The app syncs all photos to the cloud and also has rather advanced editing tools

Sep 8, 2011 14:51 GMT  ·  By

Adobe is taking a shot at the latest 'photo sharing' app craze. With Instagram and co. getting millions of users, Adobe perhaps thought it'd cash in on the trend as well, so it's launching a photo sharing app, for Apple users at first.

But Adobe Carousel, as it's called, is not your ordinary photo sharing app.

Not only are the editing options far more advanced than anything available elsewhere, Carousel is also asking users to pony up some serious cash, $100 per year, once the full pricing goes in effect.

For this money, users get unlimited storage for their photos which will be available across their devices. They also get access to a number of filters and editing tools built on Lightroom technology.

"Adobe Carousel is designed for anyone who loves photographs, takes a lot of them, and needs a simple way to view, browse, adjust and share them without worrying about manual syncing or storage," Adobe says.

"Adobe Carousel uses the powerful photo-processing technology that is used in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom, so customers get the finest photo-editing results delivered consistently no matter what the device," it added.

The idea is that all of your photos will be available online at any time. What's more, any change and edit from any device will immediately update the photo in the cloud.

Of course Adobe has always been able to build "photo" apps, but what about the "sharing" part? Well, the company says users will be able to share with their family since they can all get access to all of the photos. For anyone else, the app also has Facebook, Twitter and Tumblr sharing.

But viral images don't seem to be the focus of this app. Instead, Adobe is banking more on its experience with photo editing software, as it probably should.

Adobe Carousel is an interesting new player in the photo sharing space, but it remains to be seen if the advanced editing features will be enough to get people to pay the rather high price Adobe is charging.