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August 13, 2025

P: Gen Remove now changes elements outside the painted mask

  • August 13, 2025
  • 90 replies
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The update to the Generative Remove AI model in Lightroom Classic 14.5 has ruined it, as it now changes elements outside the painted mask, making it more or less unusable in many situations.

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Participating Frequently
September 15, 2025

Are there any news from Adobe regarding the subject? I feel like it's getting worse day by day

Participating Frequently
September 10, 2025

14.4 works fine.

Participant
September 9, 2025

Thank you! I have the same problem as well! Will reveterd to Lightroom Classic 14.3 for a bit until this is fix.

Participant
September 6, 2025

YESSSS! So happy I'm not alone, I thought I was suddenly losing my mind or had accidentally hit a setting. It was awesome, 90% sucessful, and now it's more like 40% and the littlest things are completely awful.

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September 5, 2025

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September 5, 2025

I reverted to 14.4 and now I'm getting this. None of the three AI options is any good, but at least the woman still has a face. Adobe - put regenerative remove back to the way it was in 14.4 and spend more energy on training. I don't mind including shadows in my selection! You've flown too close to the sun, wax melted, and your feathers fell off.

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September 5, 2025

My example is just trying to remove a lightstand from an image. The lightstand passes over a woman's ear. Her entire face and the man's arm is mangled in all three AI generated options. As an emergency fix, put it back the way it was. I need to get several thousand images edited.

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September 3, 2025

@Rikk Flohr: Photography 

I truly appreciate that Adobe is already looking into this issue. For many of us, it’s a serious challenge because the Remove Tool always behaved perfectly in all versions before 14.5. I can’t revert to 14.4 due to another serious bug, and going back to 14.3.1 would mean losing several other valuable new Lightroom features—so it feels like having to choose between two less than ideal options. I sincerely hope a fix can be prioritized soon so we can regain the previous accuracy of the Remove Tool while keeping all the new functionality, as this would make a huge difference for so many users.

Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
September 3, 2025

@Thomas Steen Petersen, it's not necessary if someone already has them. I was out for a week, and the link must have expired during that time. 

Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
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September 3, 2025

@Rikk Flohr: Photography 
The link to the examples has expired, but your colleague @Anshul_Saini downloaded them and mentioned in a PM that he would share them in your internal group chat. @krishna.singh has them as well.
Let me know if you’d like me to create a new download link or provide more examples.