Adobe Systems

At Adobe Max the company revealed several experimental “sneaks” including Project Screen Test for conversationally designing AI characters, Project Sight Span for turning flat images into navigable 3D scenes, Project Sound Bender for interactive AI-driven audio mixing, and Rinse Repeat to copy edits across subjects in Photoshop. These previews are built on Adobe’s generative AI work and may or may not become official Creative Cloud or Firefly features. Adobe presents the tools as ways to make complex photo, video and audio workflows more intuitive while hinting at broader impacts on creative professionals’ toolsets. » More on theverge.com

Adobe announced at Max that it will let third‑party AI agents (including from OpenAI, Google and Anthropic) access and edit native Creative Cloud files via a Local Model Context Protocol, with a private beta planned for early 2027. The company previewed always‑on agents for recurring background tasks and major upgrades to Firefly AI Assistant, including Plan Mode, a Model Selector and unified brand/preferences settings. The creative agent is also expanding video capabilities in Premiere and Premiere mobile, reflecting Adobe’s strategy to embed agentic AI across its products. » More on theverge.com

Adobe announced at Max new AI-powered editing features across Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere and Firefly, including a Generative Remove for video, improved Remove Tool and Relight in Photoshop, and mobile blemish and Open Eyes in Lightroom. Premiere gains audio separation and a beta Generative Remove that fills erased areas realistically on the timeline. Firefly receives Quick Actions, a Design workspace, Firefly Graph for workflow building and a private-beta Builder for prototyping, with several features entering public or private beta. » More on theverge.com

Adobe is partnering with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to add a browsable library of fully licensed song clips to Premiere mobile. Users will be able to add up to 60 seconds of popular tracks, browse and filter trending music, preview and bookmark clips, and use templates pre-paired with music for faster editing and export to licensed social platforms. The feature is "coming soon" and aims to make recognizable music integration easier on mobile, with no confirmation yet about a Premiere Pro rollout. » More on theverge.com

An open-source AI project centered on a developer called Brandon Thomas is offering a free image-editing clone that replicates Photoshop’s appearance, features and user interface. The program apparently uses a model from Anthropic and Rust and is distributed via the site Artcraft, raising legal questions about potential copyright infringements. The competition is weighing on Adobe: the stock has lost two-thirds of its value since the AI boom and recently fell another ten percent within four weeks, while Adobe posts around $25 billion in revenue and just under $10 billion in pre-tax profit. » More on faz.net