P: Generative Remove Feedback (Lr Classic & Lr Eco)

@Patrick22616748c1sx: "almost always it replaces the object it's supposed to remove, with a similar object. Want to remove a straight street lantern from an image? Here's a weird looking street lantern in a different style"

See this article for how to remove objects more reliably:
https://www.lightroomqueen.com/generative-remove-replace/

Most complaints about Remove are addressed in the article. But if it doesn't help, please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo, so we and Adobe can see the issue in detail. With nearly everyone who has posted a problem photo, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.

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@Jasminder Singh_Obero8336: "In the latest update in Lightroom Classic on Generative Remove Tool, it just refuses to remove faces. As alternates it keeps giving new faces"

Your screenshot shows there are two causes, both related to the general principle that you have to select all of the object you want to replace -- if you leave any bits remaining, Remove will try to match the remaining parts:

1. You didn't select all of the person's arm.

2. You have to select all the disconnected pieces of a person. Your screenshot is ambiguous, but it looks like you tried to include the lower body of the person. The screenshot doesn't show if you selected every bit of that person.

There's also a UI design misfeature that Adobe hasn't acknowledged as such. Though Adobe tells you to select all of the disconnected parts of the object, if you make disconnected selections, Remove will treat them separately when it goes to remove, and you're likely to get "replace" instread of "remove".  So you need to apply an obscure trick (described in more detail here).

First select all of the bits of the person with a single selection (making sure Detect Objects is unchecked):

Then before clicking Remove, use Subtract to delete the parts of the selection you don't want removed:

Then click Remove:

It's too bad that Remove still has such rough edges. Once you learn about its quirks, it does a very good job, quickly.

If you're still having trouble with this photo, please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo, so we and Adobe can see the issue in detail.

@Zach31383290h5az: "the backdrop paper was not wide enough ... it is hard to get just neat and nice clean background.:"

Please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo, so we and Adobe can see the issue in detail.  

@Brittow: "The Generative AI feature in LRC is absolute garbage."

Most people find that it Generative Remove works very well, though it has some rough edges that will trip you up until you spend just a few mintues learning how to avoid them. See this article for how to remove objects more reliably:
https://www.lightroomqueen.com/generative-remove-replace/

Most complaints about Remove are addressed in the article. But if it doesn't help, please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo, so we and Adobe can see the issue in detail. With nearly everyone who has posted a problem photo, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.

Please repost this feature request in the forum's Ideas section, where Adobe and other users are more likely to see it:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic/ct-p/ct-lightroom-classic?page=1&sort=latest_replies&filter=all&tabid=ideas

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@Dylan Montero: "I have been a member for over two months and this regenerative AI feature has not worked for me."

LR's English translation of that error:

"$$$/Clio/StatusCode/HTTP/Forbidden=We've encountered an issue and can't complete your request at this time. Please try again later."

Sometimes firewalls and anti-malware / anti-virus utilities incorrectly block some network requests from LR. Try these troubleshooting steps:

- Temporarily disable all the firewall / anti-malware on your computer. If that solves the problem, then add a specific exclusion for LR to the firewall's rules.

- Connect to another network, preferably one serviced by a different ISP. E.g. a Wifi connection of a neighbor, a coffee shop, work, or your phone's hotspot. Sometimes the routers in these networks block LR's requests, especially in authoritarian countries like China.

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@Golden Lens Photography: "The removal of undesirable objects has become much worse, now the entire selected removal space is blurred/stained."

This issue isn't new to LR 14 -- lots of similar examples from LR 13.  There are two possible causes of this:

1. You've applied Remove on top of an AI mask, e.g. a Sky mask. Do the menu command Settings > Update AI Settings to recompute the mask. In general, Adobe's designed workflow is to apply Remove first, then masking.

2. Sometimes Generative Remove doesn't do a good job of blending the replacement against uniform backgrounds like skies.  You can often work around this by making the selection even more ragged or much larger (e.g. to include a much larger part of the sky).

If the issue with this photo is this second reason, please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo, to provide actionable feedback for Adobe.