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! Posted by:

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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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paulrrulon

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Just getting started with it , so far so good. Will describe more once I have tme spent with it on a more regular schedulde.

aths

Participant

I am not sure where exactly the feature should be put but it feels to be misplaced. But I would expect it below "Effects".

Beauteous_discoverer5DE5

Participating Frequently

Lens Blur is fare away from performing like a real lens bokeh. On portraits the hair is mixed up with background details, which should be blured. Not very useful, just a great waste of time!

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kylem11269373

Participant

Great feature! I was pleasantly surprised. My only complaint is how long it takes. I cleaned up excess files that seemed to be slowing down my system and noticed it was a tiny bit faster, but not exponentially. If the option to use this was faster, I would definitely say it's worth the effort. I appreciate how much sharper my subjects look when using this. That's a HUGE plus in my book.

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Felix Joseph

Participant

Loved the quick use . Please add a brush tool in masking Tab too .

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sisco en china

Participating Frequently

Lo probe hace un segundo, tengo luminar neo pero me parecio que ustedes lo superaron .Un gran acierto y muy profesional , me encanto .

lo agradezco muchisimo.

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StephenG58

Participant

When adjusting portrait backgrounds in which the photos are consistent through an entire series, I'd like to be able to set the blur adjustments prior to the tool analysing the image. As there is no batch feature (yet?) it would allow me to apply the blur and then switch over to other tasks rather than wait for a preview.

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Audrey250636148r04

Participant

so freaking awesome and easy for beginners. something we would have paid money for in the past to get help and you made my day. Thank you. so easy and it had a busy background but worked out fine.

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momentsbyblue

Participant

Works way more effectively after using AI Noise reduction, has trouble with separating depth with high digital noise.
>The slider design is cool, I think I understand the information being displayed but some labelling might help.

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djspitz

Participant

Have used this feature a lot in the past couple months & really impressed overall. Adjusting the blur mask beyond more than just a little causes the spinning wheel & slows down my MacbookPro2021.
Features requested:
1) better ability to refine the mask with a depth slider
2) ability to apply mask adjustments from/to masks already refined in the masking area. E.g.- If I've already refined the "Background" mask for other edits, I'd like to be able to copy those refinements onto the Blur mask without having to rebrush them or vice versa. (Usually the Blur mask is a bit more accurate, actually.)

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