Add option to set different type of Fill as a default (Content Aware, Generative).

[Frank_B]

Right now the default is Background and when working with batch of photos and we need to crop-extend the image edges it requires repetetive task of changing fill type. Not only that. After chenging the fill type, arrow keystrokes don't move the crop grid/frame anymore but they navigate between the fill type.

Please add option to set default Fill as:
- Background
- Content Aware
- Generative (additionally with no pop-up text field when we don't want to add anything extra).

Thanks.

[CShubert]

Hi @Frank_B thank you for your suggestion. Could you walk us through your workflow from start to finish so the team understands what issues you are seeing along the workflow?

Thanks,

Cory - Photoshop Product Manager

[Frank_B]

Thank you for asking. Here is example how changing type of Fill is affecting the arrows keystrokes (no longer moving the image):
https://streamable.com/6zp8de

In terms of the default Fill type I might have been wrong as I thought it's always Background as default but Photoshop seems to remember the last used type of Fill which kind of solves my case.

EDIT:
Correction, as I initially thought the type of Fill is by default Background. So this is not user friendly in my case.
Example. I open 5 photos from Lightroom in Photoshop (ctr-e) and the Fill by default is set to Background. Switching to Content Aware in the first opened image doesn't seem to affect the settings in other opened images which means it needs to be done manually every time. But if I do this in the beginning of the cropping process it means I can't use arrow keystrokes for the precise cropping movement.
Hope this makes sense.
The solution would be an option to set a default Fill type.
Additionally it would be useful if changing the fill type wouldn't take over the arrow keystrokes functionality.

[Nikki24079644p6x2]

Background for me wasn't the default, generative fill was, after the last Beta update it's now background default, and I now need to change it every single time, what changed, why can't generative fill be the default? It is beyond frustrating I now have to change my step process of editing, to make sure I cahnge this from background to generative fill. Never used to, would change the image, if it left space, it automatically knew to generative fill. 

[zheana]

Been facing the same issue as Nikki24079644p6x2.

Please fix it ASAP or let us choose what the default method is. This is annoying.

[Pablo302318561x4t]

Adobe, please fix this issue as described above.  When switching to the crop tool, I want to be able to set Generative Expand as the default option. 

[CShubert]

Hi all, currently this is working as designed. We will monitor this thread and the more upvotes it gets might allow the team to change the settings. 

Thanks,

Cory - Photoshop Product Manager

[0pal4tress]

I AM BEGGING YOU, please add the option to change the default fill. everytime i open up new images i have to go into the pulldown menu to select generative expand, and when i am editing thousands of photographs it becomes extremely frustrating and time consuming. generative expand was the default option in older versions. you say it's currently working as designed, but the design used to be much better.

[Pablo302318561x4t]

Agreed. or just add an option to let US choose what should be the default based on what we use most. A photographer is almost always going to use the generative expand the most.  C'mon now...  ughh 

[zheana]

Currently working as designed...? So it has literally been changed to have background color as default on purpose? With NO OPTION for the user to select their own preferences?

That's some awful design.

[Ivane29470912o5bi]

I agree, this is very inconvenient. It really frustrates me that I have to manually switch from background to generative expand every time. It is especially annoying when working with a batch of photos. I keep pressing Generate and then seeing that it just added white background around the picture instead of expanding. than I have to go back and redo it. This was never the issue before the last update so now when I'm focused on work I keep forgetting to switch options and have to go through this process multiple times which is just time consuming and extremely annoying, especially if i'm in a rush. 

[Markus37914152da6n]

Please correct this. I am facing the exact same problem, and it is impeding on my workflow. Seems like basic commen sense to allow somehwere in the settings or even right on the top bar to allow one to choose their default option. It worked seemlessly before having generative fill as the default option to allow me to make crop adjustments rapidly. now i haver to either catch it and manualy change it everytime, or if i forget i have to manually go and highlight the selected background areas and use generative fill on them.