Relight is now available in Photoshop Beta!

Well, it’s an impressive tool, but very, very much beta. Since it only renders 8-bit images, it can’t be used for professional work. That may also be why it ‘softens’ the final image, sometimes making it look like it’s being shot through a vaseline filter (!). Kind of clunky and non-intuitive placement of lights and controls. I’m also somewhat shocked that Adobe is charging 30 credits for the renders - let’s face it, this is beta, and we’re helping Adobe, not the other way around. Given the issues, particularly since it renders an 8-bit image, 30 credits is far too much of a cost.

Exported image is noticeably softer than original, is there a setting I’m missing? Otherwise, it’s awesome so far, I’m sure will get far better with updates.

The truth is, it’s an impressive feature that allows for incredible effects.

That said, I believe there is still significant room for improvement before it can become a tool for professional use.

The method for positioning lights in 3D space is somewhat clunky and unintuitive, particularly when trying to place lights in front of or behind an object, or at varying depths within the scene. It would be helpful to have a virtual 3D workspace where one could visualize the light's exact position relative to other scene elements, or a visual depth indicator—similar to what is available in tools like the blur effect.

The behavior of lights within the scene also needs improvement, especially when attempting to simulate light sources embedded inside objects.

Another crucial area for improvement is the quality of the final image. In many cases, the resulting scene suffers from a noticeable loss of quality after changes are applied, particularly regarding fine details. This needs to be addressed for the tool to be viable for professional projects.

For these reasons—and given that the tool is currently in beta—I feel the credit cost should be lower. Charging 30 credits for a tool that is still under development seems excessive to me. Furthermore, a lower credit cost would allow users to run more tests, thereby providing developers with the feedback needed to improve the tool.

Hi! I’m currently using a university-provided Adobe account and I wanted to ask if there are any limitations with using Adobe’s newer AI features, specifically Photoshop Beta’s Relight feature.

I’m able to access and use the feature, but when I try to apply the result, it fails to render and returns me back to Photoshop. I’m wondering if this could be related to university account restrictions or Adobe AI feature permissions.

Are there any known limitations for student/university accounts, and is Adobe or the institution currently working on enabling full access to these features? Thank you!

Overall, I really like this feature—it’s great. I do have a suggestion, though: for the relighting feature, could you add gobos/cookies (light-shaping masks)? That way, it could cast shadows in different shapes. Also, could you support different light qualities? For example, flash and continuous lighting produce different effects. Lastly, the light distance slider isn’t very intuitive—could it be improved?

cool but yet another feature behind more credit money grabs. This is getting tiring now

Hello,
I’m not seeing the Beta. I tried signing in and out several times. I’m using a MacBook 16 M3 Pro.
Thanks for your help!

Help!!

im running photoshop beta latest upgrade on an iMac.

the new relight is nowhere to be found its not there any help will be greatly appreciated!!!

thank you

It is really cool so far, needs way more control though, like brightness etc... and the ability to hide the light icon is vital, it seriously gets in the way. 

I just downloaded the latest beta 27.12 and there is no relight in layers menu.