Image: Apple Apple needs developers to make the case for its new augmented reality headset. Apple announced its $3,499 Vision Pro headset yesterday, and among all of the flashy demos, it got me thinking... what does “pro” actually mean for Apple’s new headset? While the iMac Pro, Mac Pro, and MacBook Pro have all been targeted at high-level professionals in the past, the audience for the Apple Vision Pro is a lot less obvious. It’s one of the first times we’ve seen Apple launch a “pro” device without a corresponding entry-level equivalent since the MacBook Pro in 2006. And just like the MacBook Pro, the Apple Vision Pro was a “one more thing” surprise at the end of an Apple…

Macworld Adobe products are widely considered the gold standard within the creative industry. The only downside is that the annual subscription cost can be prohibitively expensive. Wish there was a more economical alternative? Then this offer to get a three-month subscription to Adobe Creative Cloud for over $200 off the regular price shouldn’t be ignored. Adobe Creative Cloud features over 20 of the industry’s most popular apps including Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premier Pro. Plus they give you 100GB of cloud storage so you can access your files from anywhere. If you are trying to break out as a graphic designer, photographer, or videographer — and you don’t already subscribe to Adobe CC — then this opportunity will be right up…

With Generative Fill in Photoshop, users can select an area in their image then simply tell the app what they want added. (via Cult of Mac - Tech and culture through an Apple lens)

Earlier this year Adobe released its Firefly beta giving a peek at its AI efforts. Today the company is bringing that AI into Photoshop – in beta – to give the iconic software a “creative co-pilot.” Read on for what Adobe is offering as Firefly begins integration with its Creative Cloud. more… The post Photoshop is the first Adobe Creative Cloud app to get Firefly Generative AI appeared first on 9to5Mac.

Macworld Apple includes the free Photos app on all Macs, iPhones and iPads, but this app is primarily intended for organising your photo collection, and only has a limited selection of editing tools. If you’re a keen photographer and want to have more creative control over your work–but don’t want to pay for the privilege–then take a look at the free photo editing apps for Mac below. We’ve taken a look at the best alternatives to Photos that provide a wider and more powerful set of photo-editing tools. In this article we round up the best free photo-editing programs for the Mac, including Adobe Express, Google Photos, Gimp and more. If you don’t mind paying for a decent photo editing…

Macworld If you’re choosing between two different types of Mac, or two generations of the same Mac, you may be wondering just how much of a difference the processor will make. Since November 2020 all new Mac have featured one of Apple’s own system-on-chip based on the ARM architecture and sometimes referred to as Apple Silicon. A number of Apple chips have joined the line up including the M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, M2, M2 Pro and M2 Max so far. The only Mac yet to move from Intel to Apple Silicon is the Mac Pro. Mac Pro aside, it has been a while since Apple sold any new Macs powered by an Intel chip, but since some…