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Rikk Flohr_Photography
Community Manager
January 16, 2025
Question

P: Distraction Removal: People (CR & LrClassic)

  • January 16, 2025
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Announcing a new feature now in Adobe Camera Raw (17.2) – Removal of Distracting People

Under the Remove dialog, under Distraction Removal, we have added an item called “People”.

 

This feature supports faster and easier detection and removal of distracting people in an image. It is offered as a Tech Preview in the Adobe Camera Raw Plugin-only and is available now. Please try it out and let us know what works well, what doesn’t work well, and anything that might improve the experience.

 

Thank you!

Peter Baust - Dir, Product Management

 

Posted by Rikk Flohr

 

418 replies

Participant
March 3, 2026

It removed the distracting person with a more distracting mutilated human shaped thing🤣

Participant
March 3, 2026

I did finally get a good background person distraction removal, but I could not use it. The automatically selected mask of the distraction did not allow for mask editing. The mask overlapped the main subjects ¾ face profile and could not recreate a believable facial edge. Still impressive, but I would love to edit the selection before the generation. 

eda23322718
Participant
March 2, 2026

Suggest option to remove any of the foreground people too, not just background people.

Participant
March 2, 2026

It still has issues with some shapes, especially if the contrast is not good, but there is no straightforward way to refine the mask

sanderb97552833
Participating Frequently
February 27, 2026

Not working anymore!  I get a message that an unexpected error occured and that the request cannot be honoured!

Participant
February 26, 2026

When I try to remove distracting elements (people) from an image in cameraraw, I get a massage that an unexpected error occured and that the request cannot be honoured. I recently updated to PS 27.4 and Camera Raw 18.2! Request your attention!

Regards, Guus Verheijen

 

 

carloc68125895
Participant
February 25, 2026

Sì e

 

ni delle persone non vengono effettuate perchée  DICe che 

erato ENE G

falk.jb gmail.com
Participant
February 22, 2026

Doesn’t work with NEF files sometimes works with jpg files

amirn1
Participant
February 19, 2026

Two people in a photo, it picked one and removed. Did not remove 2nd person.

Participant
March 1, 2026

Yes, how do we add additional people when the system doesn't select them or fully select some of its choices. I know how to remove but can't figure out how to add

FordsFotos
Participant
February 18, 2026

It worked to remove some people. but notthe main and largest person!

Participant
February 17, 2026

It would be very useful if in the autodetect feature you coul add or subtract, It would help improve the accuracy of what was being removed.