SAN JOSE, CA — Adobe (adobe.com) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Topaz Labs, an AI company specializing in video and image enhancement models. Adobe's AI portfolio includes Firefly, the all-in-one creative AI studio, and Creative Cloud applications such as Photoshop, Lightroom and Premiere.
Topaz Labs (www.topazlabs.com) provides a broad array of advanced AI models for video and image enhancement that analyze and improve existing visual content by sharpening detail, removing noise, restoring footage and increasing resolution.
“Adobe Firefly, Firefly Services and Creative Cloud offer the industry’s best creative tooling and top AI models for creators and brands, and we’re excited to build on the strong demand for these products with Topaz Labs,” says David Wadhwani, president, creativity & productivity business, Adobe. “Creators are creating more content by mixing captured and generated images and video, and with Topaz Labs we will give every creator the quality and control to easily produce that content at higher quality and resolution.”
“Building technology to make images and videos look their absolute best has been our life’s work for more than 20 years,” adds Eric Yang, CEO of Topaz Labs. “We’ve always believed that technology should serve human creativity, rather than replace it — and so has Adobe. Together, we believe we can dramatically expand what’s possible for filmmakers and creators everywhere.”
With millions of customers, Topaz Labs and its Emmy Award-winning AI technology will be integrated across Adobe's creative AI portfolio, giving creatives the ability to enhance footage, restore and remaster archival content, and blend AI-generated and traditionally-captured content into seamless final productions. Topaz Labs will also bring its proprietary Neurostream technology that enables large, complex AI models to run locally on consumer devices. After the transaction closes, Topaz Labs customers of all sizes can expect continued support and investment in future innovation. Topaz Labs products will remain available as standalone offerings through the company’s website. Upon close, Topaz Labs CEO Eric Yang will continue to lead the Topaz Labs team.
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to the receipt of required regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions.