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P: Generative Remove Feedback (Camera Raw)

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August 13, 2024
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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:

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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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alan_8562

Participant

Generative remove often seems to create something entirely new for me. I'm removing a box; it creates a chair. I'm removing a person; it creates and umbrella. It's very odd.

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TIM DAVID

Participant

Removing objects does not always remove objects, sometimes just create similar new ones. Drives me crazy.

Robert Ripps

Inspiring

I was working on an image a few weeks ago, using Generative Remove, in ACR, and afterwards the XMP file was 8.8 MB. Today I opened it again into ACR, and applied a blur on top of my previous GR edits, then opened it into Photoshop. Looking back at the XMP file, I expected it to grow a little bit, but instead it shrunk to 1MB for some reason.

Robert Ripps

Inspiring

Looked at another file with some Generative Remove work, opened it into ACR, did one more GR edit and opened into Photoshop- the XMP shrunk on this one as well.

Robert Ripps

Inspiring

I think I was not seeing at the ACR file as well- so for this example, the XMP shrunk, while the ACR grew. Maybe that explains some of the discrepancy.

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Chapps-LA

Inspiring

HELP.

Not sure if you guys are still monitoring this particular post, but I've been noticing a real bug in reflection removal. This used to happen somewhat infrequently before the latest couple of updates, but for me it's now occurring on every photo. Here's the scenario: if you use denoise before using reflection removal, it completely disables reflection removal's ability to ... well, remove reflections. It might remove a little haze, but that's it.

I do a lot of interior shots in dark museums, and wind up with some significant noise. So I use the denoise tool often, then tweak the results so that I retain as much detail in the shot as possible. Unfortunately, I also have to deal with highly reflective museum glass cases. Now I'm stuck. Three exports are below - original, with no tweaks; reflection removal used, but no denoise; and denoise and reflection removal applied. You'll note that the version where denoise was used is virtually identical to the unmodified original, save the removal of a bit of haze.

Here's a link to the original RAW file: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZGuPTHEvfbIVaIqJKMbvnBX9X5AtBM8L/view?usp=sharing

Is anyone else experiencing this? I'm using Canon CR3 RAW files, and previously everything worked great, for the most part. Now I have to decide between denoise or reflection removal - I can't use both. Huge issue for me.

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Chapps-LA

Inspiring

Sigh. Yes, I added this to the wrong community thread. So sorry folks. And now I can't delete it ...

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Neil_P

Participant

I wanted to remove a person from a street scene. Instead the person was replaced by other people.

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MJStringer

Participant

I like the distracting people tool BUT if it doesn't grab the whole person there is no way to add or subtract areas.

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Corey_R.

Participant

The most recent raw update has not been kind to the generative remove tool.

It leaves a stain around the selected area and is far less accurate than it was prior to the update. I don't understand how you can take a tool that worked very well, and make it perform worse with an update. Adding the "Distraction Removal" section was not worth the issues this update has created, and its honestly an unecessary addition when it was already very simple to select individuals and reflections for removal.

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CaroleSD

Participating Frequently

THere are times I cannot export a dng file (created from denoise) as JPG, I am not sure why. THere are also times when using the blur tool, the file will not export as JPG. So far, I have been able to move the images to Photoshop and save a copy as JPG. I do not know why this is happening. Can you shed any light on it?

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Joeppie.b

Participant

Even with a clear sky, removing objects leaves a mark. Why is that?

I'm editing in camera raw