SAN JOSE, Calif., - Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of the Adobe Photoshop Touch apps – Adobe Color Lava, Adobe Eazel and Adobe Nav – for Apple iPad in the Apple App Store. Highly Anticipated Tablet Apps that Interact with Photoshop CS5 Now Available in Apple App Store More info in the press release below.Īdobe Announces Availability of Photoshop Touch Applications for iPad PDN magazine will have a review of the three apps in our July issue.
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These three apps from Adobe were developed using the Photoshop Touch Software Development Kit (SDK) to demonstrate the potential for new interaction between Photoshop and tablet devices. Perhaps this isn’t the iPad way.Adobe Systems Incorporated today announced the immediate availability of the Adobe Photoshop Touch apps – Adobe Color Lava, Adobe Eazel and Adobe Nav – for the Apple iPad in the Apple App Store. This is presumably to optimise performance, but we prefer software that lets us do what we want and suffer the consequences. That equates to about 2 megapixels for 4:3-ratio photos. The maximum dimensions for a project are 1,600x1,600 pixels, and anything larger is resized on import. That’s not an issue in desktop software controlled with a mouse, as the brush size is shown when the cursor hovers over the image and changes as you zoom in and out, but this isn't possible with a touchscreen. We also found that adjusting the brush size was a little confusing, as the size that's shown doesn’t reflect how zoomed in the image is. The touchscreen interface lends itself well to brush strokes but it's not so practical for making careful edits with the Eraser or Lasso tool, as your finger obscures the screen. It’s also possible to apply various effects as brush strokes – not just Dodge and Burn but also Curves, Color Balance, Temperature and creative effects such as Pencil. There are some unique strengths, too, such as the ability to preview a live feed from the iPad's camera inside a selected area of the project – perfect for rough-and-ready Photoshop montages.
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Distortion effects are thin on the ground, with no Liquify or even a basic Pinch/Punch, but the Warp tool goes some way to compensating. Colour correction is comprehensive, and there’s a decent selection of creative effects. There’s a strong set of tools for selecting part of an image, including Magic Wand and a Feather control to soften edges. Layer masks aren’t available but it is possible to apply a gradual linear or radial fade. There’s support for up to 16 layers, with a choice of nine blend modes. Inevitably, a £7 app doesn’t offer the same features as a £600 application, but there’s much more editing power here than the price suggests.
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The layout of toolbox, menu and layers palette feels immediately familiar, and operational differences to full-fat Photoshop are quick to get used to.
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The editing environment strikes a sublime balance of Photoshop-like sophistication and iPad-inspired touchy feely operation. Selectively applying colour correction in brush strokes is one of the highlights of this app