The Full Photoshop CC Is Coming To the iPad In 2019 (arstechnica.com)

The "real version" of Photoshop is coming to the iPad next year, complete with a user interface similar to the desktop application and all the main tools. Ars Technica reports: Photoshop for iPad has a user interface structured similarly to the desktop application. It is immediately familiar to users of the application but tuned for touch screens, with larger targets and adaptations for the tablet as well as gestures to streamline workflows. Both touch and pencil input are supported. The interface is somewhat simpler than the desktop version, and although the same Photoshop code is running under the hood to ensure there's no loss of fidelity, not every feature will be available in the mobile version. The first release will contain the main tools while Adobe plans to add more in the future. Cloud syncing is a key element of Photoshop on iPad. Edits made on the iPad will be synchronized transparently with the desktop -- no conversions or import/export process to go through. Using a feature not available in the iPad version should then be as simple as hitting save and then opening the file on the desktop, picking up where you left off. Adobe is also reportedly building a tablet painting app called Project Gemini, which "simulates real brushes, paints, and materials as well as the interactions between them," reports Ars. "It combines raster graphics, vector drawing, and the Photoshop engine into a single application designed for artwork and illustration."

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Re:$100/month would be absurd. $6,000 for 5 years

[magusxxx]

*gasp* You said the 'W' word!

Wacom is still the industry standard for this type of stuff. And I think Apple is going to try and close the gap.

Start off with an iPad version to get the kinks out. Then go full steam ahead and come out with a line of touch screen monitors to directly compete with Wacom.

Several years ago an Apple patent was released for a touch screen monitor. And the design made it so you could slide your iPad into the back of the monitor for recharging and syncing.