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Adobe today announced a sweeping set of updates at its annual Adobe MAX conference, focused on giving users more ways to automate complex workflows, edit content, and work across its creative apps.
In Photoshop, Adobe introduced the new 'Relight' tool for non-destructive dynamic lighting adjustments, and 'Generative Restyle' which allows users to generate image style variations. Other new features include a Quick Compare slider for before-and-after views. Beta features in Photoshop include 'Mockups' for compositing designs onto objects, 'Camera Angles' for exploring new viewpoints, 'Generative Recompose' for maintaining composition across aspect ratios, 'Convert to Text Layers' to make flattened text editable, 'Timelapse' for capturing creative processes, and 'Remove Ambient Effect Only' to eliminate distractions. Adobe also launched two new AI image enhancement models, 'Wonder 4' for combined upscaling, denoising, deblurring, and sharpening, and 'Image HDR' for converting standard images to HDR with improved detail.
Adobe Premiere is enhanced with generative tools like 'Enhance Audio', 'Separate Crosstalk', and 'Separate Sound Source' to refine raw audio. A beta 'Generative Remove tool' is coming to remove unwanted objects directly on the timeline. 'Color Mode' is a new color-grading tool for quick corrections and advanced grades. The 'Generative Media Tool' integrates video, sound effects, soundscapes, and music generation directly into Premiere, supporting models from Adobe Firefly, Google, Kling, Runway, and Luma. Premiere Mobile gains access to hundreds of thousands of licensed music tracks through partnerships with UMG and WMG for non-commercial use, alongside 'Quick Cuts' for AI-generated first edits and an 'AI Assistant' for natural language task execution. Lightroom introduces 'Glow' for cinematic lighting, 'Blemish Removal' for quick skin adjustments, 'Open Eyes' (beta), and improved 'Camera Tethering' for desktop and iPad, offering wider camera support and advanced controls.
Illustrator receives new brushes, gradients, patterns, and graphic styles, along with enhanced 'Blend' controls for easier design development and refinement with live previews. InDesign introduces a beta 'Co-editing' feature to streamline collaborative workflows and a 'Flex Layout' tool for dynamic content adjustment based on canvas size. Additionally, InDesign will feature 'Check Document' and 'Rewrite' tools to quickly identify editorial and accessibility issues during the design process.
Scheduled for launch in 2027, MCP integration will enable users to connect Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, and After Effects with external AI tools and agents, such as ChatGPT. This allows for unified workflows where, for example, a user can prompt ChatGPT to adapt an entire marketing campaign based on new artwork, and simultaneously manage tasks like making edits, uploading files to Google Drive, and updating team members on Slack. The integration runs locally, preserving the editability of native project files, layers, vectors, bins, and sequences. A private beta for MCP integrations is planned for early 2027.
Adobe Firefly is evolving to better assist users in organizing and editing raw material for various projects, from vlogs to social media campaigns. 'Firefly Video' helps with scene organization, clip assembly, captioning, and generating transitions and B-roll. 'Firefly Design' combines illustration, image editing, animation, and 3D tools into a single canvas. New functionalities include 'Quick Actions' for common editing tasks, 'Firefly Graph' for creating reusable workflows, and 'Firefly Builder' (in private beta) for natural language-based website and app prototyping. Firefly’s 'AI Assistant' gains 'Plan Mode' for reviewing agent actions and a 'Model Selector' for choosing AI models. Adobe is also previewing 'Always-on agents' to handle recurring background tasks like asset organization, quality checks, and content preparation across platforms.
Adobe is expanding its 'Creative Agent' functionality across Creative Cloud, with AI Assistants now available in beta for Illustrator, Premiere, InDesign, After Effects, Frame.io, and the Photoshop beta app. These assistants are designed to execute complex, multi-step tasks through natural language prompts. For instance, in Premiere, users can instruct the assistant to apply effects to entire sequences, track subjects, or adjust color and exposure across multiple clips, simplifying advanced editing workflows.