Adobe debuts Premiere Pro & After Effects 25.5 at IBC 2025, featuring 90+ new effects, faster playback, smoother zooming, and community-driven refinements.

Adobe has unveiled fresh updates to Premiere Pro and After Effects (v25.5) at IBC 2025. These aren’t just incremental changes, they’re focused, time-saving refinements that bring more fluidity to everyday workflows.

Designers and editors often live in the details, zooming deep into compositions to adjust a single pixel or curve. The latest release makes that process smoother, with improved zooming and navigation inside the comp viewer. Coupled with faster caching, previews, and playback, the result is less waiting and more creating.

A Powerful New Library of Effects

As mentioned during the briefing, Premiere Pro users will now have access to more than 90 new effects, transitions, and animations, included at no extra cost. These tools are powered by Adobe’s recent acquisition of Film Impact, whose highly regarded library is now seamlessly integrated into Premiere Pro. For creators, it means a modern set of creative options without the need for additional plugins.

Built From the Community Up

What makes these updates notable is their origin. Adobe has been actively listening, through forums, surveys, event feedback, and even those quick conversations in hallways. The improvements may feel small individually, but together they chip away at friction and give designers more room to focus on storytelling and craft.

Why These Updates Matter

The real story isn’t about one standout feature, but the philosophy behind the release: polish, refine, and evolve the tools we already use daily. Smoother navigation, faster rendering, and a robust library of new effects add up to a workflow that feels lighter and more responsive.

Premiere Pro and After Effects 25.5 are available to update today. Dive in, experiment with the new effects and transitions, and explore how these refinements fit into your creative process. 

Adobe’s message is clear: keep the feedback coming, the future of these tools is being built hand in hand with the people who use them. 

Learn more from the Adobe team HERE.