These let users generate images and content designed to align with your brand or aesthetic – for example, using a consistent character design or set of icons. Perhaps the main reason many are hesitant to use generative AI is the unpredictability of the output, but custom models might just change that. And now they're available in public beta.
https://www.creativebloq.com/design/design-software/can-adobes-new-custom-firefly-models-finally-tame-ai
Adobe announced on Tuesday that its AI assistant for Photoshop is becoming available to users in beta on the web and in the mobile apps. The company is also adding new AI-powered image-editing capabilities to Firefly, its tool for media generation and editing.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/03/10/adobe-is-debuting-an-ai-assistant-for-photoshop/
The software giant dropped a bombshell for animators this week when it sent out an email announcing with a month's notice that it would discontinue Adobe Animate from 1 March. Existing users were told they would lose the ability to download their content 12 months later. Today, Adobe posted a statement on its website saying: “Animate will continue to be available for both current and new customers, and we will ensure you continue to have access to your content. There is no longer a deadline or date by which Animate will no longer be available. These are changes from what we shared in our original email.
https://www.creativebloq.com/art/animation/an-artist-backlash-just-saved-adobe-animate
Love it or loathe it, Canva has become a staple for creatives seeking a quick and simple design platform. Shedding the sexy yet stuffy branding of leading graphic design software like Adobe and Figma, Canva's latest tool embraces its playful, user-friendly image with its new "Chronically Online" mode.
https://www.creativebloq.com/design/is-canvas-cringey-gen-z-mode-secretly-genius
Adobe has added new generative AI features to Acrobat that aim to help you quickly edit PDFs and summarize them in audio and visual formats. These updates include chat-based editing and the ability to generate personalized podcasts and presentations based on your docs, which are now available in Acrobat Studio — the AI-infused document workspace app that’s distinct from Adobe’s basic PDF reader.
https://www.theverge.com/news/864811/adobe-acrobat-studio-generate-podcast-presentation
Apple has announced Apple Creator Studio, a new software suite for Apple products that bundles popular creative apps into an all-in-one subscription service. Apple Creator Studio will be available on the App Store on January 28th and includes access to Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage — providing a rival editing and design subscription to Adobe’s Creative Cloud platform.
https://www.theverge.com/news/861279/apple-creator-studio-apps-subscription-price-availability
Adobe is updating its AI video-generation app, Firefly, with a new video editor that supports precise prompt-based edits, as well as adding new third-party models for image and video generation, including Black Forest Labs’ FLUX.2 and Topaz Astra. Until now, Firefly only supported prompt-based generation, so you would have to recreate the entire clip if any part of the video was not to your liking.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/16/adobe-firefly-now-supports-prompt-based-video-editing-adds-more-third-party-models/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon