While most creative professionals might always know Adobe for the company’s popular legacy apps like Photoshop and Premiere Pro, the Creative Cloud has evolved quite significantly over the past few years.
As highlighted at Adobe MAX, the company’s annual creativity conference, Adobe showcased many developments coming to Firefly, the company’s AI web app that has become the new home for all of Adobe’s generative models.
Let’s take a look at the latest news surrounding Adobe Firefly with a focus on the new AI video tools: Adobe Firefly Image Model 5 and the Adobe Firefly Video Editor, which promises to present a new way for creatives of all types to ideate, create, and share content across all their platforms and channels.
What is Adobe Firefly?
Originally announced three years ago at Adobe MAX 2022, Firefly has built upon Sensei, the company’s previous AI platform. Adobe Firefly now hosts several AI models and features, including generative Firefly text-to-video and image models, Firefly Boards, Generate Speech, and more.
As of 2025, Adobe’s Firefly web app has become the de facto home for all of Adobe’s AI models, AI video tools, and features, and presents itself as a one-stop shop for holistic AI-powered creation.
Also, as of 2025, Adobe Firefly now allows users to work in-app with top industry AI models for video, audio, imaging, and design, including partners like Google, OpenAI, Luma AI, ElevenLabs, Topaz Labs, and more.
Adobe Firefly Image Model 5
Perhaps the flagship AI model for Adobe Firefly is the new Firefly Image Model 5. Debuted at Adobe MAX 2025, Firefly Image Model 5 is the company’s most advanced image generation and editing model as of date.
Image Model 5 offers the ability to generate photorealistic details, including lighting and textures, to create lifelike portraits of people with anatomic accuracy, generate complex, multi-layered compositions, and produce natural movement.
The model can generate images at native 4MP resolution without upscaling, producing sharp, detailed assets ready to integrate into your production flow.
Firefly Image Model 5 can edit images with just a prompt, and, like all Firefly models, it is responsibly trained and commercially safe.
Adobe Firefly Video Editor
Along with Firefly Image Model 5, Adobe also unveiled its new Firefly video editor at Adobe MAX 2025. The Adobe Firefly video editor offers a flexible, powerful multi-timeline interface that makes it easy to combine footage they've generated and footage they’ve shot themselves, making it one of the most prominent examples of Adobe AI for video in action.
For editing controls, the Firefly video editor lets you trim, rearrange, add titles and captions, and fine-tune your video’s sound. Adobe still offers Premiere, too, which is likely going to remain the preferred option for most professional video editors, filmmakers, and seasoned content creators.
If you’re curious to learn more about Adobe Firefly’s video editor, you can find out more (and join the waitlist to try it) on Adobe’s website here.
Working with music in Adobe Firefly
As we’ve covered on the Soundstripe blog, working with music in Adobe products has always been seamless and easy—especially with Soundstripe. Soundstripe offers easy-to-use extension plug-ins that let you use Soundstripe music directly in Adobe Premiere and Adobe Express.
Adobe Firefly has developed new generative AI audio features for generating soundtracks, speech, and enhancing audio, which are great options as well, but many professional editors and creators will always prefer the real thing when it comes to high-quality royalty-free music.
Best royalty free music for Adobe Firefly
To give you an example of what we’re talking about, and a tasting of what this high-quality royalty-free music sounds like, here are some of our top track recommendations for the best music to use in any Adobe apps or products, including Premiere, Express, or even Firefly.
1. What Could Have Been Nu Alkemi$t
- Description: A low-energy, hip-hop song best described as chill and fun. Bass and synth bass are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 86
- Key: D Minor
- Listen and license here
- Description: A low-energy, acoustic song best described as inspiring and hopeful. Guitar and acoustic guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 150
- Key: F Major
- Listen and license here
3. Faded Footsteps by Alsever Lake
- Description: A very low-energy, acoustic song best described as calm and reflective. Guitar and acoustic guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 100
- Key: C Minor
- Listen and license here
- Description: A low-energy pop song best described as chill and quirky. Whistling and guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 140
- Key: Ab/G# Minor
- Listen and license here
- Description: A high-energy rock song best described as fun and inspiring. Ambient tones and drums are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 135
- Key: B Major
- Listen and license here
6. TPS Report by Adrian Walther
- Description: A medium-energy rock song best described as fun and happy. The guitar and electric guitar are the primary instruments on this track.
- BPM: 170
- Key: E Major
- Listen and license here
- Description: A medium-energy pop song best described as fun and happy. Organ and bass are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 135
- Key: A Major
- Listen and license here
8. Galaxy Glider by Ghost Beatz
- Description: A low-energy, electronic song best described as chill and fun. Synth and bass are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 80
- Key: C Minor
- Listen and license here
- Description: A medium-energy, electronic song best described as fun and happy. Rhodes and synth are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 122
- Key: G Major
- Listen and license here
10. Edge Of Victory by Dr. Delight
- Description: A medium-energy, hip-hop song best described as inspiring and suspenseful. Horns and bass are the primary instruments in this track.
- BPM: 90
- Key: G Minor
- Listen and license here
The perks of royalty free music
If you read any of the above and are confused about some terms like “royalty free”, we can help clear things up by going over what royalty free music is and how music licensing for video works. If you have questions about music for video, here’s a great primer on what royalty free music means.
To understand how music royalties work, you must know that all music has basic copyrights. These copyrights extend to both the composer of the music and the musicians who recorded it. And if you want to use any music in any short films or other projects, you’ll need to obtain permission from the copyright owners.
Royalty free music can be an excellent option for all your edits simply because it’s easy to find and use. Soundstripe’s music is composed and recorded by Grammy-winning artists who know (and truly care) about making great music for all types of films and video content.
More tips and resources for working with AI video tools and music
As AI continues to change the landscape of video, music, and content creation, it’s important to stay up on the latest products and trends. The industry is changing rapidly, but it’s up to you to explore and discover which technologies are right to adapt for your workflows, and which options might require the real human touch.
With that in mind, here are some additional Soundstripe articles that explore more tips and tricks for working with AI in your projects.
- Ethics in AI Music Creation: How Generative Tools Are Transforming Music and Challenging Creators
- Discover the Power of AI-Integrated Music Search with Soundstripe
- Meet Supe: Soundstripe’s AI Search Assistant
- How Royalty Free AI Music Is - and Isn’t - Changing The Future of Music for Video
- Soundstripe's AI Song Editing Feature Allows You to Edit a Soundstripe Track in Seconds
