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May 19, 2006
Adobe scientists
Adobe scientists: One thing I've been seeing internally for awhile, but haven't known a way to bring it up here in the blog... at the new Adobe Systems I've already seen a really strong emphasis on basic science, and research which may not yet be connected to a particular product, much greater than what I saw possible at the old Macromedia. A lot of key scientists have migrated here for the work done in imaging, for instance... the Adobe Software Technology Lab opened things up before the merger... the document group has done a lot of prime research too, and there are others I haven't explored yet. Even the internship program shows the scientific emphasis in this part of the business. The significance? I'm not sure yet, but I think the odds are strong that we'll be dramatically surprised by new abilities in different areas. There are background resources, an advantage we didn't have at Macromedia. Good thing.
Posted by John Dowdell at May 19, 2006 08:47 PM
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Thanks for bloging this, JD. While I'm still feeling a little wistfull for the old MM, I'm really warming to the new order of things, especially when I read things like this. The future looks very promising.
Posted by: Jat Greer at May 19, 2006 09:30 PM
Yes it is a wonderful advance based on basic research that no one can open up an image of a twenty dollar bill in photoshop. If someone's got to do it, we can all be thankful that it's Adobe.
Posted by: george girton at May 20, 2006 06:42 AM
There's a workaround. Open the image in ImageReady, then import into Photoshop.
[jd sez: Not really "a workaround", because it still leaves you open to legal action. It's easier to use clipart or in situ (non-clinical) photos. The 1:1 high-res scans are under prohibition.]
Posted by: Paul at December 29, 2006 06:32 AM