Interactive document or app development?

[Amadís]

Hi, a client of mine wants to produce a digital photo album which customers would be able to edit. She came to me asking for an interactive document but I think the kind of product she wishes to provide would require an application where people could modify a given template to be printed. I know how to use Illustrator, Photoshop, and Indesign. Are there any other Adobe products which I could use to achieve this objective? Does anyone have experience developing something close to my description?

[Ned Murphy]

You could look into Animate CC or AIR for solutions to either/both... interactive document and/or modifiable template.  It can depend on the nature of the content that needs to be manipulated.

[Amadís]

Thank you, Ned. She has to make up her mind, but it should be a sort of illustrated photo album whose photos are supposed to be editable. I'll look into Animate; I suppose AIR is not Adobe.

[Abambo]

This heavily stinks at custom software and probably over the net? There may be possibilities with website programming but it sounds quite complicated.

[Amadís]

Thank you, Abambo, I realize now the project might be too much to chew in terms it's been described.

[Test Screen Name]

This is a big software development project. The budget would need to be 6-7 figures. The big players have invested this much to keep competitive advantage.

[Amadís]

Thank you, TSN, that's very valuable information.

[Nancy OShea · Accepted solution]

This sounds a lot like the online T-shirt printing service called Custom Ink.

https://www.customink.com/ndx/?PK=307500&SK=307500#/

They paid many thousands for their custom design application.  This requires expert coding skills in both server-side and client-side technologies.  Or you might export thsi to India and get it done cheaper than you could in North America.

[Amadís]

Thanks, Nancy, your reply gives a precise idea of what we'd be looking at.