Photoshop Beta currently includes two features that work quite differently from each other. The first adds a straightforward before-and-after comparison tool directly into the editing workspace — something that sounds simple but solves a real problem when a file already has multiple layers. The second, Dynamic Layers, uses AI to blend between two versions of an image, giving you frame-by-frame control over how much of a generated change to apply.
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Practical Tips
Here are the key takeaways from the video, covering both features and how to get the most out of them.
- Use the before-and-after tool from the toolbar icon to compare single or split views — zoom in with Option + scroll wheel to inspect specific areas like retouching or fine detail.
- The "before" state is set when the file was last opened, so close and reopen a file to update the reference point before continuing with new edits.
- To create a Dynamic Layer, use Prompt to Edit to generate an AI-altered version of your image, then apply Dynamic Layer from the taskbar — right-click the canvas edge to show it if it's not visible.
- Scrub the Dynamic Layer slider to choose how far the AI transformation is applied — useful for partial effects like early snowfall or a partially darkened sky rather than a full change.
- Once you've found the right position on the slider, use Duplicate as Pixel Layer to export that specific frame as a standard image you can continue editing.
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