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August 13, 2025

P: Gen Remove now changes elements outside the painted mask

  • August 13, 2025
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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
August 28, 2025

@Noel Orridge 

Sorry, I don’t mean to be rude, but based on your reply to @angela_1815, it seems you may have misunderstood what this thread is about.

The issue is that since Lightroom 14.5.x, the Remove Tool has changed behavior: it often modifies areas outside the selected/marked area. This makes the tool unusable in many situations, because it alters parts of the image that were never intended to be affected. It’s not something that can be resolved by following your well-meant advice.

Participating Frequently
August 28, 2025

Hello everybody, starting last week, I've been encountering countless issues with the generative AI feature on Lightroom Mobile. Everytime I select certain objects to remove (masking manually), the AI generates outside of my mask. 

That makes it very hard for me as an automotive photographer because removing people behind cars now also changed parts of the car which is unfavourable.


This might be a bug but how can I fix it?

 

Adobe Employee
August 28, 2025

Hi @Thomas Steen Petersen 

 

Rikk is on PTO and will be back by 8/31. Meanwhile, can you share the link to me in a PM?

 

Thanks for your support.

Participant
August 27, 2025

 

The new remove tool is simply unusable, it edits outside of the selected area and creates awful low quality results, artifacts, and weird mosaic pattern.

Photoshop is just as bad

 

 

Participating Frequently
August 27, 2025

@Rikk Flohr: Photography 
I sent you some examples in a PM as requested. Could you please confirm that you have received them?

Participating Frequently
August 27, 2025

It is frustrating and embarrassing when the "cleanup" feature on my iPhone works better than the Gen AI removal tool. 

Participating Frequently
August 27, 2025

I sent you some examples in a PM as requested. Please confirm that you have received them.

Participant
August 27, 2025

I'm still having issues! The AI feature is basically unusable now unfortunately. 

Participant
August 27, 2025

PLEASE ADOBE, BRING BACK GENERATIVE AI THE WAY IT WAS! THIS MAKES NO SENSE. YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO EVOLVE, NOT DEGRADE YOUR SERVICES. DOESN’T ANYONE SEE HOW TERRIBLE THIS IS? DO WE NEED TO START A PETITION? 🤔 🤔😭 

Participating Frequently
August 27, 2025

This is also happening to me since 14.5.

 

I have a very clear example where changes are made significantly outside of the mask.