When using generative file, can one influence the returned variations?

Question

Hello,

I am running on a windows machine.

For example, I am using generative fill to remove an object from a picture and I am not happy with the three variations that are returned to me.

Lets say that one of the choice was not too bad, by placing my cursor on that variation will that have any influence with the the next generate cycle in anyway?

Thanks in advance

c.pfaffenbichler · Accepted Answer

The documentation (see link in the previous post) does not seem to make the claim that selecting one of the Variations would have any influence of subsequent iterations.

And I have so far made no observation to that effect.

So, no, the selected variation seems to be irrelevant to future runs of »Generate«.

Trevor.Dennis · Answer

Stuart, is Gen Fill definitely the best fit for your situation? If you are simply hitting Generate with no prompt, then it's entirely down to Gen Fill to decide how to replace the selected pixels. You can control it by fine tuning the selection, and even having feathered edges to the selection. The way to do that is to use Quick Mask. You can ether use a soft brush to make the selection in QM, or select part of the QM area and blur it. A soft edged selection will cause Gen Fill to blend the original and new content.

A problem I suspect a lot of people are having is forgetting that Content Aware Fill might do a better job than Gen Fill, and we have a lot of control with CAF. Plus you are not burning through your limited Gen Credits.

Another way to influence Gen Fill is to provide it with what you want toi fill the selection with, and make your selection bridge the intersection.

What I did below is to add the snowdrops layer to the misty woodland, and use a layer mask to shape the required snowdrop area.

I then feathered the mask in Mask Properties to soften the outline, and Aplied the Layer Mask.

I hit Q to go into Quick Mask, and used a fully soft black brush to paint over the outline of the snowdrops, and came out of QM.

Then I used Gen Fill to make a convincing intersection between the snowdrops and background.

As you can see from the Properties panel, I thought the third open was best, but all three were entirely useable.

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