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P: Gen Remove now changes elements outside the painted mask

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August 13, 2025
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The update to the Generative Remove AI model in Lightroom Classic 14.5 has ruined it, as it now changes elements outside the painted mask, making it more or less unusable in many situations.

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Jonathan_Seattle

Participating Frequently

Many of us are uninstalling 14.5 and reinstalling 14.4 using Creative Cloud. Easy and works great.

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Christopher_McKeown0906

Participant

**Version/Platform:** Lightroom Classic 14.5.1 on macOS.

**Steps to reproduce:**
1. Open a portrait photo and select the AI Remove tool.
2. Paint over fine wrinkles on a person's forehead (just the wrinkles, careful not to cover the eyes or eyebrows).
3. Click "Apply" to let Generative Remove fill in the masked area.

**Expected result:** The tool should remove or soften the selected wrinkles and fill in the area with natural skin texture while leaving nearby features untouched.

**Actual result:** Instead of removing the wrinkles, the tool replaces them with deeper, more pronounced wrinkles or other textures. It often ignores the painted area boundaries and alters nearby features like the eyes and eyebrows, turning them into unnatural or distorted shapes. This makes the removal unusable for subtle skin retouching.

I have tried expanding the mask and toggling settings, but the issue persists. Others have reported the tool hallucinating unrelated objects or textures. Is this regression being addressed? Are there any workarounds beyond downgrading to 14.3.1? Thank you.

johnrellis

Legend

With respect to changing elements outside of the selected area, a fair number of people have complained about this change introduced in LR 14.5, and Adobe has acknowledged the issue and said they are investigating:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-bugs/p-gen-remove-now-changes-elements-outside-the-painted-mask/idi-p/15457946/

Unfortunately, they rarely indicate ahead of time if/when they will address an issue.

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KLaneH2013

Participant

I just updated LRC. Generative remove previously worked well for me but now it is editing areas outside of the area I select. For example, a child has a bruise on his forehead, I highlight over and slightly around it... the results it gives me all affect the way his eyes look also. In another pic, there is a sun spot on the mom's face right below her mouth. I highlight the area just around the sun flare and it keeps messing with her teeth. None of the options I'm generating look natural.

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Jonathan_Seattle

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I uninstalled 14.5 Classic and reverted to 14.4 using Creative Cloud. The problems went away.

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Mauricio32576327jgu8

Participant

I do think that it is a bit outrageous that they cannot solve this issue. They are pushing for us to use Ai in Firefly EVERY single time i talk to them and yet they cant fix this. I am not a fan of Ai but i will say it can sometimes be so helpful when it comes to removing distractions.

WHAT I FOUND TO BE HELPFUL:

I primarily shoot automotive so it may not be AS beneficial for others that have people in their photos. What i currently do is ZOOM in pretty close to what i want to have removed and SELECT THE OBJECT BUT NOT IN ITS ENTIRETY. For example, if i have to remove the numbers/letters from a license plate, i will zoom into the Number 4 and MASK WITHIN THE PARAMETERS of the number 4 itself without going outside the number. Think of it like coloring within the lines in a coloring book. This will leave some parts above and below the number 4 unmasked and when you hit generate, it should edit the unmasked parts (because of the bug). Its a bit more tedious but it does work (for the most part)

Im sure if i download an older version than the current, that it shouldnt have any issues but i do not know which version the bug came about unfortunately

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oz-photos

Participant

+1 it has become unusable. used to be great.

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Jonathan_Seattle

Participating Frequently

I'm on Windows, using Classic, so your results might vary, but uninstall your current version and install version 14.4. The generative remove works fine in that version.

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angela_1815

Participating Frequently

I highlighted a few hairs under her mouth and on bottom lip for AI to remove. No teeth were highlighted.
Now she is missing teeth, bruised, and AI added a gold tooth!!
Don't judge, took pic with cell of computer screen.

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Lord Azul

Participant

No se si le pasa a mas gente pero desde la ultima actualización la herramienta Quitar con IA funciona mal, la version anterior iba genial, pero desde la actualización se modifican zonas mas alla de la selección y los resultados son muy deficientes, altera la fotografia de manera descontrolada.

Utilizo esta herramienta para quitar pequeños reflejos en los productos que fotografio, y la IA altera zonas no seleccionadas, modifica contornos o añade otros reflejos donde no habia, si opto por la opción de quitar reflejos ... no funciona.

No se si alguien mas a notado estos fallos.

Srishti Bali

Community Manager

Hi there,

Sorry about this experience. This has been reported by a few other users too. To better understand, could you share a bit more information?

Which exact version of Lightroom are you using?
What operating system and version are you on?
Does this happen with all images or only certain types (e.g., products with shiny surfaces, complex reflections)?
Could you provide an example screenshot showing the selection and the altered result (if possible)?

This will help confirm whether it’s a broader issue with the latest update or something specific to your file.

Regards,

Srishti

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Lord Azul

Participant

Hello, my version is 20250821 - 1548 - c6398d5

I use Mac, version 8.5.1 on the Mac App Store

It mainly happens with shiny product surfaces, reflections, I take product photography, mainly glasses. I use the Remove tool to remove glare or reflections from studio lights. With the previous version these errors did not occur. I was really happy with the results, but since the last update it has stopped working properly. It changes and alters surfaces and shapes outside the selected area, removes a reflection and adds it to another area close to the one I am editing. It is a mess in the work. I should also say that the function to remove reflections does not work properly. Most of the time the result is not noticeable on the photograph.

Regards