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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Diver4pix

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Lens Blur works great! I like the visualization and the ability to refine focus or blur with a brush. I think it would be fantastic if you could take this depth info into the masking tool so that you could do Depth Range masking on images not taken with an iPhone.

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alh47

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I think it is a tool to use sparingly and with discretion but it can be very uesful in making confused backgrounds simpler.

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jeremyb42158125

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Great feature but Adobe recognozes it still needs refinement. A big feature would be masking inprovement options. I spend a lot of time refining subject selection prior to using the CR filter as a finishing touch where I may chose to add the lens blur. I would like an option to chose for it to use an inverted version of my refined mask selection rather that the current generated background which is not that precise. The tools are slow and often have to be repeated. I have 96GB RAM. It is not clear whether the amount slider in the blur and focus tools ection affects the current swipe or all previous. Keep going on this one folks, it will be a game changing winner when you have refined it further and thank you.

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Douglas36573679wdb3

Participating Frequently

Works nicely, easy to understand, useful effects...make it part of full release

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ChrisBR

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Running Windows 10 with a fairly fast computer, Lens Blur uses an aweful lot of resources. It works but I get heat warnings on the processor and really bogs the system down. Otherwise, its a great feature. Just find a way to make it faster.

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vinay36563047u0ds

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i can't use lens blur option sir he unable to load lens blur problem

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André28975789x3uj

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Très efficace, lorsque nécessaire et pertinent, avec suffisammment de réglages pour moduler au besoin. Délai d'exécution très raisonnable.

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Louise22515312jm0g

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Hi, a newbie here, I was playing with Lens Blur, think I like it but what has happended is when I go to edit other photos I get a bright blue highlight/shadow on some subjects.....how can I remove this please?

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Michael26760734fjha

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Works great.........saves me a lot of time when I have to work up 2500 files in two days......which is every week during race season.

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สุทิน365292229be9

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yes

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