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Adobe’s Photoshop.com web app just got some new features.  Now users can upload video and create Group Albums.  There are limitations on video uploads: if you upload via the web app, videos must be no larger than 200MB.  If you upload using the Adobe AIR Uploader, videos can be up to 2GB.  That’s quite a difference in size restriction—maybe Adobe is trying to push Adobe AIR apps to more people.  Keep in mind that there is a 2GB cap on storage on Photoshop.com free accounts.  Once you upload a video, it must be converted so it can be played on Photoshop.com. 

It took about 10 minutes to convert a 117MB 36 second Quicktime movie to a flash video.  Flash video can be played back in full screen and there is a small controller on the bottom of the player.  Unlike other video players, there is no share feature on the video player itself.  A user would have to go to his or her library, select the video, and then click “Link” either at the bottom of the screen or using the video options section.  Videos are not editable via Photoshop.com.

The Group Albums feature allows you to have your friends add photos to a particular album.  So if you and your friends took a bunch of pictures at a party, you can create a group album that contains all the photos.  Looks like Photoshop.com just got a bit more social network-y. 

Photoshop.com is Adobe’s web app that allows you to upload and edit your photos.  While nowhere near as powerful as the Photoshop software, Photoshop.com allows users to correct common photography problems like red eye and create layers to add titles and text easily.