With all the talk of Gen AI in Photoshop, we wondered if Lightroom had been forgotten... but Adobe is on the case
Cafe scene being edited in Lightroom(Image credit: Future)
Lightroom users have been left high and dry so far when it comes to generative AI. And indeed, at Adobe Max London this year there were no new Lightroom features announced at all – with a big emphasis on new Generative AI features in Photoshop.
But they were keen to express that they haven't forgotten about Lightroom users. And at Sneaks, a segment in which they tease stuff they're currently working on, Adobe evangelist Terry White announced that they're currently working on bringing the same generative AI features that are already in Photoshop to Lightroom too.
Terry went on to show us an example of those in action.
His demo involved a restaurant scene, where there was a blurry and distracting sign in front of a pile of napkins. Currently, you could try using the Remove tool on this, but realistically that tool is more for simple blemishes than something as complicated as this object.
With the new tool, though, removing it was as easy as drawing roughly around it, clicking a single box and watching it disappear. And Terry demonstrated how we'll be able to do so on both the desktop and mobile versions of Lightroom.
(Image credit: Future)
There was a still a while to go in Sneaks, so the audience anxiously waited for the third and final announcement. And when the Premiere Pro logo came up on screen, we all drew an excited breath.
Tom May is a freelance writer and editor specializing in art, photography, design and travel. He has been editor of Professional Photography magazine, associate editor at Creative Bloq, and deputy editor at net magazine. He has also worked for a wide range of mainstream titles including The Sun, Radio Times, NME, T3, Heat, Company and Bella.
