P: Generative Remove Feedback (Lr Classic & Lr Eco)

@hannahfcl: "I simply want whatever is selected to be removed."

@SibyA: "when you want to remove people the background would be what should appear? And if I am removing Xmas deco, why can't it understand not to replace it with more xmas deco?"

See this short article for how to remove objects more reliably:
https://www.lightroomqueen.com/generative-remove-replace/

Most complaints about Remove are addressed in the article. But if it doesn't help, please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo (not a screenshot), so we and Adobe can see the issue in detail. With nearly every one of the several dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.

@spiderbobr: "The AI process is leaving a ghost immage??  I was using it on a lamp post and an electrical post, the dark immage was taken away the the same outline of the two post was left as a ghost immage.  Any ideas as to why this is happening."

Two possibilities:

1. After clicking the Remove button, check that the Opacity slider is 100. Many have reported it sometimes gets set to less than 100.

2. You've applied Remove on top of an AI mask (e.g. a Sky mask). Do the menu command Settings > Update AI Settings to recompute the mask.

@ApexGD: "...remove fly-aways from people's hair during outdoor sessions.  ... but more often than not, it selects too much or not enough."

It sounds like you have the Detect Objects option selected?  It often doesn't work well, especially with skinny objects and near the photo edges. You might find it more effective to unselect it and manually make the selection.

Also, please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo (not a screenshot), so we and Adobe can see the issue in detail.

@Maurizio Santi: "many times it worsens the image. It creates shadows or artifacts. Very rarely a bane function and only for small details. Worse than the classic "remove". 

1. Uncheck Detect Objects (on by default in LR 14) -- it doesn't work well, especially with skinny objects and along the edges of photos.

2. See this article for how to remove objects more reliably:
https://www.lightroomqueen.com/generative-remove-replace/

Most complaints about Remove are addressed in the article. But if it doesn't help, please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo (not a screenshot), so we and Adobe can see the issue in detail. With nearly every one of the several dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.

@turcotravel: "i am trying to use generative removal but the system tells me to check my internet connection which works fine at 50 mbps. what should i do?"

Sometimes firewalls and anti-malware / anti-virus utilities incorrectly block some network requests from LR. Try these troubleshooting steps:

- Temporarily disable all the firewall / anti-malware on your computer. If that solves the problem, then add a specific exclusion for LR to the firewall's rules.

- Connect to another network, preferably one serviced by a different ISP. E.g. a Wifi connection of a neighbor, a coffee shop, work, or your phone's hotspot. Sometimes the routers in these networks block LR's requests, especially in authoritarian countries like China.

- On Mac, try relaunching the Finder -- start Finder, click the Finder menu, and do Quit Finder. Someone reported that this solved this problem for him.

To help others, please let us know which of these work and which don't.

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@sherwood77: "Doesn't remove the lightpole and adds 'junk'.

Generative Remove quickly removed the pole in my LR 14.1. I did it in two pieces (see below). 

1. Make sure to uncheck Detect Objects -- it doesn't work well, especially with skinny objects and along the edges of photos.

2. If you make a selection approximately as shown below, does it work better?

@jerryy20523319: "it is wonky. When I want to remove something, I want it completely removed and not replaced with an alien."

See this article for how to remove objects more reliably:
https://www.lightroomqueen.com/generative-remove-replace/

Most complaints about Remove are addressed in the article. But if it doesn't help, please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo (not a screenshot), so we and Adobe can see the issue in detail. With nearly every one of the several dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.

to be clear, that 'thing' is the replacement.

@Corniger: "What are the best ways to speed this up?"

Which mode of the Remove tool are you using?  Clone, Heal, Remove without Generative Remove selected (Content Aware), or Remove with Generative Remove selected?