Two days ago, Adobe announced plans to discontinue its legacy 2D animation software, Animate, and is likely to focus on its AI platform, Firefly, and its generative video capabilities.However, in the span of a few days, the company has backtracked on this discussion and has now released a statement confirming that it will not discontinue or remove access to Adobe Animate.Here’s what you need to know about this whirlwind of announcements, why it’s happening now, and why it might actually be a victory lap for filmmakers and artists who are fighting to keep their autonomy in the age of AI.Adobe Animate SagaWith this being such a quick about-face, it’s been hard to track down the specific details of events here. But from reports online, it sounds like Adobe Animate users and subscribers received some sort of email notification earlier this week letting them know that Adobe was planning to be discounting Adobe Animate, effective March 1st, 2026. Existing users were encouraged to continue using Animate, but were being told that the software was set to no longer receive technical support after March 1st, 2027. This sparked a large backlash online, one larger (apparently) than Adobe expected, as longtime users of Animate spoke out against the decision, with many more pointing towards how this likely had to do with the company’s new focus on its AI models and platform. In a statement put out yesterday, on February 4th, 2026, Adobe has officially reversed course and is not going to discontinue or...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - 3 days ago