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Adobe shares fell 14% local time on Thursday, the biggest drop since September 2022, after the software provider issued disappointing revenue guidance. Adobe said in its earnings report on Wednesday local time that it expects sales for the first fiscal quarter of 2025 to be in the range of $5.63 billion to $5.68 billion (currently about 40.948 billion yuan to 41.312 billion yuan). According to LSEG, analysts on average expect revenue of $5.73 billion (currently about 41.676 ...

December 13, Adobe announced the "Project See Through" retouching feature at last year's annual Max conference, and the official announcement is that the tool is now in beta in Adobe Camera Raw, and will be available in Lightroom in the future. 1AI notes that the feature uses AI models to eliminate window reflections in photos, and can be thought of as a "digital CPL polarizer" that requires users to import RAW photos to complete the retouching function. In terms of technical details...

October 16, according to The Verge reported early this morning, Adobe recently demonstrated a number of experimental AI tools for animation, image generation, photo and video optimization and other areas, the future is expected to be integrated into the Creative Cloud. Project Scenic: This tool gives users greater control when generating images using Firefly models. It generates a complete 3D scene, allowing users to add, move, and resize objects in the scene, and ultimately...

Adobe has announced that it will launch video generation capabilities powered by the Adobe Firefly Video model by the end of this year, which will be available in the Premiere Pro beta app and on a standalone Web site. Adobe says it is currently testing three features internally: Generative Extend, Text to Video, and Image to Video, and will be opening them up for public testing in the near future. Generative Extend...

Adobe has announced that its two star softwares, Illustrator and Photoshop, will have a series of new features based on artificial intelligence. These new features are designed to speed up the daily creative process and give designers more creative control. The highlights of Illustrator's update include the "Generative Shape Fill" function, which allows users to fill shapes with exquisite vector graphics by simply entering simple text prompts. The system can even automatically generate fill content based on other elements in the document, and all generated graphics are editable vector graphics. Illustrator's update highlights ...

Adobe has drawn strong criticism from users for updating its terms of service in the past few weeks. On Tuesday, the company announced revised terms of service that explicitly emphasize that it will not use user content stored locally or in the cloud to train AI models. The updated terms add several new subcategories to the section on Adobe's access to user content, one of which is specifically for generative AI. The terms clearly state that Adobe's software "will not use your local or cloud content to train generative AI models." However, there is one exception: if you submit your work to Adobe Sto…

Adobe released a press release yesterday (June 17), saying that it will add image generation capabilities to its Acrobat application through Adobe's Firefly Image 3 model starting later this week. Adobe said that the Acrobat application will introduce a new "Generate Image" function, where users can select a section of content in a PDF file and use AI to generate an image. In addition, users can also adjust the style and size of the generated image to make it more suitable...

Adobe recently updated its privacy terms, which has aroused the attention and concerns of users. According to the new terms, Adobe claims that "we may access your (created) content in an automated or manual manner." This means that the works of designers and artists will lose privacy and may be used to train artificial intelligence or conduct content review. This change has sparked widespread discussion and opposition. Many users are concerned about the privacy of their design work, especially since confidentiality clauses are usually included in the contracts between designers and clients. The emergence of this clause may lead to a breakdown of trust between designers and clients...

Developer Mishaal Rahman published a blog post yesterday, saying that Adobe will make full use of the Gemini Nano model and plans to implement AI features such as document content aggregation in the new version of Acrobat for Android. Google has launched a new tool called AICore that allows application developers to call the Gemini Nano local model. Google has basically solved all technical problems, so developers can focus on building new features for their applications. According to reports, in Google I …

As AI technology continues to advance, it is getting better and better at understanding what’s in photos and performing edits that are difficult for humans to handle. Today, as part of its plan to develop more AI tools, Adobe announced new AI features coming to its photo editing software Lightroom. According to an official press release, Adobe announced two new AI features: Generative Remove and Lens Blur presets. The Generative Remove feature is powered by…

Adobe has been adding a slew of AI-based features to its various software products over the last year, including Firefly AI-based image generation for Creative Cloud apps like Photoshop. Today, Adobe announced a new version of Photoshop that includes not only some new AI image editing features and improvements, but also the new Firefly Image 3 Foundation Model for making AI-based content based on text prompts…

After launching a beta version in February this year, Adobe announced on Monday that the Acrobat AI Assistant is now fully available in Acrobat Reader, desktop and web. It is available as an additional subscription, priced at $4.99 per month (currently about 36 yuan). Officials said that the newly added AI Assistant will bring generative AI to the public. Currently, there are more than 3 trillion PDF files in circulation worldwide. In terms of functions, the generative AI tool launched by Adobe will provide…

Most of the data, such as research, financial information, service terms, etc., is stored in PDF documents every day. But parsing them efficiently and reliably can be time-consuming. Adobe's latest AI assistant is designed to solve the difficulties users face when dealing with PDF files. Available at a price of $4.99 per month, the AI assistant helps users easily get the information they need from complex PDFs. Designed with a chatbot-like interface, the AI assistant allows users to ask questions about the document and get the information they need quickly and easily. It parses the content of the PDF document…

Adobe's image-generating AI "Firefly" is reportedly known for its training set sourced from images and videos in Adobe Stock. However, the US economic newspaper Bloomberg reported that Firefly's dataset actually contains images generated by companies such as Midjourney. Adobe Stock is a material library operated by Adobe, where registered images and videos are used to train Firefly. As of now, Adobe Stock has begun accepting AI content, about 14%…

Adobe today announced that it will add a series of powerful features driven by generative artificial intelligence to its professional video editing software Premiere Pro, which will help video editors complete their work more efficiently. Thanks to the new artificial intelligence feature "Generate Extensions", Premiere Pro will be able to add extra frames to video clips, making it easier for editors to adjust the duration of scenes appropriately and add smooth transition effects, such as extending the screen of a scene. In addition, with smart selection and tracking tools, users can easily add or remove objects in the video…

Adobe recently began sourcing videos for building its AI text-to-video generator, a move aimed at keeping pace with competitors after OpenAI demonstrated similar technology. The software company is understood to be offering rewards to its network of photographers and artists to submit videos involving people doing everyday activities (such as walking) or expressing emotions (including joy and anger), as well as shots of simple anatomical parts such as hands, feet or eyes. According to company documents, the videos will be used to acquire assets for AI training. Over the past year, Adobe has been focused on its…

Adobe has officially introduced its generative artificial intelligence (GAI) technology Firefly to mobile devices. The latest version of Adobe Express beta has launched the Firefly GAI feature on both Android and iOS, providing users with a wider range of image creation and editing options. With Firefly, users can generate the desired image and insert, delete or replace elements such as people, objects and backgrounds by simply entering a text prompt. Quick operations make editing, background removal and image resizing just a few clicks. In addition to image generation, Express…

Recently, at the Hot Pod Summit held in Brooklyn, Adobe released a prototype of a new AI music creation tool called "Project Music GenAI Control". This tool uses generative artificial intelligence technology to help users create and edit music without professional audio production experience. Users only need to enter text descriptions, such as "cheerful dance" or "sad jazz", and Project Music GenAI Control can generate music of the corresponding style. More importantly, users can also...

Adobe launches AI Assistant, a generative AI assistant integrated into the PDF reader. AI Assistant is similar to ChatGPT and can provide summaries, core insights, answer questions, and more. The current beta version is available in Acrobat Personal, Teams, and Acrobat Pro. Adobe's AI Assistant can help users quickly understand the core content of PDF documents, find the required information, and organize text into formats such as bullet points, email text, presentations, etc. Users can generate...

Adobe on Wednesday gave a lukewarm outlook for 2024 sales, disappointing investors who expected new generative artificial intelligence tools to quickly boost the software company's results. The company said revenue for the fiscal year ending December 2024 will be about $21.4 billion. Profit after excluding certain items will be as high as $18 per share. On average, analysts expected sales of $21.7 billion and adjusted profit of $18 per share. Wall Street expects Adobe to be among the first to benefit from generative AI technology…

Adobe has made a bet on the field of AI and successfully completed its first acquisition, bringing the Indian startup Rephrase.ai under its umbrella. This acquisition marks an important step for Adobe in the field of AI technology. Rephrase.ai is a startup based in Bangalore, India, that focuses on converting text into virtual image videos. With the help of AI technology, Rephrase can convert text scripts and user avatars into videos with user images, which are widely used in business scenarios such as marketing, customer communication, and holiday greetings. The uniqueness of this technology is that it can be used in a highly personalized way…

According to foreign media reports, Adobe is developing a new audio tool that uses AI technology to separate different sound layers in mixed recordings. The tool is called Project Sound Lift, which can automatically detect different elements in the recording, such as applause, laughter, background noise, etc., and separate them from the human voice to generate independent audio files. Users only need to import the audio file into the tool and select the type of sound they want to filter out. Project Sound Lift will use AI to detect and separate different sounds. In this way, background noise can be adjusted separately…