Photoshop 2024 Top 7 NEW Features & Updates Explained!
TLDRPhotoshop 2024 introduces a suite of innovative features that enhance efficiency and creativity. The new Remove tool streamlines the process of object removal by auto-connecting loops. The Camera Raw filter adds a Lens Blur panel for realistic optical blur and bokeh effects, with AI-powered subject detection and manual Focal Range adjustments. Beta version 25.2 introduces Parametric Filters such as Oil Painting, Glitch, and Scratch Photo, offering extensive customization options. The Contextual Taskbar has been updated with features like Pin Bar Precision and Generative Expand, which uses AI to fill transparent areas in images. Generative AI technology is now commercially available, with the Generated Fill feature allowing users to fill selections with content that matches the scene's lighting and perspective. Content credentials are automatically added to images to prevent misinformation. Adobe also addresses computational resource concerns by providing a monthly allocation of priority processing credits for Generative AI features, with the option to purchase additional credits.
Takeaways
- 🖌️ The Remove tool in Photoshop 2024 allows for more efficient object removal by looping around an object, which auto-connects and fills in the loop.
- 📷 A new Lens Blur panel in Camera Raw enables realistic optical blur and bokeh effects with adjustable blur amount and bokeh type.
- 🎨 The Focal Range feature uses AI-powered subject detection to automatically set the focus areas, which can be manually adjusted for more control.
- 🌈 The Visualize Depth option provides a synthetic depth map to assist in adjusting the Focal Range, with colors indicating near and far ranges.
- 🔍 The Refine option in the Depth Map allows for fine-tuning the focus and blur areas using specific brushes.
- 🖼️ Photoshop 2024 introduces new Parametric Filters like Oil Painting, Glitch, and Scratch Photo, offering extensive customization options.
- 🧩 Parametric Filters can be stacked by holding the Alt key while selecting a filter, and they create a Smart Object layer when applied.
- 📊 The Contextual Taskbar has been updated with persistent Pin Bar Precision and new options for masking and cropping.
- 🧠 Generative AI technology is now commercially available in Photoshop, with features like Generated Fill that can intelligently fill in selected areas.
- 📐 Generative Expand is a new feature that uses AI to fill in transparent areas when changing the aspect ratio with the Crop tool.
- 🛡️ Content credentials are automatically added to images generated with Generative Fill and Generative Expand to prevent misinformation and ensure transparency.
- 💳 Adobe offers a monthly allocation of credits for priority processing of Generative AI features, with the option to purchase additional credits if needed.
Q & A
What is a significant improvement in the Remove tool in Photoshop 2024?
-In Photoshop 2024, the Remove tool has been made more efficient and faster to use. Instead of having to brush over an entire object to remove it, users can simply loop around the object. Photoshop will automatically determine the distance to auto-connect the loop and fill it in.
How does the Lens Blur feature in Photoshop 2024 enhance photo editing?
-The Lens Blur feature allows users to apply a realistic optical blur and bokeh to their photos. It includes a Blur Amount slider for adjusting the blur intensity and options to choose the type of bokeh. The feature also provides a boost slider to control the bokeh effects intensity, and an AI-powered subject detection to automatically set the Focal Range.
What is the Focal Range box in Photoshop 2024 and how does it work?
-The Focal Range box in Photoshop 2024 adjusts the range of areas that are in focus within an image. Users can make the box wider to include more areas in focus or make it thinner to blur more areas. The box shows a color gradient from yellow to blue, indicating the near and far focal ranges. The Visualize Depth box can be clicked to see a synthetic depth map that Photoshop creates for applying the lens blur.
What new filters are available in Photoshop 2024 under the Parametric Filters category?
-Photoshop 2024 introduces new filters such as Oil Painting, Glitch, and Scratch Photo under the Parametric Filters category. These filters offer a wide range of options for total control and customization, and users can go through the presets to understand their effects better.
How does the Generative AI technology work in Photoshop 2024?
-Generative AI technology in Photoshop 2024 is available for commercial use and includes features like Generated Fill and Generative Expand. Generated Fill allows users to create a selection over an image and use a text prompt to fill in the area with content that matches the lighting, perspective, and depth of the scene. Generative Expand uses AI to fill transparent areas when changing the aspect ratio of a photo with the Crop tool.
What is the Generative Expand feature in Photoshop 2024?
-The Generative Expand feature in Photoshop 2024 is used when cropping images. When the user changes the aspect ratio of a photo, such as from vertical to wide screen, Photoshop uses artificial intelligence to fill in the transparent areas that would be created by the crop. The result is a fast and accurate generation of content that matches the original image.
How does Photoshop 2024 ensure the transparency of generated content?
-Photoshop 2024 automatically adds content credentials to the metadata and images generated using Generative Fill and Generative Expand. This helps prevent the spread of misinformation online and provides transparency about the creator of the image. Users can control what information is shared through the Content Credentials panel.
What are content credentials and how can they be verified?
-Content credentials are metadata added to images generated using Generative AI features in Photoshop 2024. They provide information about the image's creation, including details about the generative process. To verify content credentials, users can visit contentcredentials.org/verify, upload a photo, and view the metadata contained within the file.
What is the monthly allocation of credits for Adobe's Generative AI features starting from November 1, 2023?
-Starting from November 1, 2023, Adobe will provide a monthly allocation of credits for priority processing of Generative AI features. For instance, an all app Creative Cloud subscription will receive 1,000 monthly credits that allow for generating images without limitations. These credits are shared across all Adobe apps and services that use Generative AI.
What happens when a user runs out of monthly allocated Generative AI credits?
-When a user runs out of their monthly allocated Generative AI credits, the Generative AI features in Adobe's applications will still function but may operate at a slower pace. Adobe has not specified the exact degree of slowdown at the time of the script's recording.
How can users purchase additional priority generative credits if they need more than the monthly allocation?
-If users require more than the monthly allocation of 1,000 credits, they can purchase additional priority generative credits through a new subscription plan offered by Adobe. The plan starts at $4.99 for 100 credits.
How does the Contextual Taskbar in Photoshop 2024 enhance user experience?
-The Contextual Taskbar in Photoshop 2024 has been updated with new features and behaviors. For example, the Pin Bar Precision option now remains effective even after restarting Photoshop, eliminating the need to reapply the pin. Additionally, there are new buttons and options available for masking and cropping, including the Generative Expand feature.
Outlines
🖼️ Photoshop 2024's New Features Overview
Jesús Ramirez introduces the top seven new features in Adobe Photoshop 2024. The video covers the enhanced Remove tool that uses auto-connect looping for efficient object removal. It also introduces a new Lens Blur panel in Camera Raw for applying realistic optical blur and bokeh effects, with manual and AI-powered focal range adjustments. The script mentions the addition of new filters like Oil Painting, Glitch, and Scratch Photo with customizable options. The video also discusses the Contextual Taskbar updates, the Generative AI technology now available for commercial use with the Generated Fill feature, and the Generative Expand feature in the Crop tool. It concludes with the discussion on content credentials and the computational resources required for AI-generated content, along with Adobe's new monthly allocation of credits for priority processing.
📈 Generative AI and Content Credentials in Photoshop 2024
This paragraph delves into the Generative Expand feature of Photoshop 2024, which uses AI to fill transparent areas when changing the aspect ratio of a photo. It highlights the impressive speed and accuracy of the AI-generated content compared to the older Content-Aware Fill. The video also addresses the metadata and content credentials added to images generated with Generative Fill and Generative Expand to prevent misinformation and provide transparency. Viewers are shown how to control and preview this information. The paragraph further explains Adobe's approach to handling the computational demands of Generative AI, including a monthly allocation of credits for subscribers and the option to purchase additional credits. It ends with a call to action for feedback on the sufficiency of the allocated credits or the potential need for more.
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Keywords
💡Remove tool
💡Lens Blur
💡Focal Range
💡AI-powered subject detection
💡Parametric Filters
💡Smart Object
💡Contextual Taskbar
💡Generative AI
💡Generated Fill
💡Generative Expand
💡Content Credentials
💡Generative AI credits
Highlights
Photoshop 2024 introduces a new Remove tool that allows for more efficient object removal by looping around an object and auto-connecting the loop.
The Filter > Camera Raw feature now includes a Lens Blur panel for applying realistic optical blur and bokeh effects.
Users can adjust the Blur Amount and select bokeh types, as well as control the intensity with the boost slider.
Photoshop utilizes AI-powered subject detection to automatically set the Focal Range, which can also be manually adjusted.
The Focal Range box helps in adjusting the range of areas in focus with a visual representation of near and far ranges.
A synthetic depth map is created to apply the lens blur, with a visualized representation for easy adjustments.
Focus and Blur tools allow for fine-tuning the depth map for more precise control over the areas in focus.
Photoshop 2024 beta (version 25.2) offers new Parametric Filters such as Oil Painting, Glitch, and Scratch Photo with customizable options.
Parametric Filters, when applied, create a Smart Filter that can be stacked for more complex effects.
The Contextual Taskbar in Photoshop 2024 has been updated with new features and behaviors, including a persistent Pin Bar Precision option.
Generative AI technology is now available for commercial use in Photoshop 2024, with the Generated Fill feature allowing text prompts to fill in selected areas.
Generative Fill automatically matches the lighting, perspective, and depth of the scene for a realistic result.
The Generative Expand feature uses AI to fill transparent areas when changing the aspect ratio with the Crop tool.
Generative AI features in Photoshop 2024 will automatically add content credentials to images to prevent misinformation and provide transparency.
Content Credentials can be managed and previewed through the Content Credentials panel in Photoshop.
Starting November 2023, Adobe will provide a monthly allocation of credits for priority processing of Generative AI features.
Additional priority generative credits can be purchased through a new subscription plan if the monthly allocation is exceeded.
Photoshop 2024's Generative AI features will continue to work after credits are exhausted, but at a potentially slower pace.