Via a single dialog, users will be able to define transfer modes, opacity and other layer characteristics. The combination of layer masks and clipping paths will enable designers to create soft- or hard-edged masks.Ī new Layer Styles facility provides 'style-sheet' feature for defining special effects.

In addition to the Layer Mask feature available in the current version, Photoshop 6.0 will support vector-based clipping paths on a layer. 'I can apply a layer mask or a transform to an entire folder full of layers, instead of having to apply the effect to each layer individually,' a source said. Photoshop's Layer functions have seen the most sweeping revisions, sources said.īesides breaking the current software's 99-layer limit, the upgrade will feature Layer sets that let users group layers into folders. 'The new toolbar makes for a lot less clicking when you're changing your tool options,' a source said. Docked at the top of the screen, the bar's contents change depending on which tool is in use.

Sources said a new Tool Options bar replaces previous versions' assortment of Options palettes. As in the current version, Photoshop 5.5, text is stored in special layers that remain editable. The feature includes full typographic controls as well as support for coloring individual characters. 'This is the most significant upgrade to the program in a long time,' one source told ZDNet News.Īmong the many interface improvements is the ability to enter text directly within a document rather than via a dialog box.

The final software will ship in Mac and Windows versions alongside Version 3.0 of ImageReady, the Web-focused graphics-editing package bundled with Photoshop.Īmong its enhancements, sources said, Photoshop 6.0 will handle 16-bit color, support an unlimited number of graphics layers, introduce shape-drawing tools and extend the program's controls over publishing workflows based on Adobe's ( adbe) Portable Document Format. is reportedly whipping up a brand-spanking-new version of Photoshop, the company's flagship image-editing package.Īccording to sources, the San Jose, Calif., graphics heavyweight last week seeded testers with the first beta version of Photoshop 6.0, code-named Venus in Furs.

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