Before and after versions using Photoshop's Generative Fill to simplify and extend the background
AI & ML (Sensei) in Photoshop
Just as the recently released AI masking was the biggest thing to happen to Adobe Lightroom in more than a decade, Generative AI is the biggest thing to happen to Photoshop since the introduction of layers.
Photoshop continues to receive updates via the public beta and we're seeing many of these updates appear in the current release, as recently as July, 2024.
New for July 2024
The hits just keep on coming. In July of 2024, a variety of productivity tools and enhancements came to Photoshop, including:
- Selection Brush tool - make quick and intuitive brush selections when selecting
- Improved contextual taskbar - work quickly with shapes or transform objects
- Generate Image - create an entire image from a blank layer using Firefly 3 (2048x2048 pixels/4 Megapixel resolution)
- Enhance Detail - Produce Gen Fill variations with greater sharpness and detail when using Generative Fill
For more on what's new, check out the link below.
Other recent innovations
- Neural Filters - Photo Restoration, Landscape Mixer, and more!
- Content-Aware Fill - Sky replacement
- Remove tool (updated)
- Selections and masking (Auto Select Subject, background/sky)
- Contextual Taskbar
Videos and demos are below.
Produce Generative Fill variations with greater sharpness and detail using Enhance Detail.
You can now realistically extend a scene in any direction by simply using the crop tool. No need to expand the canvas and then make a selection! This will be a huge timesaver when you need to make aspect ratio adjustments to an existing image.
Before and after using Generative Fill to expand the scene.
Content Credentials
As part of Adobe's efforts to meet or exceed the standards of the Content Authenticity Initiative, the latest update to Photoshop also includes the ability to enable Content Credentials, through the Preferences panel.
Neural Filters
Located under the Filters tab in Adobe Photoshop, Neural Filters are a fun and easy way to create compelling adjustments and speed up your image editing workflows. Powered by artificial intelligence and machine learning engine Adobe Sensei, Neural Filters use algorithms to generate new pixels in your photos. This allows you to add nondestructive edits and explore new creative ideas quickly, all while keeping the original image intact.
Content Aware ... Anything!!
Fill
The Content-Aware Fill workspace provides an interactive editing experience for ultimate image control. Use the live full-resolution preview as you refine the sampling area Content-Aware Fill uses and adjust the settings to achieve amazing results
Patch
The Patch tool is used to remove unwanted image elements. The Content-Aware option in the Patch tool synthesizes nearby content for seamless blending with the surrounding content.
Move
Use the Content-Aware Move tool to select and move a part of a picture. The image is recomposed, and the hole left behind is filled using matching elements from the picture. You do not need to carry out intensive edits involving layers and complex selections.
Select and Mask
Creating accurate selections and masks in Photoshop is now quicker and easier than ever before. A dedicated new workspace helps you make precise selections and masks. Use tools like the Refine Edge Brush to cleanly separate foreground and background elements and do much more.
The Select and Mask workspace replaces the Refine Edge dialog in earlier versions of Photoshop, offering the same functionality in a streamlined way.
Sky Replacement - Quickly and easily change a blah sky using built-in images or your own sky photos.
Remove Tool in Photoshop Desktop
The Remove tool replaces areas of your image with realistic and relevant content. Use this tool to remove any distracting regions or elements, no matter how small or large.
Simply brush this artificial-Intelligence-powered tool over objects and people to make them disappear… as if they were never there.
Complicated backgrounds and structures, such as fences or edges are seamlessly completed.
Choose the Remove tool, hover over the item without making a selection, and click!
Remove Tool
Quickly and realistically remove objects from a scene with the new Remove tool found in Photoshop.
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