14 DAY TRIAL // Some time ago, if I'm not wrong approximately 6 months ago, the folks from Adobe confirmed that a freeware web-based version of Photoshop was at that time in the labs. Today, the same engineers published the first screenshot of the application in action, showing that Photoshop can be easily replaced by a web-based technology, surely with similar features with the downloadable application. According to John Nack from Adobe, this special version of the image editor is codenamed 'Photoshop Express' but the company's official didn't provide more information about it.
Obviously, we're all expecting the final version of the product although Adobe didn't even mention a date for a first private beta test of Photoshop Express. However, John Nack made a single statement that can be very relevant when it comes to the functionality of the upcoming online photo manipulation tool: "Photoshop Express isn't meant to duplicate/replace Photoshop CS3 or Photoshop Elements. Rather, it's a new member of the Photoshop family that's meant to make Adobe imaging technology immediately accessible way to large numbers of people."
As you can see in the picture attached to the article and powered by Adobe, there are several functions included in the technology, starting from the basic ones such as crop & rotate, auto correct or white balance and ending with more advanced features including tuning and many others.
At this time, there are several web-based solutions that can compete with an online version of Photoshop but, using the power of the Adobe brand, the company is able to make its product a top Internet technology.
"Adobe Sr. VP John Loicono showed that it was possible to adjust an image just by rolling over the different versions shown at the top, previewing the results & then clicking the desired degree of modification," the Adobe official mentioned in the blog post.