Remember our in-depth review of online photo editors? Well, as we’ve said at the initial announcement of a free online version of Photoshop, they might be out of business if Adobe does their job well.
And how do I know that the online Photoshop is nearing completion? Well, there’s the screenshot below, and the fact that it was shown to the crowd attending the Photoshop World event.
Again, Adobe’s John Nack is careful not to confuse the real Photoshop and the online version. Here’s a quote: “Photoshop Express isn’t meant to duplicate/replace Photoshop CS3 or Photoshop Elements. Rather, it’s a new member of the Photoshop family that’s meant to make Adobe imaging technology immediately accessible to large numbers of people.“.
As far as functionality goes, well, I definitely don’t like the fact that it doesn’t have Photoshop’s recognizable interface. Without it, it’ll probably be on par with the other free online photo editors, and it will definitely have a harder time proving it’s the best.
it’s an interesting prospect, but i do anticipate that it will be more of a straightforward editing tool (perhaps with a few whistles and bells like filters and so on) rather than anywhere near the full own artist’s box of chocolates that photoshop itself is…