If you are looking for a professional product to protect your images Adobe Photoshop CS3 may be a software application for you.  It offers productivity workflow enhancements and new editing tools and compositing capabilities that far surpassed its predecessors. Some of the new features that Photoshop CS3 offers a smart filters the ability to quickly select and defined edge tools, advanced composition in streamlined interface raw image processing and improved bridge for Adobe products enhanced finishing points, 32-bit HDR support and black-and-white conversion.

Photoshop CS3 like all of the Adobe Photoshop products pass a free trial such you can determine if Photoshop CS3 is the program for you before purchasing it.  It is a professional software, and comes with a professional grade price. Photoshop CS 3 comes in two versions of Photoshop CS 3 and Photoshop CS 3 extended.  They both have the same system requirements in order to effectively run Photoshop CS3 or Photoshop CS3 extended.  You will need a Pentium 4, Centrino, core duo or comparable processor.

Other system requirements include windows XP service pack two or Vista home premium, business ultimate, or enterprise for the operating system along with 512 MB of RAM, 64 MB of video RAM, and 1 GB of available hard drive space.  Additional free space may be necessary during installation, 1024 x 768 resolution with 16-bit video card DVD-ROM drive and QuickTime 7 software.  If you are running a Macintosh system you will need a PowerPC GT four or five or a multicore Intel processor, Mac OS 10 512 MB of RAM 64 MB of video RAM 2 GB of available hard drive space with additional free space required during the installation process.  1024 x 768 monitor resolution, DVD-ROM and QuickTime 7 software. Photoshop CS3 also comes in 21 different languages including a central European and Middle Eastern language version, which is available through Winsoft. Photoshop CS3 addresses the needs of photographers with powerful and comprehensive tools including color correction, cloning, sophisticated composites and healing tools as well as tools that allow a user to automatically align and blend layers to form superior photographs. Photoshop CS3 also offers a workspace that is more streamlined in order to maximize usability. These are just some of the features which set Photoshop CS3 apart from other members of the Adobe Photoshop family as well as comparable competitive products available on the market.