New updates are being added at the bottom of this story…….
Original story (published on March 17, 2022) follows:
Adobe Photoshop is one of the most popular image editing and raster graphics editor available right now. Although Photoshop also supports vector graphics in a limited capacity, the company’s dedicated vector graphics editor is Illustrator.
The current version of Photoshop and Illustrator use software-as-a-service model and are part of Adobe’s Creative Cloud subscription.
That being said, Adobe Illustrator users are now reporting (1,2,3) an issue where they are unable to open Photoshop vector smart objects. Many say the issue surfaced after updating to macOS 12.3.
Some say they are also getting ‘The application “Adobe Illustrator 2022” can’t be opened. -1703’ error message when trying to open vector smart objects.
It looks like the issue is negatively affecting user productivity with users demanding that Adobe and Apple work together to fix the problem.
Here are some reports from people who are unable to open Photoshop vector smart objects in Illustrator.
Thankfully, Adobe Care has shed some light on the matter and said they are aware of the problem and are working on a fix. They also suggested that those affected should try reverting to an older version of Photoshop.
As always, we will be keeping an eye out for more information and update this space as and when required so make sure you stay tuned to PiunikaWeb.
Update 1 (March 21)
05:21 pm (IST): Here’s a workaround suggested by one of the affected users that may resolve this issue. So, those affected can try and see if it works.
Update 2 (April 02)
01:37 pm (IST): An Adobe employee has confirmed that this issue has been fixed with the latest macOS 12.3.1 update.
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