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Adobe To Let Third Party Devs Incorporate Photoshop Features

Posted by samzenpus on from the open-to-the-public dept.

angry tapir (1463043) writes Third party developers will be able to build mobile applications that tap into the features of Adobe's Creative Cloud, including effects such as Photoshop's "content-aware fill" and PSD file manipulation, thanks to a new SDK the company is releasing as part of a major update to the suite of graphic design products. However, the company has been mum on important details such as how much (if anything) it will cost and what the license is likely to be (at the very least it seems end users will need to be Creative Cloud subscribers). The company has also made a foray into hardware releasing a pressure-sensitive stylus for tablets called Ink and a ruler called Slide.

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  1. More apps tied to an unreliable cloud.... by QuietLagoon · · Score: 3, Interesting
    So now when the Adobe cloud disappears from the Internet more people will be affected.

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    Has Adobe said anything substantial regarding how they are going to address their cloud downtime problem?

    1. Re:More apps tied to an unreliable cloud.... by QuietLagoon · · Score: 2
      I guess P. T. Barnum was right. There's a sucker born every minute.

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      Adobe's Cloud Solutions Fuel Strong Financial Results

      So, apparently, Adode has convinced many people to buy in to an unreliable service. I sincerely wish them success.

  2. Re:A little too late by exomondo · · Score: 2

    To get a consistent experience across multiple platforms?

  3. Krita: alternative for Mac by Reemi · · Score: 3, Informative

    Sorry for being a little off topic, but isn't it time that we start supporting alternatives to Photoshop?

    Krita impresses me with the frequent feature updates they provide and they are running a kickstarter at the moment: https://www.kickstarter.com/pr...

    What would be really great is if they could reach their super goal which will mean they are going to port Krita to Mac as well.

  4. But...why? by Camael · · Score: 2

    Third party developers will be able to build mobile applications that tap into the features of Adobe's Creative Cloud, including effects such as Photoshop's "content-aware fill" and PSD file manipulation

    But if you are a mobile developer coding an app which you presumably intend to profit from in some way, why would you want to put your creation at the mercy of Adobe? Not to mention the hassle of having to ensure that your app is compliant with whatever flavour of Adobe's Creative Cloud exists at the time, and having to update every time Adobe changes something.

    Seems more trouble than its worth, really.

  5. Re:Still in the cloud? by UnknownSoldier · · Score: 2

    > Yes, it does check with the licensing server every 30 days, but guess what? Most apps do now a days..

    What the hell kind of intrusive apps are you using?? SolidWorks?? AutoCad??

    If software is *stealing* your bandwidth and using it *unauthorized* there is no way in hell I'm going to install crap like that. I'm not the only one who has zero tolerance for software that doesn't respect me, my rights, and my hardware.

    Adobe can go fuck themselves with their DRM. He'll I can't even open high resolution scans of money without it making some bullshit claim that I'm doing something "illegal". So now a sequence of *numbers* is illegal?? Fuck Adobe. Sure GIMP still sucks ass but every year it gets better - soon it will be good enough. Krita and Inkscape are a dream to use. At least I don't have to worry about this bullshit Adobe license.