I just checked out Adobe Photoshop CS5 and some of its new features:
Complex selections made easy
This is a really nice feature. As long as there's a good difference between colors, it should be fast and easy to get good
results.
Content-Aware Fill
Content-aware fill does a surprisingly good job on filling in the space. The color and tone is accurate. For the most part, it gives very good results. Any part of the fill that is noticeable can quickly and easily be touched up with the healing brush. This feature, however, will need lots of RAM available if you plan on filling large areas. I have received messages stating "Could not fill because there is not enough memory (RAM)." My computer has 2 gigs.
Superior HDR imaging
This feature is not new, but has been enhanced.
Extraordinary painting effects
Automatic lens correction
This is a new feature that I was looking forward to more than any other. But so far, I’m unimpressed. The website says that PS CS5 “uses an image file's EXIF data to make precise adjustments based on the type of camera and lens you used.” But you’re not going to get results if there’s no support for camera bodies and lenses. For Nikon, only a D90 and D3 were available unless you use the search online button. I used a picture from a Nikon D300s with the Tokina 12-24mm; CS5 used a Nikon D2x with Sigma 12-24mm profile. If you’ve used DXO or PtLens, you’ll be disappointed with this feature in CS5.
Puppet Warp
I really like Puppet Warp. It's easy to use and you can do some pretty amazing things with it. If you're into Panorama, this feature should be very useful. Check the video out around the 5 minute mark.
