Lightroom update with generative AI

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Lightroom has received a new update. Alongside several improvements and new presets, the addition of generative AI is particularly interesting. It makes a trip to Photoshop much less necessary.

The new Lightroom update brings the generative AI function to this platform. It is hidden in the retouching tool. For now, it does have the status of 'early access'. However, it already offers a very useful way to remove unwanted elements from a photo.

The normal removal tool in Lightroom was very limited. Sometimes it was better to use the retouching tool itself. If things became complex, switching to Photoshop was necessary.

Removing image elements with the help of an AI engine works particularly well in Photoshop. I am not talking about the Firefly AI tools found in the Beta version.

However, it is a lot of work to move every photo in which you want to remove image elements to Photoshop. It also creates extra files. With generative AI in Lightroom, this is no longer necessary.

It is very simple. You select the object you want to remove. Lightroom removes it and fills in the missing part with something that fits seamlessly into the photo. You get a choice of three possible options, and you can generate new options if you wish.

Once you have used this new tool and leave the retouching tool, you can no longer adjust it. However, it can be removed again because it is non-destructive. Your original file remains unchanged.

More changes have been made in the latest update. The Lens Blur option no longer has the label 'early access.' In addition, several adaptive presets have been added that use background blur through Lens Blur.

If you have not installed the new update yet, you can find it in the Creative Cloud app.

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