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

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

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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.

[Taurus on Adobe]

Removing a large water bucket as a test. Classic inserted a strange turkey like thing, a tiny dog, and a tiny chicken. I would share the photo but encountered issues when I tried to upload.

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

@Taurus on Adobe  Make sure you cover the cast shadow as well as the bucket with your Remove Stroke...

[Executive37568397on5j]

It's called generative erase, but it keeps generating new objects in the area I want the object erased.

[JEPR215]

La opción de IA en LR está muy buena, pero creo que necesita una opción que permita al usuario entre eliminar o cambiar los objetos que se selecciona porque las veces que la he estado probando y quiero borrar un objeto simplemente me lo cambia y no lo elimina y eso es algo molestoso.

[Nicolas30201055z1yt]

Pas aussi efficace que sur photoshop, au lieu de supprimer des élements cela me les récréer différements...

[tinairene]

Great so far. I wish the default selection with to subtract and not add (since this is what it will mostly be used for). 

[STEINS-ART]

yes, that would be an improvement. same with stitched panoramas, as mentioned in my post on page 4 🙂

[JimHess]

For an "early look" feature, I think it works quite well.

[M2A2]

Impossible to suppress a simple chimney emerging from a roof on the sky... It fills the selection with another chimney or artefacts.  When returning to heal or stamp impossible to move the replacement selection 😞

Seems able to suppress objects on more complex background (vegetation, brick wall).

Far from Photoshop feature... in addition would be nice to be able to make a prompt for helping correct replacement/suppression.

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

@M2A2  Are you also brushing out the chimney's shadow?  If you don't it will try to make something in the spot to cast the remnant shadow. 

[Ian Lyons]

Adding to Rikk's comment. See attached example of how I removed a chimney. Notice the shadows and that I've included some of the roof as well.

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

Nice example!

[melkman]

Hi,

I experience the same behavior. When selecting something to be removed, it removes the object, but shows a "ghost" of the removed object.

I also think i know why this has happened. I have made 2 masks around this area. If i turn those 2 off, the "ghosting" disappears. Those 2 masks change the color and brightness around this area. In some way the AI uses the wrong "original" data to remove this area.

Lightroom/iMac M3

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

@melkman  Make sure you are not using Select Sky AI prior to Generative Remove 

[melkman]

Thank you for the response! I'll make sure to first use Select Sky the next time! 

@Ian Lyons That does the job! I already wondered what that red dot meant 😉  After updating the masks, the "ghost image" disappeard!

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

This is the preferred order: Denoise - Heal(Including Gen Remove)- Crop/Edit - AI Selective edits
If you deviate from that you may have to update some things as @Ian Lyons  demonstrates.

[STEINS-ART]

indeed, this is still a weakness, that generative fill is not able to ignore e.g. masked sky AI or other AI presets :'-( 
Cause sometimes, you see "errors" in the picture only after adding AI presets... So, i still have to switch to Photoshop...

[Ian Lyons]

To follow on from Rikk. Check for a red dot below the Mask button. If you see a red dot, open the mask and choose Update AI Masks. I've attached a screenshot that might help.

[Z Fiedler]

doesn't work for me  - does anyone know how to solve this problem

[saudumm]

Generative Remove doesn't work. Every time I try to select something to remove, the loading bar stops at 100% and then nothing happens until after 5-10 minutes it tells me to check my internet connection (which is perfectly fine btw.)

[Ian Lyons]

Have you configured a Firewall or similar to block external access to computer?

[saudumm]

No, just a standard macOS installation on my Mac mini.
I even tried it in Lightroom on my iPad (via WiFi) and iPhone (via Cellular to bypass my home network) - same result.

[Z Fiedler]

does anyone know how to solve this problem

[Ian Lyons]

Others have reported that restarting the computer clears the issue. If certainly worth checking..

[MPDAEF]

When trying to remove something sticking into an area of clear aky, GR seem to need to replace pixels with something/anything and doesn't do the obvious of just using the clear sky.