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Adobe Photoshop as Free Download
Techtree News Staff, Mar 02, 2007 1628 hrs ISTAccording to reports, Adobe will soon make its popular imaging software, Photoshop, available as a free download on the Web.
According to reports, Adobe will soon make its popular imaging software, Photoshop, available as a free download on the Web.
The company said that online Photoshop would be available to all Internet users as an entry-level form of the product. And, that the service would offer high quality tools in comparison with other free alternatives.
Adobe, however, warns that the bandwidth and network latency might be an issue for some users.
Apparently, this is not the first time Adobe has made its products available online. Adobe Remix, a Web-based video-editing tool, and a simplified version of Adobe Premiere Elements, is offered as a free download through the PhotoBucket.com site.
Similarly, even Photoshop will be offered through a partner. But the company said that if ad revenues are high enough, then they might consider offering their Photoshop Web services directly to users.
Speaking on the occasion, Bruce Chizen, Chief Executive Officer of Adobe, said this is an attempt from their side to be ahead of other companies like Google, who are doing it in different categories. Further, such attempts will be followed even in their future products.
It is learnt that even Google is planning to create an online version of Picasa, which is currently distributed as desktop software for free.
Chizen believes that if they offer a host-based version of Photoshop better than Picasa, then users would probably wean towards Photoshop because of the Photoshop brand and the quality associated with it.
Meanwhile, online Photoshop is expected to be available within the next six months.
The company said that online Photoshop would be available to all Internet users as an entry-level form of the product. And, that the service would offer high quality tools in comparison with other free alternatives.
Adobe, however, warns that the bandwidth and network latency might be an issue for some users.
Apparently, this is not the first time Adobe has made its products available online. Adobe Remix, a Web-based video-editing tool, and a simplified version of Adobe Premiere Elements, is offered as a free download through the PhotoBucket.com site.
Similarly, even Photoshop will be offered through a partner. But the company said that if ad revenues are high enough, then they might consider offering their Photoshop Web services directly to users.
Speaking on the occasion, Bruce Chizen, Chief Executive Officer of Adobe, said this is an attempt from their side to be ahead of other companies like Google, who are doing it in different categories. Further, such attempts will be followed even in their future products.
It is learnt that even Google is planning to create an online version of Picasa, which is currently distributed as desktop software for free.
Chizen believes that if they offer a host-based version of Photoshop better than Picasa, then users would probably wean towards Photoshop because of the Photoshop brand and the quality associated with it.
Meanwhile, online Photoshop is expected to be available within the next six months.
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