Adobe MAX 2025 Recap: Good News and Bad News

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Adobe MAX 2025 just wrapped, and I’ve got good news and bad news. The good news: Adobe finally made some cool tools. The bad news: you either don’t want them or can’t use them. 🚨 WATCH THE HANDS-ON REVIEW OF AFFINITY OUT NOW!: https://youtu.be/qh0-yIXWZ-0 🚨 ✏️ SUBSCRIBE TO THE CREATIVE BRIEF NEWSLETTER!!!! https://magic.beehiiv.com/v1/50586ae8-8023-4091-80de-c19f5891fa24?email={{email}} 🚨SUBSCRIBE TO SEE MORE━► https://www.youtube.com/@graysonsgraphics?sub_confirmation=1 👔 CHECK OUT THE MERCH: ━► https://www.GraysonsGraphics.com See you next week another creative video :) Here’s everything we covered in this video: 00:00 Adobe MAX 2025 Recap 00:23 Why This Event Was Important 01:15 Adobe AI Assistant 02:49 Lightroom Reflection Remover 03:12 Lightroom AI Dust Removal 03:32 Lightroom Assisted Culling 04:07 Adobe Project Clean Take 05:32 Adobe Project Light Touch 06:00 Adobe Project Trace Erase 06:21 Adobe Project Frame Forward 06:48 Adobe Project Turn Style 07:18 Topaz Integration in Photoshop 07:44 Harmonize Tool in Photoshop 8:08 What is GenStudio? 09:02 What is Adobe Project Graph? 09:39 The Bad... 10:34 Announcements? 11:38 Adobe Project Motion 11:48 Adobe Project SceneIt 11:59 Adobe Project Sound Stager 12:18 Adobe Project New Depths 12:34 So, What Did They Actually Release? 13:55 Adobe's Weird Use-Cases 16:00 The Presenters... 16:25 What Adobe SHOULD Have Announced and IMPLEMENTED What happened at Adobe MAX 2025? What did Adobe announce this year? Is Adobe MAX worth it? In this video I break down all the biggest updates from Adobe MAX 2025 including Photoshop AI Assistant, Firefly updates, Lightroom reflection remover, and Topaz integration. I also cover new AI projects like Project LightTouch, Project Clean Take, Project TraceErase, and Project Frame Forward. Are these tools actually useful or just more AI slop? Why are creatives switching to Affinity, Canva, and Figma instead of staying with Adobe? What should designers expect from Adobe in 2025 and 2026? How does this compare to last year’s MAX announcements? If you’re searching for the full Adobe MAX recap, the best and worst new Adobe features, or wondering if Adobe is losing its creativity, this video explains it all from a designer’s perspective. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------