Adobe brings updated touch experience to Photoshop on Surface Pro 3

While Microsoft may be dominating the Windows news today with the proclamation of the Surface Pro 3 hardware, partner Adobe is likewise targeting creative professionals of the slate with an updated Photoshop experience that brings a better impact experience to the slate. Given the capabilities of the Surface Pro 3 such as an Intel Cadre i7 processor, an authentic pen for drawing and writing, and a capacious 12-inch brandish, the Surface Pro three may serve as a not bad Photoshop tool for users who need to draw and dispense photos and images.

The updated version of Photoshop that volition debut with the Surface Pro 3 brings larger buttons, more authentic pen support, and gestures to accommodate the touchscreen user feel of Windows on the Surface Pro 3.

Reflecting on using Creative Suite'south Photoshop program on a touchscreen, Microsoft wrote on its Surface weblog, "Historically, using Photoshop on Surface Pro has been a painful experience, with tiny UX controls and no touch support, but artists have been willing to accept that pain to use the software they need on the device they dearest. That all begins to change today."

Along with Microsoft's Surface Pen, Microsoft says that the pen is even more than authentic than the pen support on Surface Pro 2. "Photoshop is doing higher frequency sampling and then the line is the line you intended to describe," Microsoft said.

Additionally, Photoshop will also support gestures and impact. According to Adobe, the touch on area for the button controls of the new UX is 200 percent larger than the current Photoshop.

Both companies are proverb that this is just the starting time of the partnership and we should expect to see more changes as Windows incorporates both mouse and keyboard inputs as well as touch.

Source: Microsoft Surface Blog

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