Generative Fill produces blurry results

[Macro Palermo - MRC Foto]

Hello everyone, I'm trying out the new generative fill feature that uses artificial intelligence, and it's truly impressive! However, I'm currently experiencing an issue, and I'm not sure if it requires specific settings or if it's a problem that still needs to be resolved since it's in beta. The problem I'm facing is that when I generate an AI-assisted edit, the resulting image is blurry and unusable. I'm attaching an example here. In this case, I enlarged the original image and had the AI reconstruct parts of the background that didn't exist. If you zoom in, you'll notice the clear difference between the original photo and the reconstructed part. Am I doing something wrong with the settings? Please let me know. Thank you.

I am using a Macbook Pro M1 Max

Mac Os 13.3.1 (a) (22E772610a)

[asfandy38962123 · Accepted solution]

AI is limited to resolution of 1024x1024, Meaning it will not generate clear results if your image is bigger than that (There is a workaround thought)

Please see this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pGJ0KjT4Xds

This will fix your issue most likely 🙂

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I wonder how this will be addressed if and when the feature gets a general release; the transmission of the data for images larger than 1024px x 1024px to and from the Adobe servers seems like a possibly lasting bottleneck … 

[AKS666]

So today I installed version 25 of Photoshop with generative fill officially open for commercial use.

Still the generated images are blurry and of low resolution. Not really of any use...

So when is there gonna be high resolution support coming?

[A.Britt]

The much advertised Photoshop AI is simply bad. The results are unusable for me.

[Trevor.Dennis]

The much advertised Photoshop AI is simply bad. The results are unusable for me.

By @A.Britt

We can help you fix that if you like.  Tell us where you are having difficulty, and we'll show how.

In fact, if you just check out The Photoshop Training Channel, and Photoshop Cafe YouTube channels, and search them for Generative Fill, I think you'll be golden.

[A.Britt]

Could you provide a specific site? If it is a work-around, it is still dissapointing..  I've been with PS for decades. The AI is not up to Adobe standards.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

You need not use the feature if it does not meet your expectations. 

Otherwise you can provide feeback to help improve it, but whether it will ever live up to your standards seems unclear. 

[default2rkbo39it64o]

I Agree, its really bad, at first glance some of the results can seem impressive, but just zoom in a little and it is clearly a very bad low resolution solution that doesn't blen well with the original image. Absolutley no use to print designers as it stands. Lets hope that Adobe either drop the price of the subscription to match the poor quality or wait until they have improved it and then releas a better version. 

[default2rkbo39it64o]

I have noticed the same problem, its just bad. If we are all going to have to go back and fix the problems that AI have created, then really, what is the point in the first place. 

[Dylan27385084emhi]

Hello. 

I don't understand. Is it a Photoshop problem or is the procedure I'm using incorrect? I followed the video perfectly but the generated images are blurry and of low resolution.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Please provide meaningful information; what are the image’s pixel dimensions, what were the Selections pixel dimensions, …? 

Generative Fill creates a 2000px x 2000px images and upsamples that if necessary. 

[Dylan27385084emhi]

the image has a resolution of approximately 3450x2800. I increased the width of the image by 1014px and the selection measured 1024px x 1024px. I also tried with 900px solutions but the result was the same. 

[c.pfaffenbichler]

Could you please post screenshots taken at View > 100% with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Info, Options Bar, …) visible? 

[Dylan27385084emhi]

of course. the image has a resolution of approximately 3450x1450. I post the screenshots.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I seem to get a (slightly) better result with a small Selection. 

[defaultn7mbfckh78c6]

Thank you for posting this. It is happening to me as well and apparently to countless other people as a simple search "Generative Fill Photoshop blurry images" would demostrate. I use large images 6000x4000 8bit 300 dpi  RGB mode. Usually I extend using the crop tool with Generative Fill to about 8400x5600 and I experience the same atrocious results.  On screen at 100% seems to be fine but once printed at about 1 meters away from the print one can clearly see the distinction between AI generated vs original photo.  Although a pretty good tool for amateurish results, I guess we are not there yet. I am afraid Adobe may be victim of degradation of the original software development "philosophy" RERO (Release Early Release Often) or Continuous Deployment or Rapid Deployment, which it states if it's good enough release it. Don't forget they need to keep share holders interested and prove that they have not missed the AI bandwagon.

[c.pfaffenbichler]

If you expand the canvas in one go you will get a 2000px x 2000px image upsampled to the final size (8400px x 5600px). 

One can work-around that by extending in smaller sections (smaller than 2000px in either direction). 

Of course this can be cumbersome and whether the result meets one’s expectations is another question.