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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J.33787845fn2c

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It sounds very nice, but it won't load

dr.vijays87505121

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Hi

I am Dr.Vijay K Shastri from Mumbai, India. I have been using ADOBE Photoshop since 2018 and I have been extremely happy with the post processing results that I have been getting. I would definitlely give a thumbs up to the Lens Blur feature that you are going to introduce and it woiuld help in fine tuning the background blur and in highlighting the subject better. I am definitely looking forward to using this feature in my wildlife photography for sure.

Thanks and with best wishes

Dr. Vijay K Shastri

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Clémence33774684i3dx

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Unfortunately, it's been a few weeks since the tool is not working anymore. I cannot even use it...

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Simon S Chen

Adobe Employee

Are there any system/GPU driver updates that cause the non-functioning? What do you see? Any errors?

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justing84957839

Participant

Spinning beachball on my Mac. Fans came on, so had to close LR Classic down.

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Clemgill

Participant

Hi,

Really significant addition.

Althohgh sometimes it bugs and adds blurred spots in the middle of a section that should be in focus. Those are very difficult to correct.

Sometimes also the "Focus" and "Blur" buttons actions are inverted (?)

Why are you using the word "Cône" in the french translation of "Focus" ?

I would suggest the word "Net" which is the contray of "Flou" ("Blur")

DavidS678

Participating Frequently

Fantastic addition in my opinion, love it

tadshort

Participant

I am loving it, when using a f5.6 lenses it gives that creamy bokeh, like f2.8 lenses

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EliBelle

Participant

Would definitely be nice to add noise back in, otherwise I'm likein' what I see!

jennifertmphoto

Known Participant

It works good but for my large files from my Sony A7R5, it uses a LOT of Memory and doesn't work after doing 3 or 4 photos. I have to close LR and reopen to do anymore.

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Simon S Chen

Adobe Employee

Please share your system info via Lightroom>Help>System Info...

And follow the pinned reply at the top to see if it helps.

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NIGELPERT

Participant

Just tried this out after having installed a much more powerful graphics card on my PC. I haven't chosen the best image to work on as the background is already fairly out of focus, but I like the tool already. I shall now find a more suitable image to play with.

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