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February 8, 2026
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I've only very recently tried Firefly. It seems to generate fairly well. But the images I generate and download are rough, pixelated junk. No tools appear to fix them up.

  • February 8, 2026
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Mac Mini, Ventura 13.4, Chrome Version 144.0.xxx. I've only very recently tried Firefly. It seems to generate fairly well. But the images I generate and download are rough, pixelated junk. Now I've read that the generated images ARE rough highly pixelated for speed issues. OK. But I'm supposed to be able to "upgrade" a generated image somehow into a much higher resolution and JPEG quality. Except, every tutorial I've seen has tool bars, windows with working tools, etc. My page has nothing. A text box, a Generate button, and a single image. Oh, and maybe a scroll of thumbnails of previous "generations" of the images from the current session. Does anyone have any advice as. to what I might be doing wrong? Or what Firefly is doing that I could fix? Oh, and, I open Firefly from my homepage in Creative Cloud Member page, Plan CC design Pro, or something. Any help would be greatly appreciated..

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    J E L
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 8, 2026

    Hi ​@Bucky Edgett, the maximum size of Adobe Firefly-generated images is 2000 x 2000 pixels for standard generations. But, they have introduced Firefly Image Model 5, which can generate images at native 4MP resolution (approximately 4000 x 4000 pixels) without upscaling, offering higher quality for production use. Did you try that yet?

    Participating Frequently
    February 9, 2026

    THanks, JEL. I tried that Model 5, and got a 2304x1792 PNG that still has fuzzy resolution. I also see that Generate and Edit tabs are different, but neither of them allow me to specify file size or resolution. I very much need a manual for using Firefly, but can’t find one. Thanks again.