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margaretmz
margaretmz
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January 13, 2025
Question

Better UI/UX for Adobe Stock Generative Edits

  • January 13, 2025
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I love the new GenAI features such as Generative Edits, and using an existing image as style / composition reference!

 

When using Adobe Stock generative edit to make change to an image such as remove or replace the background or expand image, there seems to be no option to download the edited image. Clicking on the license button on the top right gives me an "Unable to Edit" pop-up error message: "Generative Eidts can only be made before you license your photo or illustration. To continue editing this image, please use Adobe Crative Cloud".  I have no option but to exit out of the editor. Then there is no longer an "Edit" option on Adobe stock for the same image.

 

It took me a while to figure out that I can go to my libarary and under "Generated by you" to find my edited image for download.

 

Suggestions for better UI/UX: It would be great to indicate to the userin the GenAI editor on how to download the edited image. Let the user know up front and also after the user licenses the edited image.

    2 replies

    Riya123
    Adobe Employee
    Riya123
    Adobe Employee
    January 14, 2025

    Hi @margaretmz - Unfortunately at this moment , you can only make all edits before licensing an asset . Once you licensed then the asset can no longer be edited. That is the reason why you see that message . All your edited and saved assets should be visible in your library to download . User usually gets a toast displayed stating that the asset is saved, which displays and disappears after few seconds. That said we will share this feedback with our engineering team . Thank you!! 

    margaretmz
    margaretmzAuthor
    Participant
    January 15, 2025

    Thanks @Riya123 for your response! I understand the technical limtations on making edits before licensing an asset. The UI/UX could be improved to avoid confusion. For example, perhaps instead of making the "Edit" button disappear, keep it as disabled.  That way users understand each image has an Edit option sometimes.

     

    I really like the ideas of Adobe Stock's Generative Edits and refrence by style/composition features. Here is a blog post I wrote that hopefully will help other users, and it also includes some other points on the UI/UX chanllenges: https://margaretmz.medium.com/adobe-stock-customize-with-ai-6c1e30a07e79?sk=9fd646f8f34ec4043ac5c42c1b2a5a4d

    - Margaret | AI, art & design
      Abambo
      Community Expert
      AbamboCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 15, 2025
      quote

      Here is a blog post I wrote that hopefully will help other users (...)


      By @margaretmz

      Nice blog post.

      ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer
      Jill_C
      Community Expert
      Jill_CCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 13, 2025

      I also experimented with applying a generative AI edit to a Stock image and just gave up after awhile. The process was not intuitive, and I couldn't find any readily available procedures...

      Jill C., Forum Volunteer
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