Adobe MAX 2026: What local MCP support means for designers
Explore Adobe’s local MCP preview for Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere and After Effects, the private beta timeline and a practical festival campaign revision.
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How to protect a brand colour when recolouring artwork in Illustrator
Use Generative Recolor on the illustration alone, then compare three palettes without changing the logo or its spot-colour swatch.
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Keeping the left side clear for a headline in Firefly
Use a teapot sketch as a composition reference, then judge two variations by whether the actual headline fits.
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Which images belong on an AI-assisted mood board?
To see if a moodboard is working, extract one decision from each frame that can be transferred to production.
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Why does a product float after an AI background swap?
The colours work and the table looks right. The problem may lie in the few darkest pixels under the bottle.
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