Adobe is releasing updates to some of its Creative Cloud apps today, delivering promised features for video editors and new capabilities for designers. Adobe and leading artists have also teamed up to provide creative resources and tutorials for creatives cooped up at home.
Premiere Pro
Today’s headline feature is Productions, a new toolset for Premiere Pro first previewed in January at the Sundance Film Festival. Productions is a system of organization that Adobe hopes will improve workflows for feature film, broadcast, and and web-based episodic content.
With Productions, you’ll see improved performance in Premiere Pro thanks to smaller project sizes, a robust system for securely controlling and cross-referencing assets, and enhanced capabilities for collaborating with multiple editors. Adobe went into more detail in a new blog post:
Dimension
Adobe Dimension also received an update today. Dimension helps designers bridge the gap between 2D and 3D assets to create polished product product shots and rendered scenes. Starting today, you’ll be able to use customizable 3D text and geometric shapes in Dimension.
According to Adobe:
Adobe’s announcement blog post includes more details and a bevy of examples that showcase the types of compositions you’ll be able to create.
COVID-19 Resources
Recognizing the unprecedented situation many creatives are facing, Adobe is making Team Projects in Premiere Pro and After Effects free for Creative Cloud Individual users beginning today until August 17, 2020. Adobe Evangelist Jason Levine will also host a livestream series from April 14-17 with demos, case studies, and workflows that help you work smarter and more efficiently.
Leading artists like Jessica Hische, Lisa Congdon, Adam J. Kurtz, Martina Martian and Lauren Hom have teamed up to release a series of free weekly coloring books on Adobe Create. You can print out these books to color at home or use them digitally inside of Adobe apps.
Finally, Adobe has published blog posts for digital artists, designers, and photographers with links to more than 40 Photoshop and Lightroom tutorials. A new YouTube tutorial provides tips on using Adobe Character Animator to add a bit of fun to Zoom meetings and Google Hangouts.
