Adobe rolls out Creative Cloud updates aimed at speeding up photo and video workflows
Adobe has announced a new round of Creative Cloud updates, with fresh tools for photographers, videographers and designers across Lightroom, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, After Effects and Illustrator.
The updates focus largely on reducing time spent on repetitive tasks, allowing creatives to spend more time editing and less time sorting, masking and cleaning up files.
For photographers, some of the biggest changes arrive in Lightroom. Adobe's Assisted Culling feature is now generally available, offering new tools to help photographers sort large shoots more efficiently. Face View can identify individual subjects and analyse factors such as eye sharpness and whether eyes are open, while a new Stacking feature groups similar images and suggests the strongest frame from a sequence.
Lightroom also gains Photo to Video, an AI-powered feature that can generate motion from still images using Adobe Firefly and Google Veo technology. The company says the tool is designed for creating short video clips and social media content from existing photographs.
Another notable addition is AI Sharpen, which integrates Topaz Labs' sharpening technology directly into Lightroom. The feature aims to recover fine detail in images without requiring photographers to export files to separate software.
Adobe has also confirmed support for RAW files from the recently announced Sony A7R VI across Lightroom, Lightroom Classic and Adobe Camera Raw.
Photoshop receives a pair of practical workflow improvements. A new Reflection Removal tool can automatically detect and reduce reflections in photographs shot through glass, placing the removed reflections on a separate layer so photographers can adjust the effect if needed.
Meanwhile, Photoshop's Remove Tool can now access a generative AI model locally on a user's computer, allowing certain editing tasks to be completed without an internet connection.
Video editors are also receiving a broad range of updates in Premiere Pro. Highlights include faster AI-powered Object Masking, new visual effects and transitions, improved caption editing, and a new Stock Panel that allows users to browse and license Adobe Stock assets without leaving the application.
After Effects users gain a redesigned AI-assisted rotoscoping workflow called Object Matte, alongside expanded 3D capabilities and improved vector workflows, including the ability to import SVG files directly as editable shape layers.
Illustrator rounds out the update with Concept to Vector, a tool that can convert sketches or rough visual ideas into editable vector artwork and generate alternative design variations from a single source image.
The latest Creative Cloud updates are rolling out globally this week. For photographers, the Lightroom culling tools, sharpening improvements and Photoshop reflection removal are likely to be among the most immediately useful additions.