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Substance Designer cleans up its nodes
Cleaner graphs, smarter noise, and a friendlier graph creation UI: Substance 3D Designer 15.1 focuses on making material authoring less fiddly.
Photoshop AI in practice
Following the integration of Adobe Firefly, there are now AI systems from partners. Flux Context Pro and Nano Banana are useful additions for Photoshop-AI in practice.
Peakto for Premiere: search your footage like never before
At Adobe MAX 2025, CYME launched “Peakto for Premiere Pro”: a plugin giving editors AI-search across local and shared media without the cloud.
Photoshop 27.0: Now with Harmonise, Upscale & Firefly Video
Photoshop 27.0 is official. You get Harmonise, Generative Upscale, Firefly video export, and selectable AI models. Test before rollout.
Jason Druss makes Premiere sparkle at IBC 2025
At IBC 2025, Adobe’s Jason Druss showed how Premiere Pro 25.5 brings Film Impact’s 90+ transitions and real-time effects into the core app. Time to test this!
After Effects Gets Hands-On: Victoria Nece Shows Off Quick Offset & Co.
At IBC 2025, I talked with Adobe’s Victoria Nece about Quick Offset, Smooth Zoom, and 3D compositing in After Effects. It’s tactile, fast and oddly fun.
Photoshop 26.11: Firefly hops in, CJK text sharpens up
Firefly jumps into Photoshop, CJK text looks less like pixel soup. New update, same question: stable enough for production?
Pixar beamed up: RenderMan Art Challenge 2025 goes alien
Pixar’s RenderMan Art Challenge 2025 goes extraterrestrial. Theme: Aliens. Deadline: 10 November. Tools: RenderMan only. Prizes: galactic.
Premiere Pro 25.5 folds Film Impact into the app. 90+ GPU-accelerated effects now ship natively, real-time playback, no plug-in, no red render bars.
Premiere Pro on iPhone: Adobe goes pocket-sized
Adobe shrinks Premiere into your pocket: free iPhone app with pro editing, Firefly AI, and one-tap TikTok exports.
Adobe Substance 3D Reviewer
dobe’s Substance 3D Reviewer enables immersive, cross‑platform 3D feedback in VR and browser. Browser‑based tools such as Autodesk Viewer and Sibe support non‑Adobe workflows.
After Effects 25.4 Lands in August: HDR Metadata, Text-Format Paste, and Layer Staggering
Adobe After Effects 25.4 introduces Quick Offset, Paste Text Formatting Only, and HDR CICP metadata support.
Wrinkle-Free: Substance 3D Sampler 5.1 Released
dobe has updated Substance 3D Sampler to 5.1, adding Auto Tiling, Fold Remover, new flattening tools, and improved HP Z Captis scanner integration.
Photoshop 2025.7 adds smarter Remove, Firefly‑model control, and refined sharing
Photoshop 2025.7 (version 26.9) adds non‑destructive Remove from contextual bar, Firefly model chooser and share‑to‑apps export control
Substance 3D Designer 15 arrives
Substance 3D Designer 15 arrives with a new real-time/path-tracing renderer, in-viewport post FX, and direct scene-based material editing.
Adobe ships Photoshop 26.8 — Text now bends to your will
Adobe Photoshop 26.8 debuts automatic text resizing, AVIF/JPEG XL support and a cloud‑based Select Subject backend.
After Effects 25.3 Adds Smooth Zoom
After Effects 25.3 brings smooth zoom, file reveal, and serious 3D model handling—ready for professional use but test in your pipeline.
Adobe unveils Premiere Pro and After Effects 25.2 at NAB 2025, introducing AI-driven tools like Generative Extend, enhanced search capabilities, and HDR monitoring.
Adobe Photoshop 26.5: New Tool
Adobe’s Photoshop 26.5 introduces new tools for VFX artists, from better 3D painting to enhanced compositing functions. These features promise smoother workflows for digital artists.
Mastering Ink in Substance 3D Painter
Achieve lifelike tattoos on digital skin with Ehsan Kiani's Tattoo Master Tool for Substance 3D Painter.
Adobe’s FireflyAI Video Generation Now in Beta
Adobe launches its IP-friendly generative AI video model, Firefly, now available in public beta for Creative Cloud users.
Richard Rosenman Unveils IK Studio: Advanced Inverse Kinematics Plugin for After Effects
IK Studio introduces sophisticated inverse kinematics capabilities to After Effects, enhancing animation rigging and VFX workflows for professionals.
Adobe After Effects Beta: HDR Preview for Precision Workflows
The latest After Effects beta introduces HDR composition previews, supporting more accurate workflows for HDR-ready monitors.
IBC 2024 Adobe AI News with Anton Knoblach
A second IBC-Interview: Anton Knoblach talks about the new AI features coming to Firefly. This german interview is translated with the new subtitle translation in Adobe Premiere.
Adobe Substance 3D Stager 3.1 Beta
Adobe Substance 3D Stager 3.1 introduces key updates, enhancing material editing, asset management, and real-time rendering workflows.
New Kizzle Splatter Node Enhances Adobe Substance 3D Designer
Kai Mergener’s custom Kizzle Splatter Node streamlines pattern creation in Substance 3D Designer, offering new procedural texturing capabilities for 3D artists.
Adobe rolls out new AI-driven video tools for Premiere Pro, including Firefly-powered features. Enhanced workflows, time-saving tools, and stable performance are the key highlights, and not making editors superfluos.
Logitech unveils the MX Creative Console
Logitech introduces the MX Creative Console, a customizable tool designed for digital artists to streamline workflows with deep Adobe app integration.
Paths in Substance Painter and Substance Designer in use
Splines and paths have been added to Substance Painter and Substance Painter for a year now. Here I show various application examples of what can be achieved with them.
New After Effects Stuff!
Adobe has rolled out major updates to After Effects, enhancing 3D workflows for motion designers and VFX professionals. The new features focus on embedding 3D animations, improving shadows, and offering more depth mapping options.
Premiere Pro Beta Adds Color Management and Performance Boosts
Adobe Premiere Pro's beta introduces an automatic color management system, enhancing efficiency for editors handling RAW and log formats without LUTs. Other updates include a new Properties panel and improved hardware acceleration.
IBC 2023: Adobe Premiere Pro with Francis Crossman
Francis Crossman shows how to remove pauses and filler words in text based editing and the removing of background noise.
Update to the MAX
As always, numerous innovative, experimental technologies were
experimental technologies were presented by Adobe researchers and engineers. Surprisingly, the focus was on artificial intelligence.
Adobe-Autumn-Update
Premiere, AE and Firefly get the IBC polish with new features and tools - 3D rooms, new tone mapping, auto-rotoscoping and Firefly is now commercially available!
Here comes OpenUSD
USD seems to be catching on - Pixar, Adobe, Apple, Autodesk and Nvidia have launched the "Alliance for Open USD" together with a branch of the Linux Foundation
As soon as the Adobe Firefly beta is officially available to every Adobe Cloud subscriber, the features are also being introduced in the Photoshop beta and then immediately in the Adobe Express beta.
Adobe at the NAB
At NAB, Adobe presented innovations for the entire platform - here are the parts relevant for VFX and editing!
Daniel2 Dynamo? Next-gen Codecs!
„The fastest codec in the world“ is how the Munich-based broadcasting and production software developer Cinegy advertises its video codec Daniel2; it uses the computing power of the graphics processor to speed up image processing specifically and workflows in general. The codec promises: real-time film editing with Adobe Premiere CC, at a resolution of
of 8K - without any drop in frame rate. A conversation with Cinegy boss Jan Weigner about Content Creation with Power Codecs.
After Effects! Substance! Oscars!
And once again news from Adobe: After Effects now supports every variant of OCIO and ACES, Substance Designer has received a bugfix, and there's also a Tech Oscar for the Substance team!
Adobe’s Character Animator now includes a Motion Library!
There are over 350 full-body mocap movements in the library - these have now been added with the release of Character Animator 23.0.
XMG Studio tested
A user test: How does XMG Studio perform? And how does the Nvidia card perform?
How to create materials faster in Houdini?
The lead game artist of mobile game developer Nordeus shows how 3D materials can be generated more efficiently with Houdini and Substance 3D Sampler.
Adobe announces the new After Effects!
The latest version of the compositing software will be presented at the Adobe Max industry event. One of the most exciting innovations for creative professionals is the Substance 3D Modeler. An overview.
News in After Effects?
The fun thing about IBC is that you meet interesting people - and as we were walking through Hall 7, we met Victoria Nece from Adobe!
The king function is: the SBSAR files. Version 3.4 of the 2D-to-3D software is also designed to make working on creative projects more efficient and easier.
For Blender: Substance 3D add-on released
Upload materials to Blender 3.0 (or higher) - and edit them directly? The add-on from 3D artist Ymmanuel Flores makes it possible! Now available as beta.
Adobe releases Character Animator 22.5!
The convenient software for anyone who wants to enhance their content with animated cartoon characters. The latest version of the real-time tool for motion capturing and character animation.
Substance 3D Painter 8.1 released!
These boots are made for walking: New colour management with Adobe Color Engine - unlocking profiles with International Color Consortium! How else does the latest version of the 3D texturing tool work?
Substance 3D Sampler 3.3 released!
From Adobe: Version 3.3 of the 3D tool for surfaces. You can expect: new functions for working with materials and ambient lighting. Also: Tutorial for "Getting started with Lighting Environments" available!
Filmic camera app for Frame.io available!
An eye for an eye - with the cloud services of the amazing collaboration platform Frame.io.
Frame.io now also available in Adobe’s Creative Cloud!
Work more efficiently with the video collaboration platform Frame.io. Plus: Adobe presents innovations for After Effects and Premiere Pro.
Who is behind Adobe Premiere Pro?
Adobe's "Product Marketing Manager Video" and "Software Quality Engineer" explain the new features.
New features for Premiere Pro!
Finally, the boredom has come to an end: with artificial intelligence for Adobe Sensei, speech to text for transcription and GPU acceleration for effects, things are getting exciting.
How did the most famous high jump Italian in gaming history manage to win Adobe's most ludicrous prize?
Trimsheet Maker Pro | Add-on
The pro tool among the trim sheet helpers? "3D CG Guru" helps you in Substance 3D Designer.
Coca-Cola Awakening | Making-of
This Orc Lieutenant is craving a caffeinated cold drink - and you're craving frozen VFXs, aren't you?
Premiere listens – and types!
New functions and tools are added with every Creative Cloud update. In the last major update for Premiere, there was an entire subsection - transcribing. But how exactly does it work? (Including self-test and prize draw)
Fantastic Voyage | VFX-Breakdown
The colours of the rainbow pop and burst in the advertising film for Adobe Photoshop.
Blackmagic at the IBC 2019
Blackmagic at IBC 2019: New Video Assist, Blackmagic RAW update and new live mixer for YouTube streams!
The virtual glue press:CineXtools from Cinedeck
Non-linear video editing with computers (NLE for short) has given us enormous freedom. Not only the fiddling with adhesive presses and cotton gloves, synchronised tape machines or even toxic carbon tetrachloride in magnetic magnifiers from the early days of videotape are a thing of the past. today, "cuts" are non-destructive and can be altered at will (sometimes all too often). But the whole thing has one disadvantage .....
Adobe CC2018 NAB April Release
The latest Adobe Premiere 2018 version 12.1 comes with a host of updates and enhancements and will be presented for the first time at this year's NAB. These include automatic colour correction, audio ducking and much more. Other programmes from the Creative Cloud can also look forward to new features.
Adobe MAX 2017: 11 future technologies
A look into the future: At Adobe MAX 2017, there were insights into tools for upcoming releases - including Scene Stitch, Deep Fill, Project Cloak and more.
Otoy releases free versions of Octane for Adobe After Effects and Foundry Nuke - for all OctaneVR subscribers.
Adobe acquires Mettle SkyBox Suite
VR tools for the Creative Cloud: Adobe acquires the Mettle SkyBox Suite and plans seamless integration with Adobe products. CC subscribers can receive the plug-ins early via email support.
94 free effects plug-ins
Whether in After Effects, Nuke, DaVinci, Final Cut or Premiere: FXhome offers over 90 free plug-ins - for keying, VFX, colour correction and more!
Adobe Premiere Pro: April Update
The new major update to Adobe Premiere Pro includes two new control panels, a new text tool, Adobe Stock integration and much more!
Adobe After Effects: April Update
The update for Adobe After Effects comes with interesting new features, including a Motion Graphics Panel, new Deblur effect, Lumetri Scopes and more!
Adobe Update: After Effects 14.1
After the major update from Adobe in November, the 14.1 update for After Effects follows with bug fixes and changes for team projects.
Adobe Masters Tour 2009
Cancom presents the Adobe Masters Tour 2009 on the subject of cross-media workflow. The event is suitable for all those who realise innovative ideas for design, web and video. It will show how to use the Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection to create cross-media designs easily and cost-effectively and publish them on various media.
The three internationally recognised Adobe evangelists Rufus Deuchler, Greg Rewis and Jason Levine will analyse the workflow for creating and publishing cross-media content using practical examples and demonstrate the interaction of Adobe products within the Master Collection.
At each tour stop, an Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection worth €2,899.00 plus VAT (€3,449.41 incl. VAT) will be raffled off.
Adobe Masters Tour 2009
Cancom presents the Adobe Masters Tour 2009 on the subject of cross-media workflow. The event is suitable for all those who realise innovative ideas for design, web and video. It will show how to use the Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection to create cross-media designs easily and cost-effectively and publish them on various media.
The three internationally recognised Adobe evangelists Rufus Deuchler, Greg Rewis and Jason Levine will analyse the workflow for creating and publishing cross-media content using practical examples and demonstrate the interaction of Adobe products within the Master Collection.
At each tour stop, an Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection worth €2,899.00 plus VAT (€3,449.41 incl. VAT) will be raffled off.
Adobe Masters Tour 2009
Cancom presents the Adobe Masters Tour 2009 on the subject of cross-media workflow. The event is suitable for all those who realise innovative ideas for design, web and video. It will show how to use the Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection to create cross-media designs easily and cost-effectively and publish them on various media.
The three internationally recognised Adobe evangelists Rufus Deuchler, Greg Rewis and Jason Levine will analyse the workflow for creating and publishing cross-media content using practical examples and demonstrate the interaction of Adobe products within the Master Collection.
At each tour stop, an Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection worth €2,899.00 plus VAT (€3,449.41 incl. VAT) will be raffled off.
Cancom presents the Adobe Masters Tour 2009 on the subject of cross-media workflow. The event is suitable for all those who realise innovative ideas for design, web and video. It will show how to use the Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection to create cross-media designs easily and cost-effectively and publish them on various media.
The three internationally recognised Adobe evangelists Rufus Deuchler, Greg Rewis and Jason Levine will analyse the workflow for creating and publishing cross-media content using practical examples and demonstrate the interaction of Adobe products within the Master Collection.
At each tour stop, an Adobe Creative Suite 4 Master Collection worth €2,899.00 plus VAT (€3,449.41 incl. VAT) will be raffled off.
Adobe Summer School 2008 – half-day workshop for creative professionals
Your customers are on holiday, but you're not? If this scenario applies to you, you should find out more about the Adobe Summer School. The events are aimed at professional and experienced users from the fields of photography, design, print, web and video who are familiar with the existing versions and now want to learn even more functions and tricks. The event is free of charge.
Adobe Summer School 2008 – half-day workshop for creative professionals
Your customers are on holiday, but you're not? If this scenario applies to you, you should find out more about the Adobe Summer School. The events are aimed at professional and experienced users from the fields of photography, design, print, web and video who are familiar with the existing versions and now want to learn even more functions and tricks. The event is free of charge.
Adobe Summer School 2008 – half-day workshop for creative professionals
Your customers are on holiday, but you're not? If this scenario applies to you, you should find out more about the Adobe Summer School. The events are aimed at professional and experienced users from the fields of photography, design, print, web and video who are familiar with the existing versions and now want to learn even more functions and tricks. The event is free of charge.
Adobe Summer School 2008 – half-day workshop for creative professionals
Your customers are on holiday, but you're not? If this scenario applies to you, you should find out more about the Adobe Summer School. The events are aimed at professional and experienced users from the fields of photography, design, print, web and video who are familiar with the existing versions and now want to learn even more functions and tricks. The event is free of charge.
Acrobat 9 Tour
From 17 June to 10 July 2008, Adobe Systems is organising the Acrobat 9 Tour in Hamburg, Zurich, Munich, Düsseldorf, Berlin and Vienna for document professionals and those who want to become one. Acrobat users will learn the new tricks and functions of the Acrobat 9 product family during the free events.
Adobe experts will present the new tools and techniques in the areas of document creation, presentation and distribution. The control and protection of sensitive documents will also be the subject of a separate session. Another focus is the simplified handling of PDF forms and the possibilities for creating, distributing and analysing these forms. Insights into the server solutions of the Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite complement the know-how imparted for the practical handling of PDF documents. Visitors will also learn how acrobat.com can facilitate collaboration as a new platform for document services. In addition to these topics, the latest innovations in the Acrobat family for the 3D sector and the creative and prepress environment will also be on show.
Participation in the events is free of charge.
Acrobat 9 Tour
From 17 June to 10 July 2008, Adobe Systems is organising the Acrobat 9 Tour in Hamburg, Zurich, Munich, Düsseldorf, Berlin and Vienna for document professionals and those who want to become one. Acrobat users will learn the new tricks and functions of the Acrobat 9 product family during the free events.
Adobe experts will present the new tools and techniques in the areas of document creation, presentation and distribution. The control and protection of sensitive documents will also be the subject of a separate session. Another focus is the simplified handling of PDF forms and the options for creating, distributing and analysing these forms. Insights into the server solutions of the Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite complement the know-how imparted for the practical handling of PDF documents. Visitors will also learn how acrobat.com can facilitate collaboration as a new platform for document services. In addition to these topics, the latest innovations in the Acrobat family for the 3D sector and the creative and pre-press environment will also be on show.
Participation in the events is free of charge.
Acrobat 9 Tour
From 17 June to 10 July 2008, Adobe Systems is organising the Acrobat 9 Tour in Hamburg, Zurich, Munich, Düsseldorf, Berlin and Vienna for document professionals and those who want to become one. Acrobat users will learn the new tricks and functions of the Acrobat 9 product family during the free events.
Adobe experts will present the new tools and techniques in the areas of document creation, presentation and distribution. The control and protection of sensitive documents will also be the subject of a separate session. Another focus is the simplified handling of PDF forms and the possibilities for creating, distributing and analysing these forms. Insights into the server solutions of the Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite complement the know-how imparted for the practical handling of PDF documents. Visitors will also learn how acrobat.com can facilitate collaboration as a new platform for document services. In addition to these topics, the latest innovations in the Acrobat family for the 3D sector and the creative and prepress environment will also be on show.
Participation in the events is free of charge.
Acrobat 9 Tour
From 17 June to 10 July 2008, Adobe Systems is organising the Acrobat 9 Tour in Hamburg, Zurich, Munich, Düsseldorf, Berlin and Vienna for document professionals and those who want to become one. Acrobat users will learn the new tricks and functions of the Acrobat 9 product family during the free events.
Adobe experts will present the new tools and techniques in the areas of document creation, presentation and distribution. The control and protection of sensitive documents will also be the subject of a separate session. Another focus is the simplified handling of PDF forms and the possibilities for creating, distributing and analysing these forms. Insights into the server solutions of the Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite complement the know-how imparted for the practical handling of PDF documents. Visitors will also learn how acrobat.com can facilitate collaboration as a new platform for document services. In addition to these topics, the latest innovations in the Acrobat family for the 3D sector and the creative and prepress environment will also be on show.
Participation in the events is free of charge.
From 17 June to 10 July 2008, Adobe Systems is organising the Acrobat 9 Tour in Hamburg, Zurich, Munich, Düsseldorf, Berlin and Vienna for document professionals and those who want to become one. Acrobat users will learn the new tricks and functions of the Acrobat 9 product family during the free events.
Adobe experts will present the new tools and techniques in the areas of document creation, presentation and distribution. The control and protection of sensitive documents will also be the subject of a separate session. Another focus is the simplified handling of PDF forms and the possibilities for creating, distributing and analysing these forms. Insights into the server solutions of the Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite complement the know-how imparted for the practical handling of PDF documents. Visitors will also learn how acrobat.com can facilitate collaboration as a new platform for document services. In addition to these topics, the latest innovations in the Acrobat family for the 3D sector and the creative and prepress environment will also be on show.
Participation in the events is free of charge.
Acrobat 9 Tour
From 17 June to 10 July 2008, Adobe Systems is organising the Acrobat 9 Tour in Hamburg, Zurich, Munich, Düsseldorf, Berlin and Vienna for document professionals and those who want to become one. Acrobat users will learn the new tricks and functions of the Acrobat 9 product family during the free events.
Adobe experts will present the new tools and techniques in the areas of document creation, presentation and distribution. The control and protection of sensitive documents will also be the subject of a separate session. Another focus is the simplified handling of PDF forms and the possibilities for creating, distributing and analysing these forms. Insights into the server solutions of the Adobe LiveCycle Enterprise Suite complement the know-how imparted for the practical handling of PDF documents. Visitors will also learn how acrobat.com can facilitate collaboration as a new platform for document services. In addition to these topics, the latest innovations in the Acrobat family for the 3D sector and the creative and prepress environment will also be on show.
Participation in the events is free of charge.
Picture gallery: First screenshots of Acrobat 9
Adobe Acrobat 9 will be launched on the market in July. DP can already publish the first screenshots of the software. Version 9 is all about the combination of PDF and Flash.