Photoshop on Apple iPad? Not quite, but Adobe are bringing some goodies to allow developers to use the tablet in the Photoshop creative process.
Adobe has launched a Software Development Kit for Photoshop CS5, setting up its presence in the ever-growing tablet market and letting developers enhance their apps using Photoshop and on the flipside – create items on the tablet for use in Photoshop.
The official word says “Adobe is extending the creative process beyond the desktop by helping integrate tablet devices into creative workflows.”
In addition to a new scripting engine and SDK for Photoshop, Adobe has announced 3 additional iPad apps for developers to get the fullest out of the creative process from Photoshop to tablet, and tablet to Photoshop.
Adobe Colour Lab allows iPad users to create custom colours and send them back to the desktop via WiFi for use in Photoshop CS5.
Similarly Adobe Eazel will let developers draw using the convenience of the tablet surface and import the creation directly into the PC-based software.
Thirdly Adobe Nav allows the developer to create custom controls to work in unison with Photoshop, making the tablet less of a stand-alone gadget but an actual tool in the Photoshop creative experience.
Sadly, Adobe isn’t bringing the full creative suite over to the iPad – there’s simply not the power in a little tablet – but they are certainly providing a lot of potential to create with it. The Software Development Kit named “Photoshop Touch” is available now from the official Adobe Photoshop website – with the Colour Lab, Eazel and Nav apps to follow soon.