Adobe announces new removal tools for Photoshop, Lightroom, and Premiere
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Adobe announced new features for its Creative Cloud apps and Firefly AI platform. In Premiere, the Generative Remove tool is arriving in beta to erase objects and distractions from video; in Photoshop, the Remove Tool was updated, while Quick Compare and Relight help review edits and adjust lighting. Lightroom is getting one-tap blemish removal on desktop, and Open Eyes is entering public beta to fix closed eyes using a reference photo.
In Firefly, Generative Media is now generally available, and Quick Actions automates tasks such as creating video thumbnails and product ads. Adobe also announced Firefly Design and Firefly Graph in beta, along with Firefly Builder in private beta for prototyping websites and apps. Adobe says Generative Remove fills erased areas with realistic detail without changing the rest of the footage.
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Bringing generative tools into video, photo, and design workflows could reduce manual tasks and speed up revisions for creative professionals. Since Adobe says Generative Remove preserves the rest of the footage, the quality of that result will be especially important in deciding when it can replace traditional techniques.
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