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Photoshop in ChatGPT Fixes a Big AI Image Editing Pet Peeve

Adobe Express, Acrobat and Photoshop are now available in ChatGPT, no subscription required.

Three Adobe apps — Photoshop, Adobe Express and Acrobat — are coming to ChatGPT, the company announced on Wednesday. The integration means anyone can edit their photos in the chatbot using the editing tools native to Adobe’s apps, no ChatGPT or Adobe subscription required.

The Adobe apps in ChatGPT will feel familiar to anyone who has used them before: Photoshop can edit your photos, Express can create graphic designs and Acrobat can manage your PDFs. You can simply add the name of the Adobe app you want to use at the beginning of your prompt, bolded, to begin using the apps.

These apps are aimed at ChatGPT (not Photoshop) users. While the Adobe apps in ChatGPT will give you more editing firepower, they won’t have the range or granular level of controls that, say, the regular version of Photoshop has — something that professional creators want and need. It’s likely going to be most useful for people who are already creating in ChatGPT and want to level up their work. While reviewing OpenAI’s AI image generator in ChatGPT, I found it was fine for quick mock-ups but lacked essential creative controls. Using Photoshop fixes that.

(Disclosure: Ziff Davis, CNET’s parent company, in April filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.)

When you edit photos with Photoshop in ChatGPT, you will see a small pop-up window; sliders will appear in the upper-right corner. This is where the hands-on control comes in. You can manually adjust those sliders to edit your photo. If you ask Photoshop to brighten a photo, for example, it will provide sliders to adjust the exposure. You can also apply visual effects, like glitch or glow, to your photos.

Adobe Express, the company’s Canva competitor, can be used to create editable designs, such as flyers, invitations and posters. Acrobat in ChatGPT should be able to preserve your PDF’s formatting while editing, combining or otherwise maneuvering your documents.

When you use the Adobe apps in ChatGPT, Adobe’s software is ultimately the one that’s running the show to edit your photos or create your documents. ChatGPT is simply the interface or platform you can use to access them. ChatGPT isn’t entirely regenerating your photos; it’s editing them as you would in Photoshop.

Adobe has been heavily focused on generative AI over the past few years. Most recently, it announced it was adding AI chatbot-like assistants to the regular versions of Express (out now) and Photoshop (still in beta). It also teased its latest AI image model, Firefly Image Model 5, at Adobe Max, its annual creative conference. AI audio is also a growing area, as the company released new AI tools to generate soundtracks and dialogue.

For more, check out how the newest AI creative work hack and our picks of the best AI image generators.

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Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, Dec. 17

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Dec. 17.

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Answer: DOZE

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Answer: UBOAT

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You Can Watch an Exclusive Avatar: Fire and Ash Scene on TikTok Right Now

Disney and TikTok partner on an immersive content hub for James Cameron’s latest movie about the alien Na’vi.

If you’re not quite ready to head to the theater to watch Avatar: Fire and Ash, an exclusive scene preview might sell you on the visual spectacle. As part of a new collaboration with the social media giant, Disney is posting snippets of its new movie to its TikTok account.

This scene isn’t part of any trailer and won’t be posted to other social media accounts, making TikTok the only place you can view it — unless you buy a movie ticket. A first look at the new movie’s scenes isn’t the only Avatar-related bonus on the social media platform right now, either. TikTok has partnered with the house of mouse to bring an entire «immersive content hub» to the app.

A special section of TikTok includes quizzes and educational videos that explore the alien world of Pandora shown off in the movies. On TikTok, you can take a personality quiz to find out what Na’vi clan you most closely align with and unlock a special profile picture border to use on your account.

Science and fiction blend together with a series of videos from real doctors who explain the basis for some of Avatar’s world-building. If you want to learn about exoplanets or how realistic the anatomy of the movie’s alien animals is, these videos will feed your brain while still providing entertainment value.

Perhaps the most enticing part of Disney’s latest social media collaboration is the opportunity for fans to win prizes and trips. TikTok creators who make edits with the #TikTokAvatarContest hashtag are entered into a competition to win Avatar merchandise. The biggest winners will be able to take a trip to visual effects studio Wētā Workshop in New Zealand or visit Avatar director James Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment Studio in Los Angeles.

Avatar: Fire and Ash is the third installment in director Cameron’s cinematic passion project. While the first Avatar movie was released in 2009, Cameron didn’t release another entry in the franchise until 2022. In total, there is a five-movie arc planned for the indigo alien Na’vi on the moon of Pandora.

The Avatar movies are known for pushing the boundaries of CGI visual effects in cinema. They are also historically big winners at the box office: the original Avatar is the highest-grossing film of all time, earning $2.9 billion across its theatrical releases. Its sequel, Avatar: The Way of Water, is the third-highest-grossing film of all time, trailing Avengers: Endgame. You can stream those movies on Disney Plus.

It remains to be seen whether Avatar: Fire and Ash will financially live up to its predecessors. The film currently has mixed reviews from critics on Rotten Tomatoes.