Adobe detailed ten experiments at its MAX 2026 Sneaks session on November 11. They cover video, sound, image editing and design. The company is also putting two of the projects into Adobe Labs Playground for people to try as early research previews.
What the video experiments explore
Project Screen Test lets a creator build a fictional character’s look, voice and personality and then explore the character through dialogue. Project Scene Sweep focuses on carrying an edit across different shots in the same sequence. Project On Cue explores how a creator could specify when an action happens using a timing signal. Each project tackles a different editing decision that would otherwise need to be communicated and checked across a sequence.
Where to try the image research
Adobe names Project Deep Brush and Project Hands On as research previews available in the Playground. Deep Brush aims to make a brush respond to shape, colour and lighting in an image. Hands On uses object segmentation and a vision-language model to place controls directly over scene elements. Adobe also describes Project Sight Span, a research demonstration that turns one image into an environment a creator can explore from new angles.
How to evaluate the previews
The Playground is an opportunity to try the two named projects and send feedback. The release describes ten research demonstrations and specifies hands-on access for the two projects it names. Creators deciding whether a tool will fit a workflow can start with an existing image and check how much of a targeted adjustment remains editable. That exercise is more useful than assuming the behaviour shown on stage will be the same in their usual Adobe apps.
