This morning,
Adobe announced a free, online version of Photoshop:
You shot it -- now do something to it. Make it pop. Make it impossible
to ignore. Upload, sort, polish, and store up to 2GB of photos. All for
free. Resize, tint, distort, and more -- add your mark to all your
images. Then show them off on Adobe® Photoshop® Express or your
Facebook page.
C/net News reports:
Adobe Systems opened up Photoshop Express on Thursday, its
long-anticipated Web-based image editor aimed at the millions of
consumers that want a simple way to touch up, share, and store photos.
Photoshop Express, available for free with 2 gigabytes of storage at www.photoshop.com/express, is a significant departure from Adobe's desktop software business and a big bet that it can make money offering Web services directly to consumers.
The application,
which needs Flash Player 9 to run, pushes the limits of browser-based
applications and will likely ratchet up the competition on the dozens
of free and online photo-editing products available now (see our full review of Photoshop Express and gallery of screen shots of the application).
C/net says Photoshop Express is designed to be used by anyone who uses a point-and-shoot digital camera. People can organize photos by dragging them into albums or by creating galleries to share images. The service also lets people e-mail links
to images stored online and download their photos or embed them in a Web page.
Photoshop Express could offer a solution for school labs or anyone who does not have the storage space for zillions of photos -- just move them to the Adobe servers instead.
