Adobe Video has some IBC 2026 announcements, which you probably have already heard about if you follow beta news. Deepa Subramaniam outlined the features in Generate and create directly in your timeline with new AI-powered innovations in Premiere and After Effects.
The After Effects Al Assistant (beta) helps automate tedious tasks in After Effects:
• Turn hours of manual indexing and technical problem solving into an automated process that takes minutes.
• Reorganize entire projects
• Repair broken expressions
• Create new expression rigs with natural language – no code writing required
» Understands your entire project, not just the active comp
We’ve seen several tutorials on this feature in the weeks since its entry into beta, as mentioned along with other features in development in the recent roundup After Effects Portal August 2026. flomotion has shorter intro if you need to get your beak wet immediately, NEW FEATURE in AFTER EFFECTS – AI ASSISTANT.
Premiere announcements include some exciting audio tools:
- Generative Media Tool (Generate Video, Sound Effects, Soundscape, Music)
- Color Mode improvements (beta)
- Al Audio Innovations (beta)…can clean up noisy dialogue to break any audio clip into individual elements like speech, reverb, music, and sound effects. Another feature Separate Crosstalk, automatically separates two overlapping speakers into independent tracks.
Scott Simmons has some coverage in Adobe’s IBC release for Premiere and After Effects. Here’s a video demo from Adobe Care, Adobe Premiere Beta | How to Use the New Generative Media Tool.
