Adobe Making Waves With Latest Releases, and It's Not Just Software

Adobe's latest releases have dominated the news cycle this week.  Photography, Tech and Design web sites have all covered Adobe's releases.


Pricing Update

Adobe now offers a less expensive subscription option.  Photographers can now subscribe to Photoshop/Lightroom for $9.99/month.  This subscription only offers 2GB of cloud storage versus the 20GB for the more expensive options.

The 20GB storage option is $19.99 for a single app and $49.99 for full access.  (B&H currently has a deal where you can get $50 off a full yearly subscription.  The deal runs until June 20.)


Updates

Photoshop, Illustrator and inDesign all have new features as well as updates to some current features.  (I don't have any of these due to a tight budget so I can't give any first hand information on the new features or updates.)


Mobile Apps

Adobe has added apps for the iPad and iPhone.  (No support for any other OS at this time.)

Sketch and Line turn an iPad into a device similar to a graphics tablet.  Photoshop Mix offers the ability to edit images, including photographs, using an iPad.  These apps take advantage of the touch sensitivity features added to Photoshop with this release.

Lightroom Mobile offers the ability to edit photographs with an iPod or iPhone.  This includes the ability to edit RAW files from DSLR cameras.  This app could prove very useful to photographers that need to edit photographs in the field before uploading them.  It would also allow photographers the ability to determine whether they needed to take additional pictures while still on location.

Kuler creates color themes from images.  Can be used with an iPhone or web browser.

These mobile apps are free to download, but may require a Collective Cloud Subscription to access all features.  The apps use Adobe's servers to process images for some features.  Mobile devices lack the processing power needed.


Hardware

Adobe also introduced Ink and Slide with this latest release.  Ink is a pressure sensitive pen and Slide is a digital ruler.  The pair are currently priced at $199.99 and are only available in the U.S.  They will work with Sketch, Line and Photoshop Mix.



For Further Reading:
Lightroom for the iPhone! Adobe updates CC, locks in photographer pricing, launches new mobile apps
Adobe CC Announcements: What you need to know
Adobe launches new digital pen and ruler
Adobe unveils 5 new mobile apps
The top 5 new features in InDesign CC 2014
The top 5 new features in Illustrator CC 2014
The top 5 new features in Photoshop CC 2014
The top 5 new features in After Effects CC 2014
Adobe unveils Creative Cloud 2014  (Updates include Flash, Muse, Dreamweaver, etc.)
Adobe Creative Cloud Connected Apps And Hardware
Adobe makes photography program price permanent, unveils 14 new apps