Adobe revealed a set of new capabilities for its video editing software and cloud-sharing service on Wednesday. These enhancements are being introduced in the latest beta versions of Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Frame.io. Among the updates, Premiere Pro will feature two new artificial intelligence (AI) tools designed to streamline the process of footage retrieval and generate caption translations. The company aims to alleviate repetitive tasks for video professionals through these innovations.
Testing of AI Features Begins in Premiere Pro
In a blog post, Adobe detailed these AI features now available for testing in Premiere Pro’s beta version. Users on the stable version will need to remain patient as the company has not specified when the broader rollout will take place.
The first feature is a search panel utilizing generative AI, referred to by Adobe as media intelligence, which interprets natural language prompts to locate specific footage within the user’s library. The search functionality can analyze descriptions of visuals, spoken dialogue, or metadata such as shooting date or camera specifications to pinpoint the desired clips. Users have the flexibility to combine these criteria for more precise searches.
For instance, a user could input “person skating with a lens flare” and receive relevant footage that corresponds to that description, including any spoken words contained within the clip.
Another addition in the Premiere Pro beta is an AI-driven caption translation feature. This tool is capable of converting captions into 17 different languages, which can then be incorporated into separate caption tracks for the video. Users have the option to display multiple tracks simultaneously, facilitating easier editing of videos containing audio in various languages.
Enhancements in After Effects and Frame.io
Adobe After Effects is also receiving two new features in its beta version. The first introduces a caching system designed to enhance user experience by allowing for uninterrupted composition previews and playback. This improvement is achieved by utilizing both the device’s RAM and high-speed attached hard drives to minimize delays.
Additionally, HDR monitoring capabilities are being integrated into After Effects. The software will now support Perceptual Quantizer (PQ) and Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) encoding options for HDR, thereby providing users with a more accurate view of their compositions.
Moreover, the cloud-sharing platform Frame.io is enhancing its Camera to Cloud (C2C) functionality to support Canon’s C80 and C400 cameras, marking the first Canon devices to gain access to this cloud platform. This feature joins a roster of other compatible brands that includes Red, Fujifilm, and Panasonic.
This integration allows users capturing video with these Canon cameras to upload proxy files directly to the cloud server, enabling video editing professionals to access the content. It is important to note that while proxy files can be utilized for editing in Premiere Pro, linking to the original footage remains necessary before finalizing the export of the video.
