Adobe Premiere September 2026 (version 26.5)

Adobe is certainly going all in with AI, and I worry that their focus is not an editor like me, but an editor for social media only. Generate media with the Generative Media Tool Ability to generate video and sound effects from Premiere directly in the timeline. Build sequences faster with Paper Edit select multiple lines of text in the text panel to quickly assemble a sequence from your transcript. This is cool, and I will certainly use it, but I have also worked with Producers who had me edit from a precut, so they would not need an editor for at least the rough cut. Support Sony FX5 cameras, with 32 bit float hi-res audio. Full raw control and enhanced ProRes RAW performance. Match audio settings automatically with Match Source. match Source includes sources audio channels and sample rate, with automatic down mixing and warning when a format can’t support the source’s channel layout. Get smoother Object Masking results. Adjust the smoothness of object masks with new controls for more precise mask edges. Create cinematic looks with new and updated effects. Create Flares with Lens Flare, and updated Twirl and Mosaic. Extend more media with Generative Extend. In formats up to 4K UHD and interlaced and non-square. Certainly all interesting, and worth playing with, most having been in the beta.

PVC on Adobe’s Firefly for Video AI coming soon

https://www.provideocoalition.com/adobe-previews-upcoming-adobe-firefly-video-model-available-later-this-year/ We shall see. Some applications I am excited about, like fixing stuff in shots or extending stuff, but the completely generative stuff is certainly a bit scary. I am sure some commercials will just be done with generative stuff, and that will likely take some work away from editors like me.

Open AI’s upcoming text to video AI Sora has been shown, and it makes me worry about my future as an editor!

Open AI's new text to video AI Sora, looks damn amazing. I mean, like real world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK6y8DAPN_0 The processing power this requires must be insane, because these videos look incredible and so realistic. There will certainly be a point when many things are just created by AI, I mean why pay for footage, when you can get completely realistic footage and just what you want? I mean hopefully there will still human editors at some level, but at some point there will likely be a lot less humans, though getting good at AI is certainly a good idea.