Adobe unveiled a suite of AI-driven creative tools and agentic assistants at its MAX 2026 conference in Miami.
Adobe is moving from generative AI that creates standalone content toward “agentic” AI. These new tools execute multi-step tasks within professional workflows to automate repetitive production processes.
Creators can still maintain control over their final projects. “Project Live Set will allow creators and filmmakers to generate and edit video at the speed of thought,” Gautham Mysore, senior principal scientist and leader of Adobe’s video and audio research group, said to Variety.
Adobe Presents Research for Real-Time Video and Audio Editing
Adobe showed 10 research projects spanning video, audio, 3D, and design at the conference’s Sneaks panel. Project Live Set was a central part of the presentation.
This feature lets editors modify existing video with AI-generated effects while a scene plays. Users can change subjects, transform environments, or redirect camera angles in real time.
“The work explores bringing video generation and editing into one continuous experience, so creators can see a result, respond to it and shape what happens next,” Mysore told Variety.
“We're interested in how filmmakers and other creators would use that live draft, and what they'd want to preserve from it,” Gautham Mysore, senior principal scientist and leader of Adobe's video and audio research group, said to Variety.
“We also see possibilities for interactive worlds and livestreams, where creators or audiences could influence a scene as it unfolds,” Gautham Mysore, senior principal scientist and leader of Adobe's video and audio research group, said to Variety.
Project Scene Sweep identifies characters and locations to keep edits consistent across different camera angles. Screen Test uses natural language dialogue to explore character development.
The Sound Bender project allows users to extract a described sound from a finished mix and shape it on an interactive canvas, as reported by IT Brief Australia.
AI Agents Enter Creative Cloud
Adobe is integrating Adobe Creative Agent across its professional applications. This technology is expanding into Illustrator, Premiere Pro, InDesign, After Effects, and Frame.io.
Standard generative tools rely on text prompts to create new files. These agents assist with multi-step tasks and project management through conversational instructions.
Adobe is also opening Creative Cloud to third-party AI agents. This happens via the Adobe Creative Cloud Model Context Protocol (MCP), which is in preview.
The company introduced CX Enterprise Coworker for enterprise users. This tool coordinates work between human teams and AI agents.
AMD and Adobe Partner on Hardware
AMD and Adobe said this partnership focuses on reducing time spent on repetitive tasks. These tasks include image processing in Lightroom and video encoding in Premiere Pro.
The collaboration uses AMD Ryzen AI Max and Max PRO processors. These processors feature 128GB of unified memory.
The event showcased several hardware systems with these processors. The ASUS ProArt is optimized for AI-assisted video editing and 3D rendering. The HP ZBook Ultra G3a is a workstation-class device, Blockchain reported.
New Image and Design Research Previews
Adobe presented five research projects focused on image and design workflows. Deep Brush interprets an image’s shape and lighting so brushstrokes follow surfaces.
Sight Span turns a single image into a navigable environment, according to IT Brief Australia. Other design previews include:
- Hands On: Uses vision-language models to place controls directly on an image canvas for manual manipulation.
- Rinse Repeat: Copies edits from one part of an image to another using native Photoshop tools.
- Link Up: Employs gesture-based actions to place objects in an illustration while automatically adjusting scale and perspective.
Professionals and hobbyists can test some of these experimental projects through the Adobe Labs Playground, IT Brief Australia reported.
“Today, a large part of the video creation process is waiting. This breaks creative flow. We believe Project Live Set will fix this,” Mysore said to Variety.