Adobe unveiled a suite of mobile apps, hardware, and Creative Cloud 2014

Mumbai: Adobe on June 20 unveiled a new suite of mobile apps and complementary hardware that connects Adobe Creative Cloud to Apple iPad. Adobe also released for anyone interested in photography, a new plan — for Rs 499 per month — Photoshop CC and Lightroom5. Photoshop CC along with some other softwares have been updated, making these apps smarter and easier to work on.

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According to The New Creative Report survey of 1,000 US creatives (issued June 16), nearly half of creatives use their mobile devices to capture inspiration on the go, and one in three would like to create more contents on tablets.

Keeping in mind the needs of the users, Adobe has made its apps available for Apple iPad and iPhone users for free. The apps are also connected to Behance, allowing designers to seamlessly share and get feedback on their work with a community of over 3 million creatives. The apps include:

• Adobe Sketch, an iPad app for free- form drawing. Sketch offers the essential drawing tools: a graphite pencil, an ink pen, two blending makers (brush tip, chisel tip), and an eraser.
• Adobe Line, an iPad app for precision drawing and drafting. Line can be used in conjunction with Slide and it allows creatives to combine organic drawing with straight lines, french curves and perfect shapes that can be drawn in plane and elevation views or in perspective.
• Photoshop Mix: It offers a new Creative Cloud connected mobile workflow with access to powerful creative imaging tools on iPad, including Upright, Content Aware Fill, and Camera Shake Reduction. In addition, it as non-destructive photo enhancements, selections, the ability to cut out and mix images, and more.

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• Lightroom mobile for iPhone extends recently shipped Lightroom capabilities to the iPhone. It provides the most efficient way to mange and edit images across desktop, mobile devices and web. Additionally, the recently announced Adobe Voice, a free animated video app for iPad, has also been updated to sync with Lightroom.
• Creative Cloud for iPad and iPhone allows Creative Cloud members to access and manage their files, assets, and more from their mobile devices. 

Along with the apps, Adobe has also launched two supporting creative hardwares, Adobe Ink and Adobe Slide.

• Adobe Ink, is a hydro-formed aluminium stylus for the iPad running iOS7. It enables controlled, expressive drawing and connects Creative Cloud, giving users accerss to their creatice assets, all at the tip of the pen. Built using the Adonit Pixelpoint technology, the pressure sensitive pen is lightweight and balanced for a comfortable grip.
• Adobe Slide, a category defining digital ruler (and companion to ink) for iPad running iOS7. Taking a modern twist on traditional tools used before computer graphics and desktop publishing, Slide enables precision sketching — straight lines, perfect circles, and balanced shapes — on the iPad.

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Adobe also launched a software library, Creative SDK, that enables developers to build mobile apps; example, browsing files stored in Creative Cloud and extracting elements from PSD files, etc.
Adobe Photoshop Mix utilizes these new APIs and offers some of  Adobe’s best imaging technology for applying Photoshop looks and compositing images.
Adobe Creative SDK is initially targeted at the delivery of iOS applications and is currently being tested by select developers. A beta launch is expected in the coming months.

Launching these products, Adobe is targeting professionals, enterprises and eduational institutions.

Pricing and Availability: Adobe Sketch, Line and Photoshop Mix are free applications, available in English, French, German and Japenese in the Apple App Store. Adobe Ink and Slide are available only in USA right now for US $199.99; it is expected to be made available in the other regions later this year.