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

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

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!

Lisa Ngo: Lightroom Product Manager

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[maguentert]

Wasn't able to remove the wires using Lightroom Classic.   Photoshop was much better.    Detailed instruction link for using LR?

[johnrellis]

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Uncheck the option Detect Objects -- it often doesn't work very well, especially with long skinny objects and objects on the edges of the photo. Then select the entire wire with a single selection, even if there are some trees intervening -- otherwise, Remove sometimes tries to generate a replacement matching the rest of the wire:

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

[jtwind]

spot removal just doesn't work any longer in my lightroom classic

[johnrellis]

@jtwind: "spot removal just doesn't work any longer in my lightroom classic"

Please describe in more detail what you're trying and observing. A full-resolution screenshot (not a phone pic) can be most effective.

[jtwind]

clicking on specific dust spot, none of the spot removal modes get rid of it. Tried all three.  Had to got to photoshop.

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

@jtwind  Sounds like you have your opacity set to a lower value. 

[Yona24866456x8o1]

It works well, but I would _love_ to be able to feather the edges. It's often quite obvious where the fill starts. 

For example, you can clearly see the brush edge here:

[johnrellis]

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Many have observed here that the replacements made by Generative Remove sometimes don't match the photo well. In your example, you can ameliorate the problem by using the Heal tool to feather the replacement with the surrounding background -- apply it in short, overlapping strokes:

Other techniques that sometimes help:

1. Adobe recommends applying Denoise before Remove.

2. The replacement patch supplied by Adobe Firefly has a maximum size of 2048 x 2048 pixels. If the selected area in the photo is larger than that, then the replacement patch gets upscaled (and blurry).

3. Make a larger selection, even including the entire background.

4. For grain/noise in particular, see this post for how to ameliorate the problem by adding the grain back or reducing the grain:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-generative-remove-feedback-lr-classic...

[Danny3094590247at]

Very simple. Give us a prompt in LR to say REMOVE! not replace a subject with another person. 

[johnrellis]

"Very simple. Give us a prompt in LR to say REMOVE! not replace a subject with another person."

See this short article for how to remove objects 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.