September 28, 2023: 2nd Artisan Pro 2024 v1.2.0 update with new features released 

By Friday, September 29, or perhaps sooner on Thursday, September 28, the 2nd update of Artisan Pro 2024 v1.2.0, now with 2 new features, will be available on the Adobe Marketplace.

The new features consist of B&W color filter emulations that you can use instead of the regular B&W conversions. Especially useful when turning blue skies to black is a desired result or when converting portraits to B&W. You cannot use the color filters for an already B&W-converted image. It is meant for use on color layers only.

Apart from this, the microzones have been enhanced. No message is shown anymore when activating a zone and furthermore, you can now activate and use multiple zones simultaneously. Which zones are activated are now clearly visible by just opening the drop-down list. Activated zones are then visible as being highlighted in green.

September 20, 2023: Artisan Pro 2024 & Quick Mask Pro 2024 released and compatible with PS CC 2024 (v25.x)

Adobe just approved and published the updated versions of Artisan Pro and Quick Mask Pro, on the Adobe Marketplace to make it compatible with Adobe PS CC v25.0 (PS CC 2024). We also fixed the restore issues and ensured the panels just performed a bit better. Just navigate on the Creative Cloud Desktop App to Stock & Marketplace >Plugins > Manage Plugins and install the latest versions. They're respectively called Artisan Pro 2024 and Quick Mask Pro 2024 since they are now fully compatible with Adobe PS CC 2024. This implies that also the latest version of Adobe PS CC 2024 is recommended for installation. 

Please be informed

**PS CC 2024 (V25.x.x) update not yet compatible with Artisan Pro plugin**

Today's release of yet another major PS update v25.x.x (PS 2024) is causing problems in the Artisan Pro and Quick Mask Pro plugins. We're looking into that and already have solved one of the issues but there are several new issues introduced as a result of the new Adobe PS CC version. If you are used to working with the panels we recommend to not update to the PS CC 25.x. just yet. We will keep you updated and we will of course release a new update once we have fixed the issues. [Read more + Updates here...]

Adobe PS CC 24.4.1 is an unstable release

PS CC 24.4.1 is a release that can cause the restore feature in the UXP version of Artisan Pro to behave unpredictably and incorrectly. It's not fully clear yet what is wrong with Adobe PS CC 24.4.1, but after several tests and also input from other Artisan users, I can, for now, confirm that the restore feature is working correctly on all previous versions of PS CC, on both Windows and Mac computers, but not with PS CC 24.4.1. What happens is that instead of the top layer that is selected for restore, the restore will be applied to the layer beneath it. I cannot reproduce it at all times but it happens in PS CC 24.4.1 on both Mac and Windows, but only sometimes on the Mac with M1/M2 processors, but almost always on Windows. It doesn't happen with the CEP version of Artisan Pro, only with the UXP version.

Update: PS CC 24.5 has been released shortly after PS CC 24.4.1 and introduced the error that the selection doesn't load. This is not related to the plugin but the selection sometimes loads and sometimes not and gives a warning message. Still, the restore feature sometimes works, sometimes not but seems less glitchy in 24.5. I've also observed on a Mac with M1/M2 that if restore doesn't work and you zoom in to around 100%, the restore will work.

My recommendation is to not update to PS CC 24.4.1 or PS CC 24.5 yet till more has become clear (or till Adobe releases a new update) or to roll back to the previous PS CC version.

If anyone is working with PS CC 24.4.1 and notices this erratic behavior of the restore feature too, please let me know and please include if you're on Mac (Intel or M1/M2) or Windows.