October 22, 2007 at 15:16Adobe takes all software to an online platform
Offline desktop versions of Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Premiere may disappear from the market after about ten years as unnecessary. Adobe is preparing for such a future.
Executive Director Bruce Chiesen at the Web 2.0 conference said that his company is now working hard to transfer all software to an online platform. The process will take about ten years. This is a very bold statement, because in fact ten years is not such a long time, so many experts are very skeptical about the Adobe initiative.
However, the online migration process has already begun. Adobe recently released online versions of several applications, including the Premiere Express video editor . Two weeks ago, an improved preview version of the online photo editor was demonstrated.Photoshop Express (see clickable screenshot). Unfortunately, both of these programs are still far inferior to offline counterparts in both functionality and usability, although the same online Photoshop Express already knows how to work with layers and vector graphics, and supports sophisticated filters. Adobe recently demonstrated the new programming language for its Hydra graphics applications , which will be integrated into the next version of Flash. This is a very impressive development that is well suited for online applications. via Read / WriteWeb
Executive Director Bruce Chiesen at the Web 2.0 conference said that his company is now working hard to transfer all software to an online platform. The process will take about ten years. This is a very bold statement, because in fact ten years is not such a long time, so many experts are very skeptical about the Adobe initiative.
However, the online migration process has already begun. Adobe recently released online versions of several applications, including the Premiere Express video editor . Two weeks ago, an improved preview version of the online photo editor was demonstrated.Photoshop Express (see clickable screenshot). Unfortunately, both of these programs are still far inferior to offline counterparts in both functionality and usability, although the same online Photoshop Express already knows how to work with layers and vector graphics, and supports sophisticated filters. Adobe recently demonstrated the new programming language for its Hydra graphics applications , which will be integrated into the next version of Flash. This is a very impressive development that is well suited for online applications. via Read / WriteWeb
