Adobe recently announced an upgrade to its Adobe Stock service, introducing a new AI feature called "Customize." This new functionality allows users to quickly adjust and optimize stock images without leaving the Adobe Stock platform. Users can perform simple image edits and generate AI variations, eliminating the need for time-consuming, complex edits in applications like Photoshop.
Adobe Stock is a paid service offering designers, marketers, and business users millions of assets for their projects, including photos, videos, illustrations, vector graphics, 3D assets, and templates. Users can search, preview, and license these assets directly on the Adobe Stock website or through Adobe Creative Cloud applications such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, and After Effects. The Customize feature is particularly helpful for those who don't use other Adobe applications.
At its core, the Customize feature enhances users' creative control over Adobe Stock assets. Powered by Adobe Firefly technology, it allows users to edit and adjust images directly within Adobe Stock. Users can expand images, apply different styles, and make other adjustments, although these actions consume generative credits.
It's worth noting that Adobe previously offered Firefly AI technology to business users. In 2024, Adobe introduced generative editing and generative variations, allowing business users to generate image variations and perform edits such as background replacement, aspect ratio adjustments, and applying new styles or compositions. Now, all users can "optimize multiple images at once," including adjusting "aspect ratios to match project formats and coordinating the style of multiple images." Customize also allows users to view "search results and a history of AI optimizations," facilitating review of previous results when searching for images or iteratively modifying assets.
The Customize feature is now available to all Adobe Stock users. If you're a subscriber to a personal or business plan, or a user utilizing credits, you can start using this new feature immediately. Adobe Stock subscription plans start at $30 per month, providing 10 assets or 1 video, with generative credits included in paid subscriptions.
Key Highlights:
🌟 Adobe's "Customize" feature lets users quickly edit stock images without leaving Adobe Stock.
🖼️ The new feature supports AI image creation and editing, allowing users to easily adjust and optimize multiple images.
💳 The Customize feature is available to all Adobe Stock users and supports various subscription plans.
