Once you have completely ruined your friend’s snaps (but left your own looking lovely), you can show the world. Note: Hotmail may identify these emails as spam/junk - there is no fix at the moment, but Adobe is aware of the problem. This is image editing on the fly for applications lacking such tools.Ĭurrently, there are no supported printing functions, but you can export images to email (send a link, which opens in a separate browser at original file size, with no logins/sign ups required), or choose to embed html links to link to blogs and webpages, giving you instant access to a mobile image library. It allows you to edit and manipulate images then re-import to your Facebook album as a separate image, leaving originals intact. The Facebook setup works really well (not really intuitive, with logouts and logins but hopefully that will be ironed out in Beta). PX also allows import of images from external applications: Facebook, Picasa and Photobucket. CS integration is also not supported: no back and forth between Photoshop and PX (again, this is under review). Creating and saving custom styles would be a welcome addition. Mostly the fx are really useful and great fun, but the sketch filter surely has to be one of the ugliest in the Photoshop stable… Yep.īatch processing is not supported, which is a real shame. Then start layering other fx over the top and just play. Pop Colour is my absolute favorite here: eye-drop a colour, adjust the (kinda clunky) fuzziness slider and watch your image transform. The Effects menu is BIG fun! Pop colour, hue, black and white, tint, sketch and distort all perform as expected. The Tuning menu includes white balance, highlights, fill light (for backlit images), sharpen and soft focus and all of these options have slider control (some less sensitive than others). The bottom panel allows stepping backwards and forwards through edits so you can see your progress, but selective addition/removal of single edits in the chain isn’t possible, which could be a really useful function. Use the panel at the top to adjust by predetermined value ranges, or for finer tuning, use the sliders, then accept or reject edits. Basics are standard: crop/rotate, auto correct, exposure, red-eye removal, touchup (straight from Lightroom, clone and heal function) and saturation. The editing menu is broken into Basics, Tuning and Effects. Hovering over images reveals a drop down menu, where selecting Edit Photo takes you into an exciting new world. There is a fullscreen mode, which would be awesome, if enabling it didn’t disable the keyboard. Navigating the image libraries and albums is straightforward, and you can even access metadata using the ‘i’ icon at the bottom right of screen. However, it’s inability to resize on import, or control file sizes once inside the application has proven frustrating for beta users, and Adobe are considering including these features for the public release. PX detects duplicates and gives you options for removal, as well as creating new albums as you go. The FAQ suggests you shouldn’t try to upload more than 100 files at a time. Ten minutes for a 4.3 MB jpeg, 30 minutes for 11 files of mixed size, and slightly longer direct from the camera. This allows more images per 2 Gigs of storage: Adobe is considering TIF format, but this doesn’t seem likely without overwhelming user demand or increased storage capacity. Photos larger than 2880x 2880 pixels will be shrunk after editing. Still this one point alone limits its use for professional photographers.Īdobe’s FAQ states that image uploads are restricted to 4000 pixels height/width and a 10 MB file size. Which can be limiting – but given the size of RAW files is understandable. This software is quick and easy to use, with intuitive interface design and obvious navigation.įirst step is to upload from hard drive(s), external and usb devices (including cameras). Once inside, frustration was quelled by the interface’s similarity to both Bridge and Lightroom. Although the specs list Safari, Explorer and Firefox as compatible browsers, I got caught in a Flash Player installation loop with Firefox V2 (adobe says v2 is supported) and eventually gave up in disgust and moved back to Explorer… double whammy if that’s not your preferred browser.Ī quick search on the net reveals PX works well on Linux (even with the chorus of Flash groans). Adobe’s use of Flash Player for this application is not winning friends. Upon login, you get your very own photoshop URL. Rose Draper walks us through ExpressĪdobe’s Photoshop Express web site gives you the option to test drive with sample images, or sign up. We review the new effort and see how viable it is for serious production. Adobe has surprised some by moving towards a web app model for the crown jewel of Adobe: Photoshop.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |