Leonardo AI Can Now Generate Transparent PNG Images
Most photographers know the pain of looking for a transparent PNG file or removing the background of an image. Leonardo AI's new "Transparency" feature may offer a quick fix.
Most photographers know the pain of looking for a transparent PNG file or removing the background of an image. Leonardo AI's new "Transparency" feature may offer a quick fix.
After an Australian news station used an edited image of a female member of Parliament -- specifically increasing her breast size and exposing her midriff -- the network tried to pass the blame onto Photoshop. But Adobe says the facts don't line up.
Adobe Photoshop on the web is live to all and packs many of the desktop application features into a web browser. It also includes some of Adobe's Firefly AI-powered tools including Generative Fill and Generative Expand.
NBP Retouch Tools has announced a new $99 SKN plugin for Photoshop that promises to transform skin editing into a seamless process that's efficient and enjoyable for retouchers, and doesn't just rely on artificial intelligence (AI) "magic" to complete.
Adobe Photoshop's AI tool Generative Fill has been out for a couple of months now and people are still finding new uses for it -- such as restoring old photos.
A woman revealed how easily she used Photoshop's new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Generative Fill tool to fake a selfie of her lying in a hospital bed with a nurse by her side.
Since Adobe Photoshop launched its new artificial intelligence (AI) Generative Fill tool last week, the "photoverse" has been awash with its awesome power. PetaPixel has rounded up some of the most remarkable examples so far.
Adobe is adding its Firefly generative artificial intelligence (AI) directly into Photoshop, allowing for a new Generative Fill function that can extend images or remove objects and giving the AI access to Photoshop's power and precision.
In early January, Adobe came under fire for language used in its terms and conditions that seemed to indicate that it could use photographers' photos to train generative artificial intelligence systems. The company has reiterated that this is not the case.
Adobe has added a "Content Analysis" section to its privacy and personal data collection permissions that, unless opted out of, opens photographers' images to being used to train the company's artificial intelligence and machine learning models.
Last year, Adobe announced that it would be dropping the Pantone color system from its software, including Photoshop. While the two companies said that the change would be minimally invasive to workflows, that doesn't appear to be the case.
Adobe has released what it calls a “major” update to Photoshop on desktop, Photoshop for iPad, and Photoshop for web. Adobe also announced “transformative new features in Adobe Camera Raw.
Prequel, a photo editing app, has surged in popularity this year and captured the attention of Generation Z to become a firm favorite of younger users.
Unsatisfied with the default selection of filters in Photoshop, developer Terry Johnson has created a set of enhanced filters that greatly improve on Adobe's and can be downloaded as a set of free actions for Photoshop and Photoshop Elements.
The Bézier Game aims to improve Photoshop users' skills with the pen tool, a notoriously difficult implement to master for photo editors.
Adobe is adding a new photo restoration neural filter in Photoshop that is designed to uplift old photographs that have suffered degradation.
Adobe has revealed that it plans to make the browser-based version of Photoshop available to everyone for free as a way to introduce more users to the application.
Photoshop and Lightroom are mainstays in most photographers’ workflows for a reason. While other options abound, no other set of programs matches the popularity and widespread adoption of Adobe’s signature photography software. But while Photoshop’s manipulation capabilities and Lightroom’s processing and editing power are certainly robust, both offer even more power beyond the software itself in the form of plugins.
Buying a copy of Photoshop back in the day wasn’t cheap, but it used to be easy. One price, one copy. Nowadays, with subscription models dominating the creative software space, things have gotten a bit more complicated. And while photographers may need a bingo card to know how much Photoshop is going to cost, there are a lot more benefits than swinging down to the local computer store and picking up a copy.
Adobe has announced that its annual creativity conference, MAX, is returning to in-person this year after two years of virtual-only shows that came about due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Adobe Photoshop has been around for so long that it has become the international standard for photo editing and is even used as a generic verb for any type of photo edit. But, like all great things, it took a long while for it to reach its current state.
The meaningful impact of cloud computing with respect to photo editing was an amorphous topic when it was first introduced to photographers in 2013. Nearly a decade later, that has changed and two of the biggest companies in the editing space show how it can be leveraged to support photographers differently.
Photographer and Youtuber Mathieu Stern recently purchased two glass plate negatives from 1910 and decided to scan, restore, colorize, and animate the photos with the help of artificial intelligence (AI).
We are proud to announce the first-ever PetaPixel Awards which praise a number of new photography products that our staff has voted on as the best in their respective categories.
Although Photoshop has many tools to cover practically any post-processing desire, it is daunting to newcomers as a result. To help make the program easier to jump into, photographer PJ Pantelis has shared a brief tutorial that equips photographers with a handful of top tools to get started in Photoshop with ease.
Last week, Intel announced the 12th Gen Intel Core desktop processors (codename Alder Lake) with a new hybrid architecture that utilizes a mix of performance and efficient-cores. So, how good are they?
A growing trend among retouchers and editors in the last few years has been to repair vintage photographs that have faded and been damaged over time. In addition to this restoration work, "colorizing" vintage photographs has been experiencing explosive growth. Adobe's "Colorize" Neural Filter now makes the job easier than ever.
Adobe launched a slew of updates to its Photoshop lines today, but the news was not limited to desktop and mobile software. The company also announced that Photoshop is being extended to the Web.
Adobe's Scott Belsky confirmed that the company will be adding a "Prepare as NFT" save option to Photoshop as a preview "by the end of the month." The goal is to prevent the minting of art by those who didn't create it.
Adobe has announced a major feature release for Photoshop across platforms, ranging from enhancements on the main desktop app through new capabilities in the Photoshop Express smartphone app and the Chrome and Edge browser-based program.
Adobe has announced that RAW photo editing support is coming to its Photoshop iPad app through a teaser video it has published to its YouTube channel.
Adobe has announced that it will be launching a redesigned and more powerful way to make selective adjustments -- collectively referred to as masking -- in Adobe Camera RAW (ACR) and all Lightroom applications at the end of October.
Ever since Photoshop moved to the subscription model, photographers who prefer to own perpetual licenses to software have steadfastly stuck with CS6. For those who didn't update, are there any features that they're missing out on?
In its annual tradition, Adobe has announced a list of talented and extraordinary photographers who have been named as 2021 Adobe Rising Stars of Photography. One of them, Anna Neubauer, has shared her insight on what it means to her and how she breaks away from industry stereotypes with her photography.
Adobe has announced what it is describing as a "major" feature update to Photoshop on desktop and iPad available today. Healing Brush and Magic Wand are now available on iPad, and Sky Replacement has the ability to import up to 5,000 skies at once on desktop.
In this 18-minute video, photographer Dustin Dolby explains many of the tricks beverage photographers use and shows how anyone can achieve professional-level beer photos with just a few speedlights and some entry-level camera gear.
Adobe has teamed up with prominent photographers who are experienced in photographing subjects with darker skin tones to release a set of free presets that aim to deliver more naturally calibrated photos of all skin complexions.
DxO's new Nik Collection 4 comes with several new features and upgrades but still retains the familiar workflow and film simulations fans are looking for. The subtle changes make for an easy transition for long-time users and are bound to attract new interested photographers, too.
Although Adobe Photoshop has become known as the industry's leading post-processing software with its powerful non-destructive editing tools, it is by far not the only option available out there.
The latest update for Adobe Photoshop includes a new Neural Filter called Depth Blur that lets photographers choose different focal points and will blur the background of photos intelligently, effectively, bringing the idea of a smartphone's "Portrait Mode" to the desktop application.