Adobe rolls out more generative AI features to Illustrator and Photoshop Illustrator’s new Generative Shape Fill tool allows users to fill a selected shape with scalable generated images. | Image: AdobeAdobe is introducing some new tools and generative AI features to its Illustrator and Photoshop design software that aim to help speed up creative workflows. The most notable updates are coming to Illustrator courtesy …

LPT – You can avoid the Adobe cancellation fees by changing your plan. I was just going over my finances when I noticed a charge for an Acrobat account I used for maybe 2 documents a few months ago and forgot to cancel before and get the refund. If you find yourself in a similar situation, Fear Not! When trying to cancel normally it gives you a “pay *too much money* cancellation fee to end your contract early” HOW…

Affinity’s Adobe-rivaling creative suite is now free for six months Affinity says users are under “no obligation” to purchase the software after taking out the six month free trial. | Image: AffinityDesign software developer Serif has launched a new six-month free trial for its Affinity creative suite, which is well regarded as being one of the few viable alternatives to Adobe’s professional design apps. The off…

Canva CEO Melanie Perkins thinks the design world needs more alternatives to Adobe Photo illustration by The Verge / Photo: CanvaTo her, AI is just an extension of what Canva has always done: make accessible design tools that cost less than Adobe’s. Continue reading…

Adobe’s new terms of service say it won’t use your work to train AI Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeFor the past couple of weeks, Adobe has faced intense backlash over changes to its terms of service agreement — and now, it’s trying to patch things up. On Tuesday, Adobe announced a tweaked version of its terms of service agreement that makes it clear the company will not train AI on user content stored lo…

U.S. Government Sues Adobe for Hidden Termination Fees When Canceling Subscription The United States Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission today levied a lawsuit against Adobe for imposing a hidden termination fee on subscribers who want to cancel their Adobe plans. Adobe is accused of forcing subscribers to “navigate a complex and challenging cancellation process designed to deter them from cancelling s…

Now Adobe Is Getting Sued by the U.S. Government After getting hammered for its new terms of service, the Photoshop maker’s bad month is getting worse.

Is adobe portfolio good for uploading images? I am a UX Designer and have started creating case studies using Adobe Portfolio. There are some parts where I have to export some Figma layers as PNG/JPEG to add to my case study. The issue is that my images are uploaded in low-resolution format. Is there any way to navigate through this issue? If this website isn’t a good option, what other pla…

US sues Adobe for ‘deceiving’ subscriptions that are too hard to cancel Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeThe US government is suing Adobe for allegedly hiding expensive fees and making it difficult to cancel a subscription. In the complaint filed on Monday, the Department of Justice claims Adobe “has harmed consumers by enrolling them in its default, most lucrative subscription plan without clearly disclosing …

Adobe shares surge 15%, head for sharpest rally since 2020 Adobe reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue, lifting the stock to its biggest gain in more than four years.

Picsart teams up with Getty to take on Adobe’s ‘commercially-safe’ AI Picsart’s AI image generator will be available some time later this year. | Image: PicsartImage and video-editing platform Picsart has teamed up with Getty Images to launch a “responsible, commercially-safe” AI image generator that’s trained exclusively on the stock image platform’s licensed content. Picsart says its AI lab is building a custom …

Adobe shares soar 17% on better-than-expected results Adobe reported results on Thursday that sailed past analysts’ estimates.

The Best Photoshop Alternatives If You Want to Avoid Adobe Get your photo editing fixes elsewhere.

Adobe Still Swears You’re Overreacting to Its New Terms of Service There’s not much new here, if you’ve been following along.

Can Adobe Bridge be used to structure loads of photographic archives into folders? Situation: I have been photographing for 25+ years now. Both commercial work as private work. My paid work is decent structured and backuped but my private work is partly a mess. The partly part is it is structured in years, subfolders for the most but a large part also is in folders like 2018_Q1_tobesorted etc. And to make things worse sometime…

Adobe overhauls terms of service to say it won’t train AI on customers’ work Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeAdobe is overhauling the terms customers must agree to when using its apps in an effort to win back trust — and clarify that it won’t train AI on their work. The change, announced via a new blog post, comes after a week of backlash from users who feared that an update to Adobe’s terms of service would allow…

Adobe’s new terms of service aren’t the problem — it’s the trust Creatives are fearful of how Adobe’s adoption of generative AI will impact their privacy and rights over their work. | Illustration by Haein Jeong / The VergeA recent notification from Adobe about a terms of service update caused outrage online once many people — forced to accept the new terms for continued access to its apps and services — inte…

Adobe Has Responded to Criticism of Its New Terms of Service Adobe isn’t stealing your work, but it’s definitely accessing it.

Adobe Lightroom users, what does it do for you that other editing softwares don’t? I bought a less popular editing software called Darkroom (never noticed the juxtaposition until now) and it’s not jam-packed with features but its cheaper and as of right now it gets the job done. What do you like about Lightroom that you can’t get elsewhere? submitted by /u/_sleeper__

Adobe Photoshop’s New Terms of Service Demands the Right to Access Your Work A company shouldn’t have the right to work you produce through one of its programs.