Adobe enhances Photoshop's touch capabilities in Windows 8 and extends it to other applications

Adobe has been introducing new features for its suite of design applications today, and it hasn't done it alone. During a few moments of the main keynote of the Adobe MAX conference, Shantanu Narayen, CEO of Adobe, was accompanied on stage by Satya Nadella. Both have shown the fruits of the collaboration of Adobe and Microsoft in improving the touch experience.

The two companies already showed their good harmony in the presentation of Surface Pro 3. At that time they introduced a preview of a Photoshop interface adapted to the touch screen and with high pixel density of the tablet.Since then, engineers at Microsoft and Adobe have continued to work together, greatly improving on what was shown in May.

Starting with Photoshop, the news and improvements focus on further modifying the interface of one of the main tools of Adobe's Creative Cloud serviceIt's not just about making bigger icons that facilitate touch control, but about gaining space for images, hiding toolbars that can be accessed by moving a finger from the side of the screen. And that's just the beginning, since the changes are intended to go further to achieve an application truly designed to be controlled with your fingers.

These redesigns will also take effect in other tools of the service, such as Illustrator. On this, Microsoft and Adobe have prepared a video demonstrating the possibilities of their new interface on Surface Pro 3.To activate it, simply remove the keyboard and the application will adapt to the new touch environment. A performance reminiscent of what Microsoft promised for Windows 10.

Along with the new interfaces of its classic applications, Adobe has also shown other tools designed with the idea of ​​fingertip control in mind. On the one hand, a new area within Photoshop, called Playground, where experimental functions of the interface are shown; and, on the other, a new video tool, with the name of Animal, which aims to facilitate animation with touch control.

Many of these new features are the product of intense collaboration between Microsoft and Adobe engineers. The Surface Pro 3 tablet from Redmond has served as an ideal device for testing interface changesand demonstrate what a well-designed touch interface can do.In addition, all Adobe Max attendees have taken one as a gift.

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