Adobe Adds AI Object Removal to Premiere, Photoshop
New generative tools in Premiere, Photoshop and Lightroom were announced at Adobe's Max event.
Updated on Nov. 10, 2026 in Artificial Intelligence
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Adobe announced new object-removal and editing tools for Premiere, Photoshop, and Lightroom at its Max event. Premiere's Generative Remove tool is in beta and erases objects from video on the editing timeline using generative AI.
Why it matters
The updates extend generative AI editing into video, image, and photo workflows used by creative professionals. They also signal how Adobe is integrating its Firefly AI tools across its flagship creative applications.
Users mask and track an object, click Remove, and Premiere fills the area using generative AI, while Photoshop's updated Remove Tool reconstructs reflections, shadows, and footprints. The Generative Media tool is now generally available, but the extraction does not provide processing specifications or model parameters.
The players
Adobe
Adobe is a major software company known for creative tools including Photoshop, Premiere, and Lightroom.
The details
Premiere's Generative Remove tool lets users mask and track an object before clicking Remove to fill the area. Photoshop adds Quick Compare, a before-and-after split-screen slider, and Relight, which adds adjustable light sources to images. Lightroom is bringing its mobile blemish removal tool to desktop and adding Open Eyes in public beta, which replaces closed eyes by matching a reference photo from the user's library.
Timeline
Project Frame Forward was demonstrated at Sneaks in 2025.
Color Mode launched in beta in Premiere in April 2026.
Adobe announced the new tools at its Max event on November 10, 2026.
The Tech Race
Adobe's new tools extend its Firefly generative AI models directly into the editing applications professionals already use. The move positions Adobe to compete with other AI-enabled creative software by embedding generative editing into existing workflows.
Video editors can remove unwanted objects from footage directly on the Premiere timeline using the beta Generative Remove tool. Photographers gain before-and-after comparison, adjustable relighting, and open-eyes replacement in Photoshop and Lightroom.
The takeaway
Generative editing is moving from standalone apps into everyday creative workflows. Users should test beta features on non-critical projects to judge output quality before relying on them.
Further reading
For broader context on generative tools reshaping creative software, explore more in Artificial Intelligence.
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