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.
Post Camera Raw feedback here

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:

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)
4. Edit
5. AI Selective edits
   
   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.

[Ian Lyons]

It looks like you've applied the 'Clone' to an image that already has an AI mask applied. If this is the case, there should be a red dot below the 'Mask' icon on toolbar. You should open the mask,then choose 'Update AI Masks' as shown in attached screenshot.

[imagator]

Ah thank you Ian, you were right, I did

best

Jan

[ajcphoto1683]

HMMM I follow directions but nothing seems to happen, no objects removed seem to not work.  Suggestions?

[ajcphoto1683]

Figured out the problem on my end looks like when I upgraded the opacity reset to 0% on retouch tools when going into AI I couldn't see those controlls.  

[Richard376333077hma]

Wow, I have been waiting for this technology for a long time...I am very pleased with the results I'm getting...Thanks!

[bwallan007]

A ways to go before the Generative Remove is as good as that in inPixio.  Go for it!

[jnkgam]

After removing objects via Generative AI and then adding a Mask, I am able to see the the objects. For example i removed lightposts in background via AI, and then added a select sky mask and i can see the objects that were removed.

example. Ai lightpost removed (photo1), Added Sky Mask (photo2), then the AI removal 'outline' can be seen

[Ian Lyons]

Please see below linked post for explantion as to what's happening and how to easily fix it.

Note that you can substitute the reference to 'Clone' tool in linked post with 'Generative Remove'.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-new-ai-powered-generative-remove-earl...

[jnkgam]

Awesome! i tired this and it worked!

Thank you!

[JOJO0673]

Using LR CC I really appreciate be able to remove unwanted objects that sneak into my photos.  But when I tried to remove a human using  Generative Remove  it is replaced by another human. I am not sure why this happens. How can I remove a human and not  replaced by a human and just have a blank space where the human was?

[Ian Lyons]

Try selecting/masking the entire person to be removed. This includes any shadows, refelections or projections. If you checked both Generative AI and Object Aware boxes, then also try with only Generative AI checked.

Can you post a screenshot of the image before and after using Generative Remove? 

[M. Skorna]

Doesn't work; doesn't even finish and is stuck at 100% of the bar. Disabled my firewall even, to no avail. Feature's broken.

[RayaCottrell]

It doesn't remove the glass at all, only the tissue paper that was underneath the glass. The second and third options only changed the colour of the wine in the glass. So basically it didn'y remove the object I wanted removed. 

[Fred0216]

This does not work. I have tried it now multiple times on two different images and all it does is give me the same item in the photo but in a very fuzzy appearance. The only way to actually remove an object is to edit the photo in photoshop. I don't understand why, if you can do it there, you cannot do it here. 

[RayaCottrell]

Exactly 

[Aplanc]

It is a fantastic new tool for removal. However, if you have a black spot in the border it fails to produce any result. It has also failed to produce good resultas with black objects no matter when they are.

[AtomicProductions]

A promising start. I've found that after applying the generative AI fix to my image, if I sync exposure and mask settings from other images the AI fix disappears.

[chbroyles88]

As a fine art photographer, I shoot almost exclusively nude images of the human body - none pornographic, albeit some are sensual in nature. Regardless, it would be great to be able to use the new generative AI features in Lightroom (and/or Photoshop, but especially Lightroom) to remove unwanted elements in the image.  For example if an area of the backdrop/background is distracting, I'd like to remove it.  However, due to Adobe's AI policy around nudity I'm unable to harness these capabilities.  I would understand if I was trying to GENERATE nudity, but I'm simply trying to edit out areas of the image that are NOT the (nude) subject.  Thus... these improvements in Lightroom are absolutley worthless to me as a photographer.  Adobe needs to differentiate between using AI to create harmful content versus using AI as a design tool.  I'd rather the technology not exist than for a corporation to control it's functionality completely - that ruins art and is contrary to the purpose that Adobe products once served.

[Lenkaland]

Excited for generative fill. A fantastic upgrade for editing. Right now, the white line surrounding my selection makes it hard to see how the fill integrates with the photo as a whole. Maybe a checkmark for Selection Boundary- off and on. Thank you for the hard work!

[Lenkaland]

Nevermind, I found the tool for selection choices. Solved my own question

[rdverb]

Using LrC on Win 10 - the remove tool (eraser icon) crashes LrC whether the generative AI box is checked or not and whether object aware is checked or not.  Heal and clone seem to work as before.

[Sean32841588iah2]

This is not working as effectively as the tool in Photoshop. The generative AI does not remove objects at all, instead it just redesigns the object you're trying to remove.

[Joseph37637482upxu]

WHEN i TRY TO REMOVE IMAGE ITS NOT REMOVING IT  AND IT BRING BACK ONOTHER OBJECT! IT'S WEARD IT DOES NOT REMOVE OBJECT COMPLETE.

[Thomas36281276v3t2]

Works great.  Nice to have immediate 3 options of regeneration.  I am finding there's a glitch with the image returning to another regeneration or reverting to original after Noise Reduction is implemented.  

[Richie Vitale]

Tried the Generative Remove Tool today on a twig over a Mockingbird's face and it did a way better job than the normal Heal tool and even better job than the Inpainting Tool in Affinity Photo would have done...fantastic!!! The ability to turn OFF the Tool Overlay and the three different versions is brilliant! 

Someone mentioned a feathering option. I didn't really need it but it would be a welcome Feature Request. 

GOOD ARTISTIC WORK 🧡