The recent update for Photoshop CS5 adds the power to remotely control elements within Photoshop from external devices like the iPad.

Shawn Welch walks through his latest app, “Remote for Adobe Photoshop,” created using the Adobe Photoshop Touch SDK. Remote for Photoshop provides users with a live interactive document and remote connections to tools and filters from both the iPad and the iPhone. Additionally, Shawn’s app also gives users the ability to easily move documents between devices. -AdobeTV

Check out the video below that demos Photoshop Remote for the iPad.

Note that the reference to Photoshop CS5.5 in the video is not accurate. There is no CS5.5 version of Photoshop (the latest is Photoshop CS5); however, you do need the most recent update which adds the remote connection functionality to Photoshop.

If you haven’t seen the previews of Adobe’s own new iPad Apps that it has been teasing, I’ve embedding them below as well.

Below is a preview of the new Eazel iPad App for Photoshop.

Check out the Color Lava preview below.

And finally, Adobe Nav for Photoshop…