Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is the industry-standard raster graphics editor, enabling users to create, enhance, and manipulate images, photographs, and digital artwork. It is renowned for its powerful layer-based editing system, extensive tools, and precise control over every aspect of digital image…
Key facts
- First appeared
- 1990
- Category
- technology
- Problem solved
- Adobe Photoshop was created to provide professional-grade digital image manipulation capabilities on personal computers, bridging the gap between traditional darkroom techniques and the nascent digital art landscape. It offered a sophisticated yet accessible platform for photographers, designers, and artists to edit, retouch, composite, and create images with unprecedented control and flexibility, eliminating the need for expensive, specialized workstations or laborious manual processes.
- Platforms
- iPadOS, Microsoft Windows, macOS
Related technologies
Notable users
- Film and Television Production Studios
- Web Designers
- Graphic Designers
- Digital Artists
- Advertising Agencies
- UI/UX Designers
- Photographers
- Publishing Houses