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Working on a bigger project? Here's how you can build Consistent, Editable characters and Elements in Firefly Boards.Here’s a quick tutorial by our community expert Nate to get you started:The workflow (our example is a wrestler poster, but it works for any subject):Start a board. Go to firefly.adobe.com, select Boards, then Create board > New board (how boards work). Plan your assets first: each character and a background. Generate your first character. Select Generate image in the Task Bar. We use Gemini 3.1 (w/ Nano Banana 2), a tall aspect ratio, and 4K. Write a structured prompt: Subject is required, while pose, backdrop, lighting, color, framing, and exclusions are optional controls. Only add what you need, then drag your pick onto the board. Lock consistency with a character sheet. Generate four full-body views in a single frame, all in the same neutral A-pose, on a clean backdrop with even lighting (Widescreen). Load your character as a reference with the eyedropper. Referen

Our team is so excited to share that Generate Speech and Generate Music are now LIVE in Adobe Firefly! These two new audio features bring something the community has been asking about for a long time: a way to create original, royalty-free music and spoken audio without leaving your creative workflow. Whether you're scoring a short film, adding narration to a presentation, or just experimenting with what AI-powered audio can do — this is your sandbox.What You Can Do NowWith Generate Music, you can create original background tracks from a text prompt. Describe the mood, tempo, genre, or instrumentation you're going for — and Firefly generates a unique composition. You can also upload a video directly and let Firefly score it for you, analyzing the pacing and tone to suggest music that fits.With Generate Speech, you can turn any written script into natural-sounding voiceover. Great for explainer content, social video, prototypes, or any project where you need narration fast.Both outputs

Hello everyone, It’s time to reserve your spot at Adobe MAX - The Creativity Conference, taking place at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Get ready for what’s next - with three days of creative skill-building, visionary keynotes, and valuable connections. ​​​​​​Featured Speakers - Big ideas, inspired voicesWho You’ll Meet​​​​If you found this announcement helpful, click 👍 Like. Use ⭐ Subscribe to stay informed about future updates. You may also share this post with others who might want to stay updated on MAX.

 You asked, and we delivered! Several highly requested enhancements are now available. Remove background from videosReach for the Remove Background feature and let Firefly do the work for you: it automatically detects the subjects in your clip and strips the background across the entire clip, no frame-by-frame masking required. Learn More here. More room to create with GPT Image 2GPT Image 2 now supports 10 aspect ratios in Image Generation on the web and in Boards—up from the previous three.Try the new sizes and show us what you create! Is there still an aspect ratio you’d like to see? Let us know. Reference Images in Kling 3.0 OmniYou can now use reference images with Kling 3.0 Omni in both the Video Generation tab and Boards.Give it a try and share your experience. What works well, and what could be improved? A more creator-focused Firefly AI AssistantWe heard that the Firefly AI Assistant could sometimes sound a little too proud of itself. Fair point!We’ve adjusted its tone, so the

You've probably seen it all over your feed this week: portraits that look like they were pulled from a shoebox in 1987, warm studio light, big hair, soft focus, film grain, and unmistakably still the person in the original photo. It's a genuinely fun trend. Let's do it properly, in Firefly.THE CHALLENGETurn a photo of yourself into a convincing 80s portrait. Not a filter, a full restyle: era-appropriate hair, clothing, lighting, and grain, while staying you recognizably. Pick a style, or invent your own:📸 Studio Portrait - the classic glamour headshot: dramatic lighting, a big collar or shoulder pads, a plain backdrop. 🎬 Bollywood Portrait - the studio-glam look of Hindi cinema's biggest decade: bold color, voluminous hair, statement jewelry. 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Album - the warm, slightly imperfect portrait that lived in every home's photo album. 📰 Magazine Cover - editorial styling, dramatic but natural lighting, the polish of a period cover shoot. WHAT TO INCLUDEYour before photo and

 Discover the new generation and editing experience in Adobe Firefly (Private Beta), where image and video creation, editing, and asset organization come together in one seamless creative workspace. Creative work rarely happens in a straight line. You start with an idea, refine the details, organize assets, and bring everything together into a final masterpiece.What if you could do all of that in one place? The new generation and editing experience in Adobe Firefly (Private Beta) connects AI-powered creation, editing, and project management into a seamless workflow. Generate an image, fine-tune specific elements, save and organize your assets, transform images into videos, and keep editing without ever leaving your workspace.From first spark to final deliverable, Firefly keeps your creative flow uninterrupted.For more details on Firefly’s new generation and editing workspace, check here  Try it and tell us what you think! Join the waitlist. Reply with your first impressions, what's cli

Not sure which section your post belongs in? Use this guide before you hit submit — it helps your post reach the right audience and get a faster response.Quick SummaryIf you're describing something the app can't do, that's a Feature Request. If you're describing something that's broken even after troubleshooting, that's a Bug Report. If you're not sure and just want to talk it through, start in Discussions. DiscussionsThe discussion board is for questions, problem-solving, and general conversation. Post here if you want to ask how something works, troubleshoot with the community, or share a tip. Example: "How do I export a file with transparent background?"AnnouncementsAnnouncements are official updates from the moderator/product team. Check here to keep up with new features and known issues. Example: "Photoshop 26.1 release notes"Feature RequestsFeature requests are ideas for new functionality or improvements. Post here if you want the product to do something it can't do today. Search

 Ready to try something new with Firefly? Let’s put your creativity to the test!Try the new Markup feature in Firefly Image Generation and show us how you bring your ideas to life! The Challenge: Use Markup to guide Firefly in transforming an image highlight, sketch, or mark specific areas and describe what you want to change. If you need to know more about the feature. Check here  The original image :  The final image after editing with Markup:   How to Participate:Upload or generate an image in Firefly Use the Markup to select areas you want to modify Add a prompt to transform those areas Share your before & after results with a short description. What to Submit:Your Images and description: Images of Markup editing  Submission Deadline:Please submit your creations by April 30, 2026, 12:00 AM PT (GMT+7). Show us what you can do with Markup and push the boundaries of AI creativity!Drop your creations and inspire the community! Thanks, Kartika If you found this post interesting, cli

 New way to create: Adobe Connectors are here.Ever wish you could go from a text prompt to a finished, polished asset without hopping between apps? Now you can. Adobe connectors bring Adobe's creative and productivity tools directly into the AI assistants you already use, like Claude and ChatGPT.Built on the Model Context Protocol (MCP), Adobe connectors let you describe what you want in plain language and watch it happen, no menus, no panel-hunting, just conversation.What you can do right nowIterate in natural language — describe an edit or a new idea and refine it on the fly, without breaking your creative flow. Retouch photos in bulk — adjust color, lighting, and tone; remove distractions; swap backgrounds; crop, blur, resize, and expand images across a whole batch at once.Edit multiple portraits at once by using natural language prompts.Design from a template — start with an Adobe template, update text and colors, and turn it into a polished PDF-ready asset.Create a design from an

The Firefly Community Gallery is here! It's a growing collection of work made by the Adobe Firefly community with inspiring creations to explore and remixable prompts to start from. Explore the Gallery now: Firefly Community Gallery So, why should you check it out? It's more than a place to browse, it's a place to start creating.Remix creations. Find a creation you like, and remix it in Firefly to make it your own.Learn from prompts. Each post shows its prompt, so you can see what works and try it yourself.Get unstuck. Scroll the Gallery to find new inspiration for your next creation. The best part is how easy it is. Pick something that catches your eye, click "View", and start creating in Firefly in seconds. No blank canvas. No guesswork.Inspiring content from the community is being added every day, and new features are coming to the Gallery every month, so keep checking back.

The Firefly workspace just got a significant update. Everything you need to create is now in one place, built to help you move faster from idea to finished output.The redesign brings your tools, projects, and inspiration together under a streamlined nav. Here's what's new and where to find it: Home is your creative launchpad - featured workflows, quick-access tools for image, video, and audio, and a prompt bar to jump straight into creating.The New menu helps you quickly get started with Firefly tools. It shows options in two groups: Generate and Create, so you can easily begin different types of creative work.From New, you can quickly create images, videos, or audio, use tools like Boards and Timeline, and start bulk workflows for large creative tasks.Image, Video, and Audio sections each have dedicated workspaces with their full tool sets surfaced upfront. Generate, edit, translate, enhance - it's all there without digging.​​​Boards gives you an infinite canvas for moodboarding, refe

Welcome to a new Cross-Product Creative Challenge! Thanks to everyone who participated in the movie poster challenge with such great creations. This time we’re switching from action movies to fashion.(Note: This is not a prompt challenge. There are other challenges for that.) The Challenge: Design a high-fashion magazine ad for wealthy, non-alien animals—any creature will do, so long as it lives on Earth. Start in Firefly, Boards, Express, or Photoshop, but DO NOT stop at a prompt. There are quality details (lighting, contrast, composition) and content details you will have to get right.Guidelines:A prompt is not enough. Layer your assets and refine your composition. Treat Firefly and partner models as collaborators. Use prompts to generate assets you can put together in an ad. Think like an art director. What’s the story here? Who is the audience and what is the marketing message?It’s a Cross-Product Challenge! Use Photoshop, Illustrator, Substance, Adobe Express, Fresco—whatever tool

 Turn your creative style into a reusable model with Firefly Custom Models (beta)   Firefly Custom Models is now available in public beta for all paid individual customers. When you train custom models on your own images, you can explore new concepts and ideas that stay consistently aligned to a specific illustrative style, character, or visual tone—without starting from scratch each time.   Creating custom models helps you eliminate repetitive tasks and versioning so you can spend more time on strategic vision, art direction, and final refinements. Train your custom models and use them to generate content in Firefly and Firefly Boards with the generative credits included in your plan.  Check out Firefly Custom Models (beta) and help shape the feature with your feedback.    Get Started here  FAQ:-  What are Firefly Custom Models (beta)?   Firefly Custom Models (beta) are fine-tuned Firefly generative AI models that you train with your own assets and use to generate customized content c

We've seen a lot of posts recently from users running into the dreaded "Something went wrong. Please try again later." error while generating images or videos. You're not alone. This is one of the most reported issues in the community, and we want to help you understand why it happens and what you can do about it. Why does this happen?There isn't just one cause. Here are the most common ones:Server overload / high demand During peak usage times, Firefly's generation servers (and partner model servers) can get overwhelmed, causing requests to time out. This is usually temporary.   Expired login session / browser cache Your authentication token can expire mid-session, causing Firefly to fail silently. A stale cache can also trigger this unexpectedly.   Prompt contains restricted content Prompts mentioning children, trademarked product, or other restricted terms will be blocked by Firefly's content policy, often with this generic error.   Problematic reference image An ambiguous, low-qual