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April 1, 2011
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  • April 1, 2011
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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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    Jim 185
    Inspiring
    October 22, 2020

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

    That is my "go to" now

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    FeedbackCommunityMember
    Inspiring
    October 22, 2020

    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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    christinef58502318
    Known Participant
    October 21, 2020

    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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    KevAnderson
    Participating Frequently
    October 20, 2020

    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.

    stever63398938
    stever63398938
    Participant
    October 20, 2020

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

    Kukurykus
    Kukurykus
    Legend
    August 7, 2018
    You didn't actually ask any question yet, but I'm seeing two other users already follow this theard 🙂
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    jordanrphoto
    Known Participant
    August 1, 2018
    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.
    Rikk Flohr_Photography
    Community Manager
    Rikk Flohr_PhotographyCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    June 25, 2018
    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?
    Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org
    Laura Shoe
    Laura Shoe
    Inspiring
    April 12, 2018
    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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    loulou1234
    Known Participant
    April 12, 2018
    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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