There are excellent online photo editors... but none of them are Photoshop- the king daddy of image editors.
That is, until now. Adobe has created Photoshop Express, an online editor that allows the casual web user the ability to touch up photos and share them with the world at large. They also provide you two gigabytes of storage space.
As you can see from the screenshot, a great number of features are built in:
- Auto Correct
- Exposure Adjustments
- Red Eye Removal
- Touchup Tools
- Saturation Slider
- Balance, Hightlights, Fill Light
- Sharpen and Soft Focus (Barbara Walters approved)
- Special Effects: Hues, Pop Color, Black & White, Tint, Sketch, Distort
Their editor isn't just for photo fixing and storage, they've also tied the features into social networks such as Facebook. You can also interact with Picasa or Photobucket.
The program just hit beta today... that means you can try it out for free. At some point Adobe intends to add other features at a price. These "for pay" features may include expanded printing services, larger storage capacity, as well as support for additional media and file types.
Try it now by going here: www.photoshop.com/express
Well, it's about time! Just about every computer is shipped with software that performs these common tasks now. Photoshop truly is the "king daddy" of image editing. It's what the fanciest graphic designers on earth use.
I'm just glad there are some simple tools to make pictures look a little better. =)
And when it comes to taking virtual tour shots...leave it to the pros. ;-)
Well, it's about time! Just about every computer is shipped with software that performs these common tasks now. Photoshop truly is the "king daddy" of image editing. It's what the fanciest graphic designers on earth use.
I'm just glad there are some simple tools to make pictures look a little better. =)
And when it comes to taking virtual tour shots...leave it to the pros. ;-)
I'll try to play iwth this and see how it goes. Thanks.
Chuck, this free service looks it will cover the basics of photo enhancement. Thanks for sharing.
Good Post!
Nancy- Well this should do the trick for you.
Misty- Isn't it great having a DSLR? We love ours... the photos are like night and day.
Kent- Now there's the enthusiasm I had when I discovered it!
Michael- Any time Michael- I hope it proves useful.
Thank you for this great info! I'm on my way there now!
Tina in Virginia
Tina- I see the mainstream media has caught the story... I expect this to be a very successful thing for Adobe.
Katie- It's a little different than the full version... but it does work fine with a subset of features. It also plays nice with other social web-based networks.
Lorrie- sharing is what it's all about. :-)
Chuck, this looks good to me. Thank you for sharing the good & free stuff. I appreciate it and my budget does, too:)
It's a Good Life!
Fran
Justin- I suspect your not alone... many "full versioners" are going to be all over the web edition.
Alan- Isn't it funny that people in our industry seem to be heavy users of this kind of program?
Looks like something I should try. Is it as easy as it looks? Thanks for pointing us in this direction, Chuck!