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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jimmys98472634

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Frustrated. This feature makes my computer running very slow.

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scottc399895

Participant

I'm seeing a slight difference betweem the image when it's in the develop module and library module - like the mods to the image whle refining the blur and focus aren't applied till I go to the library module.

Ohter than that, it's gonna be another cool tool to have. Good job!

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TudorKing

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Could not get it to load

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wagnergraphics

Participant

Impressive.
Saw loss of small hairs and if an image has visible ISO-Noise, that should be stable across the blurred background. Otherwiese it looks artificial very fast. maybe an option to overlay some noise ar an automatic.

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Sarahlizzy

Participant

Love this! Makes my lens look much more expensive than it was!

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Rajkapoor

Participant

This is Excellent, analyzing and creating depth of field, exactly as a camera. Then applying selective lens blur / out-of-focus. And allowing us to select the area to be in focus or fine tuning. I wholeheartedly appreciate your creativity.
All that which has to be done before clicking the camera, now we are able to do it in the Adobe Raw Interface.
Thank You very much.

karpo2021

Participant

I have a girl with long smooth hair against the background of a brick wall. After using the filter, part of the hair on the top of the head was cut off as a wall (it was a place on the joint between the bricks - also dark). There was no correction brush

karpo2021

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Bentley B

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Implement a luminance slider that works with the depth mask value.

joshuabury

Adobe Employee

Can you share more details about what you are looking for here? It sounds like you are asking for something like the existing depth range mask feature, but that currently only works with photos that have an embedded depth map (such as iPhone portrait mode photos).

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Bentley B

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No, it is for the mask that is made for the lens blur which has a depth or range. Have that range with a luminance slider so one can change exsposure for the background and or foreground. This way you can further separate the in focus to the out of focus. I just thought that the mask is all ready there it should be reasonably easy to add. The graduation of the luminance would follow the adjustment you set for the blur.