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Adobe Lightroom gets first Firefly feature — Generative Remove

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May 21, 20242 mins
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Users of the photo-editing tool can now access the Generative Remove feature already available in Photoshop.

Adobe's Generative Remove
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Adobe is bringing Firefly features to Lightroom for the first time with the addition of Generative Remove.

Adobe has been busy adding Firefly features to its various apps over the past year, including Photoshop and Premiere Pro; now it’s Lightroom’s turn.

Lightroom is Adobe’s app for organizing and processing photographs.

As with the similar Generative Fill feature in Photoshop, Generative Remove lets users remove unwanted elements of a photo —  wrinkles on a tablecloth in food photography, for example, or distractions in holiday photos — by selecting them and deleting. It does this non-destructively, meaning any changes can be reversed. 

Users also have access to several presets to help them get started. 

Generative Remove, available now in early access, relies on Adobe’s Firefly Image 1 model, an older version of the image generation tool compared to the Generative Fill feature in Photoshop. 

Additionally, the AI-powered Lens Blur announced last year at Adobe’s Max event is now generally available. The feature adds an “aesthetic blur” that can be applied to images, with several bokeh effects. Other updates announced Tuesday include a new Lightroom mobile editing experience that “streamlines the mobile toolbar to prioritize the most popular features,” optimization for HDR displays, and easier access to photo libraries in Lightroom mobile and desktop apps. 

Lightroom subscriptions start at $4.99 per user per month for mobile only, and $9.99 a month for access to the Lightroom ecosystem.