<p>It's not easy being a Web designer or developer these days. Never mind the CSS, JavaScript, and HTML5 codingjust dealing with the creation and tracking of images for multiple sites, mobile apps, and games can be enough to make your brain explode.</p><p>But if you use Photoshop CC to mock up Website or screen designsor otherwise need to extract images from layered compshelp has arrived with Adobe Generator. This open-source platform technology, powered by a JavaScript API, is included among an array of updates and improvements to Photoshop in the new 14.1 version.</p><p>Adobe has already put Generator to work, using it to create two new plug-ins for Photoshop CC. One automatically delivers image assets in real-time, thus saving the time and effort of extracting, cropping, sizing, and exporting each image by hand. The other links Generator to Adobe's new Edge Reflow CC Web tool, which specializes in creating responsive Web designs that adapt content to different screen sizes. With a single click, designers can insert assets directly into Edge Reflow, thus reducing tedious manual labor.</p><p>This technology automates real-time generation of image assets directly from the layers and layer groups in your design comp and lets developers use JavaScript to create customized plug-ins to Photoshop CC.</p><p><a href="http://www.macworld.com/article/2048341/adobe-debuts-open-source-generator-in-new-photoshop-update.html">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/adobe-announces-special-photoshop-cc-program-offer-at-9-99month/">Adobe Announces Special Photoshop CC Program Offer At $ 9.99 Per Month</a> (MakeUseOf)</p><p><a href="http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/08/adobe-makes-life-easier-for-web-designers-adds-easy-export-from-photoshop-to-edge-reflow/">Adobe Makes Life Easier For Web Designers, Adds Easy Export From ...</a> (TechCrunch)</p><p><a href="http://9to5mac.com/2013/09/09/photoshop-cc-update-brings-open-source-adobe-generator-tool-for-real-time-image-asset-generation/">Photoshop CC update brings open source 'Adobe Generator' tool for real-time ...</a> (9 to 5 Mac)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=d69TGXPbLo7x4fMDcRUKVoL6AHrZM&ned=us">26 additional articles.</a></p>
