CS4 New Adjustments Palette

CS4 also has a new adjustments palette that holds many of the photo enhancement tools that we previously had to dig around for.

The role of the adjustments palette is far more important than just offering convenience: any effect created using this palette will now apply only as adjustment layers; therefore any edits that you make will no longer affect the original image.

For example, when you adjust the levels in your image you should see a new levels layer in your layers palette; instead of toggling for a preview of your work in the levels dialog box, you can turn the layer on and off. By using it as a layer, if you decide you don't like the effect you can simply trash it, and your original image is unaffected.

We now have a new depth-of-field tool which allows us to combine multiples of the same images but with different focus depths; Photoshop tries to compose everything in the shot in focus. This feature works okay however you do need to actually set up your photos this way through the use of a tripod and a timed release.

Take a look at this Video I found on You Tube