering a breath of needed fresh air, as for the past year Intel-Mac users have been running Photoshop under Rosetta. Adobe announced early on this year that it would not be updating CS2 to run natively on Intel-Macs, and instead putting its efforts into CS3. When Photoshop CS3 fully launches, it will be available in a universal binary format for Mac users.

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