Problems with composition references not being followed since the release of model 4 [merged thread]

[droopydog500]

Several people have reported problems with composition references not being followed since the release of Model 4.  I have merged some of those messages here. There have also been reports in the Firefly Discord.

If you are experiencing that problem, please reply to this post and include the reference image you used, your prompt, and whether you were using Model 3 or Model 4.

Thanks,

    droopy

[Laddy280177798h0e]

I am having the same issue, it almost completely ignores composition reference.

[Douglas231055676xfr]

It completely ignores the reference composition now. It's unusable. What happened?

[default29263euww7kn]

my firefly is not using the composition image at all

[droopydog500]

Hi @Douglas231055676xfr and @default29263euww7kn,

Adobe is aware of a problem and is working on a solution.

    droopy

[Mery_Bonjour8363]

Hi. It's been a month since this error occur. I use this tool at my work, I need it to be fixed. If you guys can't fix it, I get it, is not easy. But AT LEAST, give your clients that pay for firefly monthly, free access to firefly ultra. Because as far as I know, firefly ultra works fine. I am paying for this service and a whole month has been broken. You have to give a free alternative for your clients. Otherwise I will just start using another AI and so will other people

[LenkaSmol]

Hello everyone,
For the past few weeks, I haven’t been able to set the “composition” function to its maximum in Firefly. I try to move the slider, but the application is completely frozen.
At the very beginning, I was able to create visuals based on my model uploaded to the app, and the results were quite satisfactory, but now I can’t get it to work at all.
I should mention that I’m almost at the limit of the credits on my account.
Maybe you could help me?
Thanks in advance.

[Alina Pitsik]

I had the same problem. Now I solved that so fast haha. Just switch to Firefly version 3
You can see images above were created with 4th version. And lower are images with 3th verion.
My referance is a logo white on black. I researched a lot of articles 😞 This is weird that nobody told about that earlier

[Dhanraj_Banoth4335]

Dear Adobe Firefly Support Team,

I hope you're doing well.

I'm writing to report an issue with the *"Use as Style Reference"* feature in Adobe Firefly. Despite selecting this option and choosing a suitable reference image from my *recent generation history*, the results do not reflect the visual style, color tone, or artistic characteristics of the reference image.

For example, in my *latest generated image*, I used a previously created artwork with a very specific style as the reference. However, the new image that was generated did not adopt that style in any noticeable

way—it looked completely unrelated in terms of color, mood, and structure.

I've tried several troubleshooting steps, including refreshing the page, clearing cache, and using different browsers, but the issue still persists. I believe this may be a bug or a limitation that needs addressing.

Additionally, *please guide me through how to properly use the "Use as Style Reference" feature* to ensure it works as expected and helps generate accurate, style-matching results. Any tips or best practices would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your support. Looking forward to your assistance.

Best regards,

Banoth Dhanraj

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[droopydog500]

Hi @Dhanraj_Banoth4335,

There is a known problem with Composition References on Model 4. Adobe engineers are working on it. As a work around, try using model 3. It does not seem to have the problems Model 4 does.

    droopy