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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
July 9, 2025

Desde la ultima version funciona muy mal, trato de utilizar la herramienta, la selecciono y no aparece el circulo de seleccion, no funciona basicamente.

sabinem35087755
Participant
July 6, 2025

Wenn ich Menschen entfernen möchte, möchte ich keine anderenMenschen an dieser Stelle. Btw. Wissen diese eingefügten Menschen, dass sie von Adobe als Flickwerk benutzt werden?

Known Participant
July 6, 2025

Sabienem, das Thema wurde hier schon mehrfach besprochen. Lightroom's generative AI option kann Personen wunderbar und komplett entfernen. Wenn andere Meschen generiert werden, dann ist der Fehler das die Auswahl nicht die ganze Person abgedeckt hat. Stelle sicher das du die ganze Person mit dem Remove brush abdeckst und auch etwas daruber hinaus gehst. Auch Spiegelungen im Boden oder Glass die eine Reflektion der Person zeigen (unscharf oder nicht) muss mit ausgewaehlt werden. 

Zu deinen Bedenken ob die Menschen die eingefuegt werden davon wissen. Das ist ein Missverstaendniss auf deiner Seite. Das sind keine echten Menschen. Das sind keine Fotos die eingefuegt werden. Die gibt es nicht. KI generiert dies Bilder.  

johnrellis
Legend
July 6, 2025

@sabinem35087755: "If I want to remove people, I don't want any other people in that position. By the way, do these inserted people know that Adobe is using them as a patchwork?"

 

To build on @DavidH77 excellent reply, make sure you also select any shadows cast by the person, as well as any body parts separated from the main body (e.g. a hand resting on someone else's shoulder). 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). With nearly every one of the many dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.

Participant
July 5, 2025

Sorry, but the "Remove" tool is worthless.  Moreover, for generations we have called it "spotting."  Adams, Cunningham, Van D---, E. Weston, and way before, all called it "spotting."  The spotting tool in LRC is so convoluted that I just export to my image file, and from there "spot" using the file tools.  The file reader makes immaculate, two step removals.   

johnrellis
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July 5, 2025

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@TimothyFY2025: "The spotting tool in LRC is so convoluted..."

 

 

Are you talking about the Heal tool?  What's convoluted about it? I just used it to remove dust from several dozen slide scans this afternoon, and it was dumb simple -- click on a dust spot and it disappears.

 

Participant
July 3, 2025

Half of the time it clones even though it's on the remove setting. Def not what I'm paying good money for.

johnrellis
Legend
July 3, 2025

@Steven31501606e2fj: "Half of the time it clones even though it's on the remove setting. Def not what I'm paying good money for."

 

1. Uncheck Detect Objects before brushing a selection -- it doesn't work well, especially with skinny objects and along the edges of photos.

2. 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). With nearly every one of the many dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.

Participant
July 2, 2025

A remoção funciona bem mas passado algum tempo desaparece.

johnrellis
Legend
July 2, 2025
Participant
June 29, 2025

I have an issue with the removal tool AI genrator.

I use it on some photos and I come back to the first photos, all I did is gone.

And if i do not come back to the photos and just do an export, it is the same: all I did is gone.

I have the same issue with reduction Noise with AI.
And some times when I use this tools, i have an error message:

?:0 attempt to index a nil value

I have a Apple M4 Pro and the latest version of lightroom Classic.

johnrellis
Legend
June 29, 2025

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@Thomas Bertini, the orange-circle icon in your screenshot:

 

indicates that LR can't write the <catalog>.lrcat-data file for some reason, either because LR has corrupted it or there is a permissions issue. LR stores computed AI settings in that file. Try these steps:

1. Do the menu command Help > System Info. If you're not on the latest version (currently 14.3.1), do Help > Updates.

2. In LR, do Edit > Catalog Settings > General > Show. That will open Windows File Explorer / Mac Finder on the current catalog folder.

3. Exit LR.

4. Move the file <catalog>.lrcat-data to the Desktop.

5. Start LR.

6. In Library Grid view (not Loupe view), select all photos and do Photo > Develop Settings > Update AI Settings. That will recompute all the AI masks, which could take a while. 

 

Recently, however, these steps haven't worked for many people.  If they don't work for you, I recommend starting a new thread rather than continuing the discussion in this very crowded thread.

Known Participant
June 29, 2025

Seriously, you guys have to make your system not have these false flags of 'guidlines'. It actually did allow me to to use the generative Ai remove in this photo on the forehead. But it then wouldn't do anything else on the face. 

Participant
June 27, 2025

Is there a way to view and select previous AI generations after regenerating multiple times - similar to Photoshop? If not, will this issue be addressed in future updates?

johnrellis
Legend
June 28, 2025

@Torrey G: "Is there a way to view and select previous AI generations after regenerating multiple times - similar to Photoshop?"

 

LR doesn't have that feature like in Photoshop. However, when you're looking at more than the first 3 variations and see one that you think is plausible, make a snapshot by clicking the + button in the Snapshots panel. Then you can later review all the saved snasphots very quickly. I use this fairly often.

 

"will this issue be addressed in future updates?"

 

Unfortunately, Adobe rarely discloses their plans. There have been a few requests for such a feature in this thread (where Adobe wants Generative AI Remove feedback), but it's hard to tell precisely how many because there are so many unrelated posts here.

Participant
June 27, 2025

Hello ! Can we make a shortkey to turn on and off the  "USE Generative AI" ?

johnrellis
Legend
June 29, 2025

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@kovacs29009990eryo: "Can we make a shortkey to turn on and off the  "USE Generative AI" ?

 

The shortcut is Opt / Alt Shift G. You can see all the Remove shortcuts by clicking the miniscule "?" button in the upper-right corner of the Remove panel:

 

Participant
June 26, 2025

Seria interessante, ter uma opção expecifica para remover frizz, isto é, fios de cabelos soltos, isso facilitaria muito,
crianda uma interface entre a IA de mascaras com a remoção generativa.
provavelmente tem uma opção de ajuste manual caso necessario.