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What each AI video model's release notes say changed

Blog posts as release notes

Adobe and Amazon do not keep a changelog for their video models. What they change is announced in blog posts and news releases: Adobe's for the Firefly Video Model, from the limited beta in October 2024 to camera motion from a reference video in December 2025, and the AWS News Blog's for Nova Reel's launch and its 1.1 update. As of 2026-09-25.

Where this note's examples come fromThe examples in this note come from 6 entries across 2 model lines.ExamplesAdobe Firefly Video4 entriesAmazon Nova Reel2 entries
Fig. 1 Each example links to its line page.

A post is dated, but it mixes several things. Adobe's July 2025 post covers the Firefly Video Model's motion and composition references alongside new partner models and a sound-effects feature; its December 2025 post pairs the camera reference with edits made by another company's model. The register keeps only the sentences about the model's own changes, dated to the post.

Posts also describe changes in the maker's own voice, so claims about quality sit beside controls. The value of each entry stays with what the sentence states, not with the post's headline.

The entries this note draws on, read 2026-09-25.
DateLineVersionWhat changed
14 October 2024Adobe Firefly VideoFirefly Video ModelText-to-video and image-to-video open in a limited public beta, with camera controls for angle, motion and zoom
3 December 2024Amazon Nova ReelNova Reel 1.0Nova Reel launches in Amazon Bedrock for short videos from text and images, with control of style and pacing
7 April 2025Amazon Nova ReelNova Reel 1.1Nova Reel 1.1 improves quality and latency for 6-second single-shot clips over Nova Reel 1.0
17 July 2025Adobe Firefly VideoFirefly Video ModelMotion fidelity is improved, for smoother transitions and more natural movement
17 July 2025Adobe Firefly VideoFirefly Video ModelA reference video can pass its composition to a new generation
16 December 2025Adobe Firefly VideoFirefly Video ModelA start frame can be paired with a reference video whose camera motion the generation recreates

Inclusion rule. Entries used as examples in this note. Order. By date, oldest first; undated rows last.

1In the notes

With Text to Video, video editors can generate video from text prompts, access a variety of camera controls such as angle, motion and zoom to finetune videos

Adobe, news release: Firefly Video Model launch

Using Amazon Nova Reel, you can produce short videos through text prompts and images, control visual style and pacing, and generate professional-quality video content for marketing, advertising, and entertainment.

AWS News Blog, introducing Amazon Nova

Today, we introduce Amazon Nova Reel 1.1 , which provides quality and latency improvements in 6-second single-shot video generation, compared to Amazon Nova Reel 1.0.

AWS News Blog, Amazon Nova Reel 1.1

The Video Model’s newly improved motion fidelity means your video generations will now move more naturally, with smoother transitions and lifelike accuracy.

Adobe Blog, new Firefly video capabilities

Upload a reference video, describe your vision, and Firefly will generate a new video that transfers the original composition to your generation

Adobe Blog, new Firefly video capabilities

With Firefly Video Model, you can now upload your start frame image, along with a reference video showing the camera motion you want to recreate.

Adobe Blog, Firefly video tools update

2Other reading notes

3Notes read