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Rikk Flohr-Retired
Adobe Employee
Aug 13, 2024 2:32 PM UTC
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P: Generative Remove Feedback (Lr Classic & Lr Eco)

This post applies to Lightroom Classic and the Lightroom Ecosystem products.
Camera Raw 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. 
 
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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Participant
Nov 3, 2026 7:32 AM UTC

The remove tool works too slow! Even Ai generate but it takes so long process. 

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Inspiring
Nov 1, 2026 1:28 PM UTC

Resolution is too low. 

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Participant
Oct 31, 2026 11:14 AM UTC

Pay more for less … hay? … its getting worse not better.

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scottm55218948
Participant
Oct 31, 2026 1:47 AM UTC

Fucking useless slop at the moment. When told to remove it does not and instead just gives variations of the object you want removed. Do better. 

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Festive_precisionc40a
Participating Frequently
Oct 29, 2026 3:58 PM UTC

Seems like its getting worse not better. any updates Adobe?

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Known Participant
Oct 28, 2026 9:47 PM UTC

I find it is missing the mark more often but when it works it has an issue still, it needs to match the images resolution else it looks bad. I try generating in PS but it seems to be off the rails there too and it will use points even though I trash the results. So AI is DI (dumb intelligence). 

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Participant
Oct 26, 2026 10:09 PM UTC

Not a fan of the new update. Generative remove used to be pretty good at figuring out what I wanted removed/kept. Now it has completely lost the plot - it goes completely rogue, takes creative direction and inserts new objects and more often than not doesn’t do the job. It used to get it right probably 95% of the time, not 30% if you’re lucky. Please revert.

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Participant
Oct 26, 2026 11:29 AM UTC

Over the last few weeks something has changed with Generative Remove in Lightroom Classic. It used to remove people from the background really well - clean, natural results. And now, instead of removing the person, it often generates a shadowy silhouette or a “ghost” of the figure in the same spot. This has happened to me many times, on different photos and in different lighting. Trying again with new variations or a bigger brush usually doesn’t help.

This is a big step backwards for a tool I used daily. Has anyone else noticed this? Adobe, is this a known issue, and is a fix planned?

 

 

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johnrellis
Legend
Oct 27, 2026 2:33 AM UTC

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​@Astonished_Eagle5FC0, it looks like you applied Remove on top of an AI mask, in which case the AI Edit Status button will be yellow:

 

Click the button and do Update to recompute the mask.

 

If this doesn’t help, then attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unedited photo.

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Participant
Oct 26, 2026 4:02 AM UTC

I tried removing electric wires hanging in the air but the software failed several times. This image was taken on am Iphone 14 ProMax.

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Participant
Oct 25, 2026 4:21 PM UTC

This feature feels like useless these days… I am trying to remove a light source (light bulb) in the background and this does not do anything other than changing the shape of the light a bit, not even trying to remove the light/bulb.

Not able to attach a screenshot here.

Also in photoshop, when I try to remove a similar object, it degrades quality of the whole photo

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johnrellis
Legend
Oct 25, 2026 7:53 PM UTC

Inserting or attaching images in the forum has been broken for several days, and the Adobe moderators are aware of the problem.  Meanwhile, compress any attachments into a .zip file and attach the file using the paper-clip button at the bottom of the post.

 

Attach a full-resolution version of the photo (raw or JPEG) and, if it’s not obvious, call out specifically which light bulb you want to remove.

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