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Beta versions of Premiere, After Effects, and Media Encoder now support X-OCN files from the Sony BURANO using firmware version 3.0. Firmware version 3.0 adds several important features to the BURANO, including:A full-frame 5.8K 6:5 recoding format for anamorphic shooting A Super 35 crop 3.8K 16:9 recording mode at up to 120 fps X-OCN recording support when the imager scan mode is set to S35 1.9K 16:9 up to 240 fpsMore information is available on Sony’s website: https://pro.sony/ue_US/products/professional-cameras/cinematography-burano-firmware-roadmapIf you have any questions or comments about this change, please let us know!

About this articleRead time: 3 min.Published: May 21, 2026  Author: Amal Jaiswal – Community Manager TL;DRThe Adobe Acrobat Reader Android beta program gives Android users free, early access to new Adobe Acrobat Reader features via Google Play. Enrolment takes one tap, it's reversible anytime, and your in-app feedback routes directly to the Adobe Acrobat Reader product team.Adobe Acrobat Reader beta access is an opt-in Google Play testing track for the app on Android that lets everyday users try new features before public release. If you sign PDFs on the bus, scan receipts at lunch, and mark up docs at midnight, this is your backstage pass. What is the Adobe Acrobat Reader beta program?The Adobe Acrobat Reader beta program is the side door into the app on Android, a free testing track on the Google Play Store where the features land before they hit everyone else's phone. Beta testers get pre-release builds straight from the team, a dedicated in-app feedback form wired straight to the people building it. Why it matters?Beta feedback from real users, not just internal QA, directly informs which app features ship, get redesigned, or get cut. If you've ever wished Acrobat did something differently, this is the most direct route to the people building it. How does joining the Adobe Acrobat Reader beta work?Setup takes about 30 seconds:Open the enrolment page: Visit the Acrobat Android beta opt-in link on your Android device. Or enrol manually: Open Google Play, search Adobe Acrobat Reader, tap Adobe Acrobat Reader: scroll down, and tap Join the beta. Wait for the update: Google Play will push the latest beta build to your device, usually within a few hours. If it doesn't appear, open the Play Store and check for updates manually. Send feedback: Use the in-app feedback form, post in the Adobe Acrobat Reader Mobile community, or write a Play Store review. To exit, repeat steps 1–2 and tap Leave the program. Beta vs. Stable: which Adobe Acrobat Reader should you run?The Beta channel ships new app features first; the Stable channel is the polished public release most users have by default. Here's how they compare: Dimension  Beta Channel Stable Channel Best for Curious users, power users, feedback-givers. Everyday users who want reliability Feature access New features first, weeks or months before public release Features arrive after Beta validation Update frequency More frequent, smaller builds Scheduled, less frequent releases Stability May contain bugs, rough edges, or incomplete UI Production-grade, fully tested Adobe subscription needed? No No Feedback channel Dedicated in-app feedback form + community forum Standard Play Store reviews + community forum Influence on roadmap High: feedback routes to the product team during development Lower: feedback applies to already-shipped features How to enrol One-tap via Google Play Beta opt-in link Default: no action needed How to exit Tap 'Leave the program' in Play Store N/A Note: Your documents, account, and cloud sync work exactly the same in the beta channel as in the stable release.FAQ: Is the Adobe Acrobat Reader beta free? Yes. The Adobe Acrobat Reader beta program is completely free and does not require an Adobe paid subscription. You only need a Google account and the Google Play Store. Who can join the Adobe Acrobat Reader beta? Any Android user with Google Play access can join. There is no application, waitlist, or NDA enrolment, just one tap on the Play Store. How do I leave the beta program? Open Google Play, search Adobe Acrobat Reader: Edit PDF, scroll to the beta section, and tap 'Leave the program'. You'll be moved back to the public release channel on the next update. Is there an iOS beta for Adobe Acrobat Reader? Right now, public beta testing is Android only. If you're on iOS and want early access, keep an eye on the Acrobat Mobile community - announcements, where any future iOS opportunities will be shared first. Where does my feedback go? Feedback from the in-app form and community posts routes to the Adobe Acrobat Reader product team and informs the roadmap for future releases.  Learn more:📘 Adobe Acrobat Reader Mobile Help 📱 Adobe Acrobat Reader product page  Join the conversation:Already enrolled? What's the first thing you'd want fixed or added in Acrobat Reader on Android? Tell us below. The product team is in this forum. Found a bug or have a "wouldn't it be cool if…" idea? File it in Adobe Feature Requests.

月に一度のSubstance 3Dウェビナーを5/25に配信します。今回は、Substance 3D Designer バージョン16に加わった新機能を紹介したいと思います。是非、下記リンクよりご視聴ください。 Substance 3D Designer 16のアップデート内容を紹介します！前編5/25 17:00配信開始 

If you’ve been on recent After Effects Beta builds, you might’ve noticed the Effect Control Panel getting a little tidier: things like GPU Acceleration and Camera Aware have moved to the right side of the effect header, and Reset is a proper button instead of plain text. Today we’re excited to tell you why.As of build 26.5x7, After Effects allows you to assign color labels to individual effect instances on a layer. When you add an effect (or open a project that already has effects), you’ll see that familiar small grey square next to the effect name.  Click it and you get the same kind of label menu you already know from elsewhere in AE.  Upon applying an effect, each effect’s default label is None, but you can tag effects however it helps your workflow, same idea as layers or keyframes.In addition to the familiar square swatches, we've also added (optional) background tinting: the effect row can get a subtle background wash that follows the label color you picked. We've found this to be very helpful when you have a lot of effects and a small Effect Controls Panel.Showing the label swatch and using the label color for that background tint are two separate things, and both are optional. You can turn each on or off from the Effect Controls panel menu. So you can run swatch-only, tint-only, both, or neither (if you want zero label UI at all).Got 5 keying effects, 3 color correction effects, and 2 finishing effects?Got a single effect in the middle of a stack you want to easily find or point out to a teammate?Do you need to identify which version of effects settings your producer signed off on? FAQI didn't read the above but I really don’t like the background color! Turn it off in the Panel menu!I didn't read the above but I really don't like the swatch? Turn it off in the Panel menu!I turned off the swatch but the background color is still applied! Either turn off the background color visibility or turn the swatch back on and set the label to none. If you're interested in other ways of changing the Effect Label, please let us know.Do the Labels that are applied to effects in the Effect Control Panel show up/can be changed in the Timeline? Not right now, but tell us how you'd like that to work and how it would help you? I went to turn off the wash or the background color and I saw this Show Animation Presets option, what's that all about? That has been there for years! It will display a row at the top of each effect that will search your presets folder for any saved presets that only use that effect and show them here. You can use the dropdown to choose from all your matching presets and the left and right arrows to browse through them. Try saving a bunch of Fractal Noise presets, they'll be right there every time you apply Fractal Noise. Known IssuesAt the moment, using shortcuts for effect color labels does not work, we expect that to be fixed shortly.Please give this new feature a try and let us know what you think!!

 The latest Substance 3D releases are out. Designer 16 expands procedural capabilities with an improved Shape Splatter node and new SDF tools. Sampler 6 focuses on faster, more consistent material creation, including new templates and better HP Z Captis capture integration. And with ZBrush 2026.2.0 and Painter 12.0.2, you can now transfer meshes between the two apps in a single click. OpenPBR support is also now live across Designer and Sampler, and in beta in Painter. Head over to our post on the Adobe blog for more info!

 The latest Substance 3D releases are out. Designer 16 expands procedural capabilities with an improved Shape Splatter node and new SDF tools. Sampler 6 focuses on faster, more consistent material creation, including new templates and better HP Z Captis capture integration. And with ZBrush 2026.2.0 and Painter 12.0.2, you can now transfer meshes between the two apps in a single click. OpenPBR support is also now live across Designer and Sampler, and in beta in Painter. Head over to our post on the Adobe blog for more info!

 The latest Substance 3D releases are out. Designer 16 expands procedural capabilities with an improved Shape Splatter node and new SDF tools. Sampler 6 focuses on faster, more consistent material creation, including new templates and better HP Z Captis capture integration. And with ZBrush 2026.2.0 and Painter 12.0.2, you can now transfer meshes between the two apps in a single click. OpenPBR support is also now live across Designer and Sampler, and in beta in Painter. Head over to our post on the Adobe blog for more info!

ColdFusion 2025 update 8 delivers native AI and LLM integration with a unified multi-provider framework, Model Context Protocol support for building and consuming AI tool interfaces, vector stores and RAG for grounding AI in your own content, passwordless passkey authentication, a rebuilt VS Code extension with Linux and Docker support, AI services monitoring in PMT, and significant language improvements including native Sets, async enhancements, and Java interoperability.What’s new in ColdFusion 2025 Update 8Native AI and LLM integrationColdFusion 2025 update 8 adds first-class AI support directly into the language. You access AI providers through built-in CFML functions that integrate with your existing components and application logic — not through generic HTTP calls. A unified provider framework lets you write one set of code that works across OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, Google Gemini, and Ollama. Switching providers requires only a configuration change, no code refactoring. Two entry points are available: ChatModel() for simple stateless prompts, and agent() for multi-turn conversations with memory, tool calls, and guardrails.Model Context Protocol (MCP)MCP is an open standard interface layer between AI agents and your application. Agents can discover and use tools without unrestricted access to your codebase. ColdFusion 2025 update 8 supports MCP in both directions — as a client connecting to external MCP servers over HTTP or STDIO, and as a server exposing your own CFC functions as callable tools. The new ColdFusion documentation site also ships with a built-in MCP server for direct IDE integration.Vector stores and RAGColdFusion 2025 update 8 adds a native RAG pipeline that grounds AI responses in your own content. It supports five vector stores — InMemory, Pinecone, Milvus, Qdrant, and Chroma — and offers three approaches: simpleRAG() for quick setup, agent() with INGESTION for full pipeline control in production, and documentService() for scheduled or shared ingestion jobs. A no-code ingestion UI is also available in the Administrator. Supported formats cover most common document and data types including PDF, DOCX, CSV, JSON, and remote URLs.Security enhancementsColdFusion 2025 update 8 adds five security improvements: native passkey support (WebAuthn/FIDO2) for passwordless sign-in, an Argon2-default password hashing API, an expanded Security Analyzer that now detects unscoped variable risks and exports PDF/CSV reports, OEM library upgrades addressing underlying vulnerabilities, and AI guardrails in agent() to filter LLM inputs and outputs via CFC-based validators.ColdFusion Builder VS Code extensionThe ColdFusion Builder VS Code extension now supports Linux and Docker as a first-class server target with full RDS and debugger support. The CFML grammar has been rebuilt to be context-aware, so a single # or <cfif> inside a <script> block no longer breaks syntax highlighting for the entire file. New code completions cover AI, Cloud, and MongoDB services with proactive deprecation warnings. The Security Analyzer ships with new rules covering cryptography, XML injection, and file injection, plus PDF and CSV report export.AI services monitoring in PMTPMT now includes an AI Services dashboard — enabled via Settings > Monitoring > Advanced — with seven tabs covering every layer of the AI stack: LLMs, Agents, RAG, MCP Clients, MCP Servers, Vector Stores, and a Trace Viewer. The Trace Viewer shows a full flamegraph of each AI request, making it straightforward to pinpoint which part of a pipeline is responsible for slowdowns.Language and performance updatesColdFusion 2025 update 8 adds native Sets with set theory operations, CompletableFuture-based async with asyncAllOf(), asyncAnyOf(), and timeout and combining methods, automatic CFML-to-Java functional interface adaptation, member functions on literals, and eight new or enhanced built-in functions. Query of Query is approximately 11x faster than the previous version, and arithmetic operator left-associativity has been corrected to match standard relational database behavior.New documentationThe ColdFusion documentation has moved to a new platform built on Adobe Experience Manager Guides, with improved navigation and search, deeper topic coverage, and a built-in MCP server for IDE integration. Connect a supported IDE directly to the documentation using a free Adobe account.

Working with images in Illustrator used to mean bouncing between apps — open Photoshop to extend a background, reach for a third‑party tool to knock out a subject, then come back to finish the layout. Two new AI‑powered features in Illustrator change that. You can stay in one file, work with vectors and images side by side, and skip the manual cleanup that used to eat up half your afternoon. Here's a quick look at what each one does, when to reach for it, and where to find it in the interface. Generative Expand for images — Extend any image to fit your layout, no cropping required.Need a wider banner? A taller social post? A different aspect ratio for the same hero shot? Generative Expand for images, powered by Adobe Firefly, lets you grow a placed image beyond its original bounds and fills the new area with generated content that blends naturally with the original.You'll find it tucked inside Crop Image. Select your image, choose Crop Image from the Contextual Task Bar (or the Properties panel, Control panel, right‑click menu, or Object menu), and drag the cropping frame outward — the new area appears in purple. Hit Generate, and Illustrator returns three variations of the expanded image. Use the arrows in the Contextual Task Bar to preview each one, then select Done on the variation that fits.Your original image is preserved as a hidden object in the Layers panel, and the generated output becomes a Generative Object you can re‑run, copy with its linked variations, or manage from the Generation History panel.Learn more about generating content to expand images in Illustrator here.Remove Background — One click, transparent subject, ready to drop into any layout.Cutting a subject out of its background used to mean a clipping mask, a pen tool selection, or a round trip through another app. Remove Background in Illustrator does it in a single click.Select your image and choose Remove Background from the Contextual Task Bar. Illustrator analyzes the image, isolates the subject, and replaces the original with a version that has a transparent background. You can also access it from the Quick Actions section of the Properties panel, the Control panel, the right‑click menu, and the Object menu.It's perfect for product shots heading into packaging, hero images for layouts, social graphics, and branding mockups where you need a clean subject without its surroundings.Learn more about removing background from images in Illustrator here.Better together — Two features, one image‑editing workflow. These two new features in Illustrator pair naturally. Use Remove Background to isolate the subject of a placed image, then drop it into your layout and use Generative Expand to stretch a separate background to the exact aspect ratio you need. What used to be a multi‑app workflow is now a few clicks inside Illustrator — and everything stays editable.Share Your FeedbackHave you tried Generative Expand for images or Remove Background on your own projects yet? Drop a comment and let us know how they're working for you — and if there's a specific image‑editing workflow you'd like us to break down next, we're listening.If you found this post helpful, click 👍 Like. Use ⭐ Subscribe to stay informed about future updates. You may also share this post with others who might benefit from these enhancements.

Photoshop 27.7 brings smarter performance, deeper AI flexibility, and smoother everyday workflows, so you can stay focused on creating, not managing complexity. This release sharpens how Photoshop responds to your hardware, gives you more control over AI‑powered tools, and streamlines common tasks to keep documents cleaner and faster. The result is a more responsive, flexible experience that supports both quick edits and deep creative work. What’s newYou can now use an on‑device AI model for the Remove tool, giving you the choice to process object removals locally without relying on the cloud. Sharing and ideation also get a boost with direct integration between Photoshop and Firefly Boards, making it easier to move from creation to moodboarding and comparison in one flow.  On top of that, managing your account is simpler with a Unified Account Menu right inside the Edit workspace, alongside several workflow and performance improvements across the app. Enhancements you’ll noticeThe Save for Web dialog has been refreshed with a modern, more consistent interface. File handling gets more flexible with new preferences that let you open JPEGs as regular layers and start new documents without a default background layer.  Fixed issues — thanks to you!Hue/Saturation ranges now update correctly when selecting prominent color presets from the Properties panel. Fixed the inability to launch Photoshop versions 26.2 and 25.12.1 at the same time on Windows.See the full list of new features and fixes in the release notes. How to updateOpen the Creative Cloud desktop app and update Photoshop to the latest version to start exploring everything in v27.7. Join the conversationWhat are you most excited to try: on‑device Remove, Firefly Boards, or the expanded generative credits? Share your workflows, experiments, or feedback with the community and let us know how this release is shaping your creative process. 

April's release is a good one. Adobe Express shipped five updates this month that touch almost every part of the editor - from how you style a design to how you build a webpage. Here's what dropped and why it matters for your workflow. CATEGORY: STYLESApply Styles: Transform a design in secondsStyles lets you apply predefined color and font combinations to any design in one click. Open the Styles panel, pick a combination, and hit Apply to all pages - your whole project updates instantly. You can also shuffle color themes, edit individual colors or fonts on the fly, and use the In Use section to see exactly what's applied at any moment. Really useful if you're managing brand consistency across a lot of content! Instead of manually updating colors and fonts page by page, you define the style once and let Express do the heavy lifting. Brand teams and solo creators alike should find this a real time-saver. Learn more here! CATEGORY: PRESENTATIONSClick Order: You control what plays (and when)Click Order gives you precise control over the sequence of animations, video, and audio in presentations. Drag elements into the order you want, group them so they trigger on a single click, or spread them across multiple clicks. Audio defaults to Autoplay but can be repositioned in the sequence. If you've ever built a presentation and wished you could reveal content more deliberately - the way you'd do it in a live keynote - this is the feature you've been waiting for. The Preview button lets you check playback order before you share, and exported MP4s follow the click order you set. Get the step-by-step from our HelpX team! CATEGORY: TEMPLATESAdd Pages to Custom Templates: Start small, grow as you goShared custom templates now let you start with just the pages you need, then pull in more pages from the original template as your project evolves. No more starting over because you need an additional layout. Select Template info in the header, choose the pages you want to add, and they drop right into your file. Especially valuable for Teams and Enterprise users working within brand-controlled templates. Collaborators can request brand access directly from the template screen, which removes a friction point that used to require a separate conversation. Further information here! CATEGORY: VIDEOCollapse Audio Tracks: A cleaner video timelineA small but welcome quality-of-life improvement for video creators. You can now collapse audio tracks in the sceneline view to reduce visual clutter when you're working with complex timelines. It doesn't change anything about how audio behaves - it just gets it out of your way when you don't need to see it. If you regularly work on multi-track video projects, you'll appreciate having a cleaner workspace. Less scrolling, less cognitive load. Find out how to use Express to create videos! CATEGORY: WEBPAGESNavigation Bar: Give your page some structureThe webpage editor now supports a navigation bar - a header with anchor links that let visitors jump between sections of your page. Add it from the layout options, set your anchor points, and your page instantly becomes easier to navigate. This brings Express webpages closer to what you'd expect from a purpose-built web tool. If you're building longer-form pages (portfolios, event pages, product showcases) this makes a real difference in how visitors experience your content. Learn more about webpages here!  All five features are live and waiting for you.Whether you're building brand content, a presentation, or your first webpage - there's something in this release that'll make your next project a little smoother. Go take it for a spin!

We added the ability to hide the on-clip fade/transition handles.  Find this setting in the “timeline display settings” wrench menu.  You have independent control over video and audio fade handles.  If you find that turning them on an off is a common occurrence, keyboard shortcuts may be assigned as well.The on-clip fade handles make it easier to create audio fades and video cross-dissolves and can greatly speed up your editing.  But for some users they get in the way of basic editing functions like trimming and moving clips.  If you are one of these people for whom the fade handles are more of a hindrance than a help, we now allow you to turn them off. Just in case you didn’t know, you can customize the look and feel of your sequence in many ways in this menu.  We want to know what you think.  Please join the conversation below.

About this articleRead time: ~3 min Published: May 18, 2026 TL;DR: See an unfamiliar Adobe charge on your statement? Use the Adobe Charge Finder tool to identify it , enter your card and transaction details exactly as they appear on your statement, and it'll show the linked Adobe account, subscription type, and date.Spotted an unfamiliar charge from Adobe on your bank or credit card statement? You’re not alone, and in most cases, the charge can be traced and resolved within minutes. Use the Adobe Charge Finder tool to identify the transaction, locate the associated Adobe account, and take the right next step. We know how unsettling it feels to see a charge you don’t recognize. That’s why Adobe has streamlined the process of identifying unknown charges, so you can quickly confirm whether the transaction came from Adobe, trace it to the right account, and resolve it without the back-and-forth. With the Adobe Charge Finder tool, you can look up any Adobe charge using the transaction ID from your statement. Identify the charge in seconds.Open the Adobe Charge Finder tool and enter your card and transaction details exactly as they appear on your bank or credit card statement. The tool will display the associated Adobe account, subscription type, and transaction date, especially helpful if you have multiple Adobe accounts. Understand the common reasons behind unknown charges.Most unrecognized charges fall into one of a few categories:- Free trial that converted to a paid plan- An annual subscription billed monthly- Renewal on a different email address- Family member’s purchase on a shared card- Recent price update in your region.Reviewing your Adobe account often clears this up right away. Take the right next step.If the Charge Finder tool confirms the charge is from Adobe, sign in to your account to review the plan and choose how you’d like to proceed, including cancellation if needed. If the charge is not from Adobe, or if you still don’t recognize it after checking all your Adobe accounts, contact your credit card issuer or bank to report potential fraud. A quick note on safety. Adobe will never ask for your password, full card number, or personal details through private messages or email. If anyone contacts you privately claiming to be Adobe Support, it is likely a scam, always reach out through the official Adobe contact page. 

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May '26 REMIX IT! The “Remix it!” challenge is a fun, community driven creative activity that invites you to jump in, experiment, and share your unique editing style. Inspired by the collaborative spirit of Lightroom’s Remix feature, where photographers build on each other’s edits, this challenge is all about creativity, learning, and having fun together. Take an image, make it your own, and see how others in the community interpret the same starting point, because every remix tells a different story. How to Join Make sure you have the latest version of Lightroom Desktop, iOS, or Android Follow this link to the May '26 Remix It! Challenge in Lightroom Share a screenshot & link to your Remix in the comments below!   About the imageA sure sign that winter is gone – this Robin is a cheery sight!Have fun with the Remix and be sure to share yours! We’ll announce our favorites when we post next month’s challenge.We can't wait to see your take on it! ‌😄‌ About the photographer Celeste Guidice has been an Adobe Community Expert since 2016 and founded the Nashua Adobe User Group in 2012. She is a commercial photographer and Lightroom coach based in New Hampshire.   Helpful Links | Download Lightroom | Remix - Quick Tip | Lightroom Academy | Make your photo Remixable | How to edit Remixable photos in Lightroom | Remix It! Challenge Home

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  What is this offer? Adobe Creative Cloud and Express Premium members can redeem 3 free months of LinkedIn Premium Career, including access to 24,000+ LinkedIn Learning courses, job insights, and hiring manager outreach tools.How do I redeem? Visit adobe.com/benefits or the Benefits tab in the Creative Cloud Desktop app. Redemption links are unique to each member and cannot be shared or transferred.  You qualify if you are:An active Adobe Creative Cloud or Express Premium subscriber New to all LinkedIn Premium tiers - meaning you've never taken a free trial and don't have a current or recent paid subscription to LinkedIn Premium Career, LinkedIn Business, Sales Navigator, or Recruiter Lite*You do NOT qualify if you are:A Creative Cloud Enterprise or Express Free user A previous LinkedIn Premium free trial redeemer (any tier, any time) A paid LinkedIn Premium subscriber within the last 12 months*Your existing LinkedIn free account must be at least 4 weeks old to qualify for the offer. If you are new to LinkedIn, create an account, then wait 4 weeks to redeem the offer.  Q: The Redeem button does nothing or greys out. What do I do? A: Try refreshing the page or switching to a different browser. If the issue persists, contact Adobe support at helpx.adobe.com/support.html. Q: I'm getting an error on the Adobe benefits page. What does that mean?A: This typically means your account is on a Creative Cloud Enterprise plan, which is not eligible for the offer. Unfortunately there is no workaround available for Enterprise users. Q: The Adobe page says I'm eligible, but LinkedIn is giving me an error. Why?A: Adobe and LinkedIn run independent eligibility checks, so passing Adobe's check doesn't guarantee you'll pass LinkedIn's. The LinkedIn-side error is almost always related to your Premium history on that platform. Q: I'm getting the error "You are not eligible for this promotion. This promotion is limited to eligible LinkedIn users and is available only in select regions." What does this mean?A: Despite the wording, this is usually a LinkedIn account history issue rather than a regional one — the offer is available in all regions where LinkedIn operates. If you're certain you've never had any form of LinkedIn Premium, contact Adobe support at helpx.adobe.com/support.html. Q: Are there alternative options if I'm not eligible?A: No — if you fall into any of the ineligible categories, there are no alternative redemption paths. The offer is also non-transferable and may not be resold.  Q: I redeemed the offer but Premium isn't showing up in my LinkedIn app. What do I do?A: Try logging out of the LinkedIn app and back in. If Premium still isn't reflected after a few hours, contact LinkedIn support at linkedin.com/help. Q: My 3-month subscription ended earlier than expected. What do I do?A: Reach out to LinkedIn support to review and correct your expiration date: linkedin.com/help.  Still need help? Don't let a technical hiccup stand between you and 3 free months of LinkedIn Premium Career! Post in the Adobe Express Community and we'll do our best to get you sorted.  

 Already using Substance 3D materials in After Effects?Now you can take them even further - with built-in displacement support, allowing your surfaces to have real depth, not just texture. What can you do with it? Add true surface depth using displacement maps from Substance materials Go beyond flat textures with physically richer details Enhance realism with materials that now affect both appearance and geometry  Put it to use in your workflow Create realistic surfaces (brick, fabric, terrain) Add depth to product renders Build stylized, abstract looks with exaggerated displacement How to use it (GIF) Apply an SBSAR material to your 3D layer Go to Material Properties Enable or adjust Displacement / Height settings Tweak intensity and scale based on your scene    Read the full article to get started: Displacement with Substance Materials Pro tipsStart subtle—small displacement values often look more realistic Use good lighting to enhance depth and shadows Combine with camera movement to make displacement more noticeable Great for close-up shots where surface detail matters most  Have you tried displacement with your materials yet? Where do you see this making the biggest impact?Share your thoughts—or your renders—below!

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 tools will help you build the scene.Share your process:Tell us how you created it. What tools did you use? How did you refine your idea? What choices did you make?This one started life as an idea: What would it be like if camels had a beauty industry, fashion magazines, cosmetic brands? The starting point was to ask Nano Banana Pro, “Create a name and logo for a luxury hair and cosmetic brand for ultra-rich camels.” It came up with the brand name, a starting point for a logo, and some ideas for specific cosmetics. Mirabelle started as a Firefly 5 prompt: “A high-end magazine glamor photograph of an anthropomorphized young female camel with immaculately groomed hair and cosmetics, long eyelashes, in a luxurious beauty salon for camels.”The ad copy and overall look are modeled on old cosmetic ads featuring different movie stars, particularly a Revlon mascara ad with Emma Stone. Mirabelle went through several iterations to get the look, the hair, and (for this ad) the eyelashes right. The eyelash extender is one of several cosmetic items I made in collaboration with Nano Banana that will get their own ads.In Photoshop, I made an image large enough for a magazine page at 300 ppi and generated an exotic “Arabian palace” spa for a background. “Select Subject” pulled Mirabelle out of her original image on Firefly Boards. Photoshop is also where the product image and the logo were refined.Final assembly and layout is in InDesign, where the background image gets a color tint eyedroppered from the silk scarf, and the product is layered by using “Object Layer Options” on two instances of the product Photoshop file.I’m encouraging everyone to approach this like you would a real client project. Composition, colors, copy, image quality should be appropriate for a high-end publication. Even if you don’t do this kind of work for a living, or very often, it’s great practice in getting the different tools to work together. Above all, have fun with it! 

Beta versions of Premiere, After Effects, and Media Encoder now provide better support for ProRes RAW. Via Effects Control > Source,  it is now possible to modify the attributes of a ProRes RAW file, including:Processing method ISO Exposure bias Color temperature Raw to log optionsProRes RAW support is available for all ProRes RAW files, including those recorded in-camera (e.g., iPhone 17 Pro, Nikon ZR), and those recorded by external recording devices from Atomos (e.g., Ninja, Shogun).ProRes RAW plugins are supported. These plug-ins enable camera manufacturers to provide their own custom processing pipeline, bypassing the default ProRes RAW pipeline. Two ProRes RAW plug-ins are currently available: iPhone 17 Pro - Pro Video Formats 3.1 (macOS only) Canon (ProRes RAW recorded using Atomos recorders) - Canon Plugin 1.2.0 for ProRes RAW (macOS only)Note: ProRes RAW support in our current, shipping Windows products relies upon installation of Apple’s Apple ProRes RAW for Windows 1.3 package. This is not needed for the updated ProRes RAW support now in beta and will not be needed when the updated ProRes RAW support is released later this year.  We’d love to get your feedback on ProRes RAW support! Please let us know if you have questions or comments.

Illustrator is full of tool pairs that seem to do the same thing, until you actually use them. Pick the wrong one and you'll spend ten minutes wondering why your shape won't behave. Pick the right one and the work feels effortless.We've put together three short videos that break down the most commonly confused tool pairs in Illustrator, so you can stop guessing and start choosing with intent. Eyedropper vs. Color Picker — Both deal with color. Only one copies it.​​​​​​The Eyedropper samples the fill, stroke, and appearance attributes already living in your artwork with a single click. The Color Picker lets you build a color from scratch using sliders, numeric values, or the color field. One copies what exists, the other creates what you want. Knowing which is which saves real time when you're matching styles or designing from a brand palette.Knife vs. Scissors — Two ways to cut, two very different results.The Knife slices through shapes freehand — drag across an object and Illustrator splits it into independent pieces wherever your blade went. The Scissors work at anchor points, giving you a clean, precise cut exactly where you click. Knife is for expressive, flowing cuts. Scissors are for controlled, deliberate ones.Anchor Point Tool vs. Smooth Tool — Reshape with precision or refine with flow.The Anchor Point tool changes the structure of a path, converting corners to curves (and back) and giving you control over individual handles. The Smooth tool refines an existing path by reducing anchor points and easing out sharp variations as you draw over it. Use the first for structural edits, the second for visual polish. Share Your FeedbackWhich pair trips you up the most? Drop a comment and let us know — and if there's another Illustrator tool pairing you'd like us to break down next, we're listening. If you found this post helpful, click 👍 Like. Use ⭐ Subscribe to stay informed about future updates.You may also share this post with others who might benefit from these enhancements.

Applies to: Firefly for Creative Cloud for Teams TL;DR:Three new Firefly Creator offers for teams: Firefly - Pro (4,000 credits), Pro Plus (10,000 credits), and Premium (50,000 credits). Go from text prompts to polished, business-ready images, graphics, and videos using Adobe Firefly, Adobe Express Premium, and Photoshop. No full Creative Cloud plan needed. Add a plan from the Admin Console by selecting Buy more.Firefly Creator for teams is an AI-first creative toolkit built for small teams and businesses to go from idea to polished, business-ready visuals faster, without needing a full Creative Cloud plan.How to add a Firefly Creator plan for my team?On the Overview page in the Admin Console, select Buy more and add one of the Firefly plans below. Plan Generative AI feature type access Monthly generative credits Firefly Pro for teams Standard and Premium 4,000 for premium generations Unlimited access to standard generations Firefly Pro Plus for teams Standard and Premium 10,000 for premium generations Unlimited access to standard generations Firefly Premium for teams Standard and Premium 50,000 for premium generations Unlimited access to standard generations  Why should teams use Firefly?Create faster with AI-guided tools: Turn text prompts into images, graphics, and videos in seconds using Adobe Firefly, then refine or remix using Adobe Express Premium or Photoshop on web and mobile. High-resolution assets suitable for commercial use: Produce high-quality visuals that are ready to publish across channels without relying on agencies or advanced design skills. Reduce tool sprawl and save time: Replace multiple generative AI and design tools with a single creative workspace that supports ideation, creation, and lightweight production. Built for teams and business use: Firefly for teams includes commercially safe AI, shared assets, and Admin Console controls to manage seats as your team grows. Note: Generative credit consumption depends on the feature used (such as image or video generation) and subscription type. See Generative credits and Adobe Firefly for details. Trying it out with your team? Tell us how it's going - what are you creating, and what would make it better?Drop it in the thread, the team is reading. Quick LinksFor more details, visit: Adobe Firefly FAQ Generative Credits FAQ Firefly Standard and Firefly Pro plans — Generative Credits Firefly technical requirementsWas this helpful? Click the Like icon below, it helps us know what's working.More questions? Start a conversation | Catch up on all updates: ICYMI

Color Mode is now in public beta, and your feedback is going to shape what it looks like at GA.If you've spent time in it, we want to know what's working, and what you wish existed. The survey only takes a minute and goes directly to the team building Color Mode. Thank you, and happy editing. Fill it out here →

Acrobat Express is the latest offer plan for AI-powered document insights, information sharing, and content creation. Acrobat Express is a new offering that brings AI-powered document insights, content generation, and information sharing, all in one place. Gain clarity quickly with AI.Generate summaries and answers to your questions linked directly to their sources. You can even turn files into AI-generated summaries and podcast-style overviews. Share PDFs as interactive experiences. Turn multiple docs into a PDF Space that guides recipients through your content with a summary, audio overview, your brand, and a custom AI Assistant. Learn more in this post.  Transform documents into polished content. Generate on-brand presentations and podcasts from your files that are ready to share in minutes. No design experience needed. Turn your ideas into standout designs. Create branded social posts, flyers, images, and more with customizable templates. Easily edit and resize your content for any channel to market your business. To learn more, see this Adobe article: Overview of Acrobat Express home 📌 See it in action: Explore and compare the Acrobat plans to find the experience that works best for you. Not sure which features matter most for your workflow? Tell us what you create or manage most often in the comments. 👇 Community Resources:The New Standard for Document Sharing: PDF Spaces​​​​Edit PDFs using Acrobat for WhatsApp 

Have you tried Rotate Object in Photoshop 27.6 yet? If not, give it a try. It can turn flat pixel layers into rotatable 3D objects, right on your canvas. Getting Started Instead of imagining how an object might look from another perspective, you can now actually rotate it. Select a pixel layer or Smart Object, choose Rotate Object, and drag directly on the canvas to explore different angles, tilts, and orientations. Photoshop gives you a live, low‑resolution preview while you rotate, then renders the final result in full resolution when you’re done.This makes it easier to fine‑tune perspective without rebuilding your composition or duplicating layers, and because the rotation stays editable, you can always come back and adjust later. Here is a quick tutorial demonstrating the feature.  Where this really shinesProduct mockups: Test multiple viewing angles without re‑creating assets Concept art & illustrations: Quickly explore depth and form Social & marketing visuals: Add subtle perspective shifts that make designs feel more dynamic Creative exploration: Rotate, tilt, refine, without committing too earlyPro tip: Shape and Type layers need to be rasterized first, but once they’re pixel layers, you’re free to rotate and refine as much as you like using on‑canvas controls or precise values in the Properties panel. Join the conversationWhat are you excited to rotate first, products, characters, or something unexpected? Drop your experiments, tips, or questions below, and let’s explore this new dimension together.