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Rikk Flohr_Photography
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August 13, 2024
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P: Generative Remove Feedback (Lr Classic & Lr Eco)

  • August 13, 2024
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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
November 20, 2024

not removing light poles in the distance keeps the lightroom in different variations. Let's do better

johnrellis
Legend
November 20, 2024

@Carlie26372870bwcy: "not removing light poles in the distance"

 

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 of the several dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.

Participant
November 20, 2024

Abbiamo bisogno che lo strumento rimozione con AI elimini quello che selezioniamo, non che lo sostuisca con facce deformate, oggetti inventati, e così via. Come è strutturato al momento purtroppo fa perdere tantissimo tempo

johnrellis
Legend
November 20, 2024

@NoemiCoen: "We need the AI ​​removal tool to delete what we select, not replace it with deformed faces, invented objects, and so on."

 

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 of the several dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.

Participant
November 20, 2024

The system needs to be trained on some simple things like blurred / out-of-focus chain link fences. Can spend a bit of time selecting out of focus chain link fencing (in hopes of cleaning up the background in some zoo photos) and Generative Remove replaces it with.... more blurred chain link fencing. Like, come on.

johnrellis
Legend
November 20, 2024

@Soulflare007: "Can spend a bit of time selecting out of focus chain link fencing (in hopes of cleaning up the background in some zoo photos) and Generative Remove replaces it with.... more blurred chain link fencing."

 

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 of the several dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.

Participant
November 19, 2024

ho bisogno di un aiuto. nin funziona e se mando un immagine non vi mostro il problema perchè la rimozione non fa assolutamente nulla. 

C.Cella
Legend
November 19, 2024

@Psiche_DeepInside 


Verify your GPU preferences are correct and you have Full GPU acceleration or at least have "Use GPU for image processing" enabled.

 



LrC often regresses GPU option and doens't tell you.

Also as @johnrellis said in the thread try disabling your firewall as it might prevents Generative Fill to work.

 

 

johnrellis
Legend
November 19, 2024
Participant
November 19, 2024

NON FUNZIONA LA RIMOZIONE GENERATIVA DA QUALCHE GIORNO, E RALLENTA IL MIO LAVORO IN MANIERA ESPONENZIALE. NON RIMUOVE NEMMENO LE COSE PIù SEMPLICI E NON FUNZIONA BENE NEMMENO LO STRUMENTO TOPPA O CLONE. HO URGENTE BISOGNO DI AIUTO

Participating Frequently
November 19, 2024

It does a pretty good job but it's a little disappointing that it can't recreate grain at all. End up with really nice removals that look painfully obvious because its entirely smoothed over.

Participating Frequently
November 19, 2024

Forgot to mention this is about Lightroom though I think Photoshop might do the same thing when it comes to gain.

lizannec24357135
Participating Frequently
November 18, 2024

i used to find the AI remove tool really good but it seems to have deteriorated recently.  I am not sure if it is since i updated to latest version but sometimes it does nothing, other times it just makes it a more opaque version of what was there and they are not hard removals to do so i dont understand why it is struggling 

daneg47269868
Participant
November 18, 2024

Yes!!! It was working great for about an hour or two and now all of a sudden the removals aren't opaque and are essentially useless. 

johnrellis
Legend
November 18, 2024

@lizannec24357135: "I am not sure if it is since i updated to latest version but sometimes it does nothing, other times it just makes it a more opaque version of what was there and they are not hard removals to do so i dont understand why it is struggling"

@daneg47269868: "Yes!!! It was working great for about an hour or two and now all of a sudden the removals aren't opaque and are essentially useless."

 

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

2. After clicking Remove, check that the Opacity slider is 100 -- LR infrequently changes it to something else.

3. 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 everyone who has posted a problem photo, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.

daneg47269868
Participant
November 18, 2024

Hi! I'm noticing that after using the generative ai remove feature, the feature stops working. The removals don't make sense or do a transparent removal. All images are of the same subject.

Inspiring
November 20, 2024

Did you apply any basic edits before using remove?

It should be the very first step on the image, before any other edits.

I think I remember it doing something like this when applied after.

iPad Pro M4 - Lightroom iPad
Inspiring
November 18, 2024

Just sharing my 2 cents, as Gen Remove was driving me crazy on a few pictures.

I was selecting only the people on the beach, thought I was including enough of the background.

It kept giving me... very weird things.

 

 

Almost looks like there's no shadow or reflection given the weather but... actually, there's a diffuse "reflection" just below the people, in the stagnant water in the sand.

Once I included this reflection in the selection, remove worked perfectly!

I found a few other examples of extremely overcast days, where a shadow is really difficult to see, but you still need to include the tiny one existing, for the remove to work properly.

iPad Pro M4 - Lightroom iPad
johnrellis
Legend
November 18, 2024

@AlexJz, "Once I included this reflection in the selection, remove worked perfectly!"

 

Yeah, Generative Remove is very clever at matching shadows and reflections.

Inspiring
November 19, 2024

Indeed. I just wanted to include some food for thought, as I'm seeing a lot of people in this thread saying it doesn't work.

For a few second after the update, I myself thought maybe it was the new version.

But after a few seconds I found the bug, me 🙂

I only struggled to remove half of an engraving on metal; but I mean, this is completely to be expected, given how such an AI works.

 

Only "disappointing" thing I found so far: you pretty much have to do this as the very first step in the process.

I tried doing gen remove after having applied some develop settings, and the removed zone wouldn't match the color correction that were made.

In Photoshop terms, it would be great if it were applied on the "base" layer of the photos, without taking into account the adjustments layers on top.

But that's extremely minor.

iPad Pro M4 - Lightroom iPad
Participating Frequently
November 18, 2024

Hi, the problem I have is removing a darker object against a lighter background. LRC removes the object but leaves a light shadow which it will not get rid of.. example attached.  I have tried keeping the first try and then trying again but to no avail.

johnrellis
Legend
November 18, 2024

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@JeffP3456: "LRC removes the object but leaves a light shadow which it will not get rid of."

 

I was able to quickly remove the branch from your screenshot:

 

You've likely applied Remove on top of an AI mask (e.g. Background). Do Settings > Update AI Settings to recompute the mask.