A new “markup” feature lets users “visually communicate” edits to Firefly by drawing onto an image, indicating areas to recolor, for instance. This makes it easier to direct the AI model compared to text prompts. The Instruct Edit with Masks, which relies on Firefly Image 5, lets users specify what elements of an image to change with text prompts, with unmasked areas left untouched.

Other updates include Light Adjustment Layer, which provides “professional-grade” lighting controls, such as exposure, contrast and shadows, in a non-destructive adjustment layer, Adobe said. A Stock Panel integration provides access to more than 900 million Adobe Stock assets in Photoshop via a dockable panel, while another addition, Dynamic Text, Shapes and Paths, automatically adapts text along curves as freeform layouts.