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Episode: Video Prompts in Firefly Editing
Date: December 24, 2025
Host: The Joe Rogan Experience of AI

Overview

This episode delves into Adobe Firefly’s latest advancements in AI-powered video editing, focusing on their new support for prompt-based video edits and the integration of multiple third-party generative models. The host explores how Adobe is positioning itself amid rising competition from OpenAI, Runway, Google, and emerging platforms like Nano Banana—highlighting the tools, partnerships, and strategies shaping the next era of creative technology.

Key Discussion Points and Insights

1. State of the AI Video Generation Market

• Rapid Innovation: The AI video landscape is heating up, with players like Adobe, OpenAI (Sora), Google, and Nano Banana rolling out new advancements.
• Competitive Partnerships: Adobe integrates top third-party models, not just relying on their native technology.

“There's a ton of cool stuff that's going on with Adobe and this is as the competition is really heating up from a lot of other players.”
— Host (00:06)

2. Firefly’s Prompt-Based Video Editing

• Enhanced Prompt Editing:
  • Users can now make specific, text-based edits within a video—such as changing hair color or camera angles—without regenerating entire clips.
  • Firefly’s text prompts include commands like “change the sky to overcast,” “lower the contrast,” or “zoom in slightly on the main subject.”
• New Timeline Feature:
  • Upgraded timeline interface to adjust frames, sound, and more.

“You can say, hey, change the color of this person's hair to purple. And all of a sudden in the video clip, the person's hair will change color.”
— Host (01:13)

• Quality Preserved During Edits:
  • When using the “zoom in” prompt, Firefly fully regenerates the scene at the requested scale, ensuring no quality loss.
• Integration of Camera Motion:
  • Users can upload a reference video and have Firefly reproduce the camera angles for new scenes.

“It's literally regenerating it with a zoom. So the quality is still at 100%.”
— Host (04:02)

3. Third-Party Model Integrations

• Black Forest Labs, Flux 2, Topaz Astra:
  • Firefly now brings in advanced models for both video and image editing, including famous third-party engines.

“Black Forest Labs is a great model... It kind of became famous for being the model that Grok on X and Elon Musk choose to power the image generation model on X.”
— Host (01:54)

• Runway’s Alpha Model:
  • Users can issue detailed prompts that generate high-quality, AI-powered video modifications.

“Between Runway and Black Forest Labs for images, Adobe has chosen some great partners there.”
— Host (04:29)

• Topaz Astra for Upscaling:
  • Empowers users to enhance video quality to 1080p or 4K, essential for professional outputs.

“You can use Topaz Labs Astra model to upscale videos to 1080p or 4K.”
— Host (06:02)

4. Feature Rollout and Accessibility

• Beta Now Rolling Out Publicly:
  • Firefly’s prompt-based editing features are no longer in closed beta; expanding to general user base.
• Collaborative Boards:
  • New tools support team-based projects within Firefly.
• Subscription Tiers and Unlimited Generations:
  • Special offers include unlimited generations until January 15 for Pro/Premium users—demonstrating Adobe’s aggressive push to attract creators.

5. The Bigger Picture: Adobe’s Market Strategy

• Openness to Multiple Models:
  • Users can toggle between Adobe’s native and third-party models, leveraging strengths across platforms.
• Distribution Advantage:
  • Adobe is positioned to “streamline the process” by building AI into their huge array of existing SaaS tools.
• Competing with Giants:
  • Firefly and its AI features place Adobe in direct competition with startups and established tech giants.

“They already have all the distribution of all of their kind of core legacy SaaS products and now that they're adding AI into them, I think it's going to just streamline the process.”
— Host (10:53)

Memorable Quotes & Moments

• On Black Forest Labs:
  “Black Forest Labs is a great model... I think it's probably slipping behind some of the latest updates and announcements from Google and OpenAI. But I think they're scheduled for a new release.”
  — Host (02:09)

• On Upscaling:
  “It truly regenerates the image as an upscaled, higher-quality image, which is interesting because it's a totally different piece of technology to upscale something versus to create it in the first place.”
  — Host (07:25)

• On Adobe’s Momentum:
  “I would not bet against Adobe. I think they're going to do quite well... now that they're adding AI into them, I think it's going to just streamline the process.”
  — Host (10:53)

Timestamps for Important Segments

• 00:00–01:10 — Market Overview; rise of new models and competitors
• 01:10–03:50 — Firefly’s new prompt-based video editor functionalities
• 03:50–05:20 — Integration with Runway and Black Forest Labs
• 05:20–07:00 — Topaz Astra upscaling, collaborative boards, and feature rollout
• 07:00–10:10 — Subscription tiers, web and mobile apps, user incentives
• 10:10–End — Adobe’s market strategy, distribution edge, assessment of future prospects

Conclusion

This episode highlights Adobe’s proactive efforts to remain a leader in AI-powered creativity, offering unmatched editing flexibility and integrating market-leading third-party models. The host underscores Adobe's strategy to merge AI advances with their dominant SaaS distribution—and views their openness to multiple models and thoughtful new features as key reasons why Adobe remains a formidable force, even as competition intensifies.