ChatCut released ChatCut Desktop on August 26, 2026, a local video editor built for humans and AI agents to co-edit on the same timeline. Edit with GPT and Claude, bring your own subscription, and get core editing free.
Removing a background from video used to mean a green screen and hours of rotoscoping. In 2026 you can pull a clean cutout from ordinary footage in minutes, no green screen, using AI segmentation that runs locally or in a browser.
Moto is a new AI video editor that generates images, video, and motion graphics as fully editable clips directly on the timeline, not in a separate app.
TwelveLabs launched Rodeo at NAB 2026 -- an AI creative co-pilot that lets video editors find, assemble, and cut footage with natural language, cutting workflows from days to minutes.
Eddie AI v3 launched Night Shift at NAB 2026, a mode that processes raw footage overnight and delivers an organized rough cut to editors by 8 a.m. PST.
Avid and Google Cloud announced a multi-year partnership on April 16, 2026, embedding Gemini and Vertex AI into Media Composer for agentic search, B-roll, and metadata workflows. Public demos run at NAB Show April 19 to 22.
Adobe Premiere Pro now has a dedicated color grading environment. Color Mode adds 32-bit precision and NVIDIA RTX-accelerated workflows without leaving the application.
Adobe After Effects 26.2, released April 15 2026, adds an AI-powered Object Matte tool that lets editors isolate and track any moving subject with a single click.
Blackmagic Design announced DaVinci Resolve 21 at NAB 2026 with a full Photo page, nine AI tools, and a free download that directly challenges Adobe subscriptions.
Kiwi-Edit, a new open-source video editing framework from NUS ShowLab, launched on March 5, 2026, combining text instruction guidance with reference image control to handle both global and local video edits at 720p resolution