Photoshop Express: Web gallery + Image processing site.

[Deadtrees]

Though it's still in the beta stage, it looks good and works without a problem so far.

Basic On-line photo editing function it provides is not much a big deal for me but I think it's great for average users.
What I really like about it is its layout: it's clean and neat. Image viewing experince is quite good as well, it make it look like one is looking at images at the gallery rather than looking at Jpeg files on the net.

The only problem is that it's flash based site; some likes it and some doesn't and I stand in the middle. I like how this prevents people to just download images. (though they can capture and save it) What I don't like is that I often upload images so that the people I know can download it.

2GB of free space and 10Mb restriction per picture is quite nice as I can upload full resolution pictures. However, this should be expanded as over 10 megapixel images are becoming common.

I recommand this site and I suggest you register soon before people occupy the domain you wish to use.


Anyway, below is the link for my site.

http://deadtrees.photoshop.com

 

[randomlinh]

Interesting, I can't get it to work in firefox for OS X... but safari works fine. I like the concept, but having to upload is a pain. But it looks nice. It should take the approach of google docs/google gears I think. That way you can upload in the background.

Navigation needs work though, I clicked on browse on the left thinking I'd still be in your stuff, but it took me to everyone. And no way back. And I can't scroll w/ my mouse, heh. Don't like the slideshow method tho, at least not for the main navigation.

I do like how it integrates w/ 3rd parties like facebook and picasa. I didn't try it out, but the idea is good (now just add flickr... zenfolio... smugmug...).

Overall, good first impression. I'm still not sold on the whole web apps idea, which is why I like the google gears thing. Alternatively, Adobe could just charge like $10-$20 for the app... but that would probably devalue it moreso than just giving it away for free.

 

[Turkish]

Meh, I squatted a few subdomains for it already but its too slow...

 

[SaigonK]

Better read the fine print guys, if you upload, you give Adobe a full royalty free copy of all your images to use at their disposale as part of using the service...whihc is total BS if you ask me....


For those who dont read the fine print:

8. Use of Your Content.

1. Adobe does not claim ownership of Your Content.(Oh that's good to know) However, with respect to Your Content that you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Services, you grant Adobe a worldwide, royalty-free, nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable license to use, distribute, derive revenue or other remuneration from, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly display such Content (in whole or in part) and to incorporate such Content into other Materials or works in any format or medium now known or later developed.
2. ?Publicly accessible? areas of the Services are those areas of the Adobe network of properties that are intended by Adobe to be available to the general public. However, publicly accessible areas of the Services do not include Services intended for private communication or areas off the Adobe network of properties such as portions of World Wide Web sites that are accessible via hypertext or other links but are not hosted or served by Adobe.

 

[Turkish]

Originally posted by: SaigonK
Better read the fine print guys, if you upload, you give Adobe a full royalty free copy of all your images to use at their disposale as part of using the service...whihc is total BS if you ask me....


For those who dont read the fine print:

8. Use of Your Content.

1. Adobe does not claim ownership of Your Content.(Oh that's good to know) However, with respect to Your Content that you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Services, you grant Adobe a worldwide, royalty-free, nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable license to use, distribute, derive revenue or other remuneration from, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly display such Content (in whole or in part) and to incorporate such Content into other Materials or works in any format or medium now known or later developed.
2. ?Publicly accessible? areas of the Services are those areas of the Adobe network of properties that are intended by Adobe to be available to the general public. However, publicly accessible areas of the Services do not include Services intended for private communication or areas off the Adobe network of properties such as portions of World Wide Web sites that are accessible via hypertext or other links but are not hosted or served by Adobe.

:Q Wow, thanks for the heads up as I was thinking of using it for my stock photography :Q That's a very cheap move on Adobe's part... wow.

 

[Deadtrees]

Originally posted by: SaigonK
Better read the fine print guys, if you upload, you give Adobe a full royalty free copy of all your images to use at their disposale as part of using the service...whihc is total BS if you ask me....


For those who dont read the fine print:

8. Use of Your Content.

1. Adobe does not claim ownership of Your Content.(Oh that's good to know) However, with respect to Your Content that you submit or make available for inclusion on publicly accessible areas of the Services, you grant Adobe a worldwide, royalty-free, nonexclusive, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable license to use, distribute, derive revenue or other remuneration from, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, publicly perform and publicly display such Content (in whole or in part) and to incorporate such Content into other Materials or works in any format or medium now known or later developed.
2. ?Publicly accessible? areas of the Services are those areas of the Adobe network of properties that are intended by Adobe to be available to the general public. However, publicly accessible areas of the Services do not include Services intended for private communication or areas off the Adobe network of properties such as portions of World Wide Web sites that are accessible via hypertext or other links but are not hosted or served by Adobe.

Whoa! Thanks for letting me and others know about it. That's just insane!

 

[randomlinh]

Hrm... a little surprised you all didn't know about that. It's almost a given for freebie sharing sites that they can free reign over it. I'm pretty sure both flickr and picasa have the same terms. Not sure about smugmug/zenfolio because those don't really have a free option, but geared toward selling your photos yourself.

 

[vo]

Hrm... a little surprised you all didn't know about that. It's almost a given for freebie sharing sites that they can free reign over it. I'm pretty sure both flickr and picasa have the same terms. Not sure about smugmug/zenfolio because those don't really have a free option, but geared toward selling your photos yourself.

The way I understand it is that if you dont make them available to the 'public' then you Ok.

I think it's for them to cover their *** too. If you make your photo available to public and some John Q. download it (on their site) and use it inappropriate way then what prevent you from suing them.

 

[Gooberlx2]

Originally posted by: vo

Hrm... a little surprised you all didn't know about that. It's almost a given for freebie sharing sites that they can free reign over it. I'm pretty sure both flickr and picasa have the same terms. Not sure about smugmug/zenfolio because those don't really have a free option, but geared toward selling your photos yourself.

The way I understand it is that if you dont make them available to the 'public' then you Ok.

I think it's for them to cover their *** too. If you make your photo available to public and some John Q. download it (on their site) and use it inappropriate way then what prevent you from suing them.

Yeah.

Soooo....maybe the moral of the story is to watermark the images you care about?

 

[ElFenix]

they've now changed the offending paragraph by adding:

solely for the purposes of operating the Service and enabling your use of the Service.

which now means that they can make copies for the purpose of serving users to their site.

(when you go to flickr and look at something, you're viewing a copy that flickr made, and so without similar rights, the service couldn't operate).