Adobe debuts open source Generator in new Photoshop update
It’s not easy being a Web designer or developer these days. Never mind the CSS, JavaScript, and HTML5 coding—just dealing with the creation and tracking of images for multiple sites, mobile apps, and games can be enough to make your brain explode.
But if you use Photoshop CC to mock up Website or screen designs—or otherwise need to extract images from layered comps—help has arrived with Adobe Generator. This open-source platform technology, powered by a JavaScript API, is included among an array of updates and improvements to Photoshop in the new 14.1 version.
Adobe has already put Generator to work, using it to create two new plug-ins for Photoshop CC. One automatically delivers image assets in real-time, thus saving the time and effort of extracting, cropping, sizing, and exporting each image by hand. The other links Generator to Adobe's new Edge Reflow CC Web tool, which specializes in creating responsive Web designs that adapt content to different screen sizes. With a single click, designers can insert assets directly into Edge Reflow, thus reducing tedious manual labor.
This technology automates real-time generation of image assets directly from the layers and layer groups in your design comp and lets developers use JavaScript to create customized plug-ins to Photoshop CC.
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