Adobe introduce AI-powered tool to remove reflections from photographs

Adobe Reflection Removal

Adobe has announced a new AI-powered tool called Reflection Removal, designed to eliminate distracting window reflections from photographs. “Our technology is powered by AI, but it's not generative AI. This first iteration of the tech is designed to address only one kind of reflection — from plate glass windows that cover most or all of your field of view,” said Adobe in a blog post. Reflection Removal is available now in Camera Raw as a Technology Preview, to get feedback from the community, and will be coming soon to Lightroom.

The Reflection Removal tool uses advanced AI technology to isolate and remove reflections from photos taken through glass windows. Users can access the tool by opening a RAW photo in Adobe Bridge or Photoshop, enabling the New AI Settings, and selecting Reflection Removal under the Distraction Removal options. The AI model has been trained on thousands of photographs, allowing it to effectively distinguish between the reflection and the actual subject of the photo.

Adobe said that it is planning to support JPEGs, HEICs, and other non-raw files. “We're also looking into removing small reflections like eyeglasses and distant windows. We'd also like to extend our tool to the removal of dust, scratches, rain, snow, or other things that land on windows,” said the company.

Adobe also said that while this beta is available only through Camera Raw, it plan to bring an expanded version to the entire Lightroom ecosystem.