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Rikk Flohr-Retired
Adobe Employee
Aug 13, 2024 2:34 PM UTC
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P: Generative Remove Feedback (Camera Raw)

This post applies to Camera Raw.
Lightroom Classic and Lightroom Ecosystem feedback can be found here.
Previous Early Access Feedback can be found here.
 
Generative Remove makes it easier to remove unwanted objects and distractions with a simple gesture, even on complex backgrounds. For more accurate results, be sure to include the object's shadow in your selection and/or expand its size. 
 
Detect Objects uses AI to find the objects underneath a brushed area. The masked areas will now appear larger than the Early Access version of this feature. You can also circle objects for quicker selection now. 
 
We have also updated the spot selection experience to make it easier to manage variations, switch the fill type, refine the selection area, or re-generate as needed. 
 
Batch updating is also now supported for Generative Remove spots. 

As Generative AI analyzes portions of the image that have been cropped out, Camera Raw has the ability to toggle Show Uncropped Image is now available to guide you in your Generative Remove selection. 
 
Try out the latest updates and share your feedback with us here. Please also include the following details in your post: 
  • App version
  • System details
  • Example image(s) if you wish to share

Our team continually monitors this thread to track issues for future improvement. Thanks!
 
Lisa Ngo: Lightroom Product Manager

 

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Rikk Flohr-Retired
Rikk Flohr-RetiredCorrect answer
Dec 12, 2024 2:37 PM UTC

Update (Dec 2024):  With the new release, it is no longer necessary to perform Generative Remove Operations prior to Cropping. 
Update (August 2025) With the new release, the Generative Remove Engine has been updated. 
See this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwpUX4b6igY 

Rikk Flohr: Adobe Photography Org

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Participant
Sep 3, 2026 6:37 PM UTC

When selecting an object in Gen AI, their should be an option to check other photos in a selection where that object is and for AI to locate said object and delete it from the photos. At the moment I have a cleaning cone in a lot of photos that I am selecting in each of the photos. 

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Participant
Aug 31, 2026 1:54 PM UTC

Would it be possible to ad the removal of wires and cables to Camera Raw ?

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Participant
Aug 26, 2026 8:13 AM UTC

Can you also add a wrinkles removal option from fabric or garments.

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Stephen_Duddridge7797
Participant
Aug 11, 2026 2:22 PM UTC

Seeing some ghosting around the object that was removed.  This time clean-up is not complex

 

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damiano.pignatti
Participant
Jul 28, 2026 2:43 PM UTC

in the screeenshot there is a tatoo on the shoulder, but the AI assistant please me to read the guidelines…

 

on windows 10, cameraraw 18.4.1.2647,  

  Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790 CPU @ 3.60GHz   3.60 GHz
RAM   32,0 GB
Archiviazione    224 GB SSD S3SSDC240, 112 GB SSD KINGSTON SA400S37120G, 466 GB SSD CT500MX500SSD1, 932 GB SSD CT1000BX500SSD1
Scheda grafica    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 (12 GB)
   Sistema operativo a 64 bit, processore basato su x64
 

 

what’s the problem with the tatoo? 

 

Damiano 

 

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Nibroc99Productions
Known Participant
Aug 31, 2026 2:51 PM UTC

I keep CONSTANTLY getting this issue on things that aren’t even slightly inappropriate. It’s so broken.

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Participant
Jul 23, 2026 4:05 AM UTC

really tried marking the object accurately (removing flagpole in front of house. the tool rendered wall with no accuracy, ruined windows and invented tiles in complete disorder on roof. It effected details even outside the marked area.

I don´t see how I can make use of this feature. Practice? 

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Nibroc99Productions
Known Participant
Jul 19, 2026 12:42 AM UTC

Just moved onto a fully nude photo and it worked fine to remove the love handles from that one?  Soooo wtf?

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Nibroc99Productions
Known Participant
Jul 19, 2026 12:00 AM UTC

This seriously needs to stop.  My girlfriend wants me to clean up the love handles on her in this image of her and it won’t let me.

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Nibroc99Productions
Known Participant
Jul 18, 2026 9:35 PM UTC

Generative remove has been throwing the “we’ve encountered an error, please check our guidelines” error for nearly every remove brush stroke I make.  Somebody needs to turn down the sensitivity on the explicit content filter or something…  I’m not paying $509 a year for it to slap me on the wrist when I’m trying to remove a light stand from the background of a photo.  Thanks y’all.

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Participant
Jul 11, 2026 5:07 AM UTC

the gererative remove in camera raw isn’t working very well, Sometimes it does a good job but I am finding if I want 2 twigs removed it fails on the 2nd item big time 

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