Adobe Lightroom mobile adds AI eye-opening feature
The Verge: Adobe Lightroom mobile can now open closed eyes in photos with a simple tap
Adobe announced yesterday that the mobile version of Lightroom, available for iOS, iPadOS, and Android, can now open closed eyes in photos using generative AI with just a single tap. When the app detects a person, or a group of people, have their eyes closed in a photo it will automatically present users with a new Open Eyes Quick Action that appears as an icon over the image providing easy access to the new feature. Being able to easily save an otherwise great photo by opening
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Adobe's mobile photo editing app now uses generative AI to automatically detect closed eyes in photos and fix them with a single tap. When the app identifies closed eyes, it presents users with a quick action tool that generates replacement eyes matching the lighting and pose, using other images of the same person in the library as reference for accurate color, size, and shape. This represents an advance over a similar feature in another Adobe app that sources replacement eyes from a different photo with inconsistent results. Free users can try the feature twice before being prompted to subscribe to a paid plan for additional AI tool credits.
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