@kumard30512702,  Apple released buggy graphics drivers for the AMD Radeon 5000-series GPUs, causing problems for many LR users. Many have reported that upgrading to Mac OS 15 solves the problem, but some have reported that it doesn't. If upgrading doesn't solve the issue, you can work around issues displaying photos in Develop and Library and exporting them by setting Preferences > Performance > Use Graphics Processor to Off. ... View more

[This post contains formatting and embedded images that don't appear in email. View the post in your Web browser.]   @jakobv90966696: "also the generative fill seems to have a transparency"   Two possibilities:   1. After clicking Remove, make sure the Opacity slider is set to 100:   2. If you applied Remove on top of an AI mask (e.g. Sky or Subject mask), do the menu command Settings > Update AI Settings to recompute the mask.   If this doesn't help, please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo (not a screenshot). With nearly every one of the many dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects. ... View more

@Michael_Bues6754: "I always have issues with objects against the sky (cranes, power lines...)"   1. Uncheck Detect Objects -- it doesn't work well, especially with skinny objects and along the edges of photos.    2. If you applied Remove on top of an AI mask (e.g. Sky or Subject mask), do the menu command Settings > Update AI Settings to recompute the mask.   3. if it doesn't help, please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo (not a screenshot). With nearly every one of the many dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects. ... View more

My understanding is similar: Excire uses an external app to display it's UI, and that app communicates with LR via a plugin.  The UI displayed in the Youtube video in that linked article can't be implemented using the documented methods of the SDK. ... View more

 "I already saw some closed source plugins, which use similar widgets"   I've never seen that -- can you provide links to an example?   The SDK doesn't provide enough hooks to do such widgets. ... View more

"If I import, with an Adaptive Color (only) preset and 'Standard previews', the previews are built but the Adaptive profile needs to be updated.  After updating, the previews are not updated until the image(s) are then viewed/selected in subsequent processing."   Others have complained here that when you apply a setting or command to a batch of photos, previews aren't updated until their thumbnails become visible: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-ideas/p-build-library-previews-in-the-background-regardless-of-their-having-been-visible/idi-p/15044055   See here for a plugin that corrects that: https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-ideas/p-build-library-previews-in-the-background-regardless-of-their-having-been-visible/idc-p/15138131#M23643 ... View more

@Brandon_Soto3638: "DirectX: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2050 (32.0.15.7247)"   That's the latest Game Ready driver, but Adobe and Nvidia recommend using Studio drivers for Lightroom. You can download the latest driver here: https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/details/240529/    However, if you're seeing an error message when you try to use Generative AI Remove, installing the correct driver may not help. Please post a full-resolution screenshot (not a phone pic) of the entire error message. ... View more

Do these steps:   1. Go to the Library module. 2. Exit LR. 3. Start LR. 4. Go to Map.   Is the map visible? ... View more

@hanna_2225: "Generative Remove Failed. We've encountered an issue and can't complete your request at this time. Please try again later."   That badly written error message indicates that the Generative Remove command was unable to contact the Adobe Firefly servers to do the removal. Sometimes firewalls and anti-malware / anti-virus utilities incorrectly block some network requests from LR. Try these troubleshooting steps: - Temporarily disable all the firewall / anti-malware on your computer. If that solves the problem, then add a specific exclusion for LR to the firewall's rules. - Connect to another network, preferably one serviced by a different ISP. E.g. a Wifi connection of a neighbor, a coffee shop, work, or your phone's hotspot. Sometimes the routers in these networks block LR's requests, especially in authoritarian countries like China. To help others, please let us know which of these work and which don't. ... View more

I find it very hard to believe that the original product manager would have considered this behavior "as designed".   When you first open a new catalog and import a photo, you'll be asked, "Enable address lookup? ... Note: this operation can be paused/resumed at any time." The user's initial choice takes effect immediately.  But all subsequent changes don't take effect until after a restart, and the user isn't informed of that.  That's not really fulfilling the promise to the user that the operation can be paused/resumed any time. It's confused a number of users posting here.   If a product manager had designed the option to require a restart, surely she would have required the user to be informed. There is only one other option that requires a restart, Preferences > Interface > Font Size, and the user is warned, "Changes take effect after a restart".  Changes to all the other background processing options -- face indexing, automatically writing changes to xmp, replacing emedded previews -- take effect immediately. It's very straightforward engineering to implement immediate changes to address lookup, just as it was implemented for the other three background options. It's trivial to pop a warning when she changes the option that a restart is required.   Responses like this from the engineering team led me long ago to conclude they're more interested in keeping their bug count low. ... View more

@Leandro_Barreto: " I had better results and much more efficiency using Photoshop."   Note that Generative AI Remove in LR uses the same Firefly service as Generative AI Remove in Photoshop.  LR does have the Detect Objects option, on by default, which doesn't work well. That leads people to think PS's Generative Remove is superior to LR's, but if you turn off Detect Objects, you should get the same results in both apps. ... View more

@Leandro_Barreto, without example photos, your feedback won't carry that much weight with Adobe. There are dozens of "problem" photos posted in this thread, and with nearly all of them, we've been able to show how to quickly remove objects. ... View more

[This post contains formatting and embedded images that don't appear in email. View the post in your Web browser.]   @ABkc4here: "I want to remove an object not add one."   Your screenshot is a good example of what happens when you don't select all the parts of an object (the red thread on the right) and the shadows cast by the object.   Here's what happens when I select the hallucinated object but not the thread or the shadows:   Selecting the dangling thread still generates a snowball, as Remove tries to match the unselected shadow:   Adding the shadow to the selection completely "removes" the object:   Note that I always uncheck Detect Objects -- it doesn't work well, especially with skinny objects and along the edges of photos.    See this short article for more details on how to remove objects reliably: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/generative-remove-replace/ Most complaints about Remove are addressed in the article. But if it doesn't help, please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo (not a screenshot). With nearly every one of the many dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.     ... View more

@Leandro_Barreto: "Learning my work in LR perhaps?! And if that is the case, this is dangerous, if not at least unethical. I felt like I was Adobe's little slave, unwittingly training its AI while it messed up my work and learned from my techniques."   Adobe Firefly (the service used by LR's Generative AI Remove) doesn't train on user content: https://helpx.adobe.com/firefly/get-set-up/learn-the-basics/adobe-firefly-faq.html Last year, there was a big brouhaha with many claiming that Adobe was training on Creative Cloud users' content. The brouhaha was caused by poorly written cover-their-legal-buttocks terms of service, but Adobe reacted quickly and significantly clarified theirs terms of service and their FAQs and help.       ... View more

@Leandro_Barreto: "I noticed that using AI removal in LR was CHANGING ALL THE LIGHTING IN MY IMAGE."   Many of LR's settings, such as Shadows and Highlights, are computed based on the current contents of the image (users have been quite satisfied with that adaptive behavior for many years). This is why Adobe recommends apply Remove very early in the workflow.   "but the original HDR image is sometimes too dark and needs to be worked on before using AI."   If you're having problems seeing the object to be removed, bump up Exposure, apply Remove, then reset Exposure.   ... View more

@Leandro_Barreto: "However, sometimes the worst possible result, such as replacing a vase with a HUMAN HEAD, or a pair of sneakers that turned into a child on a shelf. "   Let's tease apart the various issues you've described.  When LR "replaces" an object rather than "removes" it (by replacing it with innocuous background objects), that's usually because you haven't selected all of the object (even disconnected parts), its reflections, or its shadow. In that case, LR tries to generate a replacement matching what's unselected.   See this short article for details on how to remove objects more reliably: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/generative-remove-replace/ Most complaints about Remove are addressed in the article. But if it doesn't help, please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo (not a screenshot). With nearly every one of the many dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects.     ... View more

@Barry36212844cdld: "It happens only in the Develop module."   That's often a sign of an incompatible or corrupted display profile, not uncommon on Windows. Did you try the quick test described in the link that dj_paige posted above? ... View more

[This post contains formatting and embedded images that don't appear in email. View the post in your Web browser.]   You can specify a develop preset to be applied on import:     Or are you thinking of something different?   ... View more

"At that point both the main image and the thumbnail shift towards a very green hue. ... Once the image has been deselected for a few moments, the thumbnail reverts to the correct color."   As a first troubleshooting step, upload a couple of raws that have that problem to Wetransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive, or similar free service and post the sharing link here. We can see if the issue occurs on other LR installations or is specific to yours. ... View more

While waiting for Adobe to implement this (likely not before the next ice age), you might check out the Lrsuperkeys plugin. ... View more

That error usually occurs when a firewall or anti-malware / anti-virus utilities incorrectly block some network requests from LR. Try these troubleshooting steps: - Temporarily disable all the firewall / anti-malware on your computer. If that solves the problem, then add a specific exclusion for LR to the firewall's rules. - Connect to another network, preferably one serviced by a different ISP. E.g. a Wifi connection of a neighbor, a coffee shop, work, or your phone's hotspot. Sometimes the routers in these networks block LR's requests, especially in authoritarian countries like China.   To help others, please let us know which of these work and which don't. ... View more

@colint81730785: "The issue I'm having is that I want to remove multiple different items, but the tool is not keeping the little circle / target available for use between clicks / selections."   Are you using LR Mobile, LR Desktop, or LR Classic when you experience this? ... View more

@curt.gallery: "I remove a powerline tower in lightroom and it often creates a new one instead?"   Uncheck Detect Objects -- it doesn't work very well, especially with long, skinny objects and along the edges of photos. See this short article for how to remove objects more reliably: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/generative-remove-replace/ Most complaints about Remove are addressed in the article. But if it doesn't help, please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo (not a screenshot). With nearly every one of the many dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects. ... View more

"Now the Remove tool is giving me problems. When I select an object to remove it gives me an error saying that "Generative Delete has failed - we have detected a problem and cannot complete your request at this time. Please try again later." But at no time can I use the Remove tool."   Sometimes firewalls and anti-malware / anti-virus utilities incorrectly block some network requests from LR. Try these troubleshooting steps: - Temporarily disable all the firewall / anti-malware on your computer. If that solves the problem, then add a specific exclusion for LR to the firewall's rules. - Connect to another network, preferably one serviced by a different ISP. E.g. a Wifi connection of a neighbor, a coffee shop, work, or your phone's hotspot. Sometimes the routers in these networks block LR's requests, especially in authoritarian countries like China. To help others, please let us know which of these work and which don't. ... View more

@Whispering_worldview8237: "I just used Generative AI to remove the partial image of a woman in a white shirt with sunglasses on her head standing in a line of cars.  Instead of removing her and generating new pixels of the cars, it created an entirely new Human Being!"   Make sure you select all parts of the woman, even if they're disconnected, and remove any shadows or reflections. Otherwise, Remove will try to match what's left. See this short article for details: https://www.lightroomqueen.com/generative-remove-replace/ Most complaints about Remove are addressed in the article. But if it doesn't help, please attach a full-resolution JPEG exported from the unmodified original photo (not a screenshot). With nearly every one of the many dozen problem photos posted here, we've been able to show how to quickly remove the desired objects. ... View more

I think the most efficient way to troubleshoot this:   1. Do the menu command Catalog Settings > General > Show to open Finder on the catalog folder.   2. Right-click the .lrcat file and do Compress.   3. Upload the .zip file to Wetransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive, or similar and send me the sharing link as a private message.   4. Do the same for a sample photo that's not importing. ... View more

You can contact him here: http://lightroomsolutions.com/contact/ ... View more

@alice_4621: "Hey so I have downloaded this plug in, but I still cant get it to save metadata to videos"   You'll need to contact the plugin's author privately, He's usually very responsive. ... View more