Photoshop 2018 Upgrade

• Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018 Upgrade
• Photoshop 2018 Upgrade Tool
• Upgrade Photoshop Elements 2018 To 2020

Features of Adobe Photoshop CC 2018. It seems like the people over at Adobe, have outdone themselves this time! They have taken all the elements that made the previous versions of their multiple award-winning image editing software suites, Photoshop, to the next level! It will depend on the actual date of purchase in relation to today's launch of PSE 2018, and whether your purchase was discounted 25-30% of the normal purchase/upgrade price. If you purchased in the last few days I would try again with support. Erin, I have been using Photoshop CS6 on my 2013 Mac, but would lose it with any upgrade to my system software. Things are getting really squirrely with such an old system! I did buy Photoshop Elements 2018 for my now-4-year-old PC laptop. ↑ Security update - Photoshop CS5.1, CS5. Adobe.com (2012-01-01). Retrieved on 2018-09-15. ↑ Adobe Ships Creative Suite 5.5 (2011-05-03). Retrieved on 2017-05-03. ↑ Adobe Creative Suite 6 Now Available. Retrieved on 2017-05-03. ↑ Photoshop CC 2015.1.2 Update Now Available. Jeffrey Tranberry. Retrieved on 2018-09-01.

Get the latest features and bug fixes by simply updating Photoshop and Adobe Camera Raw to the latest version.

• The current version is Photoshop 2021 (version 22.1.0)
• The current version of Adobe Camera Raw is 13.1
• The current version of Adobe DNG Converter is 13.1
  

Note:

Looking for information pertaining to older versions of Photoshop? See Legacy version updates.

Adobe provides technical support and security fixes for the current version and the prior version. Bug fixes are only provided for the current version.

See Photoshop - Supported versions.

When you're updating to a major version, consider the following:

• Configure Auto-Update > Advanced Settings to not 'Remove Prior Version' until you're comfortable with the new version.
• Reinstall any third-party plug-ins that haven't been updated to use the Shared Creative Cloud Plug-in Location.
• Reinstall any third-party extensions that are not installed via Adobe Add-ons.

See uninstall prior versions or reinstall a prior version.

How do I check for and install the most current updates?

Launch Photoshop and choose Help > Updates.

See Update Creative Cloud apps.

Note:

Not seeing the available updates? See Available updates not listed.

Adobe Photoshop Elements 2018 Upgrade

Photoshop 2018 Upgrade Tool

How do I verify if I have the latest version of Photoshop?

To verify that you have the most recent version of Photoshop:

• macOS: Choose Photoshop > About Photoshop
• Windows: Choose Help > About Photoshop

How do I verify if I have the latest version of the Camera Raw plug-in?

To verify that you have the most recent version of Adobe Camera Raw:

• macOS: Choose Photoshop > About Plug-In > Camera Raw
• Windows: Choose Help > About Plug-In > Camera Raw

Note:

Having trouble installing Camera Raw updates? See Camera Raw plug-in installer.

What if I update Adobe Camera Raw and Photoshop still doesn't recognize my camera?

See Why doesn't my version of Photoshop or Lightroom support my camera?

What if my computer has limited access to the Internet?

For access to direct downloads, contact Adobe Customer Care.

Note:

You can install the product and updates offline, but you need momentary Internet access initially to sign in and activate your software.

• macOS: Camera Raw 13.1
• Windows: Camera Raw 13.1

• macOS:Adobe DNG Converter 13.1
• Windows:Adobe DNG Converter 13.1
  

Note:

Looking for information pertaining to older versions of Photoshop? See Legacy version updates.

Update: May 27, 2019: Since I wrote this article three years ago, Adobe has provided several updates to the photography plan (including Photoshop versions 2015.5 through 2019 and several updates to Lightroom) under the same $9.99/month pricing structure they have offered since 2013. Here are a few highlights for photographers:

Upgrade Photoshop Elements 2018 To 2020

• A new Content-Aware Fill workspace with the ability to create much better results by designating which content can or cannot be used for fill.
• HDR Panoramas in a single step
• Color/luminance/depth masking in LR and ACR.
• Texture slider in LR / ACR
• Improved dehaze and profiles in LR / ACR
• Curvature pen tool for simpler creation of paths.
• Improved enlargements for printing via Preserve Details
• Improved Face-Aware Liquify
• Flat-Field Correction and Enhance Details in LR
• Productivity enhancements like AI subject selection, in-app search and learning tools, enhanced Properties panel, multiple-undo, double-click text to edit, blend mode previews while you hover, Select and Mask workspace, improved brush presets, etc.
• Plus announcements such as the upcoming Photoshop for iPad.

It's been three hotly contested years since Adobe launched Photoshop CC, the subscription version of Photoshop. There were a lot of confused, concerned, and angry photographers when Creative Cloud was first announced. The switch from owning to renting the software created numerous questions. Would it ultimately cost more than the previous standalone upgrades? Where the new features in CC meaningful enough to buy?

The answer to the cost question was 'no' for many photographers, including me, at least initially. Then I got on board when Adobe dramatically reduced the cost and threw in Lightroom and other goodies into the Creative Cloud Photography Program for only $9.99 a month. In other words, that's 25 years worth of Photoshop and Lightroom subscriptions for the price of one Nikon D800 body. Which is not to say that $120 a year is trivial, but that it is probably a worthwhile investment if the new features are relevant to your work.

It's been over three years since CC was originally launched. The differences from CS6 have continued to grow with the 2014, 2015, and last week's 2015.5 upgrades. So I thought I'd ask, 'Is now the right time to upgrade from CS6 to CC?' I believe the answer still depends on your personal needs and budget, and I put together the following lists to summarize the benefits you might get from upgrading. Note that this is not an exhaustive list of all CC enhancements, just the ones relevant to photographers.

Photoshop CC offers the following enhancements (vs Photoshop CS6):

• Support for new cameras (launched after July 2015). As of July 2015, Photoshop CS6 will no longer be updated to support RAW files from new cameras. You can work around this by using Adobe's free DNG Converter or a 3rd party RAW converter. If you don't want to use one of the options from Adobe, I would recommend taking a look at Capture One. At $299, you won't save money for a long time with Capture One, but it offers an extremely good RAW conversion. Or you could pick up DXO Optics Pro for $99.
• Camera RAW filter lets you keep adjusting RAW images when opened as smart objects in Photoshop. You can additionally use this tool to make familiar Lightroom/ACR adjustments to any pixel layer (such as to add clarity).
• Better support for extension panels ('plug ins'). As a software developer, I can attest that the latest versions of Photoshop offer the ability to create much more beautiful and powerful extensions for Photoshop. As a small example of this, my own Lumenzia luminosity masking panel for Photoshop has an enhanced user interface when running on CC, and offers a few enhanced functions that aren't possible on CS6. And there are many other extension panels out there from other developers that require CC or later.
• Face-Aware Liquify to easily retouch the size and shape of various parts of people's faces. This is truly an incredible tool if you shoot portraits.
• Perspective Warp to fix distortions. This tools is also incredibly useful for landscapes to increase or decrease emphasis on something by making it bigger or smaller within the image. For example, you could make a distant mountain look larger.
• Content-Aware everything…
  • Content-Aware Scale: Stretch an image without distorting important elements like people.
  • Content-Aware Move and Extend with scaling and rotation.
  • Content-Aware Crop to fill gaps when rotating an image or extending its boundaries (great for adding a little more sky).
  • Content-Aware Panorama to fill the gaps when stitching images.
• Path Blur added to the Blur Gallery. This is an incredible tool for adding motion and energy to an image. I use it frequently to simulate a long exposure effect in my photographs.
• Spin Blur added to the Blur Gallery. This is perfect for making making a parked car look like it is in motion by spinning the wheels.
• Updated Smart Sharpen adds noise reduction and a better interface.
• HiDPI support on Windows. This allows you to make the Photoshop user interface larger so that it is easier to read on high resolution monitors.
• Camera Shake Reduction to salvage handheld images that should have been shot on a tripod.
• Real-time healing brush. This offers a fast and accurate (live) preview of the healing brush. Note that some users (especially people retouching skin on portraits) may prefer the results of the legacy brush. You can switch to the legacy healing brush by checking Preferences/Tools/Use Legacy Healing Algorithm.
• GPU acceleration for certain tasks (healing brush, sharpening, enlarging). Note that many older computers cannot take advantage of these GPU features.
• Focus Mask allows you to create a selection based on areas of the image that are in or out of focus. While I love the concept, this tool creates a hard-edged mask for which I have yet to find a use.
• CS6 Extended Features (video and 3D, which are not in CS6 Standard).
• And the list grows if you're using a version of Photoshop older than CS6.

Lightroom CC offers the following advantages (vs Lightroom 6):

• Dehaze to remove (or add) fog or haze.
• Boundary Warp to handle irregular edges in stitched panoramas.
• Guided Upright to more easily and accurately straighten photos.
• Local white and black adjustment sliders to control the lightest and darkest parts of the image via brush or gradient tools.
• Mobile versions of Lightroom for iPhone, iPad and Android.
• Synchronize photos across desktops/devices.
• And the list grows if you're using a version of Lightroom older than 6.

If upgrading doesn't make sense for you, I believe you have the following options:

• Stick with the old versions and keep waiting. The CC Photography Plan is very popular and unlikely to go away. If you upgrade cameras or decide you want to get new features in the future, you will probably have the same options.
• Get another RAW converter and keep using an old version of Photoshop. This is a good option if you value quality and want to save money. I would recommend either using Adobe's free DNG Converter or buying DXO Optics Pro.
• Switch to another editing package. Note that you should investigate whether you will additionally need to buy another RAW conversion program, as many alternatives to Photoshop either do not support RAW or do not offer sufficient quality for RAW conversion. I have dabbled with a few commonly-mentioned options, but I find they fall well short of my needs. I cannot endorse any of them at this time. There's a reason why people say they 'Photoshopped' an image, it's the gold standard.

Those are just my thoughts. I've been extremely happy with CC, but everyone's needs are different. I'd love to hear your comments below if you use another solution (and please comment on the types of photography you do with it). And if you've made the switch to CC already, are you happy with the choice you made?

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