OMG OMG OMG This actually FINALLY happened?! I see pigs flying! There are pigs flying in the skies! Look! Look people! It must be the end times! The destroyer of worlds is upon us! ....   All kidding aside, I am happy to see my request --posted a mere 9 years and 4 months ago-- granted. So responsive and quick! Thank you! https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-ideas/p-curve-adjustment-graph-dialog-size-is-tiny-please-make-it-bigger/idi-p/12248760   It would have been even nicer if this outdated Curve editor dialog would have received a proper overhaul with additional features that have been available in other image editors for longer than we had to wait for a scalable curve editor, as has been pointed out by others here in this tghread. And it would have been SO great if the curve editor could have been non-proportionally scalable! Or have more readable info.  And the resolution of the graph doesn't resolve to a higher resolution when working with 16 bit images (is Photoshop still 15bit +1 , btw?). But I suppose we shouldn't get too greedy.    We have a scalable Curve adjustment dialog! Yay!   I immediately checked the Levels dialog, because OBVIOUSLY(!) that would be made to properly scale as well, right? Right? RIGHT?   NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! (Sinking to the ground in sheer despair while raising fists to the heavens and uttering a deep guttural and agonizing cry)   Well, no biggie, I suppose. I am off writing another request. With a bit of luck we will have a scalable levels editor in.... Oh, around 2034.  I can't wait! 😄    So happy! Thank you SO much, Photoshop devs! So thankful. Very thankful. Thankful, indeed.          ... View more

Dear ladies and gentlemen,   The impossible was made possible. The gods listened to our pleas, and let it be known in all the Photoshop communities:    The Curve adjustment dialog is now...   *sniffle*   Now...   *Sigh*   SCALABLE. Yes, you read that right. It finally happened. It only took 9 years and 4 months for this to be implemented. Let there be rejoicing. Let there be feasting. Ring the bells! Rejoice! Rejoice! Hail Photoshop!   Next, we hope and pray the Photoshop deities for a scalable levels dialog.   This request can now be closed. ... View more

Just a basic guess on my part: the new New Layer dialog was probably redesigned with wide screens in mind and the fact that the average user nowadays tends to work with larger and higher resolution screens.    In my opinion the new UI layout of this particular dialog feels less cluttered and is much more readable, so I do not mind it all - the opposite, in fact.   That said, I do agree with you that we could argue in favour of "neutral gray (50%)" or "neutral color (50 % gray)" rather than "neutral color", because the term "neutral color" by itself doesn't make sense at all to me. ... View more

Out of curiosity (and perhaps a stupid question): did you @_keyframer try the keyboard shortcut for creating a new file? Does that work? ... View more

Dreamweaver, despite being mothballed for several years, still remains by far the best IDE for web design and development, and for a lot of years Dreamweaver was the market leader.  Here is the kicker though... despite the lack of upgrades in this decade Dreamweaver is still the market leader.   By @bill_teale I teach and taught at various technical colleges. Dreamweaver isn't even on the same planet anymore in the industry, let alone a "market leader".  Students have no idea that Dreamweaver still exists or when they notice that it is part of CC no clue what it does. No-one I am aware of that works and/or teaches as a full stack developer works with DW at this point in time. Let's face it: Dreamweaver was mothballed years ago, and is far behind the curve. You'd be (sorry) only inconveniencing students to use DW in any web programming or full stack dev course. I have no idea why anyone would put their students in that situation, because it just doesn't reflect the real world.   Other than one's own current work experience, a developer merely has to check out surveys such as the yearly one by Stackoverflow to understand that Dreamweaver isn't even considered by 99.99% of full stack developers as a valid coding tool anymore. Despite @Nayan_Kankariya spinning fairy tales about the current stage of development of DW and imaginary future magical updates and new features, the reality is that in the past decade only marginal feature and maintenance updates have been released. Besides, if historic behaviour of Adobe taught us one thing, it is that Adobe hates competing in a market with many competitors that are plainly superior to them. If Adobe is unable to outright buy out the competing market leader, they simply stop competing in that software segment. Nor have they historically been able to operate well in web design/dev software markets. XD and Muse are but two examples.   Nah, there is zero opportunity for Dreamweaver to retake its throne. That ship has sailed 20 years ago.   And I'd like to add that anyone thinking that "vibe coding" is a good idea to teach beginner full stack devs is (sorry) out of touch with reality (for obvious reasons).   Just my two cents.   I might sound harsh. I loved DW during its heyday time, but pretending that DW is still a so-called market leader and a valid option to teach the young generation of coders, is... a tad delusional.      ... View more

It's not a bug, really. Whether or not a bevel will generate 'correct' geometry depends on the typeface, whether the bevel isn't overlapping other parts of the geometry, and the typeface vectors.    The letter E causes problems due to how the vectors are interpreted. This might actually be an issue caused by the font's vector outlines. If you look closely you can tell that the letters A and V also have a problem where the inner angle begins to overlap too much (check the crotch of the V, for example). This is a limitation of the bevel routine in Dimension. And there are shading issues as well due to bad normals where the bevel meets in corners. In short: problematic.   This is sort-of expected behaviour when working with bevels in 3d applications, however. Bevel routines are very difficult to get exactly right, and it depends on the context and also on the input quality, i.e. the font vectors in this case.    Solutions are:  - try a different version of the same typeface. Not all typefaces from all type foundries share the same quality.  - convert the typeface to outlines in Illustrator, and clean up (read: fix) the vectors to their simplest solution. Import into Dimension (or another 3D app such as Blender) and try once again). - switch to another typeface - switch to another 3D application, and bevel the typeface (or type outlines) in that application, then export the result for import into Dimension. - manually fix the geometry (in a 3D application such as Blender) if nothing else works.   This is what the Amaranth font on my system looks like when beveled in Blender: No issues here. But notice how the bevel routine in Blender does reduce the eyes and crotch space in various letters. But something has gotta give to allow the bevel to do its work.   So yeah: bevels in (polygon based) 3D can be tricky to get right. CAD apps fare much better here, but the result has to be converted to polygons once more for import into an app like Dimension. Which can again cause a myriad of issues!    In short: there is no magic solution here. It depends on the context, the app(s), the bevel algorithm, the font quality itself, and so on.     ... View more

OpenToonz and Tahoma2D (an offshoot of OpenToonz) have a similar feel to Animate. Or ToonBoom. These all support vector graphics based animation and the same frame-by-frame timeline approach. AE and Blender feel very different in regard to their timelines.   OpenToonz/Tahoma2D are open source and free, and the way projects are organized it is almost impossible to lose your entire animation because it splits an animation project into discrete files. And therefore supports proper versioning with SVN or Git as well. OpenToonz and Tahoma2D also share a much broader animation and compositing feature toolset than Animate.     https://opentoonz.github.io/e/ https://tahoma2d.org/   ... View more

If there is one thing I have learned in my career as a digital media creator, is that the longer term a project becomes, and the higher the dependency on niche-level specialist tools, the more fragile and prone to failure the entire project gets.   And the risks increase exponentially when such tools are ALSO cloud-based or dependent on external servers/internet to keep functioning. Add in a beta status, and looking back at Adobe's well-known history with cancelling products?   Well, this was to be expected. The signs were on the wall everywhere.   Which is why I favour the use of lower-level general-purpose tools such as Godot and Unreal (or Unity), and while it takes more time and skill to learn these, at least I know for certain they will be around in the long term. These tools provide an extensive scope for expanding features over which I and my team have full control. Even better, an open source tool such as Godot doesn't require any licensing or even internet connection. I and my team have full control over the project, instead of having to rely on third-party specialist tools that could be discontinued or have their cost increased beyond our control. Or being forced to update to a new version in the middle of a project and causing showstopping bugs...   I suppose for smaller and shorter term projects tools such as Aero might be a good fit. Beyond that? No, I'd learned to stay clear of these. Just too fragile and risky for long-term projects where stability and control is required.    Learn from this experience, and always ask yourself at the start of a long-term project: what is the worst that could happen? What happens when support for the software is cut off? Can I continue work even without an internet connection? Is it possible that the company goes under during the course of the project? What is the history of said company (if anything, Adobe has a rueful track record) Will my existing released projects continue to run? Do I have full supervision over my released products, or am I having to rely on a third-party server? ...and so on.   I have been burned too many times in the past by software companies discontinuing software or enforcing updates. Or suddenly switching to a more expensive non-perpetual licensing. If you cannot build in contingengies because your entire pipeline is based on just one very specific tool, in beta version, without a bail-out option or even stability of continued use of the current version in semi-long term?    Nah, I'd be setting myself up for failure.  In short, do your due dillegence.   @wise_developer0417 I feel your pain - I have been in similar situations before. You feel as if the rug was pulled out underneath you. Sorry that it has to happen to you and others here.  ... View more

Meta Spark Studio was discontinued last January.  https://spark.meta.com/blog/meta-spark-announcement   Never trust the info a LLM generates. ... View more

Adobe's management doesn't work that way, unfortunately. And even if they'd be willing to let go of Flash/Animate, things are never that simple: cue Freehand as a prior example. When Freehand's development was abandoned by Adobe (right after the Macromedia acquisition) the entire Freehand user community went up in arms. They too wanted Adobe to release Freehand as open source or sell it to the community, and even threatened legal action.    Action was taken, and the Free Freehand initiative started.  https://creativepro.com/free-freehand/   It was all for nought. Adobe invited the stakeholders behind Free Freehand to their headquarters, and from their talks it soon became obvious that Freehand couldn't be made open source due to too many licenses and other dependencies. Other reasons as well.   Animate/Flash will never be sold to another party or go open source for the same reasons Freehand wasn't open sourced.   If you are interested in investing in an open source 2d animation software alternative, support OpenToonz instead. Or Blender's 2D animation Grease Pencil. Of course, OpenToonz doesn't feature scripting or any of the interactive stuff that Animate/Flash supports - for that look elsewhere, such as Godot Engine. ... View more

Ironic: the OP's text was generated with an AI LLM.      ... View more

That would go against Adobe's historic behaviour, and is something they have never done before. The exact same behavioural pattern(s) have always indicated the end of software development at Adobe.   Of course, never say never. 😉 Chances of a version jump? I'd hazard a guess, and say 0.000001%.  ... View more

Please be careful with polarizing vague language such as "they" and "us". I do not identify with your use of 'us' (which would indicate "all photoshop users"? Or just a segment? Or just you and Xenohart?)   And who is "they"? Adobe management? The Photoshop devs? Adobe as a whole? Other users?  Vague language like this only serves a worthless mindset of "us vs them". And that has caused more than enough problems on this planet.     In any case: (and I say this with kindness) stop acting like a powerless victim. You are not dependent on Adobe for generative fill: quite the opposite. While forum users here are (no longer) allowed to mention third-party alternatives, free and open source software exists that does a better job than Photoshop for generative fill and genAI and works locally on your machine without the need to rely on third-party servers. Do your due dilligence and research options that are easily discoverable on the web. Become the fisher instead of the fish. 🙂   You @LauraMacky and other Photoshop users frustrated by Adobe's genAI credits business model have the power of free will and whether you choose your creative mind and workflow to be chained by clever business models that game you or instead allow yourself to roam free and take back control over your creative tools, workflow and software is entirely up to you!    Adobe gives you your daily fish on a silver platter at a cost. If that cost proves too much to swallow, consider making your own fishing pole and do your own fishing. Much more fun too! 😄 ... View more

As @Nancy OShea and @BenPleysier pointed out to you: Dreamweaver is what we call 'zombie software'. It is no longer actively updated with new features but for shallow security updates to avoid legal pitfalls. Zombie software like Dreamweaver will wander around aimlessly for a while longer and then collapse in a rotten heap meat. Not worth your time, money, or energy unless you have an emotional attachment or older projects that require maintaining a copy of Dreamweaver.   Hardly any developers outside the few left here in this forum and the odd duckling out there use Dreamweaver anymore. Time to move on to alive and healthy alternatives, including the ones that Nancy listed previously.  ... View more

In my opinion an option for a local installed generative AI model should be an option. I mean, if Krita offers either option: [1] to install the generative AI server locally on a user's machine if that machine is capable enough, and/or [2] use external servers to offload this if the user's machine isn't, and where option [1] is entirely free (minus one's electricity bill) then well...    Open source leads the way to freedom of choice here.  ... View more

For a classic paper-based workflow I would suggest OpenToonz. OpenToonz is a powerful free and open source 2d animation studio software and fits that workflow best. Credentials for OpenToonz are several classically hand-drawn animated features produced by Studio Ghibli. It is amazing that this is available for free.    https://opentoonz.github.io/e/   OT allows you to work with a traditional dopesheet (which you will like as a traditional hand animator who is probably familiar with these) or a modern frame-by-frame timeline, work on one's or two's etc, and import your drawings via files or directly via a camera/scanner. Even the camera function offers an onion feature to compare drawings when they are shot.   Controlling the time duration of each frame or group of frames is very simple in OT: either drag the frames out or use the built-in functions to automatically set up an animation on twos and so forth.    Also important: drawings can be cleaned up and even converted to vector or remain pixels. Then coloured with the ink and paint features in OT.   I would avoid Adobe Animate: too cumbersome for this type of classic paper-based workflow. Photoshop isn't meant for this type of work either.    Let me know if you need more information here. There are many OpenToonz tutorials on YouTube, although most tend to focus on digital-first workflows rather than the paper-based one. ... View more

Agreed. I switched to PhotoLine years and years ago and benefits are having filter adjustment layers that work directly in the layer stack rather than having to rely on the awkward Smart Objects workflow at all times (which is also possible in PhotoLine, rather than enforced ).      Photoshop's layer stack is quite limiting because it restricts non=destructive editing of direct layer actions:  - only one bitmap and/or one vector layer mask per layer.  - not possible to use filters directly as adjustment layers. - not possible to use adjustment layers directly on Smart Filters. - not possible to use a negative layer opacity (to invert the effect) - not possible to use a layer opacity beyond 100% (or beyond -100%) - not possible to use smart filters on smart filters. - not possible to use adjustment layers direclty on layer masks  - not possible to use smart filters directly on layer masks - not possible to limit smart filters only to a specific channel - not possible to copy a smart filter layer or move it around in the layer stack - anything non-destructive (other than adjustment layers and layer effects) must be handled via awkward Smart Objects. - not possible to instantiate and re-use any layer, adjustment layer, filter layer, layer mask, group, etc. directly and keeping the link between the original and the instanced layers. Or apply these to drive layer masks, adjustment layers, filter layers, etcetera. Change the source adjustment or filter layer and have those changes cascade throughout. - the reliance on clipping masks - not possible to directly edit Smart Objects and view the changes/results in real-time. - non-destructive channel handling in the layer stack is quite limited in scope. ...and so on.    Sure, there are workarounds up to a point by using clipping masks and the extensive use of Smart Objects. But it just complicates the basic compositing workflow unnecessarily, and the channel workflow tends to be rather destructive. Compared, PhotoLine is like a breath of fresh air. Many Photoshop users just... don't know about how much Photoshop's layer stack workflow could be improved, because --well-- they have never known anything else. After Effects is a good example of what is possible (but After Effects is dead slow).   The core layer stack workflow has remained the same for a looong time now in Photoshop. Surely it is showing its age, and I do agree it is time for an update in this area. Once you've seen what is possible in PhotoLine, it is impossible to unsee it. I am not saying PhotoLine is perfect (it is not). But Oh! If only Photoshop would offer half of what is possible in PhotoLine's layer stack.    Shht! Quiet! See? Adobe's Photoshop team is resting on their laurels.   Let's not disturb them with these inconvenient requests. 😉 ... View more

I'd use a chatGPT script in Python to assist me in organizing all that. Huge time-saver.  ... View more

Prototyping software such as Figma, Penpot, Justinmind, etc., are meant to create testable interactive low, medium, and high fidelity working prototypes of entire interfaces/apps/websites or parts of those  that can be quickly tested in multiple design cycles (hence the agile thing people are talking about) without having to invest too much time or energy in each design cycle.    Generally once a workable and functional prototype version is conceived after several of those design cycles the designer then proceeds to create developer specs outlining detailed specifications to create the front-end code and behaviour which are then implemented by the developer(s) (team(s).    This is actually quite an oversimplification of the process, btw. It also entails things like user research, etcetera.   Things are moving fast in the industry right now, with AI supported coding and all. Figma is introducing they call "Figma Make" and "Figma Sites" which (they hope) will allow designers to convert static designs to actual working interactive prototypes and fully coded applications and websites. Pretty much because Figma is feeling the heat from AI driven coding platforms like Bolt and Lovable.   In any case XD is dead and buried. Almost everyone in the UX industry is now working in Figma and a smaller part in other tools. Forget XD. Not worth it. If jobs are still advertizing XD experience, it is because HR is behind the times.   No wonder: things move fast in UX and coding. Many an HR person tends to lag behind (besides their lack of knowledge), and has a tendency to throw in all possible pizza ingredients in a UX job's requirements.    Just learn Figma. Adobe XD is dead and useless. And lightyears behind XD at this point. ... View more

If history taught us one thing about Adobe and their behaviour how their management treats software: Adobe won't even attempt to compete in the prototyping software market for a looong time, if ever again. Their attempt to get their grubby hands on Figma failed, and now they cannot corner that market segment anymore. XD had failed long before it was discontinued. The same happened with the web dev market, the animation market, and the 3D market.   In short, let go of Adobe. Transition to Figma (or Penpot if you want something open source and free). Your faith in Adobe is completely and utterly lost on that company in this regard. You deserve better. ... View more

I do agree with the OP: Smart Objects are a hassle. Yes, they have their usage context: in particular when layer stacks become overly complex and performance is hindered, then converting to a Smart Object can be useful. Or for organization of projects, for example.   And yes: Smart Objects are an outdated concept. It can be tackled in more productive ways, though. For example PhotoLine treats bitmap layers like independent objects with their own resolution, bit depth, image mode, colour management, etc. and these remain editable within the layer stack. Adjustment and filter layers are non-destructive by default as well.   So no need for arbitrary inconvenient Smart Objects: bitmap layers retain all their original properties, while still destructively editable.  And yes, PhotoLine does allow layer(s) to be converted to 'Smart Objects' when required or wanted. But non-destructive and destructive workflows are not mutually exclusive as they are in Photoshop.    We often forget that Photoshop isn't the only 'way' of doing things because many users are stuck within Photoshop's bubble... Yet Photoshop 's core workflow is stuck in the past in more ways than one. ... View more

Aside from your question: Animate is on the verge of (sadly) discontinuation by Adobe, so you might want to reconsider pouring too much of your time into an animation app that has no future ahead of it as a beginner animator. ... View more

I like this comment by someone in another discussion forum in relation to DEI:   [insert typical statement saying that DEI allows hires that are not as qualified as white males and/or allows for the hiring of minorities that aren't as qualified as "non-DEI hires" (which typically qualify as white in the US and Western European countries)]   Except that’s not at all what happens. DEI programs exist to keep qualified people who might otherwise get over looked from getting hired. It’s ironic how people like yourself will complain whenever they see a poc or woman in a job they feel they shouldn’t have but don’t bat an eye when less qualified white men get hired. DEI like Woke is being bastardized into a dog whistle to fill in for more blatantly racist terms. You probably aren't familiar with the quotation, "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?" by Henry II, are you? As the king, all Henry had to do was say that in front of a group of knights, and VOILA!! While the quote was not expressed as an order, it prompted four knights to travel from Normandy to Canterbury, where they killed Thomas Becket due to an ongoing dispute between crown and church.   Please read that carefully and parse out its meaning as it applies to "wishes" expressed by a vindictive president. If you do, you'll know what I'm saying. Those people aren't taking a job you deserve, they're just better than you. ... View more

@marvinaustin  That's not really the point, is it though? Usability and user experience are. ... View more

Not really. Completely normal and expected pricing for corporate professional training in a country like the UK.    That said, these kind of jobs are already disappearing due to AI assistants.  AI will replace these type of personal instruction classes/sessions rapidly. Similar to how many artists are currently struggling to attract new freelance work.  ... View more

Since your IN5 html project will be a static one, even Github or GitLab could work. Another free option is Altervista (Italian free hosting). You get a free subdomain yourname.altervista.org and free hosting. Make sure to register for the filemanager option, and avoid the WordPress hosting. Then you can upload your files to your hosting space.   Just make sure the first file (home page / start page) is named index.html. Anyone browsing to your yourname.altervista.org will then see your publication.   https://en.altervista.org/create-free-site.php   Or GitLab: https://docs.gitlab.com/user/project/pages/ ... View more