ArtCraft is a set of free, AI-built apps that look a lot like Photoshop, Lightroom and the rest of Adobe’s apps, and thousands of people are cheering it on. I look at who’s behind it, how it’s paid for, what Adobe could actually do about it, and the five questions I’d ask before installing any new software.
00:00 What ArtCraft is
00:27 Where I’m coming from
01:07 What’s actually happened
01:58 How finished is it?
02:28 “The editor you already know how to use”
02:51 What can Adobe do about it?
04:10 Why Adobe might stay quiet
04:36 Remember when Affinity came out?
04:55 Why he built it
06:01 Who’s behind ArtCraft?
06:45 How it’s paid for
07:37 A question if you’re worried about AI
08:18 A link versus an install
09:13 Would I install it?
09:59 Competition is good
10:43 5 questions before you install any software
🔗 Steve Hanson’s video on the legal side:
🔗 Adobe’s General Terms of Use (Section 17): https://www.adobe.com/legal/terms.html
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