At every MAX event, Adobe has a sneak peek session. It is the standing-room-only show that everyone loves. Here is what might be coming to a future version of Photoshop…
Project Surface Swap
Project Surface Swap utilizes AI-powered texture recognition to seamlessly select and swap materials. It preserves lighting and perspective. It’s perfect for photographers who want to visualize new possibilities before making real-world changes. Since Project Surface Swap’s AI understands reflections, it’s perfect for changing the color of reflective materials, like on a shiny car.
Changing only the car color would require a lot of tedious selections. Project Surface Swap uses AI to choose only the green metal on the car. Bonus! It includes reflections.
Imagine selecting all of the ivy in this photo. Project Surface Swap makes it fast and simple.
Project Light Touch
This generative AI tool reshapes light after the photo is taken. It adds drama, turns day into night and adds emotion as only top-grade lighting can do. All without reshooting the subject.
Project Light Touch has spatial lighting, too. Place a light on the canvas, move it and the new effect happens live.
Project Trace Erase
Project Trace Erase is a retouching game-changer. Removing a person from a scene is easy as long as the retoucher sees the reflections…
Imagine having to retouch the reflections above the Project Trace Erase selected swimmer. It could take hours.
Removing a smoking camp stove is straight forward. Getting rid of the smoke is a big ask.
Adobe Sneaks from MAX 2025
Adobe Max sneaks are quick looks at what might be coming to a future version of Photoshop. There is no guarentee that any of these projects will continue. It’s fun to imagine that they might and what their inclusion into Photoshop will mean to photographers and retouchers.
See all of the Adobe MAX 2025 sneaks in this video. All images in this post are courtesy of Adobe.
