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P: Generative Remove Feedback (Camera Raw)

  • August 13, 2024
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This post applies to Camera Raw.
Lightroom Classic and Lightroom Ecosystem feedback can be found here.
Previous Early Access 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. 

As Generative AI analyzes portions of the image that have been cropped out, Camera Raw has the ability to toggle Show Uncropped Image is now available to guide you in your Generative Remove selection. 
 
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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New Participant
June 24, 2025

I like the distracting people tool BUT if it doesn't grab the whole person there is no way to add or subtract areas. 

New Participant
June 18, 2025

The most recent raw update has not been kind to the generative remove tool. 

It leaves a stain around the selected area and is far less accurate than it was prior to the update. I don't understand how you can take a tool that worked very well, and make it perform worse with an update. Adding the "Distraction Removal" section was not worth the issues this update has created, and its honestly an unecessary addition when it was already very simple to select individuals and reflections for removal.

Participating Frequently
June 18, 2025

THere are times I cannot export a dng file (created from denoise) as JPG,  I am not sure why.   THere are also times when using the blur tool, the file will not export as JPG.   So far, I have been able to move the images to Photoshop and save a copy as JPG.   I do not know why this is happening.   Can you shed any light on it?

 

New Participant
June 15, 2025

Even with a clear sky, removing objects leaves a mark. Why is that? 

I'm editing in camera raw

New Participant
June 13, 2025

Ho problemi con la nuova funzione Rimuovi Riflessi mi da errore

New Participant
June 13, 2025

I find it annoying that path that is traced every time I use the -Remove Ai tool-

Do you know how to fix this?

Thank you

 

New Participant
May 26, 2025

Hello, I am trying to remove reflection with "Distraction Removal" but my PS does not have this feature & I have the new updated app.

New Participant
May 17, 2025

I've tried the reflection removal tool on 3 images and the tool failed to perform. Granted that two were fairly complicated and on the 3rd removed objects behind a window that should have remained in the image, but missed entirely the reflection that I wanted to remove.  

Robert Ripps
Inspiring
May 16, 2025

Generally works pretty well, but every now and then I seem to come up with this error message: Remove does not currently support transparent image areas. No idea what that means, as it's exactly the same background as another item I just removed successfully from this same image.

Robert Ripps
Inspiring
June 25, 2025

Still having occasional issues with remove- maybe 5-10% of the time I am getting same error message as before about transparent image areas, whatever that means. Usually, I will have done several images that are similar without any problem, but then all of a sudden on the next image, I get this message. Usually if I go away from the image and come back to it, reselect the area again, and try to do the remove it usually works, but not always.

 

 

Also getting some new and different error messages today:

 

 

It is really frustrating when you are trying to get a job out the door, and your tools keep failing…

Robert Ripps
Inspiring
June 26, 2025

I just updated to the newest version of ACR, 17.4, and Bridge, 15.1.0, for Mac. I was able to remove the object from the image that caused me problems earlier, giving me the expected three choices each go round.  But when I went to a second image, and tried the same exact procedure, it no longer gave me three options, but instead just made the change to the image without me having a choice, of three variations!

 

I don’t understand why the behavior for Generative Remove has changed, using the same program, same settings, from one image to the next…

Participating Frequently
May 6, 2025

The Destruction Removal option including Reflections and People is missing from my Camera Raw 17.3 version (Photoshop 26.6) is missing. There is no such an option (