Google laid out its media and entertainment AI strategy at NAB 2026 with Anshul Kapoor , Director of Media and AI. The approach is straightforward: bring AI to the tools professionals already us
Presaige analyzes images and videos pixel by pixel and predicts how likely they are to generate engagement before they go live. Co-founder David Gioiella demoed the platform at NAB 2026, showing how brands
The acquisition is paying off: Foundry is embedding AI agents directly into artist workflows using Model Context Protocol, and showing live compositing demos at NAB. Foundry used NAB 2026 to sho
Eddie AI launched Version 3 at NAB 2026, shifting from a chat-based assistant to an autonomous agent that handles the most tedious phase of post-production: the first 24 hours after
CuttingRoom's new Shortcut feature connects video editing to AI agents through a text prompt interface, letting editors build timelines, add captions, translate content, and run QC checks witho
Martini, a browser-based platform for generative AI image and video production, debuted at NAB 2026 with a pitch aimed directly at professional filmmakers: the collaborative editing experience o
Selects by Cutback is an AI-powered assistant editor that handles the prep work most editors dread: syncing multicam, removing false starts, labeling chapters, and assembling a rough cut.
Shade wants to be the single system of record for creative teams , combining cloud storage, AI-powered search, a mountable streaming drive, and workflow automations into one platform. At NA
Volinga has released Suite 0.3.0, adding an in-app Asset Editor for 3D Gaussian splat cleanup and a 10x training speedup delivered through integration with LichtFeld Studio. The rele
NVIDIA's Lyra 2.0 Builds Walkable 3D Worlds From Generated Video April 17, 2026 NVIDIA Research has published Lyra 2.0 , an extension of its generative 3D world system that produces explorable scenes from camera-controlled video. The model first generates a walkthrough sequen
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Beeble has launched Background Remover , a cloud rotoscoping tool that produces alpha mattes from stills, video, or image sequences. The release adds a dedicated matting workflow to Beeble
Adobe's Video Stack Gets a Rebuilt Color Grader in Premiere and a Bigger Firefly Library April 17, 2026 Adobe used its NAB 2026 press day to roll out a broad video update: a rebuilt color grading workspace inside Premiere Pro, two new Kling models in the Firefly Video Editor,
Blackmagic Design announced DaVinci Resolve 21 at NAB 2026, introducing nine AI tools that span voice generation, face manipulation, intelligent searc
Cinema 4D Lands on iPad as Maxon's Autograph Goes Free and ZBrush Expands to Windows on Arm April 17, 2026 Maxon's Spring 2026 release brings Cinema 4D to iPad for the first time, returns Autograph as a free download for individuals, and extends ZBrush, Cinema 4D, and Red
Panel Brings Axle AI Into the Media Composer Interface
Skywork has released Matrix-Game 3.0 , an open-source world model that generates 720p video at 40 frames per second while responding to user actions in real time. The 5B-pa
OpenAI's Next Image Model, GPT-Image-2, Surfaces on Chatbot Arena April 06, 2026 OpenAI's next-generation image model, tentatively dubbed GPT-Image-2, appears to be running blind tests on Chatbot Arena . Blake Robbins flagged the speculation on X, noting that users are en
Netflix has open-sourced VOID (Video Object and Interaction Deletion) , a model that removes objects from video while cleaning up the physics those objects leave behind. It is the first public
AI video company Pika Labs has launched the beta of PikaStream1.0 , a real-time generative video model that gives AI agents a face and a voice during live video calls. The company is call
Google's Gemma 4 Might Be the Most Capable Model You Can Run Locally April 06, 2026 Google has released Gemma 4 , calling it "our most intelligent open models to date." Built from the same research behind Gemini 3, Gemma 4 brings flagship-level reasoning to local ha
Voice dictation startup Willow has launched Atlas 1 , a new speech-to-text model it calls a "frontier" system for real-time transcription. The YC-backed company claims the model ou
Alibaba's Wan 2.7 Image Model Prioritizes Control Over Aesthetics April 06, 2026 Alibaba has released Wan 2.7 Image , a new generative model that prioritizes prompt adherence and structural control over raw aesthetic quality. While previous iterations like Wan 2.1 focused hea
AI video platform PixVerse has released V6, a major version update that pushes its generation model beyond single-clip novelty and into structured, multi-shot workflows. The update brin
