Photoshop CS6 has undergone an interface redesign that touts a streamlined presentation on a fresh dark theme. In addition, the release will contain 65 user-requested enhancements and feature software acceleration derived from the new Mercury Graphics Engine, which is fine-tuned for 64-bit, multicore Mac systems. Photoshop CS6, as in the past few updates, comes in both regular and Extended versions and will offer an abundance of new features-60 percent more new features than the previous version, according to Hughes. “User feedback is always welcome and we have more avenues than ever for the community to give us feedback,” Hughes said. “This is a very user-directed release and we’re encouraging people to download the beta, experience it, and provide feedback.” Hughes said that Adobe sees this as an opportunity to share the beta with the people who helped validate much of the product’s updated direction. “The upcoming Photoshop CS6 beta has been informed by more research and voices in the community than ever before,” said Bryan O’Neil Hughes, Photoshop’s senior product manager.

Adobe says that by the second quarter, its entire slate of updated CS6 applications, including Photoshop and the Creative Cloud, will be in users’ hands. During that time, Adobe hopes that users will provide feedback on the new upgrade.

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