Adobe Photoshop Touch for iPad 2 Accidentally Launched, Officially Coming Monday

Nice toy or something to fiddle with when traveling very light. Frankly I'll stick with PS CS5 on a MBP. It's still pretty light to travel with and gets real Photoshop work done.

It's great that companies are bringing more functionality to iPads. In the end iOS devices are still low-cost, light-duty, casual machines.
 
APlotdevice said:
That second to last screenshot has me just a little worried. While I don't expect this app to have all the features of its desktop counterparts, I hope it's at least more than some casual art package for social medialists.
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I have a small list of photo editing tools that I commonly use. If these tools aren't listed in the features or specs, then it's not a serious app. And, this app isn't serious.
 
Rumple said:
Cool for a lot of folks, but worthless to me until I can wirelessly grab any photo from my Mac with my iPad without accessing iCloud. The photo stream is unbearably slow and then it's only what I put in there. If I have a change of mind which is a lot then it's pretty much no good for me.
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Here ya' go, friend. Problem solved. :)

PHOTOSYNC
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photosync-wirelessly-transfers/id415850124?mt=8

PHOTO TRANSFER APP
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photo-transfer-app/id365152940?mt=8
 
lostngone said:
What "iPad 3"?

I don't see any official release date for this "iPad 3" you speak of?

Apple and Adobe are not exactly being friendly to each other at the moment so I doubt they have any more insight on the updated iPad release date then we do.
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Yes, but it's very obvious there will be a new iPad. And it's probable it'll have a reworked display screen.

So why work and release a new app based on older hardware that may need to become "retina display ready" a few weeks before the new iPad came out.
 
"It will be compatible with the iPad 2 only."

Screw iPad 2, bring on iPad 3 already and all the "compatible with the iPad 3 only" apps that render iPad 2 useless.
 
At $9.99, Adobe will sell millions. Stating the well known, Apple will make $3.33 on every one of those sales and Apple needs to do zilch for that, no engineering and development or support effort.

Apple is sitting pretty, in the catbird seat.

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Already done - it's all coded in flash, (uses AIR to port) so no, it does not do 2x and will be a pain in the *** to retinize. That's also probably why they won't be demoing.
 
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WardC said:
Yeah, this is a real jip that this is apparently iPad 2-only. A large chunk of the iPad user base has the original iPad (I do)...I didn't think the iPad 2 was significant enough to upgrade and I've been holding out for the iPad 3. Maybe the filter functions require extra processor horsepower or the program taps into the hardware graphics acceleration, which is clearly better on the iPad 2. There aren't "that many" apps that are iPad-2 specific as a requirement, I know a few games that will give additional enhanced 3D graphics features when run on the iPad 2, but most Apps on the App store will run on all iPads. iMovie obviously requires an iPad 2 because of the camera as do some photo and video applications (and video conferencing) that use the camera. I don't know of that many productivity apps that require an iPad 2 specifically, but Adobe seems to believe their app wouldn't run well on an iPad 1. Oh well, that's just the way it is then.
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It's iPad 2 only because of how it's coded; using Adobe AIR. Quite a stupid move if you ask me.
 
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rickdollar said:
"Photogene is a great companion to the camera connection kit. It supports various RAW formats. Photogene can open up for editing very large files and supports an export resolution of up to 8 MP (21 MP on iPad 2)."

This Adobe product? Max 1600x1600 = 2.5 MP.

I must be missing something. Adobe can't be that far under spec'd. Can they?
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It's because it's coded with AIR - it literally can't handle any more than that :p
 
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Rumple said:
Cool for a lot of folks, but worthless to me until I can wirelessly grab any photo from my Mac with my iPad without accessing iCloud. The photo stream is unbearably slow and then it's only what I put in there. If I have a change of mind which is a lot then it's pretty much no good for me.
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It's says it uses adobes syncing thing (forgot what it's called).
 
Wow! Finally! Awesome.
However: Maximum image resolution: 1600 x 1600 pixels >> What? Why? My 5 year old laptop with a tenth of the processing power of the iPad can run CS3 just fine, it can open an image of any size…


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Already done - it's all coded in flash, (uses AIR to port) so no, it does not do 2x and will be a pain in the *** to retinize. That's also probably why they won't be demoing.
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God I hate AIR though, it's so full of bugs, I wish Adobe just stopped with AIR already. But why would it be hard to retizine? Can't they just double the resolution of everything? I mean, all they have to do is take the original vector buttons and UI elements, and resize them to a different size, and then change the resolution of the canvas and all that. I think it shouldn't take much work.
 
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I think that Adobe has acted more corporate than cool over the past ten years.

But, iOS apps like adobe ideas and photoshop touch really start to bridge the gap.

Adobe Ideas could use a semi-accurate pen tool!

Maybe there is an Apple/Adobe group hug in the upcoming months?
 
Guys... it's $10

I seriously can't believe the whining in here... It's a $10 app that will probably be one of the more capable photo manipulation apps on the iPad. It will NOT be an iPad equivalent of Photoshop on your Mac because the iPad can't do anything like that yet... Maybe in 4 years. This will be 1/100th (maybe 1000th) of what Photoshop on the Mac is like. You'll take a picture with your iPad camera, adjust some sliders, maybe add some extra heads to your mother-in-law, put a funny title, and post to Facebook.. That's it. And that will be fine, because it's $10.
 
liavman said:
At $9.99, Adobe will sell millions. Stating the well known, Apple will make $3.33 on every one of those sales and Apple needs to do zilch for that, no engineering and development or support effort.

Apple is sitting pretty, in the catbird seat.

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So all Adobe has to do is put the app on the App Store and it will instantly sell millions and you are claiming Apple hasn't done anything? I'm sorry but creating something like Apple's App Store, Walmart, Best Buy, or Amazon aren't easy to do. I think the cut these stores get is quite fair considering what they are offering. All you have to due is put a quality product out there and the money rolls in. The stores themselves have done the hard work of having a ready to buy audience. You only have to concentrate on the product.

And for Adobe, Apple's audience on the App Store is probably the most targeted market they can get out of any major store I can think of.
 
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MisterK said:
I seriously can't believe the whining in here... It's a $10 app that will probably be one of the more capable photo manipulation apps on the iPad. It will NOT be an iPad equivalent of Photoshop on your Mac because the iPad can't do anything like that yet... Maybe in 4 years. This will be 1/100th (maybe 1000th) of what Photoshop on the Mac is like. You'll take a picture with your iPad camera, adjust some sliders, maybe add some extra heads to your mother-in-law, put a funny title, and post to Facebook.. That's it. And that will be fine, because it's $10.
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Thank you! People need to realize that this isn't a dumbing down of Adobe, or of Photoshop. It's called Photoshop Touch for a reason. It's a cheap app that's not made for creative professionals. And that's okay.
 
gatearray said:
Here ya' go, friend. Problem solved. :)

PHOTOSYNC
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photosync-wirelessly-transfers/id415850124?mt=8

PHOTO TRANSFER APP
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/photo-transfer-app/id365152940?mt=8
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Thanks I will look into them. Could be fun.

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It's says it uses adobes syncing thing (forgot what it's called).
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I will keep an eye on it. If it works like that right from the start I would buy it in a heartbeat.
 
newagemac said:
So all Adobe has to do is put the app on the App Store and it will instantly sell millions and you are claiming Apple hasn't done anything? I'm sorry but creating something like Apple's App Store, Walmart, Best Buy, or Amazon aren't easy to do. I think the cut these stores get is quite fair considering what they are offering. All you have to due is put a quality product out there and the money rolls in. The stores themselves have done the hard work of having a ready to buy audience. You only have to concentrate on the product.

And for Adobe, Apple's audience on the App Store is probably the most targeted market they can get out of any major store I can think of.
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I am not implying any thing that you think I imply. I agree with all you wrote. It is just an observation of the obvious and the interesting position Apple is in. Microsoft and Apple did not make a penny out of the much higher priced fully featured Photoshop sales but here Apple makes some money of a much less featured and cheaper photoshop. The sales volume will be much higher as well given the Adobe brand. We can not deny that Apple is benefiting from the brand recognition of Adobe. Of course Adobe benefits as well. It is the power of the Eco-system and how Apple delivers the experience to the developers and users. It is a Win-Win-Win. ( Adobe-Apple-Consumers ).

The same will be true when Microsoft sells Office for the iPad.

This also puts a smile on my face and a voluminous chuckle by recalling how in the not so distant past Apple was dependent on companies like Adobe and their support for the Mac platform to sell Macs.

The game has changed and Apple is right in the middle of it. Catbird seat indeed. And I like it very much!!
 
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b166er said:
looks pretty nice, and for $10 I'd say it's a must for anyone who like to noodle with photos. If it does a tenth of the desktop version it'd be worth it for that price.
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From the looks of the UI it doesn't do a 1/1000th of the full Desktop version.
 
liavman said:
At $9.99, Adobe will sell millions. Stating the well known, Apple will make $3.33 on every one of those sales and Apple needs to do zilch for that, no engineering and development or support effort.

Apple is sitting pretty, in the catbird seat.

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Then someone with better math skills, will realize that 30% of $9.99 is $3.00. :D And, as usual, Apple will take that $3.00, subtract their costs, and reinvest the rest in the App Store. Making minimal profits.
 
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Adobe prematurely launched Adobe Photoshop Touch for the iPad 2 in several worldwide stores this evening, but the app has since been pulled.
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What stupidity. One lousy day early. What was the point of pulling it over one day?
 
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