P: New AI-powered Lens Blur (Early Access) available across all surfaces.

[Rikk Flohr: Photography]

This post applies to Camera Raw, Lightroom Classic & the Lightroom Ecosystem products.

The Lightroom team is sharing an early look for AI-powered Lens Blur–giving you the ability to apply optical blur on any image regardless of how it was taken. Lens Blur is now available to try on all Lightroom surfaces.

How does Lens Blur work?

• Lens blur applies a depth-based blur effect, similar to what can be achieved with real-world optical lenses, by using AI-generated or device-captured depth data (when available).
• Lens blur will automatically prioritize focus for the detected subject, but you can also interactively adjust the focus distance. Precise focus range tuning is also available (currently desktop only: Lightroom Desktop, Lightroom Classic, and Camera Raw).
• You can also further customize the Bokeh shapes, highlight Boost (desktop only), and make depth map refinements (desktop only).

Will my Lens Blur adjustments on one surface be synced to other surfaces? I.e. mobile to web to desktop, and vice versa?

• Yes, all edits will sync. To revert settings, you can go back to previous versions or history steps, or un-apply Lens Blur settings.

Can I add Lens Blur settings to my presets?

• No, presets and copy + paste workflows are not currently enabled for Lens Blur during Early Access.

For more information, please check out Lens Blur. 

Please give it a try and share feedback in this thread as we continually improve this feature.

Lisa Ngo: Lightroom Product Manager

Current Popular Lens Blur Feature Requests:

• Add Noise Option
• Custom Bokeh

Stop by and give them a vote if they're of interest to you!

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[Andre63]

Thanks John - tried but no success. I see someone else also had a similiar problem with Ryzen ... 

[John R Ellis]

@Andre63, please do the menu command Help > System Info and copy/paste the output here so Adobe can see the details.

[neal weinberg]

2019  27 inch imac- Lightroom Classic- slow. lots of spinning ball. No other app in background. like the result!

[simonsaith]

Do you have the GPU acceleration enabled in the Lightroom Preferences dialog?

[ksmch]

[simonsaith]

You should be able to use the Refine tool to touch it up. Checkout Julieanne's nice tutorial video.

[supergrullo]

Just a comment on the tool name... since this tool mimics depth of field how about calling it that? Best, DAW.

[Hans Joachim26653963df8u]

Programm stürzt dauernd ab, eine Bearbeitung der Unschärfe nicht möglich

[SuperFabe]

In the Refine section, there is an "Auto Mask" button.  Lens Blur appears to be deciding what the subject is to generate a mask of some sort, but this doesn't actually create a mask that could be used or refined.  I think this should be tied together somehow.  I feel that the Lens Blur should be moved under the masking tools so that I can create the mask and apply the various lens blur types to it.  Please consider adding a Tilt-Shift opion. 

[Simon S Chen]

Checkout this thread on how the Refine tool works under-the-hood https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/p-new-ai-powered-lens-blur-early-access... 

[keithd86548327]

Looks excellent. looking forward to trying it out on a few more images.

[AnchorBob]

Have used pricipally for architectural and landscape subjects - on Lightroom Desktop Classic.  It interprets the subject quite well in combination with the intuitive adjustment tools provided. I do have an aging PC so this along with other AI-based apps runs very slowly, but to completion.

[ThainaraNeis]

Achei fantástico e funcionou muito bem nas fotos que testei, mas algumas delas a IA não reconheceu bem as bordas do objeto principal da fotografia; Então nesses casos, seria interessante existir alguma espécie de pincel ou seleção manual, para corrigir essas imperfeições da seleção de IA.

[Simon S Chen]

Please give the Refine tool a try. Expand the Refine collapsible widget in the lens blur UI to play with the focus/blur brush. Checkout Julieanne's nice tutorial video.

[jessed987]

It would be nice to have the ability for the lens blur to be copied when you're copy & pasting settings from one image to another. 

[simonsaith]

Please give the Refine tool a try. Expand the Refine collapsible widget in the lens blur UI to play with the focus/blur brush. Checkout Julieanne's nice tutorial video.

[Rachel33223007gbn2]

Would love to see a change focus point options!

[simonsaith]

Have you tried playing with the Point/Area Focus sampler tool? You can click on the location where you want to focus or do a marquee selection. Of course there is also the focus range slider controls.

[Laura2221798145sb]

I am obsessed with the new addition of Lens Blur!! It has leveled up LR for me and is taking my edits in post up several notches. Thank you for this addition. 

[Donald J Sherman]

Amazing quality and convenience. Just click and adjust with slider. Fantastic tool, a real time saver. Another reason to sell my expensive SLR and lenses, and just go with iPhone camera and quick and simple PS post.

[Peter27934175u1gt]

Great addition.  I find that occasionally part of the subject is blurred when it should not be and some of the background is sharp when it should not be.  It would be helpful if there was an "add" and "subtract" feature to help with these cases.

[Simon S Chen]

Please give the Refine tool a try. Expand the Refine collapsible widget in the lens blur UI to play with the focus/blur brush. Checkout Julieanne's nice tutorial video.

[Els31621214u8ts]

I agree!
Els

[Parker_Burkett]

Not sure if this has been stated/asked, but the ability to brush in an area that the AI missed.  I have had a few shots where I've tried the blur effect, and there is a small section of trees below an arm, or between the legs that LR doesn't apply the blur to, so it looks like iPhone portrait mode. Is this something that can be added? Is it already there and I've overlooked it?  

[John R Ellis]

@Parker_Burkett, "the ability to brush in an area that the AI missed."

See step 5 of the Help:

https://helpx.adobe.com/lightroom-classic/help/lens-blur.html