News flash gang, the game has changed. We know, you read the headline and thought, “When did Adobe start making cameras?” We scoffed until we saw what this could do and now it all makes sense.

Adobe has put together a multi-lens camera that allows a shot to be taken from multiple angles and depths at the same time. Using a new software prototype both depth of field and camera angle can be adjusted digitally in post production. 

The effect of these multiple angles is an image that has some (albeit limited) 3-D functionality. You can get a better sense of the effect by watching the video above from our friends at techeblog, and a better understanding of the science behind it can be found on popsci.com.   

Adobe is making a beta version of Photoshop CS3 available on it’s website for public download. It’s free if you have a Photoshop CS2 serial number, or you can try it for 30 days free if you don’t.
Although the core is still the same photoshop we know and love, CS3 is a huge update. Our favorite new feature is a collapsable palette system similar to InDesign’s. Photoshop goes a step further however by allowing multiple tiers of collapsed menus which can be grouped together however you like. In their collapsed state they are represented by icons that make finding what your looking for faster and easier.
The new version is optimized for macs with the new Intel chips, but runs fine on our G5 with a Motorola processor. For a full demo of all the new features, check out Lynda.com’s quicktime videos.

We have been playing with Adobe’s snazzy new tool Lightroom and we have fallen in love. Where as Photoshop has become a versatile all around tool for designers, Lightroom is geared toward photographers who need to edit large batches of photos quickly.
We particularly like the ability to make corrections to one photo, then select other shots and sync our corrections. The user interface design is of the quality we tend to expect from adobe these days, simple, elegant, and logical. It’s available in beta format on Adobe’s website, get it now while it’s still free.