Adobe has announced a new Creative Cloud update across its core creative applications, including photo editing, video production, motion graphics, and vector design tools. The update focuses on reducing manual workflows in tasks such as culling, masking, rotoscoping, compositing, and image cleanup, while expanding AI-assisted editing capabilities across apps.
Lightroom gets AI culling, photo-to-video, and sharpening improvements
Adobe Lightroom receives updates for photo organization and editing workflows.
Key updates include:
- Assisted Culling (generally available): Analyzes large photo sets using face detection, eye openness, and sharpness to identify the best images.
- Face View: Separates individuals in images for easier review and selection.
- Stacking system: Groups similar images and recommends the strongest shot from each set.
- Photo to Video: Converts still images into motion clips or reels using AI-generated motion powered by Adobe Firefly and Google Veo, based on prompts or image context.
- AI Sharpen (Topaz Labs integration): Enhances fine image details such as textures, fur, petals, and foliage without requiring export.
- Expanded RAW support: Adds support for Sony RAW formats from the Sony Alpha 7R VI across Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and Camera Raw.
Premiere Pro adds timeline upgrades and workflow improvements
Adobe Premiere Pro introduces updates focused on editing efficiency and timeline control.
Key updates include:
- Global Audio Mute: Mutes all project audio in one action.
- Marker Search: Finds markers by name or color across projects.
- Channel Blur, Gradient, and Noise FX: Adds compositing and texture tools in the timeline.
- 3D Spinback and Slide transitions: Adds motion-based transitions with easing controls.
- Single Word Captioning: Enables word-level caption editing without affecting full caption blocks.
- Stock Panel Checkout: Allows previewing and licensing Adobe Stock assets inside Premiere.
- Firefly Boards integration: Generates sequences automatically when multiple assets are added.
- Object Mask improvements: Faster and more accurate masking with support for regeneration after media relinking.
- Sequence Index Panel: Central navigation for long-form edits.
- A/V Display Mode: Displays video and audio waveforms together in the Source Monitor for improved readability.
After Effects improves rotoscoping and expands 3D workflows
Adobe After Effects introduces updates focused on automation and advanced 3D capabilities.
Key updates include:
- Object Matte system: Replaces Roto Brush with AI-based tools including Object Selection, Quick Selection, Selection Brush, and Refine Edge.
- 3D workflow upgrades: Adds displacement maps, depth of field, and improved control for models, meshes, text, and shape layers.
- Parametric Mesh APIs: Enables procedural control for complex 3D scenes.
- SVG import support: Imports SVG files as editable shape layers with gradients, strokes, and transparency preserved.
- Improved Illustrator integration: Streamlined copy-paste workflow for vector assets.
Photoshop adds reflection removal and offline AI tools
Adobe Photoshop focuses on image cleanup and offline AI processing.
Key updates include:
- Reflection Removal: Detects reflections in glass-shot images and separates them into editable layers.
- Remove Tool upgrade: Adds on-device generative AI support for offline editing without internet dependency.
Illustrator introduces Concept to Vector workflow
Adobe Illustrator adds a workflow for converting ideas into vector designs.
Key updates include:
- Concept to Vector: Converts sketches or low-quality inputs into editable vector drafts.
- Generates multiple stylistic variations from a single input.
- Integrated directly into Illustrator for faster ideation.
Availability
The new Creative Cloud features are rolling out this week through standard updates across supported applications.
Availability may vary by region, subscription plan, and software version, with all features integrated directly into existing Adobe apps and requiring no separate installations.