Adobe Creative Suite 4 has been out for a while now, and has come to dominate all creative computer programs on the market. Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Fireworks are all examples of programs that you will see in CS4 and what you will see on just about every computer that a web designer, artist, and photographer’s more »

For many people, Adobe Photoshop is very pricey and has features that they will never use. That’s why Adobe has its Photoshop Elements software. Today, Adobe announced Adobe Photoshop Elements 8 for both OS X and Windows. Elements 8 will cost $99 for either platform, but Adobe is running a promotion that brings the price more »

If you are a fan of online video, you know about Revision3. Recently, there was a big shake up at Revision3 that led to several shows getting the axe.

One of those shows, PixelPerfect, is getting a second chance. PixelPerfect is a great show where Bert Monroy teaches the viewer the ins and outs of Photoshop. The newest episode covers Adobe’s new CS4. The show was canceled for less than 60 days before being brought back.

I just unboxed and installed Adobe Photoshop CS4, so I’m ready to offer some first impressions on the PC version.

Speed

Photoshop CS4 seems a lot faster than previous versions. There are many things that frustrated me in CS3 that no longer are present. In CS3, it was kind of clunky when you wanted to drag a window outside of the main Photoshop window, but in CS4 it’s quick and fluid like you would expect.

Another performance boost that I noticed is the menu system. The menus in Photoshop are huge, due to the insane amount of filters and features they provide, so it’s easy to see why the menu system could be a bit sluggish. Right away, I noticed that the menus load immediately, and the application launches a lot quicker.

Keep reading for more on the new CS4.

On Tuesday, October 14th, Steve Jobs announced a chipset that Apple worked on with Nvidia. It resulted in a 16-core integrated GPU that’s in both the MacBook and MacBook Pro. On Monday, Nvidia announced the desktop version of the GPU. Nvidia is calling the chips the 9300 and 9400 mGPUs as they are half the size of standard integrated graphics, but can accomplish a lot more.

While the specs aren’t included in the press release, the chips are pretty impressive. They can transfer the entirety of video decoding from the CPU to the GPU, making it work much faster. They also support Blu-Ray playback and Direct X10. Keep reading for what apps can really take advantage of these new cards.