Fearless research: John Nelson

On an exceedingly cold day 30 years ago, Principal Scientist John Nelson decided to leave his job as a Denali mountain guide and head to something warmer. With a background in computer science and fluency in Japanese, Nelson joined Adobe’s After Effects team, first working on localization, then porting tools...

Turntable and Project Turn Style: A fresh spin on your original art

Audiences got their first sneak peek of Adobe Research’s Project Turntable on the Adobe MAX stage. The new tool allows artists to spin their own 2D vector art to different angles, much like artists can rotate 3D objects. Turntable uses generative AI, but it focuses on preserving each artist’s original...

Adobe Research shares an early glimpse at NeurIPS 2025 Papers

Adobe Research’s NeurIPS 2025 contributions explore new territory in machine learning and AI, including layered image generation, design-aware templates, and subject-driven video models. This teaser highlights a few papers shaping the future of creativity.

PolarMatte: a new approach to cleaner green-screen footage

Getting a perfect green-screen cutout is harder than it looks. PolarMatte uses polarized light to capture clearer mattes from just one shot, helping researchers train future AI tools to handle even the trickiest details.

When audio runs short, Premiere Pro extends ambience and room tone

Adobe Research’s Sound Design AI group shares how Generative Extend brings natural, seamless audio extensions to Premiere Pro, helping creators fix gaps and preserve ambience with ease.

Adobe Research helped power AI for every creator at MAX 2025

At this year’s Adobe MAX, more than 10,000 creative professionals gathered for a glimpse at the latest Adobe innovations. Here's a look at some of the exciting Adobe Research-powered announcements from Adobe MAX 2025.

How Adobe Research is helping podcasters make quick, compelling, social media-ready teasers

Clip Maker, a collaboration between Adobe Research and Adobe Express, combines cutting-edge AI with intuitive design to help creators craft social-ready clips in seconds. Check out the behind-the-scenes story!

Adobe Researchers made it easy for anyone to add animation to static images in Adobe Express

Adobe Express’s new Dynamic Animation feature lets anyone add motion to still images with playful wobbles, wiggles, and bounces—all powered by years of work from Adobe Research and a close collaboration with the Express team. Check out the full story!

The research behind Harmonize, a new generative compositing tool that blends objects into any background 

Jointly developed by Adobe Research and the Photoshop team, Harmonize uses AI to relight, recolor, and blend objects seamlessly into any scene. First shown as MAX Sneak Project Perfect Blend, this breakthrough is now available in Photoshop! Read the full story.