From The Verge: Adobe is kicking off its annual Adobe Max conference today with the launch of new AI-powered features across its Creative Cloud apps. New AI features for Photoshop, like automatic background distraction removal and a more powerful Firefly generative AI model, are the biggest announcements, with Illustrator, InDesign, and Premiere Pro also getting new features that can help to speed up traditionally labor-intensive design tasks.
For example, a new “Distraction Removal” feature has been added to the Remove Tool. Remove already works a bit like Google’s Magic Eraser feature on Pixel phones, allowing users to quickly remove unwanted objects from their images by brushing over them. The new Distraction Removal feature, which Adobe teased last year, makes it even more like Magic Eraser by automatically identifying common distractions for you, like people, wires, and cables, and removing them with a single click.
Distraction Removal is available now in Photoshop’s desktop and web apps, with “more to come later,” according to Adobe. Photoshop users can now also choose whether the Remove Tool uses generative AI — specifically Adobe’s Firefly image model — or non-generative AI tech, with a third option that automatically selects which tech to use “based on the image and scene” to produce the best results.
View: Full Article
