Adobe Photoshop, the most famous photo editing software in the world, is about to be enriched with a new generative artificial intelligence tool. It's about Generative Fill, a feature that allows users to quickly extend images and add or remove objects using simple text prompts. This feature is one of the first Creative Cloud applications to use the AI image generator Adobe Firefly, released in web beta in March.
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Generative Fill: A new tool for Photoshop
Generative Fill was launched today in beta, but Adobe has announced that we will see a full version in Photoshop later this year. Like a regular Photoshop tool, Generative Fill works within individual layers in a Photoshop image file. If you use it to expand the edges of an image (also known as outpainting) or generate new objects, it will give you three options to choose from.
How Generative Fill works
When used for coloring, users can leave the e prompt blank the system will try to expand the image by itself, but it works better if you give it a directive. It should be thought of as similar to Photoshop's Fill Based on Existing Content feature, but it offers more control to the user. While still in its beta stage, Generative Fill has already proven itself to be a powerful tool. Some of the objects it generated, such as cars and puddles, didn't seem to be a natural part of the image, but you're surprised by the way it handles backgrounds and filling in gaps well. In some examples, he manages to transfer the characteristics of the photograph being edited, such as mimicking light sources and "reflecting" existing parts of an image in water.
Adobe Firefly: A step forward for Adobe
Integrating Firefly into mainstream apps like Photoshop brings AI image generation technology to a much wider audience. Besides functionality, another important element of Firefly is its training data. Adobe says the model is only trained on content that the company has the right to use, such as Adobe Stock images, openly licensed content, and content without any copyright restrictions. Generative Fill isn't yet available in the full version of Photoshop, but you can try it today by downloading the beta desktop app or as a module within the Firefly beta app. Adobe says we can expect to see one full release of the Photoshop public app in the second half of 2023.
