P: New AI-powered Generative Remove (Early Access) available across all surfaces.

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

This post applies to Lightroom Classic and the Lightroom Ecosystem products.
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The Lightroom team is sharing an early look at Generative Remove, which makes it easier to remove unwanted objects and distractions, even on complex backgrounds, with a simple brush stroke. Generative Remove is powered by Firefly AI.

How to use Generative Remove on a desktop:

• You can find Generative Remove under the newly renamed Remove panel (aka “Heal”).
• Make sure the “generative AI” checkbox is enabled before you start brushing (note: when unchecked, Lightroom will use Content-Aware Remove to fill your brushed spots). 
• By default, you will be given a moment to refine your selection with an add or subtract brush. Remember to include shadows for a more accurate result! You can also skip this step by holding down ‘CTRL’ on windows or ‘CMD’ on mac as you finish your brush stroke. 
• Once you’re ready to apply and have accepted the terms, Generative Remove will use Firefly AI to remove your distractions and intelligently fill in the space that’s left by the removed objects. 
• Note: stable internet connection is required to use this feature.
• Generative Remove also lets you choose from multiple variations, so you can pick the one you like best, giving you full creative control. 
  
  Checkout the FAQ and Best Practices

Please give it a try and share feedback and/or report variations in this community forum. It would greatly help to include details like which app you are using (i.e., Lightroom Classic or Camera Raw) and other system details. Our team will continually monitor this thread to track issues to improve the future experience.

Lisa Ngo: Lightroom Product Manager
Posted by: Rikk Flohr 

Update (Dec 2024):  With the new release, it is no longer necessary to perform Generative Remove Operations prior to Cropping. 

Update:

Here are some tips if you are having issues with the feature replacing your object instead of removing it. 

• Enlarge your selection - if your brush stroke is too tight, you will have unexpected results.
• Remember that removing an object means painting over it, its shadow, its reflection, and any non-contiguous pieces. If you leave behind a shadow, a reflection, or a disconnected piece (e.g., a hand on a shoulder), the AI will attempt to create something to cast the shadow, reflect, or complete the unbrushed discontinuous item. You can avoid these issue by following the guidance provided in this linked tutorial. https://www.lightroomqueen.com/generative-remove-replace

The recommended order for applying edits is:

1. Denoise 
2. Heal (includes Generative AI Remove)
3. Crop (includes traditional Cropping, Lens Correction, Transform, or any operation changing the geometry of the image, including round-tripping to PS to use Gen-Expand)
4. Global Edits
5. AI Selective edits (Sky, Person, etc)
   
   If you deviate from that, you may see the removed object remain as a ghost image. If this occurs, you will have to use Update AI Settings, which can be found under the Develop module 'Settings' menu.

[Robin+Andie]

Same.. also, Photoshop is now failing too.

I have a lot of work I need to do today.

Fine is LR is failing as it's new... but to have Photoshop now failing too after this update is poor!

[Photos By Brett]

13.3Genernerative fill ... I get something went wrong, message when i apply. Is this a teething issue or have I missed a sted in the update? Any help appreciated.

[TomasDDL]

Does not work with Sonoma in MacBook M2 Max 32gb RAM CPU12 GPU30 on DNG Sony A7RV 61MP files neither on virtual copies

[Elier376015697913]

a fecha de 24/5/2024 da error

[jonellef41885695]

GREAT new feature, however it is already broken and it took Photoshop's generative AI down with it. Please fix ASAP Adobe !!!

[aviedetranium]

I tried but it kept failing with notifications that something was wrong, has anyone happen this too?

 

[jonellef41885695]

yeah, it worked great eariler. It is down, PS generative remove is down as well.

[scubamarli]

Error messages in LR and Photoshop.

[Robin+Andie]

Nowhere as good as in Photoshop!

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

Users accessing Firefly features in Photoshop, Lightroom and Express may experience failures when generating images. The engineering teams are aware of the issues and are working to restore service as quickly as possible.
Please check: https://status.adobe.com/ for more information.
Thank you!

Service has been restored. Thank you for your patience. 

[Adam St.]

I am unable to have the AI version of dlete do any delete. always fails.  I have a 2019 Macbook Pro.  I even did the PC trick - shutdown and restarted.  Same results.  seems to work fine on my older iMac.

[KKLinsley]

I tryed to remove a bird from a photo and it replaced it with a smaller bird.  

This has happened with two different pictures... 

[sb2314]

It is not perfect. You also have three choices to choose from. If that
doesn't work use the retry button again. Photoshop, for now, does a much
better job and Lightroom is in trial mode. It's very easy to "edit in" to
Photoshop, and then just "save" which pops it back into the original
Lightroom. Good luck.

--
Sent from Gmail in PC

[mitjak63714597]

Hi there!

I'm going slightly loco already. I have no idea how other people finds it, but I cannot find it anywhere on the internet, how to make the before/after toggle on macs happen. Everywhere, inlcuding adobe help, it says "backslash". How and where the f*** can I press the backslash if there isn't one??

I want to toggle between before/after edits on macos. On Windows that's the easiest thing in the world - you hit the backslash key.  However, the Apple keyboard does not contain the backslash...

Thanks in advance to the scientist that can enlighten me!

[dj_paige]

However, the Apple keyboard does not contain the backslash...

Google images says otherwise. https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=mac%20keyboard%20backslash&tbs=imgo:1

[mitjak63714597]

Sorry, just found out that this problem only appears to be on French and German keyboards. Mine is German.
"Option" + "shift" + "7" = "\"

Is there a way of changing this very intelligent and simple shortcut in the Lightroom?

[John R Ellis]

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this FAQ:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-backslash-view-original-photo-button-...

[D Roeder]

On my MacAir-M2, the backslash key (\) is above the return key. Also on that key is the | key.

[Saados]

Hello, it s a fantastic tool but it doesn t work anymore with AI

[Robin+Andie]

It's not working in Lightroom, but even worse is it is now not working in Photoshop either!!!!!!

FIX ASAP please!!!

[tsdelity]

Just watched the Lightroom Summit video today how to use this. Updated LRC but no luck.  As soon as I select apply, an error screen comes up saying "Generative Remove Failed Something went wrong.  Please try again."  Is this happening to others?  

[Ed37602047f517]

The Generative Remove tool worked great for about 3 of my images. Now I get an error message every time I hit the apply command. 
"Generative Remove Failed
Something went wrong. Please try again."
No error code. Does not make a difference what the source of the RAW file is.

[robertop54064236]

Generative remove failed , this error its been lately always on

[Iwannagolf]

Howdy,  First time using the LR Generateive AI/Object aware  was today.  Overall I am impressed it was working OK and I like the results. 

However after using it about 5-6 times I was doing a simple remove of a flag pole and I am now getting  a"Generateive Remove Failed"  Somethign went wrong please try again.  I tried again,  same message, closed LR and reopened, same message.  I will have to reboot even though I REALLY don't want to wirh other things open.  sigh.  

More info:  It's not the usual "Out of RAM issue" I usually get in both LR and PS.  (REALLY doubtful with 128GB on board.)  Once I get that message My only choice is to reboot.  Yes I know Adobe will point to WIN 11 being the culprit and MS will point at Adobe.  And the user loses...  pet peeve sorry.

[Iwannagolf]

More info.  Reboot did nothing.    Howevere I had the Object aware and the G-AI when it failed.  Turned off the Object aware.  Same message.  Turn off G-AI and turn on the Object aware and it works.  Really odd that the first 5-6  uses worked perfectly with both turned on.  I change photos to see if it was something in the photo that it didn't like.  Didn't matter, same results.  ...  well over to peopel smarter than I am to look at the issue.