Photoshop CC 2015 vs Photoshop CS6 - Yes I'm a Designer (2024)

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byMartin Perhiniak

July 31, 2015

In this tutorial, I am going to walk through all the different features etc between Photoshop CS6 and Photoshop CC 2015.

It will be useful to watch the entire video for anyone still using Photoshop CS6 or older versions and wondering whether it is time to upgrade and also for those who are already using Photoshop CC 2015 but never had time to go through the new features released since CS6.
Instead of a detailed feature tour I decided to go through everything quickly covering each new feature in less than 15 seconds. To make it easier to navigate within the video I included a list of the features below in the order they appear in the video. Although this list is very detailed it is still not extensive as there are many minor changes to preferences and the user interface that I won’t be covering in this video.

New features mentioned in the video in order of appearance:

Photography and Retouching category:

  • Perspective Warp 0:30
  • Healing Brush real-time feedback 0:40
  • Focus Area selection 0:52
  • Color blending for Content-Aware features 1:07
  • Camera Shake Reduction 1:37
  • All-new Smart Sharpen 1:50
  • Auto-fill edges in Photomerge 2:10
  • Content-Aware Move improvements 2:30
  • Image resizing with Preserve Details 2:47
  • Path Blur and Spin Blur 3:01
  • Blur Gallery, Liquify as Smart filters 3:15
  • Restore noise in blurred areas for Blur Gallery 3:29
  • Camera Raw as Smart filter 3:47
  • Camera RAW Dehaze 4:02
  • Camera Raw Spot Removal improvement 4:13
  • Camera Raw Radial filter 4:31
  • Camera Raw Upright 4:44
  • Camera Raw Auto-straightening 4:55
  • Camera RAW Panorama Merge 5:05
  • Camera RAW HDR Merge 5:27

General category:

  • Faster Performance 5:41
  • Behance integration and ProSite 6:07
  • Sync Settings 6:42
  • Save Recovery preference under File Handling 7:00
  • Layer Group update 7:16
  • Adjustments can be used as Smart Filters 7:33
  • Save in Background 7:58
  • Single click unlocks Background layer 8:19
  • Conditional Actions 8:28

Design category:

  • Improved Layer Styles 8:50
  • Adobe Stock 9:19
  • Adobe Color Themes panel 10:26
  • Creative Cloud Libraries 10:43
  • Live Shape Properties 11:10
  • Improved Smart Guides 11:39
  • Guide Layout and Guides From Shape 11:54
  • Filtering options for Layers 12:29
  • Linked Smart Objects and Linked Assets 13:03
  • Package 14:11
  • Design Space (Technology Preview) 14:42
  • Layer Comp improvements 15:08

Web and Mobile Devices category:

  • Generator 15:52
  • Multiple files saved from same Layer or Layer Group 16:25
  • Subfolders created by Generator 17:25
  • New Export option 18:13
  • Generate CSS from layers 18:46
  • Adobe Edge Reflow integration 19:06
  • Artboards 19:48
  • Device Preview panel and Adobe Preview CC companion app 20:38

Typography category:

  • Typekit integration 21:46
  • Smarter font search 22:20
  • Character and Paragraph styles 22:42
  • Commit typing with Esc key 23:00
  • Glyph panel 23:26

3D category:

  • Photoshop CS6 Extended features included 23:47
  • Improved 3D Scene panel 24:21
  • 3D printing 24:41
  • Export 3D layers as Interactive PDFs 25:14
  • Automatically generated Bump Maps and Normal Maps 26:11

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Martin Perhiniak

Martin Perhiniak is a Certified Adobe Design Master and Instructor. He was voted to be one of the top 10 Adobe instructors in the world by student feedback in 2015. In his online courses besides the technical knowledge you need, Martin will also teach you a lot about design principles, compositional techniques and plenty of best practices that he picked up and developed while working as a designer and retoucher on projects such as Pixar’s Cars and Toy Story, BBC’s Dr Who or Mattel’s Team Hot Wheels. He feels it his mission to share his insights of the design industry and its latest trends with beginners and creative professionals around the World.

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Photoshop CC 2015 vs Photoshop CS6 - Yes I'm a Designer (2024)

FAQs

What is the difference between Photoshop CC 2015 and CS6? ›

Photoshop CS6 is an older version of the software, while Photoshop CC is the most recent. There are a few key differences between the two versions. The first difference is that Photoshop CC is subscription-based, while Photoshop CS6 is not. With Photoshop CC, you have to pay a monthly fee in order to use the software.

Which is better, Photoshop CS6 or CC? ›

Photoshop cs6 also has some tools for sharpening an image. To design advanced photoshop editing, professional photo editors use those tools. Adobe Photoshop CC is the better option for beginner photo editors to reduce noises and make the image sharp.

Is Photoshop CS6 good enough? ›

Adobe Photoshop CS5 and CS6, Both are best photoshop Versions, Both work perfectly, When any software launch next version absolutely the next one supposed to have new tools, options, and advanced feathers. Same thing in adobe photoshop CS5 and CS6.

Is Adobe Photoshop 2015 good? ›

Faster everyday tasks. Photoshop CC now opens documents faster and delivers great responsiveness. Content-Aware Fill is now up to 3X faster with even better results. The Font menu loads up the list of fonts up to 4X faster.

Which Photoshop CC version is best? ›

Many professionals and creatives consider Adobe Photoshop CC (Creative Cloud) to be the best version of Photoshop. Here's why: Regular Updates: Adobe Photoshop CC is a subscription-based service, which means it receives regular updates from Adobe.

Is Photoshop CS6 discontinued? ›

Adobe Creative Suite (CS) is a discontinued software suite of graphic design, video editing, and web development applications developed by Adobe Systems. The last of the Creative Suite versions, Adobe Creative Suite 6 (CS6), was launched at a release event on April 23, 2012, and released on May 7, 2012.

Does anyone still use CS6? ›

Yes, not a fan of the subscription model either and fortunately still haven't felt the need to upgrade. I use CS6 still. I still do - I'd like to say I'm not missing out on anything, but the last time I used CC was around 3 years ago and a lot can change.

Is Photoshop CS6 old? ›

Adobe Photoshop CS6 was released in May 2012, one year after the release of CS5. 1 and around two years after the release of the original CS5 software. Adobe CS6 brought a huge number of changes to the Photoshop software including an entirely redesigned UI.

Which Photoshop is best for beginners? ›

Most beginners will do fine with Photoshop Elements. Advanced and aspiring professionals should pick Lightroom. Only go for Photoshop CC if you want to explore all the possibilities in the world of digital art.

Can you still install Photoshop CS6? ›

1 Correct answer. if you still have access to a previously used computer, you can reinstall cs6 and then deactivate. you can't bypass the need to activate (to use beyond the 30 day trial), though there are options including activating offline.

How to get free CS6? ›

There was and is no such thing. A “free and full version of CS6” is pirated, and illegal. You can get (and could get at the time) 30 day trial licenses for Adobe products.

What version of Photoshop is 2015? ›

CC 2015 (version 16 and version 17)

Photoshop CC 2015 was released on June 15, 2015.

Can you still use old Photoshop? ›

If you're using Adobe Creative Cloud and would like to use a previous version of Photoshop, there is an easy way to access previous versions. First, open your Creative Cloud app, and go to the "All Apps" tab and find the application you'd like to download a previous version for (Photoshop).

Is 4GB RAM enough for Photoshop 2015? ›

Yes it's enough in a way as it uses RAM and also Graphic Card so you also need a graphic card for better performance!

Is CS6 older than CC? ›

Create Cloud (CC) is the newest version of the adobe suite whilst the CS6 is the 2012 version. CC will have the most recent updates and higher level support.

What version is Photoshop CC 2015? ›

CC 2015 (version 16 and version 17)

Photoshop CC 2015 was released on June 15, 2015. Adobe added various creative features including Adobe Stock, which is a library of custom stock images. It also includes and have the ability to have more than one layer style.

What is Photoshop CS6 What is it used for? ›

Adobe Photoshop is a graphics editing program, or image editing software, that allows you to create and manipulate visual images on the computer. Editing features in the program help in creating and managing visual images for Internet, print, and other new media disciplines.

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