Adobe Photoshop Updated, Works with iPad apps Nav, Color Lava and Eazel
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In early April, Adobe released Creative Suite 5.5., which came with a new software development kit (SDK) that makes it easy to create applications for smartphones and tablets. That same update announced three upcoming iPad applications that would be compatible with Adobe’s desktop Photoshop version.
The announced update is now available and it includes three iPad apps that allow you to communicate with and control interaction with Photoshop CS5.
According to John Nack’s blog, Principal Product Manager at Adobe, the new Photoshop update (version 12.0.4) “enables remote connections between Photoshop CS5 and other apps, including the new Adobe Nav, Eazel, and Color Lava for iPad.”
Adobe’s release notes also provide additional details on the steps to follow in order to allow Photoshop to communicate and interact with the three new iPad apps.
The 12.0.4 update enables specially designed apps on tablets, smartphones, and PCs to communicate with and control interaction with Photoshop CS5 (Located in the File menu: Remote Connections). Now you can be creative on other devices and instantly incorporate what you create into Photoshop. You must install the 12.0.4 update to activate a remote connection between Photoshop CS5 and any apps that Adobe or third-party developers create to interact with Photoshop. For example, Photoshop CS5 must be updated to 12.0.4 to interact with three new iPad apps that Adobe has designed to work with it – Adobe Nav, Adobe Color Lava, and Adobe Eazel. Available on the App Store.
In case you haven’t heard about the upcoming Adobe iPad apps, Adobe Nav allows you to customize the Photoshop CS5 toolbar on the iPad to easily access the tools you use most. The Color Lava app allows you to use your fingertips to mix colors on your iPad and create custom swatches and five-swatch themes. Finally, the Adobe Eazel app allows you to use your iPad and your fingertips to paint beautiful works of art.
The new three iPad apps should be available on the App Store any day now.
[Thanks Stefan for the tip!]
