The Properties Panel is especially effective with type, since it now provides quick access to all the most common typographic tools, both on a Character and a Paragraph level. Note that the background isn’t deleted, but hidden on a new Layer Mask this allows you to fix any errors, such as the missing part of the roof of this car. It also now contains Quick Actions, such as Remove Background, which uses the same Sensei technology as Select Subject to isolate objects of interest and, as the name implies, remove the background. It has received major enhancements in this release, with context-sensitive additions that depend on the layer and current tool type. More after the jump! Continue reading below↓įree and Premium members see fewer ads! Sign up and log-in today.Īfter making a rectangular selection, Photoshop automatically finds the subject within that area, making it easy to separate one person from among a group.įor several versions now, the Properties Panel has been the go-to location for information about the current layer. Now there’s a new tool, which lets you make a selection around the object you want to isolate: in this case, it’s the woman sitting on the right. The Select and Mask dialog (formerly known as Refine Edge) has always incorporated a Quick Selection brush. There’s still some minor tweaking to be done, but it’s an impressive first step. In practice, it’s remarkably good at its job: in this image of a car on a complex background, Photoshop has successfully selected the car almost perfectly. The Select Subject command has been enhanced, due to Adobe Sensei – their name for the artificial intelligence that allows Photoshop to analyze an image and guess at what you want to select. Here’s our guide to the best features in the update. The new version brings some seriously useful new features, including new Warp capabilities, better automatic selection, and a range of minor interface changes that combine to make you more productive. Adobe has released Photoshop CC 2020, the latest update to its flagship image-editing application.

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