04 April, 2008

Photoshop Express

So, a few weeks ago, Adobe finally went public with their long-awaited web-based version of Photoshop. Honestly I'm pretty impressed. If nothing else, it has a decent white-balance (which seems to be the most common problem for most casual shots besides things like bad composition or horrible lighting). It's just a few presets - not nearly as powerful as something like Aperture, but it gets the job done.

Probably more importantly, it has good integration with Facebook and Picasa - which are my 2 favorite spots for photos. As an example, after a 2-click authentication process (which you do one time) Photoshop Express can see any of your Facebook photos, clean them up, and then post the improved version back to Facebook.

I just did a 2-minute correction to a photo I had shared on Facebook. Here's the original:


and here's the Photoshop Express-corrected version with a white balance adjustment to correct for flash lighting and a slight reduction of highlights:
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2 comments:

  1. Vaibhav04 April, 2008 14:04

    You should be careful about leaving your photos up on the service:
    http://www.onlineobservations.net/adobe-photoshop-express-is-not-that-rosy-after-all/

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  2. phe04 April, 2008 14:20

    I think Greg says it very well on his post about TOS. The bit about "derive revenue from" could be a bit overly broad, but that depends on their business model. It could be something as simple as allowing them to post advertising on a page that also displays your photo.

    Personally I believe very strongly that sites like this should revenue-share back to the user who's content (and friends/family) they're taking advantage of. It shouldn't be a big deal for them, and it's just the right thing to do.

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