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ratz2
Participating Frequently
Apr 1, 2011 7:54 PM UTC
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P: More Photoshop like clone/healing/content aware brushes

More Photoshop like clone/healing brushes in Lightroom!
I love retouching in Photoshop, especially with the content aware fill with the healing tool, but Lightrooms tools are clunky. I don't know if there are technical limitations to implementing tools like Photoshop's in Lightroom but it would be GREAT!
I would rather be able to get a baseline retouched image in Lightroom than having to edit in Photoshop and then come back to Lightroom. I would rather just use Photoshop for image alterations.

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Inspiring
Oct 22, 2020 3:58 PM UTC

Have you tried selecting the stick etc and use the Content Aware Fill?

That is my "go to" now

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Inspiring
Oct 22, 2020 3:44 PM UTC

I have seen many enhancements to Lightroom yet we are still using a old Heal and Clone Tool.

I take bird and wildlife photos and often there is a stick or object in the way.

I regularly use the Heal/Clone Tool yet find the end performance is not great and leaves a smudgy effect. I often end up leaving the object in as it is better than using the HealClone tool.

I ask that Adobe concentrate on improving the performance of this tool.

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Known Participant
Oct 21, 2020 12:01 AM UTC

Me too!  For my needs, this is the only thing that lets Lightroom down. Whenever the survey pops up in Lightroom asking me if I would recommend Lightroom to friends, I always give it a '9' with the comment that I would give it '10' if the spot removal tool were better!

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Participating Frequently
Oct 20, 2020 11:23 PM UTC

This is pretty much the only thing I take photos to photoshop for. It would be lovely to be able to do it right within Lightroom.

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stever63398938
Participating Frequently
Oct 20, 2020 10:46 PM UTC

Basically, add the capabilities that already exist in Ps’ Content-aware fill. This is a non-destructive edit, correct, so should be doable?

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Kukurykus
Legend
Aug 7, 2018 9:48 PM UTC
You didn't actually ask any question yet, but I'm seeing two other users already follow this theard 🙂
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Known Participant
Aug 1, 2018 10:32 PM UTC
This is my most desired feature for Lightroom, ahead of focus stacking.

The ability to select a source point as with the clone stamp tool is sorely lacking from the spot removal tool. I have to keep creating new areas and run into problems with overlapping. The spot removal tool also produces very undesirable results when used at the edge of the image.

With this introduction, I'd be able to move my workflow to Lightroom for all but the most advanced edits. Cloning is far too commonly used to not have in my primary editing tool - Lightroom.
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Rikk Flohr-Retired
Adobe Employee
Jun 25, 2018 8:52 PM UTC
What is lagging, Cory? Importing? Editing? Something else? 
Can you give us an idea of a specific operation and how long it takes and how long it took in the previous version?
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Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
Laura Shoe
Inspiring
Apr 12, 2018 5:07 AM UTC
Hi Marc,

Type H to temporarily hide pin - then you can put another fix on top of the area. Then H again to reveal.  That said, I know that the tool is limited.
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Known Participant
Apr 12, 2018 5:01 AM UTC
hallo Laura,
i was speaking about removing a distracting element where it clones a stupid zone you must move because not content aware. then, because you didn't remove the whole object, you want to "brush" the remaining part which operlaps (pin area !) and it doesn't want so you need to put cursor far awy from previous zone and you can now overlap... prehistory compared to on1, photoshop, luminar and topazlabs. in itself ACR/LR are prehistoric. i agree new profiles,... make it more nice but it takes years to make what other softwares made already 5 yeras ago with other tools.
even capture nx2 ten years ago has a super erasing tool and color efex pro 3 with blend modes,...

marc
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