I’m a graphic designer who uses other image creation apps like Adobe Firefly and Freepik. I thought Image Playground was useless, but after watching your video, I find it much more useful. Thanks, Gary! I really appreciate it! By the way, there’s one thing that no one talks about, and I’m crazy for it: you don’t need Wi-Fi or data to use it. It works offline! That’s incredible!
Hello people!!! I need help. I have iPhone and iCloud but for some years age I had Huawei and all my pictures were in Google Foto. When I completely changed system I hadn't help and some of my pictures now are in Google foto and the rest from 2020 are in iCloud. BUT all the pictures I have in iCloud goes to Google Foto. I am now forced to pay for bigger and bigger iCloud and Google Drive/foto. How can I completely get rid of Google foto. It's too many fotos. Can @macmostvideo plz do a video about it? I feel myself so helpless and frustrated. Plzzz help
Awesome video Gary!!! This was packed with helpful ways to use Image Playground productively. Thanks for taking the time to share these great ideas with us!
Thanks Gary! I never would have figured all that stuff out. But IP works remarkably well. Only tiny snag: All the steps required to set it up: MacOS said 15.2 was installed but I still couldn't find IP. Almost downloaded some app of the same name from the App Store. I had to wait for 15.2 to finish downloading something in the background (no progress bar), had to enable AI, wait for AI to finish downloading in the background (again, no progress bar), wait for IP and models to download (again, no progress bar!) Thanks for including that note at the beginning directing us to read Apple's support doc! Very helpful and the rest of your video was excellent!
This is a great tip... thank you! I just updated to 15.2 and don't see it anywhere. If you go to General > Apple Intelligence & Siri, it says: "Apple Intelligence In Progress... Getting this Mac ready to use Apple Intelligence. Setup and activation of Apple Intelligence will continue in the background. You'll be notified when it's ready."
I am in the process of learning Shortcuts. The first Shortcut I made I saved to my Home Screen on my iPhone and used this app to make a custom image for the app.
Gary - some very creative ideas here. I have a new iPad with the M4 chip, so I can create images using Playground. My Mac, however, is an older model. Would I be able to create an image on my iPad but then use it on my Mac (like your folder icon idea)?
Great tip video Gary. When I chose person then myself it only shows old photos of me, whereas photos app shows most recent included. I know I can take a photo, but is there anyway to update its collection of photos of me or anyone else?
Thanks once again Gary. I’ve just collected my IPhone 16 Max Pro so content like this is of great interest to me. So pleased to be a patreon member which helps to support your channel thank you from 🇬🇧
Couldn't find Image Playground on my 15.2 OS iMac, then it dawned on me that, here in Europe, we may have to wait until April to have the Mac AI Apps. I found an App in the Store called Image Playground, downloaded it but couldn't make it do much (I think it wants to convince you to buy the Pro version for €114 a year (add 9 or 10 percent to get $) . Your idea of calling upon Freeform to help was very useful ... many thanks.
They just did an update integrating Apple Intelligence to pages, numbers, and keynote. Now you can highlight text in the pages document and select "Add to playground"
I created several images that I want to use in iMovie. When I added the images and played the video, it only showed the first image I added throughout the whole video. But the strange thing is that if I scroll through the images in iMovie, they are visible. What did I do wrong? Love your content!
So you see the images in the timeline in iMovie? Not sure. If they are there, one after the other, then they should appear as they are in the timeline. Check out this video about what it should look like: ua-cam.com/video/l9dshvx-fyQ/v-deo.html
@ I use iMovie all the time which is why I don’t get what happened. I just put the same images in my timeline on my MacBook, pressed play and it showed all the images. So I guess the problem is with the iPad. I prefer to edit my videos on my iPad.
Great videos! I just transition from windows to mac, not completely leaving windows but my ecosystem is all apple phone watch etc.. I do have a question. I have a WD 4100PRO NAS when downloading a file using safari ti the NAS I et this .download after file and I cant open the file. I have search and can't find any info. Have you heard of this issue? any info would be helpful .
When I create images for events I'm careful not to use copyrighted photos - this is a solution! If wonder if I can tell Image Playground to leave space in the center of an image so that the key images won't be obscured by headline and text in the center. I'll play with it.
@@mv80401 - I do menus for local restaurants, annual reports for several small companies, and other projects. Finding applicable art for a project can be both costly and time consuming. I recently was asked for a Christmas themed menu for a steakhouse, specifically a laughing/smiling/jovial Santa in a cowboy hat. 😳 There is a need, a business use, for these features.
Hi, Gary I do not know which video it was that you showed us how to create a text file in the current folder. I followed your instructions and it worked but recently it is not working anymore. Could you please see if that coding is still valid or changes needs to be made. Thanks!- Monterey Last version
@@macmost it works. it just does not save it to the current folder. I have to choose the folder to save it to when I click on save. I will check again and compare my codes to yours and let you know. could you please give me the date of your video? thanks
@@macmost Hi Gary! I believe you are missing a semicolon after "then" in your loop. Without the semicolon the value of i is null and it creates "new.txt new .txt, new 1.text and so on.
Not really. That feature is called "Genmoji" and is only on iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2. But once you create them there you can see them on your Mac in some apps too.
On Se 2nd and 3rd, the calendar alert does not sound off at times. On repeat daily, once a week it will miss a day, and not the same day. It will be highlighted when I look at it. Been that way for last 2 updates, and now again on 18.2! Who do I tell to have this fixed?
Gary, I was using Image Playground after I saw your video then suddenly it won't show people from my photos all I get is a way of describing someone instead of the actual person.
Hi Gary, In my region it is not still there. So, I changed the language and region to US. is that ok? and second, I get image playground and not it shows error, "unable to use that description" in everytime. not generate things
Is your Mac compatible with Apple Intelligence? Did you choose to set up Apple Intelligence? (See in System Settings if not). After updating to 15.2 and turning on Apple Intelligence you should see it as an app in the Applications folder.
There's a lot to learn there if you want to know the legalities. Basically: you can use them as you like, but can't copyright them. Consult with an IP lawyer if you really need it spelled out.
I like the custom wallpaper idea! However, when it comes to adding illustrations to writing assignments, I would be wary. AI seems to be a grey area in school these days. It could lead professors to suspecting your writings are AI as well.
I wasn't suggesting it for a school assignment. But even so, what's the alternative if you want to include an illustration? Use clipart? Hire someone else to draw an illustration? Not everyone can draw. I certainly can't. I think whether it is AI, clipart, or work-for-hire, it would be the proper thing to do to learn about attribution. So write a short story about a spider on a farm, then get AI to make a cover illustration, then put "Cover Art: Apple Image Playground."
I tried to make iPhone (back side) but it doesn’t like the term “iPhone” haha so i had to just drew the back side of the iPhone and had to give it more commands like “apple, ios, titanium” and some responses were extremely funny.
Meta ai in messenger is faster and better isn’t limited to a square format and I deleted image playground after a few days because I do t use it and when I do it overheats my phone.
What better options? Keep in mind this is ON DEVICE, so don't compare it to server-based image generators. Also, keep in mind that lots (most?) people aren't great with "prompts" so this is a good alternative for them. Quick, easy, fast, free and private.
Maybe 🤷🏼♂️, but remember this is just tech, a tool, the issues come from the user who might use AI for illegal uses. People are injured by screwdrivers and hammers every day, they aren’t evil, they are just tools.
@@ChadStJohn-vz7ru Useless to you, sure. Sounds like it. But not every app is used by every person. I'm sure there are things on your Mac you use all the time that others never use and thus it is "useless" to them. Remember this is macOS, not chadOS.
I wonder how internally censored this app is. Example: instead of all the kitsch, how about something more relevant to our computers, such as _"Asian slaves assembling our electronics for peanut wages"_ . Would Image Playground make such an image?
of course not. what kind of question is that? it won't generate anything that goes Apple's values (the ones that they preach, not their actual values) and obviously, it won't make anything controversial. it'll only get more and more censored as time goes on and people discover loopholes.
App does not work. I filled every example you did in video. Ex I type birthday party. And app did nothing except display error unable to use description
Excellent tutorial. This is the first video I’ve seen that suggested worthwhile uses for this feature in the real world. Many thanks!
Completely agree
I’m a graphic designer who uses other image creation apps like Adobe Firefly and Freepik. I thought Image Playground was useless, but after watching your video, I find it much more useful. Thanks, Gary! I really appreciate it!
By the way, there’s one thing that no one talks about, and I’m crazy for it: you don’t need Wi-Fi or data to use it. It works offline! That’s incredible!
Yes !!! This right here !!!
Hello people!!! I need help. I have iPhone and iCloud but for some years age I had Huawei and all my pictures were in Google Foto. When I completely changed system I hadn't help and some of my pictures now are in Google foto and the rest from 2020 are in iCloud. BUT all the pictures I have in iCloud goes to Google Foto. I am now forced to pay for bigger and bigger iCloud and Google Drive/foto. How can I completely get rid of Google foto. It's too many fotos. Can @macmostvideo plz do a video about it? I feel myself so helpless and frustrated. Plzzz help
its ok, all looks a bit "samey" i`m a fine artist
Wow. This is the best tutorial of imageplayground by far. Actual use cases
Love this! Not just how it works but how you can use it. Great job Gary!
Awesome video Gary!!! This was packed with helpful ways to use Image Playground productively. Thanks for taking the time to share these great ideas with us!
Very cool! Thank you! When it comes to AI I’m more than a little clueless, but I can immediately see uses for this!
Almost overwhelming but you are so, so good at simplifying. Kudos!
Perfect timing for this video, just what I need today. Thanks
Thanks Gary! I never would have figured all that stuff out. But IP works remarkably well. Only tiny snag: All the steps required to set it up: MacOS said 15.2 was installed but I still couldn't find IP. Almost downloaded some app of the same name from the App Store. I had to wait for 15.2 to finish downloading something in the background (no progress bar), had to enable AI, wait for AI to finish downloading in the background (again, no progress bar), wait for IP and models to download (again, no progress bar!) Thanks for including that note at the beginning directing us to read Apple's support doc! Very helpful and the rest of your video was excellent!
This is a great tip... thank you! I just updated to 15.2 and don't see it anywhere. If you go to General > Apple Intelligence & Siri, it says: "Apple Intelligence In Progress... Getting this Mac ready to use Apple Intelligence. Setup and activation of Apple Intelligence will continue in the background. You'll be notified when it's ready."
Thanks for sharing this video, have been playing around with the app all day, really neat.
I had no idea we could use more than one text prompt. I've been trying to squeeze everything in to one line. Thank you 😃
Very useful video that’s given me ideas how I might use IP in the future. For now, no immediate need.
Happens a lot: I think, hmm is there a video about this particular thing, and than there is a Video from Gary about this particular thing 👍
Really love your use cases! Inspiring and got tons of ideas to be using with my students!
Great job Gary as usual 👏👏🔥
Cool. I just checked and 15.2 is just now available for me, less than 5 minutes ago. Looks like I'll have more fun than usual on a Friday.
Folder icons is such a cool use of Image Playground. Never would have thought of that. Thank you!
Thanks for the innovative ideas to create and use results from Image Playground!
You are quite imaginative Gary! Freeform and folder icons! :-) Amazing uses Gary. 🙂
As usual, very clear video and very useful 👍
Great video. I've already used a couple of images on a website I'm developing. Thanks for the ideas!
Great video Gary and a very useful app
Really useful! Thanks.
Every time I watch your video, I realize that I know my iPhone or Mac only 3%. Thanks for your lessons
Thank you Gary! Great video as usually! I am waiting for one video about Apple Intel integration in Numbers
Not sure what you mean.
Got it. I did not realized initially that I had to update my OS. Thanks
Thank you. I understand the app more.
Love the icon idea
nice video, the style function is what i was looking for - since written via text does nothing. but the images generated are usually kinda worthless.
i like your laid back style.......
I used Playground to make album covers for collections of songs in Apple Music.
I am in the process of learning Shortcuts. The first Shortcut I made I saved to my Home Screen on my iPhone and used this app to make a custom image for the app.
Thank you!
Children will enjoy this new feature.
good ideas!
Gary - some very creative ideas here. I have a new iPad with the M4 chip, so I can create images using Playground. My Mac, however, is an older model. Would I be able to create an image on my iPad but then use it on my Mac (like your folder icon idea)?
Once you create the image, it is just an image. You can certainly use it elsewhere.
Great tip video Gary. When I chose person then myself it only shows old photos of me, whereas photos app shows most recent included. I know I can take a photo, but is there anyway to update its collection of photos of me or anyone else?
It just chooses some that would make sense to use. But you can use the button at the bottom right to choose any photo you want.
Thanks once again Gary. I’ve just collected my IPhone 16 Max Pro so content like this is of great interest to me. So pleased to be a patreon member which helps to support your channel thank you from 🇬🇧
Thanks for your support!
Image Playground is the perfect example of when big brands stop innovating due to fears of making a mistakes.
Couldn't find Image Playground on my 15.2 OS iMac, then it dawned on me that, here in Europe, we may have to wait until April to have the Mac AI Apps. I found an App in the Store called Image Playground, downloaded it but couldn't make it do much (I think it wants to convince you to buy the Pro version for €114 a year (add 9 or 10 percent to get $) . Your idea of calling upon Freeform to help was very useful ... many thanks.
I don't think that app has anything to do with this. Yes, in the EU you need to wait as Apple hasn't released it yet.
Nice job on the video!Question, The Image Playground art with illustrations? can you use the Illustration anyway? NO Copyright issues? Thanks!
Right, you can use the results as you want.
@@macmost thank you im worried about copyright issues. Happy Holidays!
It does not let you use company logos, flags, patented items though
They just did an update integrating Apple Intelligence to pages, numbers, and keynote. Now you can highlight text in the pages document and select "Add to playground"
I created several images that I want to use in iMovie. When I added the images and played the video, it only showed the first image I added throughout the whole video. But the strange thing is that if I scroll through the images in iMovie, they are visible. What did I do wrong?
Love your content!
Let me add that I created the images on a M1 Mac Air but created the video on an iPad mini 6.
So you see the images in the timeline in iMovie? Not sure. If they are there, one after the other, then they should appear as they are in the timeline. Check out this video about what it should look like: ua-cam.com/video/l9dshvx-fyQ/v-deo.html
@ I use iMovie all the time which is why I don’t get what happened. I just put the same images in my timeline on my MacBook, pressed play and it showed all the images.
So I guess the problem is with the iPad. I prefer to edit my videos on my iPad.
Looks to be a very useful tool. Is it available for Imac 2017 running on Ventura please?
No. Apple Intelligence requires an Apple Silicon (M1 or newer) Mac.
@@macmost 😮💨😮💨Thanks for caring to reply. Gary you are such a sweet character. May God bless you abundantly in all areas of your life.
Great videos! I just transition from windows to mac, not completely leaving windows but my ecosystem is all apple phone watch etc.. I do have a question. I have a WD 4100PRO NAS when downloading a file using safari ti the NAS I et this .download after file and I cant open the file. I have search and can't find any info. Have you heard of this issue? any info would be helpful .
Sorry, I have no idea. You should contact the maker of that device and ask for support from them.
When I create images for events I'm careful not to use copyrighted photos - this is a solution! If wonder if I can tell Image Playground to leave space in the center of an image so that the key images won't be obscured by headline and text in the center. I'll play with it.
@@mv80401 - I do menus for local restaurants, annual reports for several small companies, and other projects. Finding applicable art for a project can be both costly and time consuming. I recently was asked for a Christmas themed menu for a steakhouse, specifically a laughing/smiling/jovial Santa in a cowboy hat. 😳 There is a need, a business use, for these features.
How do you get yourself as the starting person, Gary?
I assume it is using the first person in the People section in your Photos library.
Thank you very much. Only problem is my old 2015 MacBook Pro won’t update newer than OS Monterey….. argggg
Hi, can you import a group photo? Every time I try it, it picks out only one person on it?
Only one person at a time in Image Playground. I doesn't do multiple people in one image.
Thank you. I guess that will come with time
Hi, Gary I do not know which video it was that you showed us how to create a text file in the current folder. I followed your instructions and it worked but recently it is not working anymore. Could you please see if that coding is still valid or changes needs to be made. Thanks!- Monterey Last version
Should still work. I use it several times per week. What happens when you try?
@@macmost it works. it just does not save it to the current folder. I have to choose the folder to save it to when I click on save. I will check again and compare my codes to yours and let you know. could you please give me the date of your video? thanks
@@paulcamalin5236 See ua-cam.com/video/t1JfsDs-abM/v-deo.html
@@macmost thank you!
@@macmost Hi Gary! I believe you are missing a semicolon after "then" in your loop. Without the semicolon the value of i is null and it creates "new.txt new .txt, new 1.text and so on.
how do you get to this app on macbook air?
If your Mac is compatible with Apple Intelligence, then update to 15.2 and make sure you have Apple Intelligence on in System Settings.
I noticed that I can’t use genmojis with Apple Reminders.
😊
Silly question: where do I find Image Playground on my Mac?
I can't find it in the AppStore either.
Is it accessible for any country?
It is only there if your Mac and language are compatible with Apple Intelligence.
@@macmost Oh, I see…
Thanks!
You can't make different formats, only a square form?
Yes. This is definitely for general use. For "pro" use, there are lots of AI image tools available that work in all sorts of different ways.
can you make them into Emoji
Not really. That feature is called "Genmoji" and is only on iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2. But once you create them there you can see them on your Mac in some apps too.
On Se 2nd and 3rd, the calendar alert does not sound off at times. On repeat daily, once a week it will miss a day, and not the same day. It will be highlighted when I look at it. Been that way for last 2 updates, and now again on 18.2! Who do I tell to have this fixed?
Contact Apple Support.
Gary, I was using Image Playground after I saw your video then suddenly it won't show people from my photos all I get is a way of describing someone instead of the actual person.
Try restarting it maybe?
@@macmost I did that however as a way around it I can choose my photos and get to someone that way instead.
It doesn't generate anything for me.
Hi Gary, In my region it is not still there. So, I changed the language and region to US. is that ok? and second, I get image playground and not it shows error, "unable to use that description" in everytime. not generate things
Try quitting and restarting Image Playground when it does this. See if that helps.
@ i already did that. The same error shows. I will wait a couple of days. Currently region is USA. Maybe i need to wait. I don't know.
I am using OS18.2 on my iPad but I can’t find the app. Do I have to download it from the App Store?
Is your iPad compatible with Apple Intelligence?
@ I don’t know. It’s an iPad 11 pro.
@@jamesshrouds4130 "iPad 11 Pro" isn't a complete model identifier. What YEAR is it? What are your language settings? What region are you in?
I could not find the App?
Is your Mac compatible with Apple Intelligence? Did you choose to set up Apple Intelligence? (See in System Settings if not). After updating to 15.2 and turning on Apple Intelligence you should see it as an app in the Applications folder.
Are the images created with the help of AI, copyright/royalty free and owned by me?
There's a lot to learn there if you want to know the legalities. Basically: you can use them as you like, but can't copyright them. Consult with an IP lawyer if you really need it spelled out.
I like the custom wallpaper idea! However, when it comes to adding illustrations to writing assignments, I would be wary. AI seems to be a grey area in school these days. It could lead professors to suspecting your writings are AI as well.
I wasn't suggesting it for a school assignment. But even so, what's the alternative if you want to include an illustration? Use clipart? Hire someone else to draw an illustration? Not everyone can draw. I certainly can't. I think whether it is AI, clipart, or work-for-hire, it would be the proper thing to do to learn about attribution. So write a short story about a spider on a farm, then get AI to make a cover illustration, then put "Cover Art: Apple Image Playground."
IMAGE PALY GROUND "UNABLE TO USE THAT DISCRIPTION" ERROR POPS UP AND I am not able too use anything here
Try restarting the app. It sometimes gets stuck.
@ I tried restarting and nothing worked for me
@ any thanks sir
I upgraded my Mac to 15.2 and this app is not showing up anywhere: not in other apps, not in apps folder, nowhere? I have an M1 Mac MIni
Did you enable Apple Intelligence? If not, you can do it in System Settings. Then it will download. Give it some time to complete downloading.
I got a MacBook Air M2 and I'm living in Denmark. I don't have Image Playground on my Mac. How come
Because Apple Intelligence isn't yet available in the EU. See the link I show at the start of the video.
@@macmost It is available on Mac in the EU, but not on iPhone or iPad.
But how do you use TWO PEOPLE in one pic???
That’s not something this does right now.
I tried to make iPhone (back side) but it doesn’t like the term “iPhone” haha so i had to just drew the back side of the iPhone and had to give it more commands like “apple, ios, titanium” and some responses were extremely funny.
It does not let you use company logos, flags, patented items
Is this apples app
Yes. This is part of Apple Intelligence. It is part of macOS 15.2.
@ I have that update and I’m not able to find it on my computer anywhere.
@@TriggaTreDay In System Settings, Apple Intelligence, have you turned it off?
@ nope I found it. They are telling me I have to add it as a download. Thank you 😊
What use is this? Underwhelming and why use it.
Ain't working for me at all. Nada, zero, zip.
Just get the dialog box saying unable.
Meta ai in messenger is faster and better isn’t limited to a square format and I deleted image playground after a few days because I do t use it and when I do it overheats my phone.
Great video but this software seems lame. So many better options out there. Apple "S the bed" on this one.
What better options? Keep in mind this is ON DEVICE, so don't compare it to server-based image generators. Also, keep in mind that lots (most?) people aren't great with "prompts" so this is a good alternative for them. Quick, easy, fast, free and private.
It’s absolutely horrendous and completely pointless unless you’re a child.
The very opposite of creativity.
Jobs would be horrified about this "feature" if he was alive.
Why?
Maybe 🤷🏼♂️, but remember this is just tech, a tool, the issues come from the user who might use AI for illegal uses. People are injured by screwdrivers and hammers every day, they aren’t evil, they are just tools.
Because it’s a useless app. Not an app that will be used after the initial plying around with it. I deleted the app
@@ChadStJohn-vz7ru Useless to you, sure. Sounds like it. But not every app is used by every person. I'm sure there are things on your Mac you use all the time that others never use and thus it is "useless" to them. Remember this is macOS, not chadOS.
@@macmost💯👏🏼
I wonder how internally censored this app is. Example: instead of all the kitsch, how about something more relevant to our computers, such as _"Asian slaves assembling our electronics for peanut wages"_ . Would Image Playground make such an image?
of course not. what kind of question is that? it won't generate anything that goes Apple's values (the ones that they preach, not their actual values) and obviously, it won't make anything controversial. it'll only get more and more censored as time goes on and people discover loopholes.
App does not work. I filled every example you did in video. Ex I type birthday party. And app did nothing except display error unable to use description
Try restarting it. Sometimes it gets stuck. Apple still labels it as "beta" for this reason, even though Sequoia 15.2 itself is out of beta.
@ thankyou. It was showing beta until I restarted