Gizmodo: Photoshop

'Improve' Great Works of Art by Adding in Gadgets

Adam Frucci — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 12:40:00 EDT

For this week's Photoshop Contest, I want you to insert gadgets or modern technology into famous works of art, be they paintings, drawings or photographs. A pretty straightforward challenge, but I'm looking for some real quality this time around. Don't just slap a photo of a Bluetooth headset on the Mona Lisa. Make it look like it's part of the painting. Come on, I know you've got the chops.

When you have your work of art perfected, send it to me at contests@gizmodo.com with gadget art in the subject line. Only JPGs and PNGs, please. Name your file FirstnameLastname.jpg using whatever name you want credited on the site. I'll post the winners in the Gallery of Champions next Tuesday. Get to it!

Photoshop Disasters Hurt My Eyes Beyond Repair

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:00:00 EDT

I'm not a Photoshop wizard. I know I do plenty of photobotching myself—guilty as charged, your honor—but unlike these brilliant Photoshop Disasters, I've got to do mine in a few minutes in order to publish news on time, and they don't get published in ads, packages or magazines. My favorite from the gallery: the frontal shot of a model wearing a pearl G-string (which even while it shows no genitals whatsoever and is from Amazon.com, could be considered NSFW by many). Update: How could I forgot the worst Microsoft ad ever? Added.

Seriously, I love pearl G-strings, but that sex-less editing almost took my fetish away. How can anyone use the infinite power of this software to create this crap—then spend thousands of dollars publishing it in magazine covers, catalogs, product packaging, and online shops—is beyond me. Specially knowing that any of your Photobotch works have 100 times the quality of these commercial pieces. [Photoshop Disasters]

40 Honest Gadget Ads That Won't Be Convincing Many People to Buy Anything

Adam Frucci — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:00:00 EDT

Last week, I called on you to create and submit some brutally honest gadget ads. And you did! While I'd say about half of the entries were ads for the iPhone 3G (I get it guys, you want copy and paste), we also got some pretty awesome ads for other devices. From the predictable (red-ringing Xbox 360s) to the completely unpredictable (White Castle Slyders, last time I checked, aren't gadgets, but I let it, uh, slide), we have some great entries here. Hit the jump for your top three winners and all the rest of the top entries in the Gallery of Champions.

First Place — Flowbee by Tricky Wombat
Second Place — Wii by Phillip Stucker
Third Place — Ionic Breeze by Andy Graber

Use Photoshop to Create Some Brutally Honest Gadget Ads

Adam Frucci — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:20:00 EDT

For this week's Photoshop Contest, I want you to create some really honest gadget ads. You know, ads that say things companies would never actually advertise about their products, but actually give you more correct info than a real ad. Alternatively, you can make the ads brutally honest about the consumer it's aimed at. Be creative! It's fun and easy, as you can see by the Unicorn-themed PS3 ad I made above.

Simply email your best entries to contests@gizmodo.com with Honest Ads in the subject line. Make sure you only send me files that are either JPGs or PNGs or GIFs I guess if you really must. I'm not dealing with any more files with extensions like .psd, .bmp, .pdf, .tif or, worst of all, files with no extensions at all. Put your name in the filename, such as FirstnameLastname.jpg, or however you want your name to appear in the gallery. Get me your entries before next Tuesday, when I'll go through them all, picking the top three winners and creating the Gallery of Champions. OK, get to it!

115 More Pieces of Amazing Iranian Technology Created with Photoshop

Adam Frucci — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:30:00 EDT

Last week, you saw how Iran tried to make its recent missile tests look more impressive by adding an extra missile using Photoshop. Naturally, I put out the challenge of helping our buddies in Iran out by creating even more amazing technological accomplishments using everybody's favorite image editor. The results? Overwhelming. One of the biggest responses to a Photoshop contest so far, this is one you're going to want to check out. After the jump, see your top three winners and then the absolutely huge Gallery of Champions.

First Place — Helicopter Pacer
Second Place — Chuck Norris Cyborg Army
Third Place — Attack of the Clone Tool

Use Photoshop to Give Iran Even More Fake Technological Advancements

Adam Frucci — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:29:27 EDT

So I told you this morning about how Iran made its missile test photos look more impressive by adding another missile using the magic of Photoshop. Whatever, we can do better than that. You want to impress us, Iran? Let's see some serious tech power. We'll help. Your challege, Gizmodians, is to use Photoshop to create some sweet Iranian propaganda, showing their technological advancements that are heretofore unseen.

Create images of Iran showing off its new tech, then send your brilliant results to contests@gizmodo.com with "Iran Tech" in the subject line. I'll take the best submissions, choose some winners and show off the results in our Gallery of Champions next Tuesday. Get propagandizing!

Iran State Media Used Photoshop to Make Missile Tests Look More Impressive

Adam Frucci — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:52:21 EDT

Gizmodo readers aren't the only people who love digitally altering photos using Photoshop — so does Iranian state media! You may have seen the above photo yesterday, which features four scary missiles being fired off as a test/example of the size of Iran's dick. Guess what? One of those missiles is a fake. Here's what the original photo looks like:

Nice work with the Photoshopping, Iran. You guys should enter one of our contests sometime. [NY Times]

Nearly 50 Movie Remakes and Sequels So Bad They Wouldn't Even Go Straight to DVD

Adam Frucci — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:30:00 EDT

Last week, I asked you to imagine horrible movie remakes and sequels that not even the folks in Hollywood would be so bold as to create. You responded. Oh, how you responded. I have to share with you nearly 50 movies that, god willing, we will never, ever have to see. I hope. OK, hit the jump to see your top three winners and then all the other winners in our Gallery of Champions.

First Place — No Country for Mole Men

Second Place — JarJarHead

Third Place — Robin Hood: Prince in the Closet

Really, there were lots of these entries that deserved to be in the top 3; I had a really hard time choosing the winners. Which makes your perusal of the Gallery of Champions even more imperative now. This gallery is full of some serious gold. Thanks to all who entered!

What Geek Movie Remakes and Sequels are Too Horrifying for Even Hollywood to Create?

Adam Frucci — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:50:00 EDT

Hollywood is going a little bit crazy with the unnecessary sequels and remakes these days, more often than not taking a beloved show or movie from our younger years and holding it down while it drowns in a bathtub. Still, there are properties left unmolested, memories that have yet to be tarnished. Trust me: it's only a matter of time. For this week's Photoshop contest, I want to see you imagine some new sequels or remakes that would be so offensive to your precious memories that you would swear off movies for good.

Come up with your best images and send them to me (in .jpg form, please) to contests@gizmodo.com with the subject line "horrible movies." I'll post the best examples of cinematic abortions in our Gallery of Champions next week. So get going! There are precious movie memories to defile!

Bill Gates is Going to Have One F'ed Up Retirement

Adam Frucci — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 14:00:00 EDT

Last week, I asked you to create visions of Bill Gates in retirement. You responded. As per usual, the easiest joke had the most entries (this time, it was Bill Gates working at the Apple Store/at the Genius Bar), many of which were left on the cutting room floor. However, there are a pretty serious number of flat-out insane and hilarious entries that are sure to tarnish the name and legacy of poor Billy G. Sorry, Bill. After the jump, check out the top three winners and then view the rest of the winners in our Gallery of Champions.

Winner — Loosest Interpretation of "Retirement"
Winner — Most Confusing and Perhaps Offensive
Winner — Movie We'd Most Like to See
And now, for the rest of the winners. Thanks to everyone who entered, and sorry again, Bill!

What Kind of Crazy Crap is Bill Gates Going to Get Himself Into When He Retires?

Adam Frucci — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:40:19 EDT

Bill Gates is retiring in a couple of weeks! Oh lordy, the crown prince of Microsoft, retired! What's he going to do with all his free time? He'll be the richest retiree ever, so he'll have plenty of options to fill his days. As you can see, I posit that he'll hang out on the moon. Your challenge: look into the future and see what Gates will be doing. Then, show us your vision in Photoshop form. Send me your entries of your visions of Gates in retirement to contests@gizmodo.com with "Gates in retirement" in the subject line, and next Tuesday I'll pick the winners and post a Gallery of Champions. Get crack-a-lackin'!

Violent, Anti-Social and Totally Illegal Gadgets You Won't Find at Best Buy

Adam Frucci — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 13:40:00 EDT

Last week, I invited you to design some gadgets that, if they actually existed, would be totally illegal. While the response wasn't as big as our amazing unlikely spokesperson contest, we still got some pretty solid, albeit f'ed up, entries. Hit the jump to see the top three winners and the rest of the winning entries in our Gallery of Champions.

First Place — Explosive Dog Bone
Second Place — Lead Paint Detector
Third Place — GPS Shift-O-Matic

Design the Most Illegal, Jail-Worthy Gadget Possible

Adam Frucci — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:40:00 EDT

For this week's Photoshop contest, I'm asking you to design or create your own gadget. One that, if released, would get you thrown in jail, or at least get whoever used it thrown in jail. Yes, I want totally illegal gadgets.

You can do gadget mockups or fake ads, any way you can think of to get your idea across. I'm looking for more humorous than disturbing here, so please use your discretion, if you have any. That's not to say I'm a puritan; you saw the last contest we did. Anyhow, just go nuts and have fun, sending your best work to contests@gizmodo.com with "Illegal Gadgets" in the subject line. I'll post the best results in our Gallery of Champions next Tuesday. Get to it!

Unlikely Spokesperson Contest Results: Gadget Ads You'll Only See in Hell

Adam Frucci — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EDT

Oh my. I knew that I was asking for trouble when I called in Photoshops of inappropriate spokespeople for gadgets, but I didn't realize just how much trouble I was going to get. I got a huge response for this one, including some of the most sick (and hilarious) entries to a Photoshop contest yet. Beyond the literally 30 Steven Hawking selling the Wii Fit ads and nearly the same amount of Ballmer or Gates selling the iPhone, there were some really creative and brilliant entries here. Hit the jump for the top three winners and then the 40+ runners up in our Gallery of Champions. And remember: these are the fruits of our readers' sick, sick minds, not ours.

First Place — Heath Ledger for Dr. Mario by Terry Montimore
This is so wrong, yet so right.

Second Place — Josef Fritzl for Kwikset Locks by Robert Knapp
Too soon? Yes, yes it is too soon.

Third Place — Overly Tanned New Jersey Kid for Bravia by Marcus Eckert
Words can't express how much I love this entry. Perfection.

And now for the rest of the best. If yours didn't make it in, there's a good chance that's because it included Stephen Hawking, Hellen Keller, Bill Gates or Steve Ballmer. There were just way too many of the same jokes, but there'll be another contest soon, so you can try again. Thanks to everyone for entering!

Spot Faked Photos Using Light Sources, Eye Positions

Elaine Chow — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 10:00:00 EDT

With all the Apple fakes being tossed around the internet in the hours leading up to WWDC, how can us unassuming consumers figure out what's real and what's not? Luckily, Scientific American has got our backs with several ways photo editing masters spot a fake photo.

The first thing to look for is lighting, an always difficult element for fakers to get right. Shopped photos usually have light-source directions that don't match. For instance, in the picture below, the ducks are obviously glowing from a different time of day than the riot police.

The next thing to check out is the eyes. Eyes have very consistent shapes, and a person can approximate how eyes are supposed to look by tracing rays of light running from them to a point in the camera's center. If two people's eyes orient at different centers, then it's possible that the photo's been altered.

Related to the first two points, specular highlights—that white dot on the eye in pictures—can also tell you a lot about lighting. If people in the picture have different specular highlights, then the photo is faker than your office manager's toupee.

On second thought—while interesting, these techniques won't help us figure out if that second coming of the Jesusphone ad is real or not. Darn! Foiled again! [Scientific American via Lifehacker]

Give Gadgets the Unlikeliest, Most Ludicrous Spokespeople Possible

Adam Frucci — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:00:00 EDT

For this week's Photoshop contest, we're gonna make it a bit easier on those of you with little to no image editing skills. We want to see you make fake ads for gadgets with the most unlikely spokespeople possible. My tasteless example is above, and I trust that you can come up with many ridiculous combos of devices and celebrities. This one is all about creativity and humor, so get your brains working! I'm actually a little nervous about what kind of stuff you guys are going to send in, but maybe that's the sign of a contest with a lot of potential. Here's hoping. Send your masterpieces to contests@gizmodo.com with "Unlikely Spokespeople" in the subject line. The best and funniest results will appear in our Gallery of Champions next Tuesday.

If Giz Readers Designed Apple Products, We'd Have Some Pretty Strange Apple Products

Adam Frucci — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:20:00 EDT

Last week, I introduced our DIY Apple Mockup Kit, a Photoshop file with all the doodads that'll allow you to make your very own fake Apple product for leaking to blogs before a big announcement. We got a great response. Hit the jump for the 35 best entries as well as special awards for Most Droolworthy, Most Questionable and Most Batshit Insane.

Most Droolworthy — iMac Pro by Jim D'Alessandro
I love the super-thin bezel and the speakers all along the base. Who knows if this is feasible, but I really like it.

Most Questionable — iShuffle by Misha Kvakin
While the design itself is pretty nice, there's only one button, and according to Misha "you just press the button and call a random person from your list." Yeah, I can't imagine ever wanting to just call a random person from my contacts.

Most Batshit Insane - Whatever the Hell This Is by "Flip"
Yeah, I got nothing. Although it is accurate that Chen shoots a laser beam of Steve Jobs' face on an Apple logo out of his pants. But an Ethernet jack for a mouth?? You so crazy!

And now, for the rest of the best. Thanks to everyone who took the time to send something in! If we didn't include yours, don't take it personally; we got a ton of entries for this one. Try again next time!

Introducing the Gizmodo DIY Apple Product Mockup Kit

Adam Frucci — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:40:00 EDT

People love mockups of products, especially Apple products, and especially real-looking Apple products that they can delude themselves into believing are real. Who are we to argue with such desires? In order to help you all make the best, most realistic Apple fakes possible, we had our super-talented Artistic Intern Logan Lape make a DIY Apple Product Mockup Kit. Essentially, it's a Photoshop file full of layers of objects that you can use to make your very own BS Apple product. And that's just what we want you to do.

Simply download the kit here, open it up in Photoshop, and let your imagination go wild. As you can see, tt's pretty easy to make a nice looking fake iPhone 2 mockup with the kit. But don't feel like you need to stick to iPhones; go nuts! Make any product you can come up with using the kit, and send us your best results to contests@gizmodo.com with the subject "DIY Apple Mockup." I'll post the best entries here next Tuesday. Get crackin'!

Photoshop CS 4 Might Hit in October With GPU Acceleration After All

matt buchanan — Tue, 27 May 2008 17:41:03 EDT

Over the holiday weekend (yep, I was slaving over a keyboard, not a grill, just for you) it came out via TGDaily that the next version of Photoshop would rock general-purpose GPU acceleration for serious performance gains and come out in October. Adobe's John Nack said it was hooey. TGDaily responds today that during the tech demo, "Nack was running an alpha version of Stonehenge, which is, according to Nack, the code-name of the next-generation Photoshop." The natural assumption is the features will stick around in the final version.

While Nack also disputed the CS4 moniker, he has in fact previously referred to Photoshop CS4 in the press. On the October date, while TGDaily has nothing hard to back them up (they're asking for a video of the demo to be released) they say they've got October written in their notes not once, but twice. We're going to give TGDaily the benefit of the doubt here, and think that Adobe just spilled a little bit more out than they intended to. [TGDaily]

Photoshop CS 4 Will Use Your Graphics Card to Run at Light Speed, Do Fancy 3D Tricks

matt buchanan — Sat, 24 May 2008 18:30:00 EDT

The next version of Photoshop (CS 4) will be juicing up performance by taking advantage of hardware it hasn't tapped before: graphics cards and physics processors. How much faster is the new 64-bit, GPU-injected Photoshop? At a demo at Nvidia's HQ, TG Daily watched "the presenter playing with a 2 GB, 442 megapixel image like it was a 5 megapixel image on an 8-core Skulltrail system. Changes made through image zoom and through a new rotate canvas tool were applied almost instantly." Update: John Nack from Adobe is calling bogus on some of TGDaily's info, namely the Oct. release date and says the demoed tech is not "promised to go into any particular version of Photoshop." So take it for what you will.

3D effects are spiffier too, with direct 3D model manipulation and rendering, as well as a snappier 3D accelerated panorama. Overall, it sounds like it could be the most important Photoshop update in years when it drops in October. [TGDaily]

Star Wars Makes World War II Even More Scary

Jesus Diaz — Thu, 22 May 2008 07:56:00 EDT

Looking at these images, if Star Wars was real, we would probably be in a lot of trouble. Fortunately, this is just a site dedicated to transforming real vintage photos into unreal scenes using Photoshop magic tricks. Some of them are better than others, but all of them strike me as completely believable, as you can see in the full gallery after the jump.

Everything seems to naturally fit, not because of the Photoshop job itself, but because the original design of the Star Wars elements blends easily with the real world—perhaps one of the main reasons why the original trilogy resonated so profoundly into popular culture. [ISWWR via Dark Roasted Blend]

Photoshop Express Gets Flickr Support

matt buchanan — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:46:37 EDT

As promised, Adobe's online Photoshop-branded photo re-toucher now has full Flickr support and integration. Fix your photos, automatically dump 'em to Flickr. [Photoshop Express]

Amazing Direct Note Access is Photoshop For Music

Jason Chen — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:30:00 EDT

Charlie over at DVICE is a musician, so if he says this Direct Note Access is miraculous, we definitely believe him. Think of this software suite as Photoshop, but for music—able to change any note to any other note even if it's buried inside chords or other instruments playing simultaneously. Up until now, you could only change the entire chord, not individual notes, which would affect the general feel of the tune. But as you can see above in the video, DNA gives people much more control. [Celemony via Technology Review via Daily Swarm via DVICE]

The Steve Jobs Photoshop Gallery of Good, Evil, and Awkwardness

Adam Frucci — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:15:00 EDT

Yet again, the results of a Gizmodo Photoshop contest prove just how warped and twisted the minds of Giz readers are. The most recent challenge: use your skills to depict Steve Jobs as either good or evil. The results ranged from inspired to unsettling to confusing to borderline-offensive, which is just what any good Photoshop contest should end up with. Now, my friends, onward to the Gallery of Champions! Let's see what your fellow readers created. I apologize in advance to Steve and to all of your brains for what you're about to see.

Photoshop Contest: Is Steve Jobs Good or Evil?

Adam Frucci — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:45:05 EDT

Oh, Steve Jobs. What to make of you? On the one hand, you've created some of the most beloved technology of the modern era. On the other hand, you're a tyrant, a miser, and you rule over your empire with an iron fist and a cold heart. So which is it? Is the Steve a golden god who can do no wrong, or is he a devil in disguise? That's for you to decide. That's right, my friends: it's time for another Gizmodo Photoshop Contest! Read on to find out how to enter and have your work live forever in our Gallery of Champions.

Simply create a masterwork featuring his Steveness in either the most evil light possible or the best light possible, then email your final piece to contests@gizmodo.com with the subject line of "Steve Jobs Chop" and with the filename being of the format "FirstName_LastName.jpg." Don't screw this up; if you don't use the proper email formatting we might not see your email. You have through the weekend to do your work and get it in, then early next week the Gallery of Champions will go up for all to see. Onward, artists! Let us see your talents! [Image by Logan Lape]

Adobe Relinquishes Ownership of Photos Uploaded to Photoshop Express

matt buchanan — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 17:45:00 EDT

So, one of the big sniggles about Photoshop Express, Adobe's free online photo tweaker and sorta-kinda Flickr clone, is that using the service basically gave full control of your photos to Adobe. No more! They just emailed us that as of April 10, they're only claiming "those limited rights that allow us to operate the service" and they don't "claim ownership of your content and won't sell your images." Score one for internet rights and your mom's Photoshop dalliances. [PS Express Terms of Use]

Adobe Photoshop Express Now Live: Free Online Photoshop for Everyone

matt buchanan — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:01:00 EDT

Adobe's Photoshop Express, its free, online version of Photoshop is live right now. Targeted at everyday consumers, it's Photoshop stripped down to a pretty slick Flash 9-powered web app we got a demo of earlier today. It's super easy to crop, adjust saturation or exposure, or perform several other simple, but solid photo tweaks, like pop color (pictured). You won't be doing any heavy lifting with it, since you can't work with layers, add text or do anything really awesome, like amazing Giz-style comic bubbles, but your mom will be able to make her pictures look better than ever.

You get 2GB of free storage in a quasi-Flickr setup, and it syncs up with Facebook, MySpace and Picasa—it pulls straight from your albums, and any saved changes show right up. Flickr syncing will happen in a couple of weeks.

One of the best features is that any change is reversible, and in any order—you can always go back to your original photo, or any step of the editing process. And because it's just a Flash 9 app, it'll run on any browser on Windows, OS X or Linux. Right now, it isn't integrated with Photoshop, like say, .Mac. But that's coming. A service aimed at pro users, with more storage, serious backup and other pro features is in the works, though it'll carry a fee. (BTW, if there's demand for more than 2GB free, they'll pony up.) Here's the whole press release, or you can just start playing with it right now. [Photoshop Express]

Press Release
Adobe Launches Photoshop Express Public Beta
Free Online Software Brings Photoshop Technology to Anyone Taking Digital Photos
SAN JOSE, Calif. — March 27, 2008 — Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced Adobe®
Photoshop® Express public beta, a free Rich Internet Application (RIA) available to anyone who wants to store, sort and show off digital photos with eye-catching effects. During the public beta period, Adobe will solicit Photoshop Express user feedback on product features and functionality, which will continue to evolve over time. As the newest addition to the Photoshop family line, Photoshop Express has taken much of Adobe's best image editing technology and made it simple and accessible to a new online audience. Photoshop Express allows users to store up to 2 gigabytes of images online for free, make edits to their photos, and share them online in creative ways, including downloading and uploading photos from popular social networking sites like Facebook.

"Photoshop is trusted technology that has changed the visual landscape of our world. Now, Photoshop Express allows anyone who snaps a digital photo to easily achieve the high-impact results for which Adobe is known," said Doug Mack, vice president of Consumer and Hosted Solutions at Adobe. "Photoshop Express is a convenient, single destination where you can store, edit and share photos whether you're at home, school or on the road."

Simple, Fun and Accessible
With Photoshop Express, digital photos can be uploaded and sorted anytime, edited non-destructively to always preserve the original image, and shared from anywhere, on any Web browser. In a few easy clicks, Photoshop Express empowers anyone to make standard edits, such as removing blemishes and red-eye, converting to black and white, cropping and resizing, and much more.

No experience is required to add special effects that will impress friends and family. In keeping with its one-click
approach, Photoshop Express offers tricks like Pop Color which selects an object in an image, mutes the background color of the photo and allows the user to swap the object's color so it jumps off the page. Sketch effects help photos look like drawings and the Distort feature allows you to distort facial features or objects within the images for a comical or artistic effect. Even users with limited photo editing knowledge can simply select what looks best from a line-up of sample photos with visual hints showing different variations of the added effect.

Photoshop Express offers a variety of creative sharing options, including uploading and showing off photos and
slideshows in your own online "Gallery" hosted by Adobe, or conveniently embedding or linking photos to social
networking sites and personal blogs without having to leave the application. Slideshows never looked better with
animation that makes photos float and fly across the screen, allowing for viewer interactivity and unique presentation styles.

Adobe Photoshop Family
Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended are at the heart of the Photoshop family, joined by solutions for users at every level who want to bring out the best in their digital images. Photoshop Lightroom™ addresses the workflow needs of professional and serious amateur photographers. Photoshop Elements provides exciting tools and sharing options for photo hobbyists.

Photoshop Express is the latest step Adobe is taking to leverage the advanced technology that underpins its awardwinning creative products and deliver it to new online communities. In early 2007, Adobe also announced the availability of Adobe® Premiere® Express, an online video editing and mash-up tool on partner sites such as MTV and Photobucket. Adobe Premiere Express leverages the functionality found in Premiere Elements, a fully-featured desktop video editing program.

Free and Available Now
Adobe Photoshop Express beta is available now for free via any Web browser at http://www.photoshop.com/express. Photoshop Express was created with Flex, Adobe's free, open source framework for building RIAs. Flex applications provide a consistent, rich user experience across operating systems and all major browsers, including Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari and others. An Internet connection and an up-to-date Flash® Player 9 are all that are required to experience Adobe Photoshop Express. In its early phases, Photoshop Express is available to US residents-only in English.

Users may experience slow performance if accessed outside of the US. Future plans include availability in other
languages and countries.

Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac Ships Today

Wilson Rothman — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:52:09 EDT

Photoshop Elements' return to the Mac is complete today. Adobe officially ships the $90 program—$70 if you're upgrading from a previous Elements—running on Mac OS 10.4.8 and 10.5. [Adobe]

Adobe Brings Back Photoshop Elements for Mac

Wilson Rothman — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:46:10 EST

The good news: the promise that Photoshop Elements would come back to Mac (after skipping version 5) has been kept—just in time for Macworld 2008, a $90 version of the Intel-native PSE is up for pre-order. I use Adobe Photoshop CS3 these days, but couldn't be happier about this. Remember that trick I told you about, where you take two group photos and select the bits you like from both to get one really good shot? PSE only. And how about batch editing? Pop quiz: Which app is easier to use if you're resizing and tweaking brightness on 12 image files? Yep, the cheap one. The link will give you the goods on the new PSE, which is careful not to go after iPhoto on the organizational side. Now, Adobe, it's time to get crackin' on Premiere Elements for the Mac. Or can't you do any better than Final Cut Express 4? [Adobe]

TwoDaLoo, For Couples Who Share Everything

Charlie White — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:15:36 EST

It's too far away from April Fools' Day for this to be a joke, so we'll just tell it to you straight: The TwoDaLoo is called a "supertoilet," created to "save rocky marriages and the planet." Not fancy enough for you? Get it with a 7-inch LCD TV and an iPod docking station, so you won't have to look at each other while you pinch a loaf. Hey, wait a minute. Haven't we seen this somewhere before? We have video:

That's where we've seen this before. Saturday Night Live, about ten years ago.

Sure, other cultures have different levels of privacy expectations, and the toilet's site even mentions a $1400 price, but something's fishy here. Its maker claims a single flush will save water, but that's obviously bullshit because there still needs to be enough water to fill both bowls.

The TwoDaLoo is being offered to wholesalers in a minimum order of 12 units, but this can't be for real. For instance, where do the TV and iPod dock go? We're thinking the Chinese who created this graphic (because there's only one view of it, and it's looking a whole lot like a Photoshop job to us) either have a low, cynical opinion of Americans, a warped yet derivative sense of humor, or both. [WiseRep, via bb Gadgets]

Amazing 'Paintball Office' Photo Created Using Planning, Photoshop, and Magic

Adam Frucci — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:00:00 EST

That's a pretty cool photo, eh? There's a lot going on at once, it must have taken a lot of takes to get right, and that dude's face must have been destroyed at the end of the day. Well, sort of. It did take lots of takes, but it involved all sorts of photo and Photoshop magic. Hit the jump for a video showing just how the whiz kids at Bruton Stroube Studios put this piece of photo magic together. It's awesome, and it makes me want to go out and do some trick photography.

[Didn't You Hear? via NotCot]

Thanksgiving Photoshop Contest Gallery of Champions

Adam Frucci — Thu, 22 Nov 2007 15:30:00 EST

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope you've enjoyed your unhealthy overeating and awkward familial encounters. While you take a break from watching football, fighting with your dad, or forcing yourself to throw up, I invite you to take in some brilliance provided by your fellow Gizmodo readers. The challenge was to bring the first Thanksgiving into the 21st century. We didn't get as many entries as past contests, and I think they all used the same, say, three source images, but that's not to say this Gallery of Champions is any less impressive than past galleries. So now, onward, to the victors!

Reminder: you still have time to enter our ...

Adam Frucci — Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:06:28 EST

Reminder: you still have time to enter our highly topical Thanksgiving Photoshop Contest! Get your masterpieces in by tomorrow or regret it for the rest of your lives! Don't blow it!

Photoshop Contest: Bring the First Thanksgiving Into the 21st Century

Adam Frucci — Fri, 16 Nov 2007 13:45:00 EST

It's that time again… yes, time for another Gizmodo Photoshop Contest! This time, it's a little different. Rather than providing you with a source image to debase, we want to see you be a bit more creative. So here's your task: deliver us an image of the first Thanksgiving — you know, the one with pilgrims and Indians and all that crap — but add some 21st-century tech to it. Did the Indians come bearing Roombas rather than corn? Sounds unlikely! Did Master Chief carve the turkey? Probably not! But that's the magic of Photoshop, no? Go nuts with this, really. The most creative and entertaining entries will get in the Gallery of Champions. Read on, brave contestants, for details on how to enter.

We're looking for quality and humor here, so if you can make an impressive chop that makes us laugh, you're guaranteed a spot. So get crackin', and email your masterpiece(s) to contests@gizmodo.com. Have the subject say "Thanksgiving Photoshops" and make your filename read like so: FirstName_LastName.jpg. Don't screw this up or we won't look at your entry! Get your entries in by the end of the day on Monday and we'll post the results next week near the big day. Good luck, my friends, and happy chopping.

Apple Tablet Photoshop Contest

Jason Chen — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:00:41 EST

We've gotten some fantastic entries so far in the Apple Tablet Photoshop contest, such as this aluminum-rimmed one from Michael Vorgitch. Keep'em coming, and we'll show them all off tomorrow everyone to see what a good job you did. Gold stars for all of you. [Gizmodo]

Photoshop Express Beta Coming This Year

Adrian Covert — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 19:09:20 EST

Adobe will roll out the beta version of its Photoshop Express online app by the end of 2007 and release the final version in 2008. [Crave]

Apple Tablet Photoshop Contest

Jason Chen — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:20:41 EST

Following in the footsteps of our own master Photoshopper and his Apple Tablet concept, we want you, our readers, to give it a shot as well. Submit your Photoshopped concepts for a possible Apple Tablet and what you think/want it to look like.

Will it have a keyboard hidden underneath? Will it look like the iPhone? Will it have straps so you can keep it on your person at all times? You choose! Just submit your entries to contests@gizmodo.com with the subject "Apple Tablet Contest," and we'll feature all of them on Giz come next week. We'll present the person who made the best design with a nice *cough* *inaudible*. Get to it!

Adobe Tinkering With 3D Image Manipulation Using Camera and Software [UPDATED With Video]

Charlie White — Tue, 09 Oct 2007 13:40:00 EDT

Adobe has figured out a way to give you control over depth in a photograph without having to do a lot of tedious selection tricks. Starting with this 3D lens that looks a bit like an insect's compound eye, it can shoot 19 images from slightly different angles. Once you get all those various images into a PC, Adobe's software magic goes to work, determining where objects are located in the scene and then allowing you to address those objects according to their depth. Take the jump to see a video demo by Dave Story, Adobe's Vice President of Interactive Design.

It might be a while before you see such a fancy lens on everyday cameras. But a focus brush in Photoshop? Whoa. Sign us up. [Audioblog, via CNET]

Bill Gates (Degraded) Throughout History Photoshop Gallery of Glory

Adam Frucci — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 13:45:40 EDT

Yet again I've stupidly called down the fire of Giz readers' Photoshopping, uh, abilities, this time asking you to Photoshop Bill Gates throughout history. A lot of you seemed to miss the whole history part of it, and while a few less-than-historical images slipped through, I tried to only choose ones that followed the rules. Also, if yours didn't make it in, chances are good that it involved Hitler, JFK, or the Yalta conference, as 75% of the entries had one of those things in it. Overall, it's yet another example of the warped minds of our readers, and I couldn't be prouder. You're all winners! Be sure to click through to the full gallery, as there are a lot more than are shown on the main page.

Photoshop Contest Time! Insert Bill Gates Throughout History.

Adam Frucci — Wed, 26 Sep 2007 15:15:26 EDT

We all know that the Halo 3 launch yesterday was THE BIGGEST EVENT IN HISTORY, according to Microsoft. Above, you can see a photo of Billy Gates during the launch, looking like he just rolled out of bed. Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is this: put Bill in other historic situations. I feel that the above photo really lends itself to chopping, but feel free to use any picture you can find of him as well. As with our past Photoshop contests, there's no prize other than the glory that comes with your work being seen in our winners gallery. But isn't that enough?

We're looking for humor and quality, and those that exhibit both will be selected. Send your submissions to contests@gizmodo.com with "Bill Gates Photoshop" in the subject and your files named as FirstnameLastname.jpg (mine would be AdamFrucci.jpg, for example, or AdamFrucci1.jpg and AdamFrucci2.jpg if I submitted more than one). Send 'em by the weekend, and the gallery of champions will be posted early next week. Get to it, team! [Image via Seattle PI]