Comments on: Introducing Photoshop Touch

By: Yann

Yann — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:33:35 +0000

haha, it’s so funny to see ipad users irritated by adobe’s choice to developp on android first. Greedy ios users want the app and feel offended that they don’t have it first. Classic…
Love the app … curves tool is impressive.

yann

By: chris shepley

chris shepley — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 17:51:05 +0000

John, unless I’m missing something you are not offering anything to the professional or serious photographer here. The major draw for us is the ability to review, edit, etc our work in the field. With the inability to download our RAW files onto the tablet we will not be buying this and still leaving the
tablet at home with the laptop still in the bag. And yes I agree with everyone else, we all use the Apple Ipad anyway.

By: Justin

Justin — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 19:51:44 +0000

Unbelievable that everyone is so excited by this… Dulling down Photoshop I guess is good for me being a designer as it just brings about more ‘bad design’ across the web for everyone to clone.

But really, key features look missing, I hope we can accurately mask out image backgrounds rather than using this ‘scribble selection’ attempt. Ok it is great for visual roughs but for finished products it is worthless…

Releasing it late on iOS is a clever move to create hype on iPad 2 and probably iron out some creases. There is no reason it cannot come out on both at the same time, two release dates = two hypes… I am not a fan of Adobe, they hold back tons of features so they can charge again and again for their software, it may be the industry standard but I somehow feel like they are taking advantage of this… Why not just perfect all the features that are currently in Photoshop and then start creating more features? Oh wait… then you would lose money…

I for one will only buy this if it goes down to free or 69p… Having purchased Adobe Photoshop and the entire Adobe Master Suite for mac, I resent the fact I am made to pay more for a dulled down version…

By: Wall

Wall — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:01:14 +0000

$9.99 is a really good price.:)

By: computer repair leicester

computer repair leicester — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:46:07 +0000

thanks john for this post i really like it it Looks fantastic You make some good points this really a new tablet app for creative imaging. u r not only bringing Photoshop fun & power to new platforms but to the peoples also.Photoshop Touch is priced at just $9.99 this is amazing.thanks john for this post
this is really amazing.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 01:51:02 +0000

What I have been waiting for. In the past, Photoshop was pretty technical for me, but with an app on Android I am happy. Couldn’t believe the price, thought it was typo.

By: Stormchild

Stormchild — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:28:31 +0000

What is this, revenge for Apple kicking Flash off the Internet?

Adobe couldn’t be bothered to develop the iOS and Android versions in tandem?

Adobe should have released this for both platforms at the same time. Surely it crossed your mind that this would come across as a douche move to the vast majority of people who might actually want to use this software?

Weak, guys.

By: imajez

imajez — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:13:38 +0000

Impressive looking tool John.
Though the curent pixel limit does mean the only camera I possess whose images I can utilise is my 10 year old 2.1MP Canon Ixus II.
Interestingly some of the most popular images in my A3 print portfolio were taken on that camera.

By: imajez

imajez — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:02:59 +0000

Something I always find baffling is the absurd criticism and dismissal of many products or pieces of software that are not the market leader, such as in this case Android Tablets or say the browser Opera.
Opera usually gets dismissed as it has a smaller market share when compared to other browsers which constantly steal and imitate Opera’s ingenious ideas, just Like Apple and certain other technology companies. But many of those critics may be using Apple products whose worldwide market market share [not US share] in computing [not tablets] is like that of Opera, yet no-one questions dismisses Apple as not being relevant. Apple also used to be the dominant computer company and nearly vanished in the 90s due to their closed system when faced with competition from the cheaper, inferior and rather fragmented PC market. Sound familiar?

By: Claudius

Claudius — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 22:50:34 +0000

Can’t wait to try it! Thanks!

By: pgillam

pgillam — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 12:07:54 +0000

I would love to see this on the Playbook… SOON! :)

By: Attila

Attila — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 09:58:11 +0000

Hi John,
Is PS Touch going to work with raw image files? I am an amateur photographer working exclusively with raw files (i.e. ORF Olympus raw files – as I am using Olympus cameras) and so far I haven’t bought a tablet just because I could not find any software tool to properly handle raw pictures on tablets.

I have chosen Olympus for the size and weight of their gear – currently I use a Pen – and I am really looking forward to have a simple but high quality raw workflow on a light device when I am on the road. So far I had to stick to a pretty heavy laptop.

Will PS touch fulfill my wishes to touch my raw pictures on a tablet? Even if not in the first release, is this planned at all?

Thx, Attila

By: Eric

Eric — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 04:13:28 +0000

You make some good points. But Android is not overtaking the iPhone in any sense. And what increasing market share they have is in part based on giving away a free phone for every phone they sell in many cases. That’s called salting the mine. And it skews numbers.

Android is not going to overtake the iPhone because of fragmentation, fighting between handset makers and their future competitor (Googlerola).

By: Jim Monaco

Jim Monaco — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:53:08 +0000

Sounds like a like-minded circle of friends there, Jack. I hate to disappoint, but I’m pretty sure they’ve got Apple users beta testing for Apple products. I mean, you wouldn’t want my Android feedback getting into your pad, right? ;D

Actually, I was very generously given an opportunity to test this app in beta, and I’m pretty sure I saw an iOS beta listed in there somewhere as well….

Perhaps, instead of “undermine your own bottom line by pandering to a non-existent audience,” Adobe is releasing to an existing audience, and waiting for the Apple press announcement later today before finishing the Apple version. Perhaps.

By: Jim Monaco

Jim Monaco — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:47:11 +0000

See above, Greg–I think everyone’s forgetting that Apple is about to announce new hardware, and a new OS version. Adobe is releasing on Android because it’s ready right now…but it’s going to need some work for iOS after this afternoon’s announcement.