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The Generative fill doesn’t respect a selection.

Community Beginner ,
Mar 14, 2025 Mar 14, 2025

The Generative fill doesn’t respect a selection. It used to but it doesn't anymore. I tried on diferent computers and versions, also updated to the latest version ( 26.4.1 ). When an area is selected without any feathering the Generative Fiil generatation goes beyond the selected area. Is there an option to stop this behaviour so it works like it used to do?

Thanks

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Adobe Employee ,
Mar 14, 2025 Mar 14, 2025

Hey, @Pawel Robert34001579rl80. Welcome to the Photoshop Community. I'll need more info to help you figure this out. 

 

While the little extension beyond the selection is expected, does it extend drastically, or in uneven places? As a quick test, try this:

1 - CTRT/CMD + J to duplicate a layer. (A & B)

2 - Create a selection on layer A & click on the Layer mask button in the Layers panel. 

3 - Click on the Eye/Visibility button.

4 - Create the same selection on Layer B & use Generative Fill. 

Now, you can press the ALT/OPT key and click on the mask icons for both layers and compare the spill. 

 

Let me know how it goes. Thanks! 

Sameer K

(Type '@' and type my name to mention me when you reply)

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New Here ,
Mar 25, 2025 Mar 25, 2025

@Sameer K 

It's completely unusable for me, it reaches far beyond selection and destroys unselected object.
A small example:

Model is selected in cloud, selection inverted to replace background.
Empy generative fill requested (no matter if I ask for something specific like "dark brown studio backdrop"
What came back is totaly destroyed head, hands and feets in all examples (I tried more sets)

Tried beta, tried 25.6 version - all the same so I conclude it's on the server side

generative.JPGselected.JPG

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Adobe Employee ,
Mar 28, 2025 Mar 28, 2025

Thanks for sharing an example shot. I'll share this as feedback. Additionally, after making the first selection, try Expanding, or contracting (when inverted) the selection by 4-8px to give some buffer area for Generative Fill. 

 

You can use the Modify selection menu in the Contextual taskbar or go to Select > Modify > Expand or Contract and check if the results are different. 

 

Thanks!
Sameer K

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New Here ,
Mar 28, 2025 Mar 28, 2025

@Sameer K 

thanks!

some additional info I've tested after my reply:

I've tried expanding subject selection, then inverting and generative fill - 20px was not enough, even 40.
Deformation stopped at 60pixels.

But more interesting is that simple "remove background" and then "generate background" was OK !!

Hope this will help to isolate problem easier.

regards!

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Adobe Employee ,
Apr 01, 2025 Apr 01, 2025

Thanks for sharing the details. I've shared this with the team for review & suggest further. 

 

Regards!
Sameer K

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Explorer ,
Apr 01, 2025 Apr 01, 2025

Generative fill seems to be malfunctioning, the results are always messy, unrealistic, and very off-track. What is happening? For example, when a cat is erased from the background and then a grass prompt is added, before the update, just one generation would produce a good result. But after the last update (beta version), the result is very chaotic. You can see the difference in the two images below.

Sample GF.jpg

I am using the latest beta version of PS, and usually, this issue can be fixed with the older version of PS, but it’s not working; even the older version produces messy results.

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Explorer ,
Apr 02, 2025 Apr 02, 2025
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generative fill results are still scary, is there an idea to overcome it?

How can there be a comb there? Only for fix the suits, without prompt

Screenshot 2025-04-02 173807.png

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