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TOP STORY
📸 Photoshop releases “Gen Upscale”
This week, Adobe released "Generative Upscale" in Photoshop (Beta), an AI-powered tool that enhances image resolution up to 8 megapixels without the quality loss typically seen with traditional upscaling methods.
The tool also applies subtle sharpening and noise reduction, giving older or lower-quality files a cleaner, more refined appearance.
With Generative Upscale, you can now:
Revive old photos: Transform vintage family photos or archival images into high-quality prints by scaling them 2x, 3x, or even 4x their original size.
Adapt assets across platforms: Quickly resize social media graphics or marketing materials for different formats without starting from scratch.
Prepare images for print: Convert web-resolution images into print-ready files with the detail needed for large-format output.
Enhance workflow efficiency: Skip the manual retouching typically required after traditional upscaling methods.
The feature is currently available in Photoshop (Beta) on desktop and web platforms, with no generative credits deducted during the beta period.
You can access it through Image > Generative Upscale or directly from the Image Size dialog.
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VIDEO EDITING
🤖 OpusClip releases "Agent Opus"
This week, OpusClip announced "Agent Opus," positioning it as the first AI video agent specifically built for social media creation.
The platform allows creators to simply drop in a blog post, audio file, or script, and Agent Opus handles the entire video creation process.
Users will be able to train the AI on their existing content to nail their specific style, making it particularly appealing for creators who have strong content ideas but lack time for complex video editing.
The tool will be able to pull in real-world assets from across the web and generate custom motion graphics without the typical AI aesthetic.
An AI agent is a system that can independently perform tasks and make decisions on your behalf, working more like a virtual team member than a traditional tool that requires step-by-step instructions.
Key capabilities include:
Real-time asset sourcing: Pulls live social posts, news headlines, video clips, and other real-world content to match your story.
Custom motion graphics: Creates animated text, objects, illustrations, and infographics that match your style without cookie-cutter AI visuals.
Style learning: Analyzes your reference videos to automatically match your visual approach and brand aesthetic.
Full creative workflow: Acts as researcher, editor, motion designer, and more in a single tool.
Agent Opus is currently accepting waitlist signups.
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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
🎵 ElevenLabs releases “Video-to-Music”
This week, ElevenLabs released "Video-to-Music", a new feature in ElevenLabs Studio that automatically generates custom soundtracks based on your video's visual context using their Eleven Music model.
The feature reverses the traditional workflow of finding music to fit videos — instead, your video drives the music creation, analyzing visual cues like motion, color palette, pacing, and emotional tone to compose original tracks in seconds.
With Video-to-Music, you can now:
Generate context-aware soundtracks: Upload any video and the AI analyzes visual elements to create music that matches the tone, pace, and emotion of your content automatically.
Work with any video format: Support for MP4, MOV, AVI, WebM, and more, with no conversion required, whether your video has existing audio or not
Layer additional audio: Add voiceovers and sound effects directly in Studio after generating your soundtrack for complete audio production.
Iterate quickly: Generate multiple musical options per upload, with the ability to regenerate for different moods like cinematic, upbeat, or ambient.
Export for commercial use: Download high-quality, studio-grade audio cleared for commercial use across social media, advertising, podcasts, and more.
The Studio version supports music generation up to 4 minutes long, while the public demo creates 10-second tracks.
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OTHER STORIES
Everything else in creative news đź—ž
Figma now allows you to remove background and/or boost resolution for multiple images at once.
Spline released “3D Projects” and “Noise Effects,” allowing you to wrap layers in 3D objects, add perspective & lighting, and noise glass & distortion.
Adobe Premiere Pro released a new Properties panel.
Mobbin released “Mobbin Sites,” a curated collection of product landing pages, agency portfolios, online shopfronts, and more.
Framer released “Project Transfers,” a seamless way to hand off your projects to clients or anyone else.
Framer released a new Pro Expert level, granting free access to any client project they join, allowing continued collaboration at no extra cost after project handoff.
Midjourney has released several updates based on community feedback — this includes HD video generation for Standard subscriptions, smaller batches of videos for reduced cost, improved video moderation, and better video thumbnails.
Descript now allows you to generate AI videos in Descript.
Play has released “Native Clear Liquid Glass” in the Play Beta.
Play now has a new gesture to exit play mode on your iOS device.
Framer added a new default “Clip” Overflow value to all layers.
Framer added support for the Basicon icon set, a flexible 24Ă—24 line-based collection with over 600 icons.
Framer added support for 4 new fonts: Rena, Tecnica, TASA Orbiter, and Hikasami.
Jitter released “Text Gradients,” allowing you to fill your text with custom color blends.
LottieFiles now allows you to add Lottie animations directly to your Figma sites.
Suno is releasing “Suno Studio,” allowing you to create multiple tracks, export to MIDI, and more.
Pika released a new audio-driven performance model that allows you to create any-length video, in any style, and ready in 6 seconds or less (in HD).
Freepik released “Restyle,” a new feature that allows you to choose from a preset, color palette, or upload your own reference image to transfer its style.
Higgsfield AI released “Draw-to-Video,” a new way to prompt your AI video generations with sketches.
Higgsfield AI released “Product-to-Video,” a new feature allowing you to drop your product straight into a video.
Leonardo.Ai’s affiliate program is back, allowing you to earn 60% of the first month’s payment for every new paid user you refer.
Higgsfield AI added support for unlimited generations using Seedance Pro for all Pro users.
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