Adobe adds Generative Remove beta to Premiere and expands object removal across Photoshop and Lightroom

Adobe introduced Generative Remove, a beta tool in Premiere that erases unwanted objects directly on the video editing timeline, at its Adobe Max event on November 10, 2026. The announcement is part of a wider set of removal and editing features across Premiere, Photoshop and Lightroom, plus new tools in the Firefly AI platform. The Verge (Jess Weatherbed) reported the details.

Premiere: Generative Remove in beta

Generative Remove targets distractions such as boom mics and background clutter. Users mask and track an object, then click Remove. According to Adobe, Premiere "fills the area with realistic detail" using generative AI, while the footage surrounding the erased area remains untouched. The Verge notes that a similar capability, Project Frame Forward, was shown at last year's Sneaks showcase, which is where Adobe presents experimental features it is developing.

Premiere also gets new sound editing tools. They clean up messy recordings and separate audio into individual tracks and elements: dialogue, music, ambience and sound effects.

Two earlier features have moved forward. The Generative Media tool, introduced earlier this year, is now generally available. The Color Mode editing experience, which launched in beta in April, is also now generally available.

Photoshop: better Remove Tool, Quick Compare, Relight

Photoshop's updated Remove Tool is better at detecting and reconstructing elements associated with the object being erased, such as reflections, shadows and footprints. Two features are new to Photoshop:

• Quick Compare: a before-and-after split-screen slider on the canvas, so users can review edits without jumping between layers.
• Relight: lets users add light sources and position them around the canvas to adjust the lighting of an image dynamically, with support for customizing hue and brightness.

Lightroom: blemish removal on desktop, Open Eyes in public beta

The blemish removal tool already available in Lightroom on mobile is coming to the desktop version. It retouches skin in photographs with a single tap. Open Eyes enters public beta in Lightroom. It fixes blinking by replacing closed eyes with "natural-looking" open eyes, matching a reference photo of the subject from the user's image library.

Firefly: Quick Actions, Design, Graph and Builder

Firefly is getting new video and image editing tools. Quick Actions, which are ready-to-use workflows for specific tasks such as making video thumbnails and product ads, are now generally available.

New beta experiences include:

• Firefly Design: a combined space for illustration, image editing, animation, 3D and print.
• Firefly Graph: according to Adobe, it "helps creators build and iterate on custom, repeatable workflows." The Verge says it looks much like the Weave platform Figma introduced last year.

Firefly Builder, in private beta, is designed around prototyping websites and apps. The Verge says it shares similarities with Figma Make.

The Verge describes its coverage as a fraction of the updates shown at Adobe Max. Adobe's blog carries the full list of AI and design features announced.

What this means

Object removal now appears in three Adobe apps: video in Premiere, stills in Photoshop, and blemish and eye fixes in Lightroom. Generative Remove is still a beta, so Premiere users should treat it as a feature under evaluation. The beta label also applies to Open Eyes, Firefly Design and Firefly Graph, while Generative Media, Color Mode and Quick Actions are now generally available.

The Firefly additions point to a shift from single-purpose generation toward repeatable workflows (Quick Actions, Graph) and app prototyping (Builder, in private beta). The Verge draws comparisons to Figma's Weave and Make for Graph and Builder. Pricing and plan availability for the new features were not part of The Verge's report.