Brief Hands-On Report--Adobe released Photoshop CS3 10.1, Camera Raw 4.3 and Bridge CS3 2.1.1

Adobe released Photoshop CS3 10.1, Camera Raw 4.3 and Bridge CS3 2.1.1 updates to fix bugs. They are available for download within any Adobe CS3 application by selecting "Updates..." under the Help menu.

According to Adobe, the most significant fixes in the Photoshop 10.0.1 update include the following:

• The speed of moving objects contained within multiple layer sets has been improved.
  
• Converting images to CMYK using certain profiles no longer results in black files.
  
• The Save for Web feature now includes an option to "Include XMP" (metadata) in the settings menu within the main Save for Web interface, making the existing capability easier to access.
  
• When using Save For Web with "Include XMP" enabled, all XMP data is now included in the optimized file.
  
• Print color matching has been improved.
  
• Images saved as DICOM and reopened in Photoshop CS3 are no longer corrupted on PowerPC? based Mac computers.

The major additions in Camera Raw 4.3 are:

Support for the following cameras has been added:

• Canon EOS 1Ds Mark III
• Canon PowerShot G9
• Nikon D3
• Nikon D300
• Olympus E-3
• Olympus SP-560 UZ
• Panasonic DMC-L10

The most significant fixes in Bridge CS3 are:

• A new preference to enable High Quality Preview has been added to Bridge's Preferences > Advanced panel. When enabled, the preference addresses the problem of a soft or blurry preview appearing in the Preview panel and in Slideshow mode.
  
• Data loss that could result from replacing a folder with another folder by the same name has been prevented.
  
• Issues that could cause Bridge to crash (for example, when encountering a PDF or AI file) have been corrected.
  
• A problem that could cause Bridge to lock up when using arrows to navigate has been fixed.
  
• XMP data is now handled correctly when added to CR2 files.
  
• A problem that could cause the Loupe tool not to be available after exiting from Slideshow mode has been corrected.
  
• Rapid clicks to select multiple files are no longer interpreted as a double-click, so unintended opening of multiple files is now reduced.

We downloaded and installed them via "Updates..." in Photoshop CS3. During brief use of Photoshop Extended 10.0.1 no issues were evident. [Bill Fox]