Adobe has announced the beta release of browser-based versions of Photoshop and Illustrator. In the initial version, the focus is on sharing projects with clients to gather feedback. Users will be able to send a URL that will allow the recipient to view and comment on a Photoshop or Illustrator file without the need to download any software or have a subscription. Cloud subscribers are also able to make “light edits” to Photoshop or Illustrator files directly in the browser. It is expected that additional features will be added as the web version of the tools is developed further.
Also announced was a new masking tool for the desktop version of photoshop that automatically generates masks on the fly when you mouse over the image as well as refinements to the neural filters and a new landscape filter that allows the user to change a landscape image from summer to winter or meadow to desert. Lightroom’s selective adjustment tool has been revamped to make it easier to make precise selections and modify parts of an image.
Illustrator for iPad has a new technology preview of a new Vectorise tool that allows the user to convert an image to a vector graphic with improved precision and control, while the desktop version improves on the 3D effects and gains a large library of Substance materials.
After Effects now has Multi-frame Rendering, which promises speed boosts by as much as 4x. Premiere has an automated Speech-to-Text feature that can be used to generate captions, and Character Animator has a built-in body tracking mocap feature that allows the user to use a webcam to control an animated puppet.
Find out more about what’s new on the Adobe blog.
First, the users can’t own their own license anymore,
Soon, they can’t even have the right to have the software on their own computer, cloud-only.
What’s the next plan to remove even more ownership from the users ?
Affinity is such a savior form this scam company….
Ownership of the file produced by Adobe
I left the Adobe suite of Photoshop, After Effects and Premiere a long time ago. Affinity has made that easy.
Yes.. While Adobe in my opinion still in minor areas is leading technically, for the usual Graphic worker, Affinity allready is such a great tool, usualy you dont miss adobe.
But what is missing is Video creation tools in Affinity, and i doubth this will come ..
But if you want to get rid of adobe in all areas…
Use Davinci Resolve free, as powerful as premiere, and if you want even more power.. Davinci resolve Studio which costs about 300 Euro and is comparable to aftereffects and further tools for sound and so on..
So no need for adobe if you ask me..
What keeps a lot of peeps on Adobe is that many clients will ask for those formats specifically. It just becomes part of the bill to maintain that subscription. And the “compatible” conversions to their formats just won’t cut it.
You and me can be client as well. Just spread the word if they accept affinity format or other( just to spread the word and get intested in). Creator select the tool, the client dont decide on which software you have to work with just because they have a license of this software. If they ask you for a Blender File do you want to make your animation on this software while you are more proficient using Max, Houdini or other soft?
if they want want Layers informations, they just have to buy 1 license to edit it. Done.
No, they don’t select the tool directly, but they can select the format and requirements for it, as delivered. If you can’t meet that need, they’ll go to a studio that can. You can do the the majority of the work with Affinity Photo or Designer, but if the file has to be setup a certain way for their workflow in an Adobe app, then you’d have to have one license to set that up to their needs, that’s what they are paying you for and you can charge them for it. I won’t export something “compatible” and let them fix the issues. If they want it a certain way, I’m not going to cry that I don’t want to buy that software and try to convince them to convert; if they are a good client and pay enough, rent the software for the format that they want and make sure it is accounted for in the bill.
That said, if they do want something from Affinity Photo or Designer, I’m all game. I’ve been sitting on these licenses for over a year now waiting for a client to even have heard of it when mentioned. Most don’t care, the company pays for their seats and they want delivered what they already know.
That doesn’t matter. Affinity outputs all Adobe formats that anyone would need. I wouldn’t be surprised if Affinity outputs video editing software sometime in the next few years. They are only growing in popularity.
Outputting the same formats is not good enough, there’s things that just aren’t there. If a client requires smart objects, Affinity’s linked files is not up to par, it’s a toy in comparison. AI and PDF exports, not the same either, doesn’t matter if they can export them, it still doesn’t have the same feature set the client requires from the native files.
Kind of a paid version of Photopea (dot) com then?
I hope this doesn’t cause unwanted attention to Photopea from Adobe legal, since it’s on the same platform now. They might want to get rid of the free alternative. Honestly I’m not sure how Photopea came this far without Adobe crashing it down.
never heard of it, thanks a lot, good tool