On Tuesday Adobe released new updates for Premiere Pro and Premiere Rush. One of those updates is support for M1 Macs.
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Adobe Releases Update to ‘Source Han Sans’ Open Source Font
Adobe and Google partnered to create an open source font for East Asian languages called Source Han Sans. Adobe on Thursday released the latest iteration called Source Han Sans Variable.
The existing seven weights of Source Han Sans now come in a single file that encompasses the entire design space. This affords typographers more granular control: rather than seven static weights ranging from ExtraLight to Heavy, weight exists on a continuum and is expressed through minimum and maximum numeric values.
Adobe Announces a Mobile Bundle for iPad Apps
Adobe announced on Tuesday its Adobe Design Mobile Bundle as a subscription plan. It will cost US$14.99/month or US$149.99/year.
The Design Mobile Bundle includes Photoshop on the iPad, Illustrator on the iPad, and Fresco on the iPad and the iPhone, as well as Adobe Spark, the Creative Cloud Mobile app, and the benefits of Creative Cloud services, including 100GB of cloud storage, Adobe Fonts, Adobe Portfolio and Behance.
Adobe Updates Photoshop With M1 Support, Saying its 50% Faster
Adobe announced on Wednesday that it updated Photoshop to support M1 Macs, and the company says it runs 1.5X faster.
Adobe Adds Document Collaboration to Photoshop, Illustrator, Fresco
Adobe announced on Tuesday new document collaborations for Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fresco.
The Invite to Edit feature in Photoshop, Illustrator, and Fresco allows asynchronous editing on all surfaces across the desktop, iPad, and iPhone (Fresco). Now collaborators can edit a shared cloud document, one at a time. Just save your. PSD or. AI files as cloud documents and send invitations for others to edit them. You can also edit files that have been shared with you. In addition, you can access your shared cloud documents on assets.adobe.com and the Creative Cloud Desktop app.
Adobe Premiere Pro, Premiere Rush, and Audition Enter Beta for M1 Macs
Beta versions of Adobe software Premiere Pro, Premiere Rush, and Audition are now available for M1 Macs.
Adobe Lightroom Adds Support for M1 Macs, ProRAW
Adobe Lightroom is now a native app for M1 Macs and supports Apple’s ProRAW photo format it will release in iOS 14.3 for iPhone 12 Pro/Pro Max.
As we’re getting started on desktop Arm / Apple M1, we’ll continue to optimize for Arm and M1 in subsequent releases. And if you’re on an Intel based computer, don’t worry…we’ll continue to invest in and improve Lightroom for you too.
Adobe Spark Adds Animations for Web Tools, New Asset Management
Adobe Spark introduced a couple of new updates. First, Animations is coming to Spark web tools, previously only available in the iOS and Android apps. It also gains new asset management features to its integration with Creative Cloud Libraries.
The trick to capturing attention on social media (and keeping it) is to add sensory, evocative triggers to your content, in the first two seconds that your viewer scrolls past your post. Second best to being able to scratch and sniff pixels, motion is one of those triggers that has the power to capture attention and make your audience feel something. When you evoke emotion in your audience, you’re that much closer to getting them to pay attention, swipe up, buy, or take some other desired action.
Lightroom Bug Deleted Peoples’ Photos, They’re Not Recoverable
The latest update to Adobe’s Lightroom app for iOS and iPadOS had a bug that deleted peoples’ photos and presets that weren’t already synced to Creative Cloud. The company says they are unrecoverable and has a bit more information here.
“I’ve talked with customer service for 4+ hours over the past 2 days and just a minute ago they told me that the issue has no fix and that these lost photos are unrecoverable,” wrote the user. “Adobe is unbelievable some times. All I got was a ‘we’re sincerely sorry’ and nothing else. 2+ years of photo edits just gone because of Adobe and all they give is a sorry, lmao.”
Adobe Fresco 1.9 Update Brings Clipping Masks and Brush Management
Adobe announced updates to its Fresco drawing app on Thursday, bringing features like Clipping Masks, Brushes Management, and Brush Stamp Preview.
Photoshop on iPad Updated With Refine Edge Brush, Rotate Canvas
Adobe updated Photoshop for iPad recently and added two features: Refine Edge Brush and the ability to rotate the canvas.
Adobe Announces Big Updates to Creative Cloud Apps
Adobe recently announced major updates to its suite of Creative Cloud apps, which include Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and others.
Preorder Adobe Photoshop Camera Today
Adobe Photoshop Camera is available to preorder today on the App Store. It’s a new app from the company that gives you cool effects powered by machine learning. Add tons of filters and lenses inspired by famous artists and influencers. You’ll get content-aware recommendations, portrait controls, and social network sharing built in. “Photoshop Camera is packed with amazing AI-powered features that help you take gorgeous selfies, food and scenery shots, and more. Quick fixes like auto-tone and portrait control mean you can create high-quality photos with a simiple tap or swipe of your finger.”
Adobe Updates Fresco, Photoshop on iPad, and Creative Cloud Apps
Multiple Adobe apps got updated today, like curves and pressure sensitivity in Photoshop for iPad and a multicolor eyedropper for Fresco.
Security Friday, News+ Audio – TMO Daily Observations 2020-05-15
Andrew Orr and Bryan Chaffin join host Kelly Guimont for Security Friday, and a chat about Apple’s News+ articles in an audio format.
Adobe Acrobat Reader Flaw Lets Malicious Programs Get Root Privileges
Adobe Acrobat Reader DC patched three serious vulnerabilities today for macOS. Update as soon as possible by going to the menu bar.
Adobe Bundles Photoshop and Fresco for $9.99 a Month
Adobe announced today that it will bundle Adobe Fresco and Photoshop for iPad under one US$9.99/month plan.
The offer is available to customers who buy Photoshop on iPad or upgrade to Adobe Fresco premium through the App Store, as well as to Creative Cloud customers who buy the Photoshop Single App or All Apps plan on Adobe.com. Early adopters who already have a Creative Cloud membership are eligible too.
Adobe Celebrates Photoshop’s 30th Anniversary With Updates
Adobe launched Photoshop 30 years ago in 1990, and it’s celebrating with updates to Photoshop for iPad and Mac.
Safari Technology Preview 99 Removes Adobe Flash Support
The next version of Safari will remove Adobe Flash support. We can see a glimpse of this move in Safari Technology Preview 99.
Adobe Finally Sends One of Its Last Legacy Products Into The Cloud
Content Management System Adobe Experience Manager as a Cloud Service is one of the last Adobe products to have been moved to the cloud.
Adobe Capture Adds Color Shapes and Pattern Builder
Adobe added two big features to the Adobe Capture app. Color Shapes lets you add colors vector shapes to a document in the app, then save to your Creative Cloud library. Pattern Builder lets you create patterns from those vector shapes in your library.
Capture in action. Use your mobile device to turn photos into color themes, patterns, type, materials, brushes, and shapes. Then find those assets in CC Libraries, located right in your favorite desktop and mobile apps — including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Dimension, XD, and Photoshop Sketch — to use them in all your creative projects.
Adobe Updates Photoshop for iPad With Select Subject
Adobe announced a couple of features in Photoshop for iPad today, including Select Subject, optimizing cloud documents, and more.
Adobe Announces Feature Roadmap for Photoshop for iPad
Just in time after my negative review, Adobe has announced a feature roadmap for Photoshop for iPad. Here are features coming in 2019: Access all Adobe Fonts on iOS; Select Subject using machine learning; Cloud documents that will only save incremental changes to speed up the process. Here are features coming in the first half of 2020: Refine Edge; Curves and Adjustment Layer options; Brush sensitivity and Rotate Canvas; Lightroom integration.
Your experience, your feedback and your point of view has always been a critical part of our process, and we take that very seriously as we chart a path forward with the iPad.
Adobe font integration is great, but I’m not able to install fonts from outside their ecosystem.
Review: Photoshop for iPad Isn’t Great and Hopefully Improves
Andrew has spent the past couple of weeks testing and using Adobe’s Photoshop for iPad. He was happy that it uses Sign In with Apple.