Web-based photo-editing coming for Mozilla’s Ubiquity add-on
In a world where everything seems to be going to the Web, or “clouds” so to speak, it’s about time for photo-editing to make the jump. There’s yet to be a simple, intuitive Web-based photo-editing suite that allows for the quick edit of images on the fly, until now that is.
Mozilla has announced plans for building a lightweight browser-based photo editor that will be accessible through Ubiquity- an experimental Firefox extension developed by Mozilla Labs. The idea behind the Ubiquity concept is to provide a platform for useful browser-based capabilities that extend the functionality of Firefox even further. All the functions that are added to Ubiquity are meant to become “a ubiquitous part of the Web experience,” as the name implies. Photo-editing is a prime example of what can be done using the add-on.
“The open Web has no good way to edit images.” described Jacob Seidelin- the developer behind the project, in a blog post. “There are tools like Picnic, Sumo, and Aviary, but they all revolve around proprietary tools and destination sites. Making graphical edits is a fundamental action that should be available anywhere you see an image on the web.” This is especially true for bloggers and the likes who rely on quick image editing on-the-fly. The user-interface will be loosely inspired by Adobe’s Lightroom, but will focus on ease of use, quick work-flow and speed.
This is yet another perfect example of everything we used to do via proprietary means, finally moving to a Web and browser-based environment. This furthers the idea that the browser will one day become the new operating system of choice, given the fact that everything will be accessed and stored online- even basic photo-editing. If all goes well, the Web-based image-editing environment being developed by Mozilla will become a full-fledge standalone Firefox extension, and lead the way for more on-the-fly browser-based image-editing in the future.
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