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Jeff A. Goulden
Inspiring
May 21, 2025
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Ghost Image Using Generative AI Remove

  • May 21, 2025
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I used the Generative AI remove tool in Lightroom Classic V14.3 to remove two people from an image.  After removing the people, there was a ghost image remaining.  I tried all 3 variations and all had the ghost images.  See before and after pictures as well as my settings.  Has anyone else experienced this?

Correct answer richardplondon

It is not generally necessary to delete and re-create masks for this; just to update them.

 

If they were automatically generated then you can click Update and they will be re-generated to suit the changed appearance of the photo content.

 

If a brushed mask was manually painted to take account of an object in the scene, and then you later 'substitute' the place where this object showed, then similarly that part of the mask can be re-brushed / erased suitably. In that case of course there is no "update" button to click, also there is no red dot to warn you that what you brushed before, may now not be appropriate to this 'substituted' photo content.

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JohanElzenga
Adobe Expert
May 21, 2025

This is a frequently asked question. You used an AI mask and the object was not included in that mask. Now that you removed the object, the mask still has a gap where the object used to be. That means the mask must be updated, shown by the red dot underneath the mask icon.

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga
Jeff A. Goulden
Inspiring
May 21, 2025

Thanks Johan.  I had the people masked.  I deleted the masks and the ghost image went away when I removed the people.

richardplondonCorrect answer
Adobe Expert
May 21, 2025

It is not generally necessary to delete and re-create masks for this; just to update them.

 

If they were automatically generated then you can click Update and they will be re-generated to suit the changed appearance of the photo content.

 

If a brushed mask was manually painted to take account of an object in the scene, and then you later 'substitute' the place where this object showed, then similarly that part of the mask can be re-brushed / erased suitably. In that case of course there is no "update" button to click, also there is no red dot to warn you that what you brushed before, may now not be appropriate to this 'substituted' photo content.