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Rikk Flohr_Photography
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August 13, 2024
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P: Generative Remove Feedback (Lr Classic & Lr Eco)

  • August 13, 2024
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This post applies to Lightroom Classic and the Lightroom Ecosystem products.
Camera Raw feedback can be found here.
 
Generative Remove makes it easier to remove unwanted objects and distractions with a simple gesture, even on complex backgrounds. For more accurate results, be sure to include the object's shadow in your selection and/or expand its size. 
 
Detect Objects uses AI to find the objects underneath a brushed area. The masked areas will now appear larger than the Early Access version of this feature. You can also circle objects for quicker selection now. 
 
We have also updated the spot selection experience to make it easier to manage variations, switch the fill type, refine the selection area, or re-generate as needed. 
 
Batch updating is also now supported for Generative Remove spots. 
 
Try out the latest updates and share your feedback with us here. Please also include the following details in your post: 
  • App version
  • System details
  • Example image(s) if you wish to share

Our team continually monitors this thread to track issues for future improvement. Thanks!
 
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Participant
April 22, 2025

Remove rfesult - see

  

pics- artifacts

 

johnrellis
Legend
April 23, 2025

@cermetmj: "Remove result"

 

You need to select the stool's shadow as well as the stool itself, and also select a little bit into the fur of the dog's tail to ensure every bit of orange stool is selected. Otherwise, Remove will generate a replacement that tries to cast the unselected shadows and match any unselected orange bits.

 

 

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

Participant
April 22, 2025

The program does not cope with removing parallel high-voltage wires. Simple work on the sky background. It replaces some wires with others instead of making a clear sky. PS does this job with one click in removing distracting objects...

johnrellis
Legend
April 22, 2025

1. Uncheck Detect Objects before brushing a selection -- it doesn't work well, especially with skinny objects and along the edges of photos.

2. Select the entire wire and any other wires touching it.

3. But if this doesn't help, please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo (not a screenshot). With nearly every one of the many dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.

Participant
April 22, 2025

estou com problemas na remoção com a IA

 

johnrellis
Legend
April 22, 2025

@Airton_Coutinho2602: "I'm having trouble removing with AI"

 

Please describe in more detail the problems you're having. A full-resolution screenshot (not a phone pic) may help.

Participant
April 21, 2025

Generative fill is working fantastic today. Absolutely  no worries or concerns.

Participant
April 20, 2025

Lightroom Classic version: 14.2 [ 202502071718-3869eef7 ]

 

Gen Remove just creating an AI version of the thing I am asking it to remove... it should be priortising bokeh imo

johnrellis
Legend
April 20, 2025

@j37262925tghy: "Gen Remove just creating an AI version of the thing I am asking it to remove"

 

See this short 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 (not a screenshot). With nearly every one of the many dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.

Participating Frequently
April 20, 2025

Thanks - Will check this out!

miguelm25532952
Participant
April 19, 2025

En eliminaciones de pequeños trazos, deja un borde aunque se haya seleccionado una zona que lo cubre completamente incluso con bastantes pixels extra.

johnrellis
Legend
April 20, 2025

 

@miguelm25532952: "When removing small strokes, it leaves a border even if you have selected an area that completely covers it, even with quite a few extra pixels."

 

1. Uncheck Detect Objects before brushing a selection -- it doesn't work well, especially with skinny objects and along the edges of photos.

2. After clicking Remove, check that the Opacity slider is 100 -- LR infrequently changes it to something else.

3. If you applied Remove on top of an AI mask (e.g. Sky or Subject mask), do the menu command Settings > Update AI Settings to recompute the mask.

If this doesn't help, please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo (not a screenshot). With nearly every one of the many dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.

 

Avery_Dyer5725
Participant
April 18, 2025

Whenever I upload a grainy raw photo, if I use generative remove on a certain part, it makes that one area clearer and less grainy than the rest of the image.

C.Cella
Legend
April 18, 2025
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Whenever I upload a grainy raw photo, if I use generative remove on a certain part, it makes that one area clearer and less grainy than the rest of the image.


By @Avery_Dyer5725


That is alas a fatal flaw of the Generative Fill and Generative Remove (even in Photoshop)

What you can do is apply Grain via Masking either ONLY on the Removed area OR on the entire image (use a Full Luma Range)


Applying grain Globally works but above Amount 30 it adds uncontrollable blur, which is absent via masking.



 

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johnrellis
Legend
April 18, 2025

Another option when the noise/grain doesn't match is to run Denoise first, then do Remove on the denoised photo. That often (but not always) helps.

Participant
April 15, 2025

I use lightroom classic latest version and this issue comes whenever lightroom updates new version.
My AI mask always ask me to update even when i export them. The generative remove tool does work but when i jump to the next picture and come back on the same picture it say i need to update that tool. And apter exporting the tool doesn't work like it was not applied on the pictures

 

johnrellis
Legend
April 15, 2025

@Wania_Sarwar1611: "My AI mask always ask me to update even when i export them. The generative remove tool does work but when i jump to the next picture and come back on the same picture it say i need to update that tool."

 

Try these troubleshooting steps:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-generative-remove-feedback-lr-classic-amp-lr-eco/m-p/15240454#M400681

Participant
April 15, 2025

My generative AI seems to be adding items (random buttons, baby doll heads) NOTHING to do with the image. This is supposed to remove items, correct? This is a simple removal of someone in the background. Do betterrrrr

johnrellis
Legend
April 15, 2025

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@Carlie26372870bwcy: "My generative AI seems to be adding items (random buttons, baby doll heads) NOTHING to do with the image."

 

Remove does a good job  with your screenshot:

 

 

To use Remove more effectively:

 

1. Uncheck Detect Objects before brushing a selection -- it doesn't work well, especially with skinny objects and along the edges of photos.

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

3. 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 (not a screenshot). With nearly every one of the many dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.

 

Participant
April 14, 2025

A few months ago, I was really impressed with the remove option. I was deleting people from my photos like crazy. I haven't had the same results lately, which takes up a lot of time, and usually ending up not even being able to do it. Can we return to the previous iteration of remove AI feature, please?

johnrellis
Legend
April 14, 2025

There has been no change in Generative Remove since it graduated from "technology preview" in LR 14.0. LR 14.0 did enable the option Detect Objects by default, which doesn't work well, especially with skinny objects and objects near the edges of photos -- keep it unchecked. 

 

If this doesn't help, please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo (not a screenshot). With nearly every one of the many dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.