An artist backlash just saved Adobe Animate

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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

Is Canva’s cringey Gen Z mode secretly genius?

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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 Acrobat uses AI to turn your PDFs into podcasts

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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 Creator Studio suite is launching to take on Adobe

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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 Firefly now supports prompt-based video editing, adds more third-party models

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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

Adobe launches content creation hub in Premiere mobile for YouTube Shorts creators

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Adobe is partnering with YouTube to launch a dedicated content creation space in Premiere for iOS for YouTube Shorts creators, the company announced on Monday. The company says the space is designed to give creators everything they need to produce viral videos, grow their audience, and tap into trends, whether it’s creating day-in-the-life vlogs, travel videos, or behind-the-scenes clips.

https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/08/adobe-launches-content-creation-hub-in-premiere-mobile-for-youtube-shorts-creators/

Photoshop and Premiere Pro’s new AI tools can instantly edit more of your work

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Adobe has kicked off its annual Max event, giving us a first look at new and upcoming generative AI tools launching for the company’s Photoshop, Premiere Pro, and Lightroom Creative Cloud apps. These include updates to Photoshop’s Generative Fill feature that aim to give creators more control over adding, removing or modifying content, and tools that can automate some of the more time-consuming elements of editing photos and videos.

https://www.theverge.com/news/807811/adobe-photoshop-lightroom-premiere-pro-ai-max-2025