Adobe Preparing to Launch Six New Creativity Apps for Tablets

MacRumors · Oct 3, 2011

Adobe today announced a new cloud-based initiative, with content creation for tablet devices playing an integral role in the effort. As part of that initiative, Adobe will be releasing six new tablet apps to allow users to easily and elegantly design and edit their content.

Adobe Photoshop Touch

The new tablet apps are being released for both Android tablets and the iPad, with the Android apps set to launch next month. Unfortunately for iPad users, Adobe does not yet appear to have a release date for the iOS versions of the new apps for that platform, stating only that an announcement on availability is scheduled for "early 2012".

Inspired by Adobe Creative Suite® software, these stunning new apps bring professional-level creativity to millions of tablet users. The apps address multiple areas of the creative process: image editing; ideation; sketching; mood boards; website and mobile app prototyping; and presenting finished work. They are headlined by Adobe Photoshop® Touch, a groundbreaking app that brings the legendary creative and image-editing power of Photoshop to tablet devices for the first time.

Available soon as standalone apps, Adobe Touch Apps are essential components of Adobe Creative Cloud, a major new company initiative also announced today (see separate release). Adobe Creative Cloud will become a worldwide hub for creativity, where millions can access desktop and tablet applications, find essential creative services, and share their best work. Files created via Adobe Touch Apps can be shared, viewed across devices or transferred into Adobe Creative Suite software for further refinement - key features of Adobe's vision for the Creative Cloud.

The six apps, which will carry "introductory pricing" of $9.99 each, include:

- Adobe Photoshop Touch: Image editing and transformation.
- Adobe Collage: Photo importing and drawing tools for creating image collages.
- Adobe Debut: Presentation software for Creative Suite files.
- Adobe Ideas: Vector-based drawing tools. (Released for iPad last year and currently priced at $5.99.)
- Adobe Kuler: Color theme generation and exploration.
- Adobe Proto: Prototyping tools for websites and mobile apps.

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Consultant · Oct 3, 2011

Will probably suffer due to Android performance i ssues, resulting slow sales.

The slight Android lag might be passable for some, but won't work well for painting etc.

TheOrioles33 · Oct 3, 2011

Looking forward to these products iOS if and when they become available!

Eddyisgreat · Oct 3, 2011

They will also create 5 different Creative Suite bundles that will offer designers more choice and flexibility in purchasing products

TheOrioles33 · Oct 3, 2011

Consultant said:
Will probably suffer due to Android performance i ssues, resulting slow sales

Thats for sure. Everyone that I know of that own Android devices dont like paying for their apps. Strange breed.

MultiMediaWill · Oct 3, 2011

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srxtr · Oct 3, 2011

Adobe Photoshop CS5 for mac app store prz

omegaphil6 · Oct 3, 2011

Who cares?

No one is really going to do any professional editing such as photoshop on an iPad or Android Tablet. There isnt enough precision in touchbased computing yet.

bettaboy123 · Oct 3, 2011

Hopefully these flow better than Adobe Ideas currently does. I don't like the interface of Adobe Ideas in its current state, and that is my main gripe with it. Hopefully they design the new apps better.

AZREOSpecialist · Oct 3, 2011

How interesting that Adobe is releasing these apps for an OS (Android) that has absolutely no tablet market share, yet for the #1 tablet with over 80% market share they say "sometime in 2012". Developing for Android in preference of iOS in the current market makes no sense. There is a different motivation at work here.

addicted44 · Oct 3, 2011

There is always the possibility that these apps will be displayed on stage tomorrow.

Piggie · Oct 3, 2011

omegaphil6 said:
Who cares?

No one is really going to do any professional editing such as photoshop on an iPad or Android Tablet. There isnt enough precision in touchbased computing yet.

Windows 8 tablets next year?

alent1234 · Oct 3, 2011

i guess i don't understand. are these going to do processing in da cloud? how long will that take?

spazzcat · Oct 3, 2011

omegaphil6 said:
Who cares?

No one is really going to do any professional editing such as photoshop on an iPad or Android Tablet. There isnt enough precision in touchbased computing yet.

You are a little behind the curve they are already doing it...

Peace · Oct 3, 2011

That's Adobe for ya..Purposefully leaving out the #1 Tablet only because they are having a spat with Apple..

Great business practice.

ChazUK · Oct 3, 2011

Consultant said:
Will probably suffer due to Android performance i ssues, resulting slow sales.

The slight Android lag might be passable for some, but won't work well for painting etc.

Keyboard lag?

notjustjay · Oct 3, 2011

Wasn't Adobe Ideas free?

I swear I remember getting it for free, or at most 99 cents.

iCrizzo · Oct 3, 2011

Peace said:
That's Adobe for ya..Purposefully leaving out the #1 Tablet only because they are having a spat with Apple..

Great business practice.

I don't understand? It says both Android and iPad.

FlameofAnor · Oct 3, 2011

$9.99 each?........ Yeah, that's going to be a big hit with the Kindle crowd.

ranReloaded · Oct 3, 2011

ChazUK said:
Keyboard lag?

In Soviet Russia, Samsung Ssues You!!

iCrizzo · Oct 3, 2011

notjustjay said:
Wasn't Adobe Ideas free?

I swear I remember getting it for free, or at most 99 cents.

Yes it was at one time, guess they started charging for it. I know you can buy layers for it, but the actual app was/is free.

trip1ex · Oct 3, 2011

Unfortunately the apps won't be available for 80%+ of the tablet market until next year.

Peace · Oct 3, 2011

iCrizzo said:
I don't understand? It says both Android and iPad.

"Unfortunately for iPad users, Adobe does not yet appear to have a release date for the iOS version of the new apps for that platform, stating only the an announcement on availability is scheduled for "early 2012"."

Did you read that part ?

APlotdevice · Oct 3, 2011

Experience tells me that Photoshop touch is probably going to be missing a number of features already found in existing raster apps for iOS. Adobe is really stingy with budget software. (GIMP, a free program, beats Elements in almost every way)

cg0def · Oct 3, 2011

well the tablet version of Photoshop looks like it has very few tools and is nothing like the desktop. Also why Photoshop might be king on the desktop due to the vast amount of functionality that would not be case on tablets with an offering like this. Not the mention the price of $9.99 introductory price when the average price an Android user pays would more more like 1.99 but good luck to you Adobe. Especially if Amazon does buy the WebOS division of HP

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