Chicago (IL) – Adobe today informed its customers via newsletter that “something big is on the way”. According to the email, Adobe will announce its new Creative Suite 4 software, which more than likely will include Photoshop CS4, on September 23 during a webcast.

The webcast will finally reveal which “deeper end-to-end workflow integration", “cutting edge features”, productivity and performance enhancements” and “new services” this “must have release” of Adobe’s flagship product will include. Back in May, we reported about GPGPU acceleration features Adobe integrated in the alpha version of Photoshop, which was code-named Stonehenge.

During a presentation, the presenter easily handled a GPGPU-accelerated 2 GB, 442 megapixel image like it was a 5 megapixel image on an 8-core Skulltrail system. We noted significant performance enhancements, which allowed the software to apply changes made through image zoom and a new rotate canvas tool “almost instantly”.  
 
Now it seems the wait is over and we will learn whether the GPGPU acceleration feature has made it into the final version as well. Beta versions of CS4 applications were made available back in May.

Oh Snap

Sep 17, 2008 10:05     

I'm not sure how I'm going to sleep. This is almost as amazing as the next version of acrobat. wow. yeah.
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Mac version?

Sep 17, 2008 11:03     

Will this be available on both Macs and PCs?
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Re: Oh Snap

Sep 17, 2008 12:30     

LOL IRL too funny! however, I do think photshop is a lot more appealing and with GPGPU support it would be a lot more exciting than acrobat. Props for a good laugh!
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First relevant application

Sep 17, 2008 13:53     

Wonderful. It looks like the first mainstream relevant application to have gpgpu (bgeyond Folding@home, which give little to the user)
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CS4 logo?

Sep 17, 2008 15:35     

What were they thinking? Look at that mangled logo.
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Vista Support?

Sep 17, 2008 16:05     

Unless this runs perfectly on Windows Vista I won't even think about this product.
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In all honesty...

Sep 23, 2008 19:11     

I don't care much for PhotoShop! I know, shoot me for not confirming to mainstream, but I like the Jasc/Corel offerings better. (My wallet loves this fact too.)
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