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Rikk Flohr-Retired
Adobe Employee
August 13, 2024
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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
December 12, 2024

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

181 replies

Participant
July 3, 2026

Playing with the removal tool to remove an exgirlfriend from a family photo.  She is in the center of teh photo.  The AI did a good job of removing her, but what it left in its place isn’t great.  BUt it is a very busy photo.  Now I’m trying to figure out how to fill the AI messy bit with an image of something. 

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Participant
July 1, 2026

NOT WORKING. Check internet connection while I am listening to YouTube in streaming… 
PS 2026 opens and crashes everytime I open an image.
But my money every month is taken…
No answers. No excuses. No discount for the problems… 
 

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Participant
June 30, 2026

I’m left with a bunch of colored dots.  How do I correct this?

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Participant
June 26, 2026

remove tool of camera raw not working , after new update ,  in photoshop Beta new update , cloud remove tool also not working

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ManjotSingh
Participating Frequently
June 26, 2026

remove tool of camera raw not working , after new update ,  in photoshop Beta new update , cloud remove tool also not working 

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Participant
June 25, 2026

remove tool in camera raw in bridge is no longer working correctly. it is almost like brushing over something with a 50% opacity, leaving the entire object meant to be removed behind, just lighter

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alexandrajones24
Participant
June 26, 2026

yes! I’m having the same issues too! 

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DayDfoto
Participant
June 20, 2026

After latest update the remove tool got significantly worse at simple tasks, I can’t seem to be able to remove a very small boat from the sea without leaving an incredibly obvious circle of the selection. Before I could just do a rough selection and move one

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Rendon+Photography
Participant
June 2, 2026

The remove tool is not working as good as before in Bridge Raw

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aBULB
Participant
June 2, 2026

Generative AI feature not working – selected area that I wanted to remove but it doesn’t make the edit

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Participating Frequently
May 28, 2026

I’ve found the remove tool extremely useful when using add or subtract. Today I removed a van from from a photo’ I’d taken and I was impressed by the way the window that was partially hidden by the van was completely rebuilt as was the fence and items behind, I’ve had a few “minor “ issues with clouds but nothing that couldn’t be rectified. 

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