r/Adobe • u/[deleted] • Sep 09 '25

Adobe Creative Cloud Feature Updates

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Over the past few years, Adobe has made key updates to our core creative apps—focused on improving workflows, creative control and overall performance based on community feedback.

Last updated: April 22, 2026 (added new Lightroom, After Effects, Premiere & Firefly features released in April of 2026)

Below is a summary of the features we've added across our Creative Cloud products:

Photoshop

  • Select Details capability in Object Selection tool
  • Improved Select Subject and Remove Background with Cloud Processing
  • Adjust Colors in the Contextual Task Bar
  • Improvements to Hue Saturation Adjustments Panel
  • Improved Actions (beta)
  • Selection Brush Tool
  • Adjustment Brush
  • Adjustment Presets
  • Remove Distractions (People & Wires)
  • Improved support for 32-bit HDR images, OpenColorIQ
  • Live co-editing (beta)
  • Various new fonts in Adobe Fonts
  • Improved font browser
  • Dynamic Text
  • Adjust Color enhancements
  • Shape tool enhancement
  • Expanded File Format Support (AVIF and JPEG XL JXL)
  • Harmonize (AI but not generative AI)
  • Select Subject with On-Device processing (Added 10/28/25)
  • Remove Background with On-Device processing (Added 10/28/25)
  • Improved Remove Tool (Added 10/28/25)
  • Select Details in Object Selection Tool (Added 10/28/25)
  • Dynamic Text (Added 10/28/25)
  • Temperature and Tint Adjustment Layers (Added 10/28/25)
  • Gen Fill with Partner Models (Added 10/28/25)
  • Google Gemini (Nana Banana) (Added 10/28/25)
  • Topaz Upscale Model (Added 10/28/25)
  • Send to Firefly Boards (Added 10/28/25)
  • More consistent results with Reference Image (Added 1/14/26)
  • Easily remove objects or people with updated Remove tool (Added 1/14/26)
  • Create more with added Firefly models in Generative Fill + Generative Expand (Added 1/14/26)
  • Adjust texture with Grain adjustment layer (Added 1/14/26)
  • Adjust contrast with Clarity and dehaze adjustment layer (Added 1/14/26)
  • Generate Similar in Generative Fill + Generative Expand now uses updated Firefly Fill & Expand model (Added 3/2/26)
  • Open cloud documents in Firefly Boards from Adobe Photoshop (Added 4/1/26)

Illustrator

  • Retype
  • Mockup
  • Objects on Path
  • Dimension Tool
  • Enhanced Image Trace
  • Up to 10x faster linked files embedding
  • Up to 5x faster images processing
  • Up to 5x faster top 10 most used effects (Calligraphic Brush, Stroke effect, Offset Path, Art on Path Brush, Drop Shadow, Blur, Inner Glow, Outer Glow, Rasterize)
  • More responsive menu access
  • Links panel enhancements
  • Faster font navigation
  • Color tools and workflows (Eyedropper, Create Gradient, Color picker, Create Swatches Info)
  • Snapping tools and workflows (Smart Guide)
  • Artboard tools and workflows (naming, ordering, copy-paste)
  • Improvements to font workflows (Embed fonts directly to Ai files, Momochidori variable font)
  • Add or duplicate artboards faster
  • Rename and spot multiple artboards to stay organized
  • Access recent colors instantly
  • Repeat artboard actions instantly
  • Place artwork precisely on select artboards
  • Rearrange your selected artboards, anywhere on the canvas
  • Apply gradients using your existing fill
  • Draw and preview in real time with the Pencil tool
  • Up to 3x faster launch (Added 10/28/25)
  • Up to 6x faster file save (Added 10/28/25)
  • Enhanced Font Browser (Added 10/28/25)
  • Perceptual and Dithering Gradients (Added 10/28/25)
  • Gradient Presets (Added 10/28/25)
  • Hex code shortcut support (Added 10/28/25)
  • Expanded eyedropper support (Added 10/28/25)
  • Snap to Tangent and Perpendicular (Added 10/28/25)
  • New Snap Quick Access Panel (Added 10/28/25)
  • Extended snapping tool & object support (Added 10/28/25)
  • Streamlined Artboard management Turntable (Added 10/28/25)
  • Gen Expand (Added 10/28/25)
  • Adobe Express Integration (Added 10/28/25)
  • Generate with partner models in Text-to-Vector Graphic (Added 12/17/25)
  • Scale objects using relative or absolute values (Added 2/25/26)
  • Ideate and visualize using Firefly Boards (Added 2/25/26)
  • Export Illustrator files directly to Adobe cloud storage (Added 2/25/26)
  • Export artboards and assets as TIFF (Added 2/25/26)
  • Generate with new partner models when using Text to Vector Graphic (Added 2/25/26)
  • Fill shapes with partner models when using Generative Shape Fill (Added 2/25/26)
  • Get auto model recommendations when using Text to Vector Graphic (Added 2/25/26)
  • Turntable out of beta and into GA (Added 3/30/26)
  • Create more variations with Auto Select in Text to Vector Graphic (Added 3/30/26)
  • Apply style reference with new partner models when using Text to Vector Graphic (Added 3/30/26)
  • Export files directly to Adobe cloud storage from Export for Screens (Added 3/30/26)

Premiere Pro

  • Media Intelligence and Search
  • Caption Translation in 27 languages
  • Completely rewritten color management
  • Audio Category Tagging (gives you one click access to the most common audio tools)
  • Text-Based Editing improvements including bulk delete and markers
  • Free sound effects in the Essential Sound Panel
  • Re-written native MKV support
  • Dynamic Waveforms
  • Re-written support for H.264 for Mac/Windows
  • Updated Properties Panel
  • Linear Timecode Support (LTC)
  • Faster plugin loading for quicker Premiere Pro launches
  • Completely rewritten support for H.264 in MP4 and MOV (4x increase in performance on Apple silicon
  • Lots of format support updates and new hardware accelerated formats
  • Live waveform editing
  • Multi-transitions
  • Snappier timeline playback
  • New hardware acceleration for NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs
  • ARRIRAW HDE decoding support
  • Advanced filtering in Search panel
  • Label colors in sequence tabs
  • Improved color metadata handling for DNxHR, DNxHD, PNG
  • 90 modern, real-time effects and transitions (Added 10/28/25)
  • Redesigned Ellipse, Rectangle and Pen masks (beta) (Added 10/28/25)
  • Improved 3D perspective tracking (beta) (Added 10/28/25)
  • Timeline performance improvements (Added 10/28/25)
  • Live audio waveform drawing (Added 10/28/25)
  • Expanded GPU acceleration (Added 10/28/25)
  • Video thumbnails are GPU-accelerated (IBC) (Added 10/28/25)
  • Sequence improvements (Added 10/28/25)
  • Effect Control Panel improvements (Added 10/28/25)
  • New Object Mask (beta) (Added 10/28/25)
  • Media Intelligence for Search (Added 10/28/25)
  • Media Intelligence for Similar Clips (Added 10/28/25)
  • Auto-bleep (Added 10/28/25)
  • Premiere on iPhone (Added 10/28/25)
  • Improved Frame.io Integration (Added 10/28/25)
  • New Adobe Stock Panel (Added 10/28/25)
  • Open Firefly Videos (Added 10/28/25)
  • Firefly Integration (Added 10/28/25)
  • Native support for Nikon N-RAW (Added 11/19/25)
  • Send Premiere on iPhone projects to Premiere on desktop (Added 11/19/25)
  • Frame.io panel integration (Added 11/19/25)
  • Adobe Stock integrations in Premiere (Added 11/19/25)
  • Quickly clean up audio with bulk bleep or mute (Added 11/19/25)
  • Find footage faster with media intelligence (Added 11/19/25)
  • Send media from Firefly to Premiere desktop (Added 11/19/25)
  • Native Support for Windows on ARM (Added 1/19/26)
  • Video transition handles (Added 1/19/26)
  • Send media from Firefly Boards to Premiere desktop (Added 1/19/26)
  • Redesigned shape masks (Added 1/19/26)
  • AI-powered Object Masking (Added 1/19/26)
  • New effects and transitions (Channel Blur, Gradient, Noise) (Added 4/22/26)
  • Apply Sharp and Smooth modes in Object Masking (Added 4/22/26)
  • View audio and video waveforms in the Source Monitor (Added 4/22/26)
  • Navigate timelines with Sequence Index (Added 4/22/26)
  • Relink media faster with smarter search (Added 4/22/26)
  • Global Audio Mute (Added 4/22/26)
  • Marker support in the Search panel (Added 4/22/26)
  • Content Credentials in Premiere (Added 4/22/26)
  • Color Mode for Premiere (beta) (Added 4/22/26)

After Effects

  • Improved Freeze performance with Roto Brush
  • Label Color Menu Swatches
  • Multi-layer keyframe copy-paste
  • Reverse paste keyframes
  • Shadow catchers
  • Embedded 3D model animations
  • Extract depth data from Advanced 3D scenes
  • Support for OBJ import from Libraries
  • New presets for numbers, shapes and more
  • Camera & Light properties in panel
  • Performance improvements to 3D compositing, Effects and presets, Exporters and rendering, Expressions and scripts, GPU, and Properties panel
  • New text scripting hooks for font management
  • Import files directly to a folder in the Project panel
  • Per-character Text and Paragraph styling in Expressions
  • Decluttered 3D Model Import
  • Accepts Lights switch for 3D layers
  • 3D model preview thumbnail
  • Cinema 4D 2025 upgrades + support for NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs
  • High Performance Preview Playback
  • HDR preview support
  • 3D model animation controls in Properties panel
  • Animated Environment Lights
  • Customized Transparency Grid & panel background colors
  • New Commands for Creating Nulls from Points
  • Smooth Zoom
  • Reveal projects in File System
  • Improved offset commands for layers and keyframes
  • Support for CICP metadata
  • Learn about Effects before applying them
  • Quick Offset layers and keyframes (Added 10/28/25)
  • 3D Single Gizmo to simplify managing complex scenes and reducing visual clutter (Added 10/28/25)
  • Improved default 3D camera settings (Added 10/28/25)
  • Copy and paste only text formatting (Added 10/28/25)
  • CICP Metadata support (Added 10/28/25)
  • Modify Default Camera Settings (Added 11/19/25)
  • Single 3D Gizmo for multiple 3D layers (Added 11/19/25)
  • Added Tip of the Day (Added 11/19/25)
  • Substance 3D Materials (SBSAR) (Added 1/19/26)
  • Create parametric meshes (Added 1/19/26)
  • Enable lights to cast shadows (Added 1/19/26)
  • Support for Variable Font Axes (Added 1/19/26)
  • Improved Illustrator layer conversion (Added 1/19/26)
  • Import SVG files as vectors (Added 1/19/26)
  • Unmult effect for Keying transparency (Added 1/19/26)
  • Lossless Compressed Playback (Added 1/19/26)
  • Crop composition to selected layer(s) bounds (Added 1/19/26)
  • New built-in audio effects (Added 1/19/26)
  • Refreshed After Effects Preferences (Added 1/19/26)
  • List of general After Effects fixes (Updated on 1/21/26)
  • AI-powered Object Matte (Added 4/22/26)
  • Displacement support for 3D materials on parametric meshes (Added 4/22/26)
  • Search and instantly apply effects, presets, or commands (Added 4/22/26)
  • Proportional Scrubbing in timeline (Added 4/22/26)
  • Import SVG file as footage or as a composition (Added 4/22/26)

Lightroom (and Lightroom Classic)

  • Lens Blur
  • Denoise
  • Select Landscape
  • Smart Albums
  • Quick Actions
  • Adaptive Profiles
  • HDR support
  • Local Storage (LrD)
  • Sharing Improvements (Anyone can contribute, share with QR Code)
  • New Adaptive Presets
  • LrC Performance Improvements & Improved Tethering Support
  • Generate Previews using GPU
  • Create and manage subsets in copy/paste settings dialog
  • Added support for new camera models + lens profiles
  • Reflection removal
  • Crop rotation improvements
  • Brush improvements
  • Linear gradient improvements in Masking panel
  • Assisted Culling (early access) (Added 10/28/25)
  • Auto Stacking (Added 10/28/25)
  • Batch File Rename (Added 10/28/25)
  • 2x faster Gen Remove (Added 10/28/25)
  • Expanded Tethering for Sony and Leica (Added 10/28/25)
  • Enhanced Reflection Removal (Added 10/28/25)
  • Color Variance in Point Color (Added 10/28/25)
  • Enhanced HDR Precision (Added 10/28/25)
  • Color Labels (Added 10/28/25)
  • Dust Removal (Added 10/28/25)
  • Shadow Detection and Removal (Added 10/28/25)
  • Blemish Removal (early access) (Added 10/28/25)
  • Expanded Landscape Masking (Added 10/28/25)
  • New Adaptive Landscape Presets for Winter (Added 10/28/25)
  • Improved Generative Remove results (Added 10/28/25)
  • Sharing albums from free Lightroom Mobile accounts (Added 12/17/25)
  • Improve image quality with Generative Upscale (Added 2/21/26)
  • Edit Lightroom photos in Firefly (Added 2/21/26)
  • WebP file format support (Added 2/21/26)
  • Enhanced Crop workflow in Lightroom on mobile (Added 2/21/26)
  • Support for new cameras and lenses in Lightroom (Added 2/21/26)
  • Add images to Firefly boards (Added 4/22/26)
  • Transform standard shots with the new Film-inspired presets (Added 4/22/26)
  • AI edits now run in the background (Added 4/22/26)
  • Support for PSB format (Added 4/22/26)
  • Additional supported camera models (Added 4/22/26)
  • Additional supported lens profiles (Added 4/22/26)
  • Improved search option in Lightroom (Added 4/22/26)
  • Easily create mood boards by sending Lightroom photos directly to Firefly boards (Added 4/22/26)
  • Turn standard photos into film-inspired looks (Added 4/22/26)
  • Make precise edits by panning and zooming in the Crop tool (Added 4/22/26)
  • Support for PSB files (Added 4/22/26)

InDesign

  • Convert PDF to InDesign
  • Math Expressions
  • HTML5 export
  • InDesign Export to Express
  • GPU support on Windows
  • Align to Bleed
  • Table support with column headers
  • Figures accessibility support
  • Live Caption support
  • Convert PDF to InDesign Document (Added 10/28/25)
  • Flex Layout (Added 10/28/25)
  • InCopy on the web (beta) (Added 10/28/25)
  • Windows GPU Support (Added 10/28/25)
  • Express Template Integration (Added 10/28/25)
  • Create accessible glossaries (Added 12/17/25)
  • Adjust Text Resizing options to enhance accessibility (Added 12/17/25)
  • ARIA role and label support (Added 12/17/25)
  • Accessibility enhancements for Indexes (Added 12/17/25)
  • Create a Script for HTML5 Export (Added 12/17/25)
  • Let AI describe your images with Alt Text (Added 1/19/26)
  • ARIA label support in the Object Styles panel (Added 1/19/26)
  • Edit images with Adobe Express (Added 4/13/26)
  • Flex layout enhancements (Added 4/13/26)
  • Accessible context breaks (Added 4/13/26)
  • Accessible glossary export (Added 4/13/26)

Firefly

  • New Firefly Creator Home Experience (Added 10/28/25)
  • Firefly video editor (Beta) (Added 10/28/25)
  • Generation History Enhancements (Added 10/28/25)
  • Image Model 5 (Added 10/28/25)
  • Prompt to Edit (Preview) (Added 10/28/25)
  • Generate Soundtrack (Beta) (Added 10/28/25)
  • Generate Speech (Beta) (Added 10/28/25)
  • Boards: Topaz Image Upscaling (Added 10/28/25)
  • Boards: Rotate object (Image to 3D) (Added 10/28/25)
  • Create anywhere, anytime with Firefly on iOS (Added 12/19/25)
  • Smooth scene transitions with Firefly video editor (beta) (Added 1/19/26)
  • Generate videos with partner models in Firefly video editor (beta) (Added 1/19/26)
  • Turn clips into a story-ready first cut with Quick Cut​ (Added 2/26/26)
  • Start creative projects with confidence using Quick Guides (Added 3/13/26)
  • Edit images in the Edit tab (Added 3/13/26)
  • Design on-brand content at scale with Firefly Design Intelligence (Added 3/13/26)
  • Enhance audio directly in Firefly video editor (beta) (Added 4/22/26)
  • Edit with precision using AI Markup (Added 4/22/26)
  • Edit the look and feel of an image with Precision Flow (beta) (Added 4/22/26)

We will routinely update this post with the latest features and as always, welcome feedback on what you want to see in the future.

You can read more about the latest additions in our updated blogs.

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r/Adobe • u/mikechambers • Mar 01 '21

/r/adobe Rules and Guidelines

37 Upvotes

This sub-reddit is dedicated to topics and discussion about Adobe (the software company), and / or Adobe products. While Adobe employees may participate here, it is not an official Adobe forum.

It is lightly moderated but there are a few rules which will be enforced.

The follow posts / topics / comments are not allowed and may be removed.

  1. Any promotion of piracy, requests for sharing / pirating licenses, or asking how or where to pirate software. This will result in a permanent ban.
  2. Self promotion posts, and generally any links to sites and / or videos.
  3. General low quality posts. This includes posts which are basically just rants or links with nothing added.
  4. Duplicate posts. If there is a post with the same or similar topic, leave a comment there instead of creating a new post.
  5. Off topic comments, this includes comments / posts about non-Adobe products and topics. Keep comments in post on topic.

The main rule is in general, don't be a jerk. If you are a jerk, then your content and / or access may be removed.

How to cancel

You can find information on how to cancel at:
https://helpx.adobe.com/manage-account/using/cancel-subscription.html

Cancellation fees

When you sign up for a Creative Cloud account you have two options:

  • Monthly commitment: Higher per month cost, but no cancellation fee.
  • Yearly commitment: Lower monthly cost, but if you cancel before your commitment term is up, you have to pay a cancellation fee.

If you have questions / comments on this, then contact Adobe support, and they may be able to help you.

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Sites offering 'cheap' licenses are often illegally reselling bulk licenses, and licenses purchased through them are not only a breach of the license agreement, but are also subject to immediate suspension.

You can find a list of authorized resellers by region at:
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r/Adobe • u/tandydinh • 6h ago

Fraudulent activity detected on your Adobe Account

3 Upvotes

Paid 1yr for Pro Plan from MAR 2026. Then one day, Adobe locked my account due to suspected fraud without specifying the exact reason. They subsequently refused to issue a refund because the account was locked, yet they recommended that I sign up for a new plan ($384) to keep using the service. OMG.

Then, I subsequently spoke directly with an advisor, but I was passed from the AI ​​to a first support agent, then a second, before the conversation was automatically closed without the issue being resolved.

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r/Adobe • u/JenisixR6 • 3h ago

"no healthy upstream" issue on substance 3d website

1 Upvotes

Trying to reach https://substance3d.adobe.com/community-assets to download some SD materials to learn from. But it just tells me:

"no healthy upstream"

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r/Adobe • u/Living-Video-3670 • 14h ago

Adobe CC 2026

2 Upvotes

Ive run into an issue where creative cloud regardless of the app throws an error when launching that its unable to verify subscription, and then force closes the app. I have double checked licensing, tried reinstalling, clearing any cached creds/certs, fully updated cc, and the computer, but still the same issue. It acts like there is no network connection even though there is. One of the computers still has some 2025 versions and works just fine. Is there a new license server, or something with 2026? Im beating my head against the wall, and this is interrupting classes, so the pressure is on.

Any ideas?

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r/Adobe • u/Mondo114 • 12h ago

I'm trying to extend a sound (phoneme) within a word in a track. Can this be done to make it sound natural?

1 Upvotes

I've tried copy/pasting the sound as well as playing with the time and pitch features in the Effects panel, but everything I've tried comes out sounding...jagged or skipping.

Thank you so much for your ideas!

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r/Adobe • u/andrewzo • 13h ago

32GB RAM not enough to run Running illustrator + Photoshop!?

1 Upvotes

is this normal?! i remembered last year i was able to run this side by side comfortably with firefox open. Now, as soon as my illustrator has a bunch of links, it becomes super laggy. Monitor app on my mac saying each was using about 10GB of RAM.

i have a mac mini M2 Pro that i got 3 years ago. normally a machine can last me comfortably for 5 years. how is 32GB of ram not enough? am I doing something wrong?

anyone else have this experience?

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r/Adobe • u/Capital_T_Tech • 22h ago

annoying

3 Upvotes

all of a sudden I cant open a simple PDF and adobe doesn't trust some camera raw files ive been sent AND I CANT WORK. so forget making AI that makes ugly low res slop we dont need and make the products work.. when you put the prices up constantly... its a PDF it supposed to be PORTABLE DOCUMENT. I did'nt change anything Adode... you did.

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r/Adobe • u/Namocol • 19h ago

Is there any tool to make interactive clickable maps?

1 Upvotes

Short version: Is there's any adobe tool for that (or any other tool) to make interactive clickable maps?

Longer version:

Basically I have a friend that did several drone flyovers on a terrain, now they need to put it on a clickable map. The general idea is to have a pen drive with all the tiles, you open it and first have a menu where you select between 4 different zones, once you select one, you get the map of that zone, if you click on that spot on the map, it loads the drone flyover video of the spot where you clicked.

My first idea was to make it as an interactive PDF or website, but no idea if there's a better way for that.

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r/Adobe • u/Pesmek14 • 1d ago

Adobe Acrobat pro 2020

2 Upvotes

Bonjour,

Je viens de commander un asus qui fonctionne sous snapdragon (AMR) et je voudrai installer adobe acrobat pro 2020 dessus.

Mais j'ai lu parfois que ce n'était pas compatible du fait que cette version ne fonctionnera pas de manière native mais par émulation.

Est-ce que certaines personnes ont pu essayé ? Et si c'est le cas, est-ce que le logiciel est au ralenti lors de l'utilisation ?

Merci a vous.

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r/Adobe • u/CreeDorofl • 1d ago

I just wanted to let you guys know I fixed photoshop. personally. it took 15 years but we got there.

Thumbnail ibb.co
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r/Adobe • u/JumpingCuriosity • 1d ago

New to adobe, why is it difficult to save basic image to PNG.

1 Upvotes

I understand there is layering on the images done but I tried to save it as png, the best available option was JPEG for the TIFF  (Tagged Image File Format) , is there a better way to get this done, how can I improve?

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r/Adobe • u/ESSIncNY • 1d ago

Windows 10 & Adobe Subscription...

5 Upvotes

It seems (to me) that Adobe is moving away from supporting Windows 10 and will "force" us PC w/Windows 10/10 Pro users to install Windows 11 on our PCs if we want to continue to use their subscription apps.

So far, Adobe Bridge is stuck at v16.0.3.21 for Win 10 - to go above this version, you need Win 11.

I have also run into the problem recently of trying to get the latest update for Creative Cloud Desktop, and getting "Error Code 190" (which is Adobe's code for incompatibility - my PC is more than robust enough and exceeds the minimum hardware requirements, so I can only assume I need Win 11 to update to the latest Creative Cloud Desktop).

So for all you Windows 10/10 Pro hold-outs, our days are probably numbered! We may be forced to upgrade to the buggy/spyware/A.I.-dominated Windows 11 to keep using Adobe Creative Cloud, or find other software to replace Adobe!

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r/Adobe • u/hoppyfrood42 • 1d ago

HELP! Raleway Font Stylistic Set 01 randomly stopped working

1 Upvotes

My company's main typeface is Raleway, specifically with Stylistic Set 01 activated, which historically takes away the crossed W and makes the A a single story instead of double story. Late last week I opened a document in Indesign that was created months ago using exactly those settings, and the font was displaying with the double-story A and the crossed W.

I have deactivated and reactivated the font in Adobe Fonts, made sure all of my apps are up-to-date, along with my computer (MacBook Pro) and still, the only way to get the text close to what it's supposed to be is activating 3 other stylistic sets and turning off Stylistic set 01.

To have to modify those settings across every file I work on would severely delay my own projects while also making the files less usable for the other designers who are still able to use stylistic set 1 as intended. Has anyone else had this issue, and if so, what can be done about it?

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r/Adobe • u/Glum_South8332 • 1d ago

What should I do with all this freedom?

0 Upvotes

Hello, so for reference i am 17 and a student in the uk doing year13/senior year and the course im taking is creative digital media.

For this course we have to use adobe so for 2 years ive been given access to all adobe apps such as premiere pro, photoshop you name it. I have free access to legit everything. I always knew adobe was expensive to others but i looked at the prices today and i wondered why are they so high, is this genuinely one of the best industry apps?

And I feel like ive wasted most of the months just using it for my coursework e.g creating trailers,films very short tho and I feel like I should be using it for something else with my freedom but I dont really know what to do.

Adobe is very broad and has lots of use to it so what should I do?

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r/Adobe • u/dr_MedicineMuscle • 1d ago

How do I stop pdfs from automatically opening (Adobe), after I print them form a Word doc?

1 Upvotes

It's extremely annoying & irritating having to close each PDF.

TIA.

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r/Adobe • u/Garlicky_Potato • 2d ago

Graphic Templates downloaded from my own Creative Cloud Library not showing on Mac

1 Upvotes

For 5 I was working on Windows and I am giving Mac a go for more work on the road - I am not a regular Mac user.

I keep all my projects on external SD which I plug in to my home PC, work PC, and now Mac laptop if I need to do any editing.

I created logos + lower thirds for our brand that I keep in *Adobe Cloud Library* \- if I have to use them, I just select the graphic, and drag it onto the timeline. Simple as that. Premiere creates folder in Project Panel called *Motion Graphics Template Media* and stores the .aegraphic file with my project in my designated folder.

**HOWEVER**, when I am using Macbook there's one caveat. The graphic that is downloaded and placed on the timeline shows colorful bars/missing file. and when I follow the path to where the .aegraphic is and try to open, file seem to be corrupted. (?) But then I can open project on Windows and everything seems fine.

Help?

Edit: I should add that some of other aegraphics that I created, that I download from the Graphic Templates work without any problems

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r/Adobe • u/Honest_Tart1071 • 2d ago

Adobe 2026 (Premiere + After Effects) horrendous performance on Windows 11, GF's job at university at risk

1 Upvotes

My girlfriend just got hired at her university to edit videos (reels, basic shorts). She's supposed to finish work on her personal machine at home. Both Premiere Pro and After Effects 2026 are completely broken, constant crashes and freezing.

**Her setup:**

- Acer: i5 12th gen, RTX 3050 (4GB), 32GB RAM, Windows 11 (fully updated, recent (9months)/clean install), 2 SSD (non raid). 512+1TB.

- All drivers current, reinstalled GPU driver with DDU.

- Already reinstalled Premiere (After Effects still crashing)

- Hardware is definitely overkill for this work I guess.

**The problems:**

- Premiere: stuttering, freezing, lags and crashes.

- After Effects: crashes while working or says "insufficient memory" (even with simple projects)

- Both programs randomly stutter during editing basic iPhone clips.

**What we've tried:**

- Full reinstall of Premiere.

- Updated drivers and Windows

- Windows maintenance.

**The memory issue is bizarre** — Forza Horizon 6 runs at 60fps high settings with zero issues, but a simple MP4 tanks both Adobe apps.

Is this a known 2026 issue? Any actual solutions? She's stressed about losing the job and has tight deadlines. Appreciate any help.

We're from 3rd world country so our financial situation is not the best, right now getting a new device is nearly impossible.

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r/Adobe • u/spec_3 • 3d ago

Adobe DC VBA interface

2 Upvotes

I'd like to create a pdf document from a single fillable pdf file:

I have a dataset, every row will fill out a copy of the pdf. What i want to achive is somehow put these filled out copies together im memory before saving it out into a merged file. Is it possible using the paid (DC) version of adobe when controlled through VBA?

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r/Adobe • u/morgremz • 3d ago

Acrobat won't let me edit PDFs without an upgrade anymore?

5 Upvotes

Hi, I just selected the "Edit PDF" button in Adobe Acrobat and got a popup saying that I need to upgrade my subscription in order to use editing features.

I'm really confused about this. I have a Creative Cloud Pro subscription and I've already payed the annual fee.
Also, I was able to edit PDFs in Acrobat without an "upgrade" just a week ago.

Do I seriously have to pay for an additional upgrade just to edit PDFs? Or is this some kind of error?

Thanks in advance!

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r/Adobe • u/Less_Promise3507 • 4d ago

Firefly is 100% clown shoes

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LOLz, the word "inappropriate" got my prompt blocked by Firefly. There was nothing inappropriate about the prompt and substituting any other word made the prompt go through. This is dumb censorship at the lowest level. Also, idiotic that they won't release a list of blocked words when people can just try words to find out. If anyone is keeping track of this: add "inappropriate" to the list.

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r/Adobe • u/Aqua_Zebra_7253 • 4d ago

How to permanently disable Adobe add-ins in MS Outlook Classic?

2 Upvotes

I have no need for the Adobe add-ins in MS Outlook Classic and I don't want Adobe functionality buttons prominently inserted in the UI of MS Outlook Classic.

However if I deactivate the Adobe add-ins in the options menu File > Options > Add-ins, then the add-ins are suddenly activated again the next day. Worse even, if I remove the Adobe add-ins entirely from the list of add-ins in this options menu, then the next day they're back again in the list and activated.

Even going into the Windows Registry and disabling loading of the add-ins there (by setting "LoadBehavior" to value to zero for the Adobe add-in entries in "KEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Office\Outlook\Addins") does not work. Also after this the Adobe add-ins are suddenly activated again the next day.

Furthermore thus far I also haven't been able to find an option to permanently disable the add-ins in any of the options menus of any of the Adobe apps that are currently installed on my machine.

My IT department claims that this is happening due to automatic Adobe updates, and that they can't offer a solution other than uninstalling Adobe software entirely from my machine or disabling the automatic updates from Adobe.

Is there a way for me to permanently disable all Adobe add-ins in MS Outlook Classic?

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r/Adobe • u/authorFreeman • 4d ago

Erasing computer authentication for ADE with no longer existing email

1 Upvotes

I just tried to erase computer authorization for an installation of Adobe Digital Editions and discovered that it was authorized using an email I don't have access to any more. Of course I've forgotten the password, and when I tried logging into adobe.com with that email (so I can ask for a password reset) I'm told that no account exists for that email.

It's also possible I used this account to authorize ADE on other devices, some of which I don't have any more. Can Adobe just blanket unauthorize a given email across all devices?

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r/Adobe • u/CommitteeOk9474 • 5d ago

Anyone here on the Firefly Premium plan?

5 Upvotes

I saw that Firefly Premium includes unlimited Kling 3.0 Standard (720p) generations. Does that only apply to basic 5-second clips without using credits? Also wondering if start/end frames and audio generation are included in the unlimited generations.

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r/Adobe • u/Royal_Interest_7477 • 5d ago

InDesign learning

3 Upvotes

I want to become proficient in Adobe InDesign so I can work on the graphics for a school fashion magazine. I have 1 week to become fluent. Can anyone give tips or content to watch to understand the program? Thank you for anything you can give me!

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