Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended:

Nondestructive editing! Edit nondestructively with new Smart Filters, which let you visualize different image effects, and Smart Objects, which let you scale, rotate, and warp raster and vector graphics — all without altering the original pixel data.

Photoshop CS3 filters can now be applied in a similar way to Adjustment layers. Apply the filters and they can be removed or reedited at any time, this is not just a plus in the case of change happy clients, but it also preserves the pixels and allows for cleaner work.

Better raw-image processing! Process raw images with increased speed and superior conversion quality using the Photoshop Camera Raw plug-in, which now adds support for JPEG and TIFF formats; new tools including Fill Light and Dust Busting; compatibility with Adobe Photoshop Lightroom software; and support for over 150 camera models.

3D compositing and texture editing! Easily render and incorporate rich 3D content into your 2D composites — even edit existing textures on 3D models directly within Photoshop Extended and immediately see the results. Photoshop Extended supports common 3D interchange formats, including 3DS, OBJ, U3D, KMZ, and COLLADA, so you can import, view, and interact with most 3D models.

Enhanced Vanishing Point with 3D support! When Vanishing Point made its debut in CS2 it was a feature that amazed the masses. Get ready to be amazed again. When you tear off a perpendicular plane, it’s angle can now be adjusted to anything you want. If that’s not enough, how about pasting a texture and watching it bend around the planes. This is going to be a huge hit for people wanting to mock up package designs.

Edit in perspective on multiple surfaces even those connected at angles other than 90 degrees with the enhanced Vanishing Point, which also lets you measure in perspective; wrap graphics, images, and text around multiple planes; and output 2D planes as 3D models.