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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

 

573 replies

Known Participant
June 1, 2026

I used the Distraction removal tool for the first time. I used the people remover option on a low-key image of a pub in London. It was remarkable how well it worked. It removed 4 people and recreated the background perfectly. 

Michel_Rongen
Participant
May 31, 2026

The functionality missed some (for example a leg when someone is setting on a bench). It would be great if we could edit the selected zones.

fpernett
Participant
May 29, 2026

It would be useful if the selection from distracting people removal could be edited to refine the area

orthodr
Participant
May 29, 2026

Ditraction tool remover is an excellent tool indeed. to some extent, self selection and manual deletion offers gret comfort to editor but there could be a manual selector also where user can select entire person distraction the frame just like object tool selection in masking. many of the times, distraction removal tool includes main subject too and deletion of its pin unselect distracting people.

Belly63
Participant
May 28, 2026

Hello,

Just used the people distraction tool, unfortunately was unsuccessful.  Whilst it immediately identified and removed the person it left behind a white background image of the person, maybe it’s me but not sure. 

Thanks and regards

Stuart

robertsmx
Participant
May 26, 2026

People removal tool was working fine (as good as it gets) until last few weeks. Now, it won’t detect people that it used to (most aren’t selected, handful are). Anyone else with the issue?

JJTS
Participant
May 25, 2026

Desde la última actualización, cuando busco personas aparece el mensaje:
“Se ha producido un error inesperado, por lo que la solicitud no ha podido completarse”

¿Me ocurre solo a mi?

Gracias

stadis
Participant
May 22, 2026

While a great idea, this function removed the people but leaves behind dark shadows where the people once were. Having the people there would be better than having those dark shadows.

foxtrot_king
Participant
May 18, 2026

I have tried “Remove Reflections” in Pshop/Camera Raw Filter on two paintings with glass. Both failed to remove my reflection but I had much better luck on “Remove People” although the feature still needs improvement. 

Participating Frequently
May 19, 2026

Sometimes when removing people reflections it is difficult to know if AI is selecting people or reflections. I just came back from a bus tour in New Zealand. A lot of pictures thru bus window. Refections does a pretty good job of removing reflections from inside bus. But I also found out that reflections also helps remove sun flare and the glass itself by increasing the contrast. Most all pictures were shot with Iphone 15 pro with DNG files. Raw AI features work as expected for DNG. However HEIC files AI features did not. Denoise is one thing that does not work on HEIC files yet. 

MissusSmith
Participant
May 13, 2026

It does a great job with the people it selects, but if often misses people that I think are distracting.  I’d like more control over who it selects.

Participating Frequently
May 17, 2026

I agree. Sometimes Lightroom Classic selects people further away and misses people that are closer to me. What would be ideal is that the app finds people and has an add selection so I can click on additional people that the app missed. As it is now, I have to go to the removal tool and complete the people deletions. Even though AI is doing a pretty good job of filling background, sometimes I have to leave people in because the background fill is messed up and looks really bad.