Adobe Firefly Expands AI Capabilities with Video Generation and Translation Features

Adobe Firefly Just Added Free AI Video Generation

This article is sponsored by Adobe. Product choices and opinions expressed are from the sponsor and do not reflect the views of MakeUseOf editorial staff. Generative AI is a powerful series of tools that are completely changing the way that we think about creating in just about every medium, so it should come as no surprise that industry giant Adobe has already dipped its toe in with Adobe Firefly. This suite of generative AI tools allows anybody to quickly and effortlessly create content for personal or commercial use and is currently entering into early access with a new range of impressive features. What Is Adobe Firefly? Adobe Firefly See at Adobe Adobe has a huge range of different products available that you've likely heard of before such as Adobe Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, and many more. Recently, Adobe has also added Adobe Firefly to this lineup. Adobe Firefly is a tool that allows you to use AI machine learning in order to generate a wide array of content such as images, audio, and video that you can use for whatever you see fit. What really sets Adobe Firefly apart from other generative AI services is the fact that its generative model was trained entirely on images and content from Adobe Stock and other parts of the public domain, meaning that anything that Adobe Firefly creates is completely safe for commercial use. Great New Features That Completely Change the Video Workflow There are a lot of different ways that you can use Adobe Firefly, giving you unlimited creative control in a way that has been, until this point in time, unprecedented. Many of these features, such as generating images and audio, have been a part of Adobe Firefly for a while now, but there are plenty of new and exciting features that have only just been added that are worth taking note of. Text to video If you're looking to quickly and easily create a video for just about any use you can imagine, whether it be personal or commercial, Adobe Firefly has you covered. All you need in order to be able to use Adobe Firefly is the ability to describe the scene that you want created. Once you enter your prompt, Adobe Firefly handles the rest. The more details you include in your prompt, the more detailed the end result will be. But if you want even finer control on the end product that you can get from Adobe Firefly, then there are also a bunch of additional settings that you can use to fine-tune what sort of result you get. For instance, if you intend to use your video for a social media ad, you might prefer to generate your video in portrait mode, as opposed to landscape. Or, if you have a very specific shot in mind, then you can use the camera options that Adobe Firefly gives you in order to dictate the size of the shot, the camera angle, and the motion of the camera throughout the video. Image to video But what happens if you have a couple of images that would make for a truly captivating video if only you'd had the foresight to hit record at the time? That's where Adobe Firefly's image-to-video options come in. By giving Adobe Firefly two still images, the program is able to use these images as key frames and then generate the video that happens between them. You still get all the extra options that you get with text-to-video such as camera controls, generation history, and more, making this the perfect way to easily generate b-roll, visual effects, and more. Translate video While automatic translation services have existed for quite some time now, this is still very different from making a video sound effortlessly integrated across multiple languages. Adobe Firefly's audio and video translation tools are more than just translating the words that are being said from one language to another. This service uses generative AI in order to maintain the voice, tone, and cadence of what is being said between one language and another, ensuring that whatever it is that you're creating maintains the same feel even across multiple languages or in several regions. Widespread Adobe Integration On top of this, Adobe Firefly exists as a part of the Adobe ecosystem. This means that when you use Adobe Firefly, you can easily take what you've generated and take it to Adobe's Photoshop web app in order to further touch it up and improve it. Similarly, if you're already a Creative Cloud member, then part of that plan will automatically give you a number of generative credits that you can use not only in Adobe Firefly, but also to make the most of generative AI features in Photoshop, Illustrator, and more. How You Can Make the Most of What Firefly Has to Offer There are a ton of different ways for you to try and enjoy Adobe Firefly. If any of these features sound like something that might be useful to you, then all you need to do to give them a try is create an Adobe account if you don't have one already. Adobe Firefly is entirely usable on Adobe's free Firefly Free plan, which gives you access to video, audio, and image generation among other features. The number of credits that you get with this plan will be limited, and you won't have unlimited access to all the features that Adobe Firefly has to offer. In order to get access to these features, you'll need a paid Firefly Standard or Firefly Pro plan, which will not only give you access to thousands of monthly generative credits, but unlimited access to all image and vector features such as text-to-image, generative fill, and many more. In order to celebrate Adobe Firefly's early access launch, there are special prices currently available for you to make the most of, as long as you pay for them before the 15th of March. Alternatively, if you're based in the US, Adobe is currently offering 40% off of its 12-month Annual Billed Monthly plan for Creative Cloud, which includes access to Adobe Firefly. This is a great way to dip your toe into not just Adobe Firefly, but also everything else Adobe has to offer, while still getting the benefit of huge savings at your fingertips. Act Fast if You Don't Want to Miss Out As you can see, Adobe Firefly has a whole lot to offer for anybody looking for generative AI tools or simply just a better way to handle their video workflows. Whether it be image, audio, or video content that you are working with, Adobe Firefly is able to effortlessly handle anything you need from it. When you consider as well the integration that Adobe Firefly shares with Adobe's vast ecosystem and existing Creative Cloud plan options, especially the deals presently available if you act quickly, there's never been a better time to fully unlock your creative potential.

Generate and translate videos in a pinch with Adobe Firefly

This article is sponsored by Adobe. Product choices and opinions expressed are from the sponsor and do not reflect the views of XDA editorial staff. If you're a designer, ad filmmaker, or independent creative professional, you are probably using Adobe Firefly or know about it. It is a family of creative generative AI models preferred by brands, leading agencies, and discerning creators who have used it to generate over 18 billion assets. Your wait for Adobe Firefly's video model is now over. The new Firefly is here with its unmatched creative control. It will empower you to generate high-quality videos from a text prompt, a single image, or even two images used as the first and last frames. Moreover, you can translate the videos you create into 20 languages. So you can reach out to wider and diverse audiences. Adobe Firefly's video model is also the industry's first commercially safe AI video generation model. You can generate IP-friendly videos in a few clicks in the Firefly app or on the Firefly website. Firefly also powers Generative Extend in Adobe Premiere Pro which enables you to add those extra frames to showcase a story your way. You can now choose from two new Firefly plans, Firefly Standard and Firefly Pro. Both the plans feature premium Firefly video and audio features to match your generative AI needs and are available at an early access price that ends March 15, 2025. If you're in the US and want access to Adobe Creative Cloud tools, this is the best time. You can get a whopping 40% off on Creative Cloud All Apps Individual annual subscription that features Firefly and Adobe's award-winning suite of creative apps, valid until March 4. So, you can seamlessly move from ideation to production as Firefly is integrated directly with Adobe Creative Cloud apps. Adobe Firefly Generate images, audio, and now video all in one place. Adobe Firefly ends your search for a comprehensive solution to bring your imagination to life. The empowering and unique Firefly is the only commercially safe Creative AI across video, audio, imaging, and more. See at Adobe Generate videos with text and images Source: Adobe You may have hit a roadblock in your creative journey more often than once, especially when you have a vision in mind, but can't find it in a stock library. A subtle connection between two worlds, an animal's expression that's hard to capture on camera, and many more imaginative thoughts you want to film. Now, create those moments with a text prompt using Adobe Firefly. Whether you already use Firefly to generate images or are exploring generative AI for the first time, it'll be a breeze with Firefly. You can choose to generate videos in Widescreen or Portrait aspect ratio. The simple UI and menu features options for various shots: Extreme Close Up, Medium Shot, Long Shot, and more. It's great for beginners or if you'd rather choose shots in your flow, add them in the text prompt to generate the video. You can select from various angles to match your requirements, from Aerial Shots simulating drone footage, to Eye Level, Low Angle, and Top Down Shots. Source: Adobe Moreover, you can also define the motion of your video. For example, if you're generating a shot of an alien dancing, you can a video with the camera zooming in or out, panning to the left or right, tilting up or down, and more. Currently, the videos generated are 5 seconds long in 24FPS, and you can download them in Full HD 1980 x 1080 quality. Turn images into videos to enhance your creations Adobe Firefly is a unique way to reinvent your video workflows. While producing a new TV commercial, you can add a short clip to enhance the impact of a shot. Take the reference image from your footage and give a text prompt to create a twist or add a motion like Zoom Out for a different perspective. Source: Adobe You can also upload two still images onto Firefly and use them as keyframes to generate a video. Two shots of a waterfall can be used as the first and last frames and you can give a text prompt to add visual effects. Using the first and last frames, you can generate impactful videos through visual continuity, and consistency in colors and character details. Generate b-rolls, refine shots by changing angles and styles, or create 3D worlds of the future. Prepare to unleash your creative potential with Adobe Firefly. Sound local to reach a global audience Source: Adobe When you want the world as your audience, your work needs to speak in the language that connects, whether it's a family in France, a designer in Italy, or a professor in Germany. With Firefly, you can make the actors or models in your videos sound like native speakers. Translate the spoken dialogs of your videos into multiple languages, while maintaining the authentic voice. Moreover, Firefly matches the voice, tone, cadence, and acoustic when translating videos into different languages. That means you can save precious time and costs to get videos dubbed and audio mixing. Besides videos, you can upload your audio files of jingles and commentaries to translate them. Currently, Firefly supports audio and video translations in over 20 languages. How Adobe Firefly empowers creators Firefly is the perfect destination for creative professionals. It adds a twist of brilliance and the awe of the unimagined to your marketing and advertising campaigns. And it's the only safe Creative AI ensuring your credibility and peace. The all-in-one genie There's no need for separate apps to realize your vision. Focus on your creations with Adobe Firefly. Create professional-quality images from 3D sketches or generate new images and edit them. Use the Firefly-powered Generative Fill in Photoshop to enhance an image or Generative Remove in Lightroom to edit and add action to images with Firefly. Let the magic of Firefly do justice to your vision via high-quality videos with cinematic motion, effects, and styles. Open your Firefly videos in Adobe Creative Cloud applications to take your ideas to the editing table and ready them for production. Adobe Firefly powers many features of Creative Cloud apps, such as Photoshop, Illustrator, Adobe Express, Substance 3D, InDesign, Lightroom, and Adobe Stock. Scene to image Firefly will become an indispensable member of your creative team, that helps put your images into perspective. It opens the limitless world of 3D to you, an intuitive workspace where you can design dimensional brand graphics, packaging, illustrations, and more to set trends and turn heads. You don't need to redraw. With Firefly you can create accurate spatial relationships, change angles, and adjust lighting fast. Commercially safe creative AI What makes Adobe Firefly your best bet is the confidence and value it offers as a commercially safe creative AI. Adobe Firefly is not trained on customer content. It is trained only on a dataset of licensed content, such as Adobe Stock, and public domain content, where copyright has expired. Adobe does not mine the web or video hosting sites for content. Generate a bigger, better impact with Adobe Firefly Whether you're an agency's creative head, or an independent filmmaker, your teams and partners would probably already be using Creative Cloud tools. With Firefly integrated into Creative Cloud, you get the power of safe generative AI models to create unique content for brands quickly and deliver it at scale. Catch the early access prices by March 15 to add Firefly Standard to your creative tools at $9.99 per month or the advanced Firefly Pro for $29.99 per month. Or empower your business with the Individual Creative Cloud All Apps annual package of over 20 apps, including Firefly, at 40% off, valid until March 4, 2025!

What is Firefly: everything you need to know about Adobe's safe AI image generator

Firefly is a set of generative AI tools developed by Adobe. Built into Creative Cloud, Firefly's features are designed to supercharge your workflow, whether you're generating images, editing photos or designing graphics. What sets Firefly apart from many of the best AI image generators is that it was trained on licensed Adobe stock and public domain images, which means it should be safer to user commercially. New Firefly features are being added to Creative Cloud all the time. Read on to find out how Firefly can improve your creative process. This article was correct as of February 2025. AI tools are updated regularly and it is possible that some features have changed since this article was written. Some features may also only be available in certain countries. Firefly is a set of creative tools built on four generative AI models: Image, Vector, Design and Video (which is still in beta). Developed by Adobe, Firefly uses AI to give designers and digital artists more creative flexibility. Some of its features are available as standalone tools, such as Firefly's web-based text-to-image generator. Others are built directly into Creative Cloud apps, such as Generative Fill in Photoshop. Launched in March 2023, Adobe Firefly is improving all the time, with new tools regularly added to Creative Cloud apps. The latest update included the beta rollout of its Video model, which powers Generative Expand in Premiere Pro, as well as photographic image adjustments in the Firefly web app. Firefly is regarded as one of the most ethical AI image generators. This is because its models were trained exclusively on public domain images and licensed Adobe Stock. This makes it a popular choice for commercial and professional users, as it's less likely to result in copyright issues with generated content. Adobe Firefly's full capabilities are too numerous to list here, but they can be broken down into two categories. First, you have the standalone Firefly web interface. A fully featured AI image generator, it can be used to create high-quality images from natural language prompts in a range of visual styles. It offers powerful options not found on other platforms: you can choose between art and photo content types, provide reference images for style and composition, apply lighting, colour and camera angle effects, as well as refining specific details in the prompt itself. Then there are the various Firefly tools built into other Creative Cloud apps. You've got the powerful Generative Fill and Generative Expand tools in Photoshop, which leverage AI to edit the contents of existing photos and expand their margins. You can also use generative text effects to stylize typography in Adobe Express, while Text to Vector Graphic allows you to easily generate vectors in Illustrator. The new Generative Expand feature in Premiere Pro can even add seconds on to video clips. Firefly is designed to complement the creative process, rather than replace it entirely. As capable as it is, the output of its various tools often needs further refinement or integration into a project before it's ready to go. Its output also fares better with some subjects than others, and the text-to-image tool will quite often generate unrealistic or surreal results. The model's ethics also limit what it can be used to generate. Firefly is built to avoid copyright infringement. Because it's trained on Adobe Stock and public domain images, there are restrictions on the source material. It won't generate branded imagery or likenesses of real people, for example. It will also steer clear of offensive or harmful imagery. Adobe Firefly is available for free via the web interface. The free plan includes 25 generative credits per month and doesn't require a Creative Cloud subscription. For more comprehensive access, you can take out one of Adobe's paid Firefly plans. Firefly Standard costs ($9.99 / £9.98 / AU$16.49 per month) and includes unlimited access to image and vector features. You get 2,000 generative credits per month, which can be used to create five-second videos and translate audio. Firefly Pro ($29.99 / £28.99 / AU$49.49 per month) ups these limits, with 7,000 generative credits. You can also access Firefly's features by taking out a Creative Cloud Single App ($9.99 / £9.98 / AU$16.49 per month) or All Apps ($59.99 / £56.98 / AU$96.99 per month) subscription. The former includes anywhere from 100 to 500 generative credits, depending on the app, while the latter gives you 1,000 to play with. For reference, one image generation usually uses one credit. Adobe Firefly's text-to-image features can be accessed via the web platform at firefly.adobe.com. Several of its generative tools, including text effects, can also be used online through Adobe Express. Other Firefly-powered features are only available through the relevant app. Generative Fill and Generative Expand, for example, require you to use Adobe Photoshop. Firefly's effectiveness depends on what you're using it for. In our review of Adobe Photoshop, for example, we praised the effectiveness of the Generative Fill tool. Powered by Firefly Image Model 3, we found it capable of generating realistic imagery with deeper control of detail and composition. We also encountered few uncanny results. It's not perfect, though, producing surreal outcomes more than occasionally. As a text-to-image generator, the web-based version of Firefly has one of the most comprehensive feature sets. In our hands-on experience, however, it doesn't always pay exact attention to the details of your prompt. Complex prompts can confuse it, too. From our time using it, Firefly's generative tool is better employed for design and graphics work than photorealism. You want a powerful AI image generator Granular control of its web interface makes Firefly one of the most powerful AI image generators, with the ability to control camera angles, visual styles and more, as well as providing reference images for composition. You want to stay on the right side of the law Trained exclusively on licensed stock and public domain images, Adobe Firefly's generative content is less likely to fall foul of copyright laws. This means you're safer to use its output as part of commercial projects. You're not a Creative Cloud subscriber With features into several of Adobe apps, including Photoshop, Firefly complements existing tools with the power of generative AI. If you don't use these programs, you won't get the best out of it. You mainly need photorealistic images Firefly is a powerful text-to-image generator, but it's best used for graphic and illustrative work. Complex photo prompts can often come out warped, with more believable results generated by models like Imagen 3.

Adobe Firefly Review : How Video AI is Changing the Game for Creators

Adobe has introduced Firefly Video AI, a sophisticated tool designed to transform video creation through its text-to-video and image-to-video generation capabilities. This launch marks Adobe's entry into the competitive AI-driven video generation market, targeting both professional creators and casual users. While Firefly offers a range of features that highlight its potential, it faces notable challenges in areas such as output quality, processing speed, and cost-effectiveness when compared to its competitors. In this overview by Futurepedia learn more about Adobe's AI video features, strengths, and limitations of Firefly, comparing it to other leading tools like Runway and Kling. If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the complexity of video creation or frustrated by the limitations of existing AI tools, you're not alone. Firefly aims to simplify the process while offering creative flexibility, but does it deliver on its promise? Let's explore how it performs, where it excels, and where it falls short, so you can decide if it's the right fit for your creative needs. Firefly Video AI brings a suite of features tailored to meet diverse creative demands, making it a versatile tool for video content creation. Key features include: These features make Firefly an appealing choice for creating short clips, animations, and transitions, catering to users with varying levels of expertise. Its integration with Adobe's ecosystem further enhances its utility for those already familiar with Adobe tools. Adobe Firefly Video AI delivers reliable results for straightforward prompts, such as generating natural landscapes or basic text animations. Its intuitive interface ensures accessibility for beginners while still offering enough flexibility for experienced users. However, the tool's performance diminishes when handling more complex or dynamic prompts. Outputs in such cases may lack the precision or detail required for advanced projects. While Firefly is relatively fast, generating videos quicker than some competitors, it lags behind tools like Runway in terms of speed. Additionally, its inability to process multiple clips simultaneously can hinder workflows that require batch processing, making it less efficient for high-volume tasks. Here are additional guides from our expansive article library that you may find useful on Adobe. When compared to other leading AI video generation tools, Firefly demonstrates strengths in certain areas but also reveals some limitations. Key comparisons include: While Firefly holds its own in specific scenarios, its occasional inconsistencies with detailed or dynamic prompts make it less reliable for advanced or professional-grade projects. This places it at a disadvantage when competing with tools that prioritize precision and speed. Adobe Firefly Video AI offers several advantages that make it a compelling option for certain users: However, the tool also has notable drawbacks: These strengths and weaknesses highlight Firefly's potential as a creative tool while also underscoring areas where it falls short compared to its competitors. Firefly operates on a subscription-based pricing model, costing $30 per month for 70 generations. This positions it as a premium tool, which may not appeal to casual users or those seeking a more budget-friendly option. For Creative Cloud subscribers, the inclusion of 10 free generations per month provides some added value, but this limited allowance may not suffice for users with higher creative demands. The pricing structure reflects Adobe's focus on targeting professionals and dedicated creators who are already invested in the Adobe ecosystem. However, the cost may deter users who are exploring AI video generation for the first time or those who require a more affordable solution. Firefly Video AI is particularly effective for creating short-form content and animations. Its prompt-based generation system enables users to quickly produce videos for various purposes, including: Despite its strengths in these areas, Firefly is less suitable for long-form or highly detailed projects. Its limitations in precision and consistency become more apparent when tackling complex tasks, making it a less reliable choice for professional-grade video production. Adobe Firefly Video AI represents a significant step forward in AI-driven video creation, offering a range of features that cater to diverse creative needs. Its seamless integration with Adobe Creative Cloud and user-friendly interface make it an attractive option for existing Adobe users. However, its high pricing, occasional inaccuracies, and stiff competition from tools like Kling and Runway may limit its appeal as a comprehensive solution. For those already within the Adobe ecosystem or seeking a tool for simple, short-form content creation, Firefly provides a solid starting point. Yet, for advanced users or those prioritizing precision and cost-effectiveness, alternative tools may offer a better fit.