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November 5, 2024
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P: Reflection Removal feedback (CR & LrClassic)

  • November 5, 2024
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This post applies to Adobe Camera Raw plug-in.  

 

Adobe Camera Raw team is sharing an early look of our new Reflection Removal feature, which removes reflections caused by plate glass surfaces from photos. 

 

Note: 

  • The feature currently only works on raw photos. Support for JPEGs & HEICs is added in the April 24 Update.
  • There is a known issue on some Windows machines where the feature may produce a corrupt image. We are working on a fix for the upcoming release. 

 

Check out HelpX for more detailed usage information. For more technical information on the underlying technology, please refer to this Blog post. 

 

Getting started with the Reflection Removal feature: 

  • Make sure you have the “New AI Features and Settings Panel” Technology Preview enabled in the Camera Raw plug-in Preferences dialog (requires restarting the host application to activate). 
  • Go to the Remove panel [B] , and in the “Distraction Removal” section, click on the “Reflections” checkbox. 
  • Optionally adjust the slider after the ML model is done computing. 
  • Use the rest of the Camera Raw tools just like you would otherwise. 

When using the slider, the key values to note are: 

  • 0 – the input photo
  • 100 – de-reflected (window reflections removed) photo 
  • -100 – reflection photo (what the window was reflecting towards the camera) 

 

Please try the feature and share feedback in this community forum. It would help to include details like how you access Camera Raw (via Adobe Bridge or Photoshop), your computer system details, and as much information about what you like or do not like about the resulting photo quality. Our team will continually monitor this thread to track issues to improve the future experience. 

 

When to use Reflection Removal

The feature is designed to deal with large-area reflections when shooting through windows. Many other types of reflections occur in nature and are captured in photographs, but this feature may not recognize and handle those. We plan to work on expanding the supported reflection types in the future. 

 

Example use-cases for the feature include: 

  • Looking through windows inside-out (e.g., from the car, airplane, room windows, etc.) 
  • Looking through windows outside-in (e.g., shop windows) 
  • Museums (e.g., paintings behind glass, glass case exhibits, etc.) 

 

How best to use Reflection Removal

For best results, try the new feature following these suggestions: 

  • Apply Reflection Removal before applying any other edits to the photo, except for Enhance features such as Denoise
    • The changes made to the photo may be quite profound and render any changes you already made inappropriate.
    • If you plan to use both Enhance (Denoise, Super Resolution, or Raw Details) and Reflection Removal on a photo, it is better to apply Enhance first.
  • Play with the feature slider and adjust the removal strength as appropriate.
  • If you applied Adobe Adaptive (beta) profile prior to running the Reflection Removal feature, please update it or you may see traces of removed reflections still present in the photo (Adobe Camera Raw will remind you to do this).

 

Boris Ajdin: Product Manager, Emerging Products Group 


Update (01-16-2025)

 

To improve the performance and results of this feature, it is important that examples of images that are failing to properly remove the reflections are forwarded to the team via your report.  A large variety of file formats are allowed as attachments in these forum posts. The best option is to attach your image's raw file directly to your feedback post. Note that there is a 50 MB limit on an attachment's file size. If your raw file is too large to attach, the best option is to share the file via a file-sharing service (Dropbox or similar) and then share the link in your feedback post. Thank you for continuing to provide feedback on this Tech Preview!

If you have already shared your raw file with us - thank you!

 

~Rikk

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    Correct answer Conrad_C

    This reply, earlier in this thread, explains why:

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/camera-raw-discussions/p-reflection-removal-feedback-cr-amp-lrclassic/m-p/15405349#M28971

     

    Also, it isn’t called “glare reduction.”

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    Pascalpalou
    Pascalpalou
    Participant
    September 4, 2025

    J'ai utilisé la suppression des reflets sur une reproduction de tableau ancien , ces quelques reflets étaient dû à un mauvais éclairage. Je n'ai constaté aucune amélioration.... 

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    Adobe Employee
    Eric29489323q7t4
    Adobe Employee
    September 4, 2025

    This tool is designed to remove reflections from plate glass windows that cover the camera's field of view. Check out the Adobe blog to learn more about what it does. 

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    Havard Isnitt
    Participant
    September 3, 2025

    Reflection removal still has a loong way to go... 

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    Adobe Employee
    Eric29489323q7t4
    Adobe Employee
    September 3, 2025

    Please post the images that are causing problems for you. Most first time users do not understand what the tool does.

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    Roy29313004gra2
    Participant
    August 31, 2025

    I tried several times to use Reflection removal in Lightroom Classic - no response at all - This is a .HEIC file

     

    The reflections on the top 3/4 of the photo are off the tour boats windows (Inside lighting for patrons to walk around).  The bottom 1/4 are reflections on the river (which I would like to keep)

     

    Thank you to anyone that can help

    Roy W. Hill

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    Exuberant_Flair16E5
    Participating Frequently
    September 1, 2025

    I think the tool mainly works with RAW files. 

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    Dariuske
    Participant
    August 31, 2025

    Seems completely ineffectice for rempving windowshiels reflections

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    Adobe Employee
    Eric29489323q7t4
    Adobe Employee
    September 2, 2025

    This tool will not remove reflections from small panes of glass that are part of the scene. That is the correct result from the tool, and it has been disscused many times in this forum. To learn more about what the tool does, please check out the Adobe blog.

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    TxRanger
    Inspiring
    August 29, 2025

    The tool removed the reflections including the rainbow.  It also added a bunch of texture in the upper 1/3 of the photo.

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    Adobe Employee
    Eric29489323q7t4
    Adobe Employee
    September 2, 2025

    Thanks for sharing! Super interesting. Unfortunately, rainbows are in fact reflections, and they often can cover your entire camera view (like in this photo). So it's not surprising that the tool removed the rainbow. This tool removes transparent things. Sorry if the result is not useful for you.

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    ludovic_4955
    Participant
    August 29, 2025

    On this poor picture, remove reflexion tool remove lights but not reflections on the window.

    I hope it will help to improve your new tool.

    Best regards

    Ludovic

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    Adobe Employee
    Eric29489323q7t4
    Adobe Employee
    August 29, 2025

    Try zooming in next time.

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    Canonballer
    Participant
    August 27, 2025

    There is no doubt that this tool is impressive.  I first used it when taking photos of London from the "Sky Garden" located on the 35th, 36th, and 37th floors of the "Walkie-Talkie" building in Fenchurch Street, within the city of London's "Square Mile", which offers stunning views across London.  There is an large, external, public viewing gallery / balcony, which is great, but this has a high glass safety screen through which you have to shoot if you want to take photos of the views.  Using the reflection removal tool on the images I shot, meant that images that otherwise would have been unuseable, became virtually flawless views of the capital, which I was really please with. 

     

    However, having since tried using it on shots taken through shop windows, into the shops concerned, where reflections from the high street behind me were more complex, it has shown its limitations (see before and after examples attached).   You can still see reflections from the high street evident, particularly on the two shop assistants.

     

    Camera was an Olympus OMD-EM10 with the kit M.Zuiko 14-42mm EZ lens.  The RAW (ORF) image was then processed in Lightroom (including the reflections removal, at the highest quality) and then transferred into PhotoShop and saved as a JPEG.  My desktop PC spec is as follows: 


    Processor 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-13700 (2.10 GHz)
    Installed RAM 32.0 GB (31.8 GB usable)
    System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

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      Adobe Employee
      Eric29489323q7t4
      Adobe Employee
      August 27, 2025

      Yea that's a difficult case. Please stay tuned for updates!

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        Exuberant_Flair16E5
        Participating Frequently
        August 27, 2025

        I thought I would submit this because it's an interesting error. The reflection removal tool removed the reflection from this display case perfectly *except* for the reflections of the flourescent lights behind me. I'm wondering if it's because those lights actaully match the perspective of the grid above the display case. This was probably one of those one in a million conicidences that are impossible to plan for. (Photo attachted)

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        Adobe Employee
        Eric29489323q7t4
        Adobe Employee
        August 27, 2025

        Hi Rob, could you share the DNG? I'd like to try it myself.

         

        By the way, I noticed that you are using Adobe's Project Indigo camera app. I hope you're enjoying it!

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        Exuberant_Flair16E5
        Participating Frequently
        August 27, 2025

        Here's the DNG. Indigo works very well! I prefer it to the built-in iphone camera app. I wish I could change aspect ratios and it does tend to run hot, but otherwise it works very well indeed! Robert Mann's DNG snapshot with reflection issue 

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        Mattie_Creech1410
        Participant
        August 25, 2025

        I dont understand this funtion.. I have tired to use it many times and I cant get it ot work. I saw it advertised to be able to remove reflections in windows of the subject, or other persons or items and I cant seem to get it to do that. or remove any type of reflection for that matter. and yes I have it set to best. 

         

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        Adobe Employee
        Eric29489323q7t4
        Adobe Employee
        August 25, 2025

        The "best" quality doesn't matter. It just adds additional detail. Please share examples of photos that its not working for you. Most users are needing to learn what kinds of reflections the tool is designed to use. 

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        wolfgangr98104515
        Participant
        August 25, 2025

        Entfernt leider keine Spiegelungen auf Brillengläsern.

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        Adobe Employee
        Eric29489323q7t4
        Adobe Employee
        August 25, 2025

        This is well known, and is intended. Please read the Adobe blog to learn more about the tool. In particular, it does not remove reflections from small panes of glass that are part of the scene. That includes eye glasses.

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