Adobe completes acquisition of Topaz Labs

Adobe has accomplished its acquisition of Topaz Labs, the corporate behind AI-based picture and video enhancement software program.

Topaz Labs will proceed to function as a standalone model, with its current apps and fashions remaining accessible as separate merchandise. Topaz CEO Eric Yang will be part of Adobe’s Digital Video and Audio staff.

Topaz develops software program for duties together with picture upscaling, noise discount, sharpening and video enhancement. Its expertise is already accessible as a third-party possibility in Adobe Photoshop and Firefly for picture upscaling.

The acquisition means Adobe can now combine Topaz’s expertise extra carefully into its Creative Cloud merchandise and workflows.

Topaz Photo supplies AI-based upscaling, denoising and sharpening for pictures, whereas Topaz Video contains upscaling, denoising, stabilisation and body era for slow-motion footage. The software program can also be used to revive older video and put together lower-resolution materials for contemporary shows.

Topaz’s video expertise acquired a Technology & Engineering Emmy Award in 2025.

Adobe says the expertise is also used to course of massive archives of older pictures and video. This contains functions equivalent to restoring archival footage and making ready legacy materials for present manufacturing and show codecs.

The firm says it’ll work on integrating and optimising Topaz’s fashions inside Adobe’s current merchandise. Exactly how extensively the expertise shall be included into functions equivalent to Photoshop, Lightroom and Premiere stays to be seen.

Topaz’s personal apps will proceed to be accessible, and Adobe says current prospects can count on the identical degree of assist.

“By integrating Topaz Labs’ tools and models into everyday Creative Cloud workflows, Adobe’s global community of creative professionals and enterprises will benefit from spending less time moving between tools,” Adobe mentioned in asserting the finished acquisition.

Topaz’s expertise will subsequently stay accessible independently, whereas Adobe positive factors better management over expertise that’s already getting used inside a few of its merchandise.