P: (Technology Preview) Reflection Removal (CR)

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

This post applies to Adobe Camera Raw plug-in.  

Adobe Camera Raw team is sharing an early look of our new Reflection Removal feature, which removes reflections caused by plate glass surfaces from photos. 

Note: 

• The feature currently only works on raw photos. Support for non-raw photos (e.g., JPEGs or HEICs) will be added in a future update. 

• There is a known issue on some Windows machines where the feature may produce a corrupt image. We are working on a fix for the upcoming release. 

Check out the HelpX for more detailed usage information. For more technical information on the underlying technology, please refer to this Blog post. 

Getting started with the Reflection Removal feature: 

• Make sure you have the “New AI Features and Settings Panel” Technology Preview enabled in the Camera Raw plug-in Preferences dialog (requires restarting the host application to activate). 

• Go to the Remove panel [B] , and in the “Distraction Removal” section, click on the “Reflections” checkbox. 

• Optionally adjust the slider after the ML model is done computing. 

• Use the rest of the Camera Raw tools just like you would otherwise. 

When using the slider, the key values to note are: 

• 0 – the input photo

• 100 – de-reflected (window reflections removed) photo 

• -100 – reflection photo (what the window was reflecting towards the camera) 

Please try the feature and share feedback in this community forum. It would help to include details like how you access Camera Raw (via Adobe Bridge or Photoshop), your computer system details, and as much information about what you like or do not like about the resulting photo quality. Our team will continually monitor this thread to track issues to improve the future experience. 

When to use Reflection Removal

The feature is designed to deal with large-area reflections when shooting through windows. Many other types of reflections occur in nature and are captured in photographs, but this feature may not recognize and handle those. We plan to work on expanding the supported reflection types in the future. 

Example use-cases for the feature include: 

• Looking through windows inside-out (e.g., from the car, airplane, room windows, etc.) 

• Looking through windows outside-in (e.g., shop windows) 

• Museums (e.g., paintings behind glass, glass case exhibits, etc.) 

How best to use Reflection Removal

For best results, try the new feature following these suggestions: 

• Apply Reflection Removal before applying any other edits to the photo, except for Enhance features such as Denoise
  • The changes made to the photo may be quite profound and render any changes you already made inappropriate.
  • If you plan to use both Enhance (Denoise, Super Resolution, or Raw Details) and Reflection Removal on a photo, it is better to apply Enhance first.
• Play with the feature slider and adjust the removal strength as appropriate.
• If you applied Adobe Adaptive (beta) profile prior to running the Reflection Removal feature, please update it or you may see traces of removed reflections still present in the photo (Adobe Camera Raw will remind you to do this).

Boris Ajdin: Product Manager, Emerging Products Group 

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[Eric29489323q7t4]

Thank you for sharing! We are hearing many reports of this.

[Willy WIDE]

Will not work with my computer, these are my results with this tool. Thanks

Versione di Adobe Photoshop: 26.2.0 20241207.r.140 bc85906 x64
Numero di avvii: 18
Sistema operativo: Windows 11 64 bit
Versione: 11 o versione successiva 10.0.26100.2605
Architettura di sistema: Famiglia CPU AMD:15, Modello:1, Stepping:2 con MMX, SSE Integer, SSE FP, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, HyperThreading
Conteggio processore fisico: 8
Conteggio processore logico: 16
Velocità processore: 3793 MHz
Memoria incorporata: 31894 MB
Memoria disponibile: 20444 MB
Memoria disponibile per Photoshop: 24491 MB
Memoria usata da Photoshop: 70 %
Gestione arresti anomali: Adobe
DCX Version: 7.24.8
SAM SDK Version: 9.1.0.1-fio
ACP.local Status:
- SDK Version: 4.0.0.5
- Core Sync Status: Reachable and compatible
- Core Sync Running: 7.2.0.58
- Min Core Sync Required: 4.3.66.28
Versione SDK Live Edit Client: 4.0.6
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OpenColorIO versione: 2.4.0
Versione libreria C2PA: adobe_c2pa/0.12.2 c2pa-rs/0.32.5
Versione NGL: 1.39.0.9
Lavagna: disattivato.
Creazione documento lavagna: disattivato.
Renderer D3D12Warp: disattivato.

[FrustratedSteve]

The tool failed to recognize reflections in glasses in a portrait. The Reflections checkbox was grayed out.

[theonemacduff]

Did not work at all. Photo taken through an airplane window showing reflections of photographer's shirt. Nothing. Zip. Nada. Zero. The "processed" image was identical to the source image. Note to self: do not fall for large claims. They are usually going to be BS.

[Dubnik]

In my case just darkened the photo

[Eric29489323q7t4]

Please refer to this Blog post to understand how to get best results from the tool, and how we are working to improve it.

[Ziv31]

I'm trying to use the reflection removing tool on CR3 Format file and I get an error that this photo format is not supported.

as CR3 is cannon RAW format. why it doesn't work? 

[Chapps-LA]

That happens when you open the RAW file in Photoshop, then run the Camera RAW filter. You have to open it up in Camera RAW, not the filter version. I just drag and drop my Canon CR3 files directly onto Photoshop, which it then opens up correctly. Also, once you exit Camera RAW, you can only use the filter version, and won't get back any history of your changes, and can't run denoise or reflection removal. 

[davidm16958122]

Doesn't work on my Canon RAW CR2 files on my PC. Works on Sony ARW files??

[RandyF79]

Here's a .nef file that was not helped much...

Thanks for working on this!

[j b thompson]

Windows 10, Intel Core i7, NVIDIA GeForce GT 750M,   Photoshop (Beta) 26.3.0, have .NEF file open in Camera Raw 17.1.0.2100. When I try to remove reflections it always fails with-    Unable to remove reflections. There was an unknown error.

[MohdAswad]

Hi,i tried this but there is an error coms up as photo attached showup. 

[Eric29489323q7t4]

Please share your original RAW file. I have never seen anything like this, and do not believe that it is an output from the tool.

[ricche]

Didn't do a clean job in removing all the reflections.  Only the brighter parts were removed, leaving portions of lighter reflections. Would be good if we can then select the remaining areas of reflections and redo the action to completely remove all reflections.

[Eric29489323q7t4]

Please refer to this Blog post to understand how to get best results from the tool, and how we are working to improve it.

[David Saxe]

I tried it but after Technology Preview has been selected the Reflecton Tool is always greyed out. I cannot use it

[mozzarelli]

Buongiorno, io ho un problema su tutti e due i miei computer, sia quello fisso che il laptop.
Il problema è il seguente: usando un file raw NEF e cerco di eliminare la presenza di riflessi, mi risponde sempre in questo modo "Impossibile rimuovere i riflessi, si è verificato un errore sconosciuto. (ugualmente aprendo il file da Bridge o da Photoshop) como posso risolvere questo problema, grazie. 

[TomHackettPhotography]

In this photo, the left side features a mannequin head behind a glass storefront window.  In the right side, we see another storefront window intersecting at a 90º angle.  (There is no mannequin head behind the right side window).  The camera is pointing at the intersedtion of the two windows, so the angle of the camera is 45º to each window.  Reflection removal does not seem to recognize that the right window mannequin head is in fact a refection.  This can be confirmed by comparing the +100 and -100 views.

[clintcamp]

Hi, 

Unfortunately, the Remove Reflection tool has not worked for me yet, either. Attached is the post-processed image of an octopus through aquarium glass taken on an iPhone 16proMax. It does not seem as though any change has occurred. 

Best, TC 

[Eric29489323q7t4]

Please refer to this Blog post to understand how to get best results from the tool, and how we are working to improve it.

Currently for aquarium shots, performance might be less reliable. Please continue to post examples so we can improve the tool. Thanks so much.

[TerryKownack]

This photo is of light reflection off of a glass wall. I ran it twice with no help. This photo after running the reflection removal.

I have a RTX 3050 Graphics Card, Win 10 Pro 

OS Build 19045.5247 

Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3920.0 Version 22H2n 

Terry Kownack

[TerryKownack]

This is the photo I was working on.

[Chapps-LA]

I suspect it's because the reflections of the bright lights eliminated any detail of the shower behind each reflection. If the information isn't in the RAW file, it can't be created magically. I've found that some bright spots can be eliminated via this tool, but not when the background is complicated. Most often, they remain, or they're turned into 'noise' spots.

[Eric29489323q7t4]

Chapps-LA is correct. Also, the tool does not remove reflections from distant panes of glass that do not separate you from your subject. This photo is of a room, and the subject is not behind glass, so the reflection was not removed. Please refer to this Blog post to understand how to get best results from the tool, and how we are working to improve it (including in cases like the one you have posted).

[David Saxe]

I finally figured it out.

1. Click on original RAW file and select"Open in Photoshop as a Smart Object."

2. When it opens in Photoshop, double click the image in the layers panel.

3. Then select the image remove tool, in RAW