Adobe After Effects News

Generate and create directly in your timeline with new AI-powered innovations in Premiere and After Effects

September 8, 2026

via Adobe Premiere Pro

Adobe introduced new AI-powered tools across Premiere Pro and After Effects. Premiere can now generate context-aware video, sound effects, soundscapes, and music directly in the timeline, while new audio tools clean up and separate dialogue. After Effects adds its AI Assistant in public beta for project-wide organization, technical fixes, and motion workflows.

Paste Illustrator & SVG as Native Shape Layers (Beta)

April 20, 2026

New in the After Effects beta: copy Illustrator or SVG artwork and paste it directly as native shape layers — no conversion step, all paths stay editable.

AI-Powered Object Matte

April 15, 2026

Use the Object Matte tool to automatically select, isolate, and track subjects in your composition using single-click AI-powered subject selection.