A lo largo de años, hemos pasado de un planeta informático centrado en computador a modelos de escritorio como servicio (DaaS). Fue impulsado por el incremento del trabajo desde casa, con empresas que procuran resguardar a sus usuarios finales y la conveniencia de la informática de los puntos finales de usuario administrados de forma centralizada. Solo había un problema: un puñado de programas populares solo estaban libres para computador, el primordial era Adobe Photoshop.
Now, finally, Adobe offers not only Photoshop, but also Illustrator to Software as a Service users. The company unveiled its plans last week at Adobe MAX XNUMX.
You may be thinking: “What is wrong with you? Hasn't Adobe released its Software as a Service mode programs over the years under the name of Creative Cloud?
Not really. Adobe Creative Cloud is neither a cloud nor a SaaS; is a software rental license business model. Of course, you can share files using your Storage Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), but you can still do it using network file sharing or third-party cloud services like Dropbox.
So if you thought Photoshop was free in the cloud from the start, you'd be wrong. This is more of a case of cloud washing - applying a cloud layer over essentially the same program above.
To use Creative Cloud Photoshop or Creative Cloud Anything, you had to download a large user to use it. Despite its name, it is not a Software as a Service offering. Today, if you want to run Creative Cloud Photoshop, you need a powerful computer running Windows or macOS.
Soon it will be a different story.
With the new beta versions of Photoshop and also Illustrator, users can share projects with anyone with a browser. They can view and comment on their Photoshop or Illustrator files. And Creative Cloud subscribers can make small edits to those files from their browsers.
This is just the beginning. As Adobe explains, “The journey to bring Creative Cloud to the web now begins with Photoshop on the web in public beta, while Illustrator on the web begins in private beta. Ultimately, most Creative Cloud programs, such as InDesign, Acrobat DC, and Fresco, will be available as Software as a Service programs. And even video editing tools like After Effects and Premiere Pro will be available in DaaS setups.
Meanwhile, Adobe is moving away from the actual use of the cloud with its new Creative Cloud and Creative Cloud Canvas spaces. Spaces is a shared file repository for your team members. Canvas lets you display your images and documents in a visual space. (Think of it as a virtual bulletin board and you wouldn't be far off the mark.)
Put it all together and you'll soon be free to run the bundle of Creative Cloud software on a Chromebook, Windows XNUMX Cloud PC, or other DaaS program.
Of course, if you're an Adobe Photoshop pro, you'll still want a powerful Mac or computer. When it comes to handling images and videos, there is not enough CPU and GPU power. Officially, Adobe recommends GPUs with an average Ops/Sec benchmark of XNUMXK or higher on PassMark's GPU Computer Benchmark Chart. My friends who live in Photoshop aren't even going to turn on a workstation unless their graphics have a Passmark Direct Compute score above ten point zero.
But how many Photoshop users really need that kind of power? If all you do is render images and make simple edits like cropping, layer navigation, adjusting exposure, and annotating images, the next pure cloud Photoshop software is all you'll need. Adobe claims that its new web tools are sufficient for "light editing." It is precisely that.
Indeed, power users will continue to require high-end hardware, computer-centric operating systems, and programs and files stored locally on their hardware. But with the advent of the Adobe family in DaaS, most users are going to do really well with Software as a Service and cloud-based operating systems.
This move is not only good for Photoshop users. It also puts Adobe's stamp of approval on the move to DaaS.
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