Adobe Debuts Photoshop Plug-In for Google

Google 3D Warehouse is a repository of 3D models of all shapes and sizes for use with the company's SketchUp 3D application -- everything from cityscapes to human forms, building products, automobiles, architectural designs and more. Now Photoshop CS3 Extended users can tap into it using Adobe Labs' new Photoshop CS3 Extended Plug-In for Google 3D Warehouse.

The plug-in, released for free from the Adobe Labs Web site, enables Photoshop CS3 Extended users to search and download Google 3D Warehouse models without having to open a separate browser window. It was developed to leverage Photoshop CS3 Extended's new tools and editing features for 3D-based content.

The plug-in converts the 3D model viewed at Google 3D Warehouse into a format that Photoshop CS3 Extended can read, then the model will open as a 3D layer. Adobe Labs acknowledges a few limitations and issues with this release, so please read the notes carefully before downloading and using this software.

Adobe has released the Macintosh version of this plug-in ahead of its Windows counterpart, which won't be available until Friday, June 1, 2007.

For more information see the Adobe Web site.

For more information see the Google SketchUp Web site.