This post applies to Camera Raw, Lightroom Classic & the Lightroom Ecosystem products. The Lightroom team is sharing an early look for AI-powered Lens Blur–giving you the ability to apply optical blur on any image regardless of how it was taken. Lens Blur is now available to try on all Lightroom surfaces. How does Lens Blur work? Lens blur applies a depth-based blur effect, similar to what can be achieved with real-world optical lenses, by using AI-generated or device-captured depth data (when available). Lens blur will automatically prioritize focus for the detected subject, but you can also interactively adjust the focus distance. Precise focus range tuning is also available (currently desktop only: Lightroom Desktop, Lightroom Classic, and Camera Raw). You can also further customize the Bokeh shapes, highlight Boost (desktop only), and make depth map refinements (desktop only). Will my Lens Blur adjustments on one surface be synced to other surfaces? I.e. mobile to web to desktop, and vice versa? Yes, all edits will sync. To revert settings, you can go back to previous versions or history steps, or un-apply Lens Blur settings. Can I add Lens Blur settings to my presets? No, presets and copy + paste workflows are not currently enabled for Lens Blur during Early Access. For more information, please check out Lens Blur. Please give it a try and share feedback in this thread as we continually improve this feature. Lisa Ngo: Lightroom Product Manager Current Popular Lens Blur Feature Requests: Add Noise Option Custom Bokeh Stop by and give them a vote if they're of interest to you! Posted by:

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This post applies to Camera Raw, Lightroom Classic & the Lightroom Ecosystem products.

The Lightroom team is sharing an early look for AI-powered Lens Blur–giving you the ability to apply optical blur on any image regardless of how it was taken. Lens Blur is now available to try on all Lightroom surfaces.

How does Lens Blur work?

Lens blur applies a depth-based blur effect, similar to what can be achieved with real-world optical lenses, by using AI-generated or device-captured depth data (when available).
Lens blur will automatically prioritize focus for the detected subject, but you can also interactively adjust the focus distance. Precise focus range tuning is also available (currently desktop only: Lightroom Desktop, Lightroom Classic, and Camera Raw).
You can also further customize the Bokeh shapes, highlight Boost (desktop only), and make depth map refinements (desktop only).

Will my Lens Blur adjustments on one surface be synced to other surfaces? I.e. mobile to web to desktop, and vice versa?

Yes, all edits will sync. To revert settings, you can go back to previous versions or history steps, or un-apply Lens Blur settings.

Can I add Lens Blur settings to my presets?

No, presets and copy + paste workflows are not currently enabled for Lens Blur during Early Access.

For more information, please check out Lens Blur.

Please give it a try and share feedback in this thread as we continually improve this feature.

Lisa Ngo: Lightroom Product Manager

Current Popular Lens Blur Feature Requests:

Add Noise Option
Custom Bokeh

Stop by and give them a vote if they're of interest to you!

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davidstallard

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I'm not a heavy processor of images prefering the 'what you see is what you get' but have just tried the blur tool on some photo's from the local zoo - few shots of the wolves with fencing in the background - applied the AI tool and really really surprised at how well it worked, wolf still pin sharp, fence gone completely.

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martinimac

Participant

I used the lens blur and found it did exactly what I was looking for. The use was intuitive

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Stepinpa1

Participant

I just experimented with Lens Blur in a few portraits using LRC. It seemed to perform as I expected and I think it will be a nice additional tool.

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Carlos366867235o4h

Participant

Es bastante potente!! es increible!

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LensLord

Participant

I loved it. I started with 6 iPhone HDRImages, took them into lightroom, merged them into an HDR Panorama, and used the blur on that result. Bazinga! Its great!

micheld13411783

Participant

It's probably already been suggested, but I'd like the possibility to mask an area with the available tools and then, apply Lens Blur to it

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Vincenzo36640864sjbv

Participant

It is a great new feature, thank you! It works very well, it's adjustable and the final result is very good and easy to achieve. Congratulations!

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Vedio36634456o5aw

Participant

Quick usage looks fantastic. Right off the bat, one thing I would like to see is an indicator in filmstrip as to which images have lens blur applied.

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Blackcat25

Participant

Lens needs ability (brush) to retrieve bits of subject from mis-diagnosis of what is/isn't background.

Elkanan

Known Participant

I've used Lens Blur many times and other than system load, I am very pleased. I did have a problem with mis-diagnosis and the above suggestion of a "brush" would be a good solution. Being able to brush out the effect might be helpful in creative efforts also. See example. Notice waiter's nose:

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karnaklicks

Participant

Very useful, especially for me when the commission requires the background audience to be blurred without the foreground around the subject to be also blurred. Achievable previously but this makes it easier.

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Dougrominus

Participant

no meu caso que trabalho com lentes escuras de alta milimetragem em fotografia esportiva, as vezes perco uma parte do assunto, mas no geral fucniona bem, so queria a opçao de sincronizar em todas as fotos...

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