CNETnews talks to Adobe CEO, Bruce Chizen about Adobe’s plans to take Photoshop online within the next 3-6 months. While it won’t be as feature rich as Adobe Photoshop, it will fill a niche that Adobe has thus far not aimed at. From the reading I’ve done about this new venture, it seems like it’s going to be something similar to Google’s Picasa.
John Nack, Senior Product Manager of Photoshop offers his views -
“I view this evolution of Adobe imaging as a logical (and exciting) extension of what we’ve been doing for several years. The company recognized that one size doesn’t fit all, and that it’s possible to leverage core imaging technology & experience to build a variety of related solutions. That’s what has led to Photoshop Elements (starting with core PS editing, removing pro-level complexity, adding hobbyist-oriented creation & sharing tools) and Photoshop Lightroom (leveraging Camera Raw, metadata, and workflow experience). A Photoshop-branded online editor lets us start bringing the tech to new customers”.
In other Adobe related news, following the release of Lightroom on February 19th, Lightroom Evangelist George Jardine and the official Lightroom team have started a new blog, Lightroom Journal. Here’s what they have to say about it -
“Welcome to the official Adobe Photoshop Lightroom blog! This is the place where you will find all the inside information, tips, techniques, and hidden secrets you need to help you get the most out of Lightroom, made available to you straight from the horse’s mouth: the Lightroom team. Once in a while, you may also find links to web photo galleries posted here, as most of the team members are accomplished photographers in their own right. Knowing this crew, there will also be a healthy dose of random, but related posts about all things digital and photographic. But mostly it will just be a place for you to follow the inner thinking of the team, as we work our way toward making Lightroom better and better with each daily build. Thanks for helping us make it great. And please feel free to leave us a comment or suggestion”.
Getting away from the digital darkroom side of things, Michael Reichmann of Luminous Landscape has returned from an expedition to Antartica and has started posting images and technical notes about them on his site. You can see them here.
