Photoshop CS5's Smart Radius is more likely to get the right edge-detection style for different textures, while the Refine Edge tool lets you edit the selection mask by painting.
Photoshop's Smart Radius and Refine Edge tools make selecting complex edges like hair far easier.
Photoshop's rule of thirds crop overlay makes it easier to position elements for maximum impact.
We've already removed half of the tree next to the car with the content-aware fill; Photoshop CS5 fills in a remarkably accurate background that preserves the drifts in the snow.
Dreamweaver CS5 can reassemble content management system-powered sites, so you can use it to develop and test Wordpress themes.
If you're working with dynamic, database-driven content, Dreamweaver CS5's Live Code view lets you drill into the HTML that's actually being rendered — as well as testing and editing CSS on the fly.
Illustrator CS5's perspective tools make it easy to create 3D-like images, automatically distorting elements onto the perspective grid.
You can use the new Flash Catalyst to create prototypes and user interfaces from images, using transitions and Flash components.
Premiere Pro CS5's review tools allow you to annotate video, making it easier to explain ideas and to make suggestions.
Flash Professional CS5's physics engine makes animations more realistic, and more fun to build!
If you're developing mobile applications, whether in Flash or in HTML, you can use Device Central to test out look and feel on a range of sample device layouts — including high-end smartphones.
InDesign CS5 adds support for multiple page sizes, so you can work with more unusual layouts — perhaps using flaps or foldouts.
Rotoscoping can be a long slow process — something that's made considerably easier by the automated tools in AfterEffects CS5.