k during the Beta phase. Photoshop Express is clearly aimed at snapshooters, with a relatively simplified toolset. You won’t find Curves or Layers–two features which make Photoshop such a powerful tool–for instance. Nevertheless, Photoshop Express’s features, which include Variations-like interfaces for color correction, contrast, saturation, exposure, sharpen, soft focus, and a kind of healing tool, called “touchup”. In a quick test drive, we found some of the tools to be quite effective, others clumsy to use. But that’s why Adobe wants feedback.
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\nAdobe Launches Photoshop Express Public Beta \/ Free Online Software Brings Photoshop Technology to Anyone Taking Digital Photos<\/b>
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\nSAN JOSE, Calif. – March 27, 2008 – Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe Photoshop Express public beta, a free Rich Internet Application (RIA) available to anyone who wants to store, sort and show off digital photos with eye-catching effects. During the public beta period, Adobe will solicit Photoshop Express user feedback on product features and functionality, which will continue to evolve over time. As the newest addition to the Photoshop family line, Photoshop Express has taken much of Adobe\u2019s best image editing technology and made it simple and accessible to a new online audience. Photoshop Express allows users to store up to 2 gigabytes of images online for free, make edits to their photos, and share them online in creative ways, including downloading and uploading photos from popular social networking sites like Facebook.
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\u201cPhotoshop is trusted technology that has changed the visual landscape<\/p>\n
of our world. Now, Photoshop Express allows anyone who snaps a digital
\nphoto to easily achieve the high-impact results for which Adobe is
\nknown,\u201d said Doug Mack, vice president of Consumer and Hosted Solutions
\nat Adobe. \u201cPhotoshop Express is a convenient, single destination where
\nyou can store, edit and share photos whether you\u2019re at home, school or
\non the road.\u201d
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\nSimple, Fun and Accessible
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\nWith Photoshop Express, digital photos can be uploaded and sorted
\nanytime, edited non-destructively to always preserve the original image,
\nand shared from anywhere, on any Web browser. In a few easy clicks,
\nPhotoshop Express empowers anyone to make standard edits, such as
\nremoving blemishes and red-eye, converting to black and white, cropping
\nand resizing, and much more.
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\nNo experience is required to add special effects that will impress
\nfriends and family. In keeping with its one-click approach, Photoshop
\nExpress offers tricks like Pop Color which selects an object in an
\nimage, mutes the background color of the photo and allows the user to
\nswap the object\u2019s color so it jumps off the page. Sketch effects help
\nphotos look like drawings and the Distort feature allows you to distort
\nfacial features or objects within the images for a comical or artistic
\neffect. Even users with limited photo editing knowledge can simply
\nselect what looks best from a line-up of sample photos with visual hints
\nshowing different variations of the added effect.
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\nPhotoshop Express offers a variety of creative sharing options,
\nincluding uploading and showing off photos and slideshows in your own
\nonline \u201cGallery\u201d hosted by Adobe, or conveniently embedding or linking
\nphotos to social networking sites and personal blogs without having to
\nleave the application. Slideshows never looked better with animation
\nthat makes photos float and fly across the screen, allowing for viewer
\ninteractivity and unique presentation styles.
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\nAdobe Photoshop Family
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\nAdobe Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended are at the heart of the
\nPhotoshop family, joined by solutions for users at every level who want
\nto bring out the best in their digital images. Photoshop Lightroom
\naddresses the workflow needs of professional and serious amateur
\nphotographers. Photoshop Elements provides exciting tools and sharing
\noptions for photo hobbyists.
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\nPhotoshop Express is the latest step Adobe is taking to leverage the
\nadvanced technology that underpins its award-winning creative products
\nand deliver it to new online communities. In early 2007, Adobe also
\nannounced the availability of Adobe Premiere Express, an online video
\nediting and mash-up tool on partner sites such as MTV and Photobucket.
\nAdobe Premiere Express leverages the functionality found in Premiere
\nElements, a fully-featured desktop video editing program.
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\nFree and Available Now
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\nAdobe Photoshop Express beta is available now for free via any Web
\nbrowser at . Photoshop Express was
\ncreated with Flex, Adobe\u2019s free, open source framework for building
\nRIAs. Flex applications provide a consistent, rich user experience
\nacross operating systems and all major browsers, including Firefox,
\nInternet Explorer, Safari and others. An Internet connection and an
\nup-to-date Flash Player 9 are all that are required to experience Adobe
\nPhotoshop Express. In its early phases, Photoshop Express is available
\nto US residents-only in English. Users may experience slow performance
\nif accessed outside of the US. Future plans include availability in
\nother languages and countries.
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