Photoshop Express Launched
Craig March 28th, 2008
Adobe have released Photoshop Express, a free online editing program in beta form. It’s a stripped down, basic version of Photoshop that lets the user edit photos online, and comes complete with 2GB of storage. Key features include
- Includes tools for applying spot healing, distortions, sharpening/softening, color tweaks, image filters, and more
- Offers 2GB of space for storing images
- Supports tie-ins to Facebook, MySpace, and Picasa
- Runs in any browser on Mac, Windows, or Linux using the Flash Player (v9) [Update: Sounds like there are some beta-ish glitches in some browsers]
- Will include an AIR-based desktop version (useful for editing images offline) and printing services
- Will remain free, with paid service adding more functionality
Press Release taken from CNN.
Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ: ADBE) today announced Adobe® Photoshop® Express public beta, a free Rich Internet Application (RIA) available to anyone who wants to store, sort and show off digital photos with eye-catching effects. During the public beta period, Adobe will solicit Photoshop Express user feedback on product features and functionality, which will continue to evolve over time. As the newest addition to the Photoshop family line, Photoshop Express has taken much of Adobe’s best image editing technology and made it simple and accessible to a new online audience. Photoshop Express allows users to store up to 2 gigabytes of images online for free, make edits to their photos, and share them online in creative ways, including downloading and uploading photos from popular social networking site like Facebook.
Simple, Fun and Accessible
- Upload and sort digital photos anytime, edit non-destructively to always preserve the original image, and share from anywhere, on any Web browser.
- In a few easy clicks, make standard edits, such as removing blemishes and red-eye, converting to black and white, cropping and resizing, and much more. No experience is required to add special effects that will impress friends and family.
- Use Pop Color to select an object in an image, mute the background color of the photo and swap the object’s color, so it jumps off the page.
- Make photos look like drawings with Sketch effects.
- Use Distort feature to distort facial features or objects within the images for a comical or artistic effect. Even users with limited photo editing knowledge, can simply select what looks best from a line-up of sample photos, which provides a series of visual hints showing different variations of the added effect.
Variety of Creative Sharing Options
- Upload and show off photos and slideshows in your own online “Gallery” hosted by Adobe.
- Conveniently embed or link photos to social networking sites and personal blogs without having to leave the application.
- Make your slideshows look better with animation that makes photos float and fly across the screen, allowing for viewer interactivity and unique presentation styles.
Adobe Photoshop Family of Products
- Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended are at the heart of the Photoshop family, joined by solutions for users at every level who want to bring out the best in their digital images and turn inspiration into visual reality. Photoshop Lightroom(TM) addresses the workflow needs of professional and serious amateur photographers. Photoshop Elements provides exciting tools and sharing options for photo hobbyists.
- Photoshop Express is the latest step Adobe is taking to leverage the advanced technology that underpins its award-winning creative products and deliver it to new online communities.
- In early 2007, Adobe also announced the availability of Adobe® Premiere® Express, an online video editing and mash-up tool on partner sites such as MTV and Photobucket. Adobe Premiere Express leverages the functionality found in Premiere Elements, a fully-featured desktop video editing program.
Free and Available Now
- Adobe Photoshop Express beta is available now for free via any Web browser at http://www.photoshop.com/express.
- Photoshop Express was created with Flex, Adobe’s free, open source framework for building RIAs. Flex applications provide a consistent, rich user experience across operating systems and all major browsers, including Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari and others.
- An Internet connection and an up-to-date Flash® Player 9 are all that are required to experience Adobe Photoshop Express.
- In its early phases, Photoshop Express is available to US residents-only in English. Users may experience slow performance if accessed outside of the US. Future plans include availability in other languages and countries.
Quote: Doug Mack, vice president of Consumer and Hosted Solutions
“Photoshop is trusted technology that has changed the visual landscape of our world. Now, Photoshop Express allows anyone who snaps a digital photo to easily achieve the high-impact results for which Adobe is known,” said Doug Mack, vice president of Consumer and Hosted Solutions at Adobe. “Photoshop Express is a convenient, single destination where you can store, edit and share photos whether you’re at home, school or on the road.”
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Hey Craig, I noticed this a few days ago. I attempted to try it out just now and they require a registration first with Adobe. Although they say that the email confirmation can take up to 60 minutes, it has been more than that long already and still nothing. Perhaps there’s some kind of block on people using it from outside the US? I don’t know. I’ll try from my other email and connection inside the states and let you know.
John Nack at Adobe mentions the email registration issues here. http://blogs.adobe.com/jnack/2008/04/photoshop_expre_2.html
Even though I posted the news about this, I’ve only just now signed up for it. It took less than a minute to register and verify my account. It looks like whatever issues they were having with sign-ups have been sorted out.