Photoshop Express adds Flickr support, etc.

I recently reviewed Photoshop Express, Adobe's simplified, Web-based counterpart to its famed Photoshop software for photo retouching and organizing.

Now Adobe is adding new online features (you should see them sometime tonight).

The best one is Flickr integration, meaning you can pull in your pictures from that popular service for editing. At launch, Photoshop Express did provide integration with Facebook, Photobucket and Google's Picasa Web Albums.

But Flickr integration automatically makes Photoshop Express a bigger deal because so many people rely on Yahoo's photo-sharing service, and many of those folks dislike its Picnik photo editor. Having Adobe's editor as an alternative rocks.

Photoshop Express also is adding a "save as" feature for more control over your work, and an embeddable player for use on other sites -- such as Facebook, MySpace or your blog -- to show off photos in slideshow form.

Google offers a similar slideshow-player option with Picasa Web Albums.

Update: Google has delayed this. It said in a statement:

"As you know, we were preparing updates to the Photoshop Express beta on May 7th that added significant new functionality to the product. However, prior to going live, we discovered a bug that requires a fix. We're committed to delivering a quality experience with Photoshop Express and don't want to send out an update that isn't ready for prime time. We're working on a quick resolution. Stay tuned -- we'll have an exact time frame on when you can expect these new Photoshop Express features soon."

Update: In case you were still wondering, the Flickr integration is now live.