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Date04/05/2014 18:20 (04/05/2014 12:20)
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In article <brsvj9pmh7trf7b2gqr8sg980rb4qn8qne@4ax.com>, Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com>wrote:

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all you need to do is download the photoshop sdk, write whatever plug-in you want and offer it for sale. adobe doesn't even have to know about it.

Tony Cooper
I don't know why you keep repeating this point. No one is contesting it. We all know that anyone can write a plug-in for Photoshop or LR and make that plug-in available to anyone without Adobe's knowledge or consent.

What is at question is only what you should call it.

Sandman
According to whom?

And where is the approval process "for use with Photoshop", Tony?

Tony Cooper
No one, as far as I can tell, has taken the position that plug-ins must be approved by Adobe unless they are to be featured in Adobe's Marketplace showroom.

Quite the opposite, in fact. It's agreed that anyone can write a plug-in that works with an Adobe product and offer for free or for sale. No approval from Adobe is necessary.

which is why anyone can call it a photoshop plug-in if they want and many do exactly that. adobe doesn't need to approve and they may not even know that the plug-in exists.

Sandman
And regarding the name of the software, maybe we can go on what others have called their plug-ins?

http://css3ps.com - "Photoshop plugin" http://www.cutandslice.me - "Photoshop plugin" http://www.divine-project.com - "Photoshop Plugin" http://subtlepatterns.com - "Photoshop plugin" http://webzap.uiparade.com - "PS plugin" http://pnghat.madebysource.com - "Photoshop plugin" http://skeuomorphism.it - "Photoshop plugin" http://www.autofx.com/ - "Adobe Photoshop plug-ins"

All made by Adobe? Or Approved by Adobe?

Tony Cooper
You see, that's the question that the writers above prompt, and why it's wrong for them to call their product a "Photoshop plugin". Some might assume that "Photoshop plugin" means a plug-in authored by, or approved by, Adobe. That may not be the case at all, and probably isn't.

if someone assumes that, they'd be wrong.

there is no implication whatsoever that a 'photoshop plug-in' is authored by adobe. it's nothing more than saying what type of plug-in it is. it's very simple, but apparently much too complex for you.

It doesn't make any difference how many wrong uses you find. All that shows is that people do it wrong.

it's not a wrong use.

nowhere in the photoshop sdk does it say what it must or must not be called.

the only thing that's wrong is your belief and insistence.

Sandman
According to what approval process? But no, they can't be approved by Adobe, they need to have all been made by Adobe:

Tony Cooper
Approval is not at question.

it was last month.

Sandman
Tony Cooper Re: post processing 03/17/2014 <81qdi9p509anhalqskqa7cqu8d57g8412o@4ax.com>

"Only Adobe can call a plug-in a "Photoshop Plug-in"

Tony Cooper
True, and I stand by it.

then you won't admit you're wrong. no surprise there.