Sneak Peek At Photoshop’s Mind-Boggling Content Aware Fill
Adobe is working on a new feature for Photoshop called “Content Aware Fill”, and posted a mind-boggling demonstration of it on YouTube. The description states:
One of the biggest requests we get of Photoshop is to make adding, removing, moving or repairing items faster and more seamless. From retouching to completely reimagining an image, heres an early glimpse of what could happen in the future when you press the delete key.
Basically it allows you to alter or create reality in photographs as easily as selecting an area and running the feature. Gone will be the days when photojournalists are caught with embarrassing patterns created by improperly using the stamp tool. The demonstration is so amazing that many commenters are saying it’s fake, going as far as to say it looks… “photoshopped”?
What do you think of this feature and the sneak peek? Is it too good to be true, or will it change the way we think about photography forever?
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My own opinion on enhancements such as this is that's a good thing. I'm very much a believer in the old adage of 'Garbage in, Garbage out' so as is the case with all editing this incredible functionality will not turn a poor image into a masterpiece; it will only serve to enhance and allow photographers/editors to work that much quicker than before.
A very welcome addition to an already fantastic piece of kit.
Agreed with GlynDewis. Where clients expect a “perfect reality” it's up to you to deliver. This tool helps you do that. Nice one. I can think of uses for it already.
Oh the time this will save.
I think it's an upcoming April fools joke!
I'll believe it when I see it [on my own desktop]. That looks too good to be true, yes.
Not possible.
Is it just me or did Content-Aware add a bird to the upper-left of the panorama?
is not a bird…….is the mouse pointer… :)
but i think is an impressive add to a great software..
Yeah as Ghill stated below, that's exactly where his tool cursor stopped while he was doing the modification, and he didn't move it again after it was done.
Doh… so it is…
Blimey this does look good. I would use this loads for any pano images
This is out of control amazing.
very powerful.. i hope its real
When're they adding the feature to add people/faces from thin air? Or is that still in the works for cs5?
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I went to an “exemplar based inpainting” seminar about such a technology about a year ago (somehow Microsoft rings a bell), so it's definitely legit. I just didn't think it would be implemented so quickly!
Nonetheless amazing!
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in-f'n-credible
Maybe it's just me, but I do see repetitions in the image created by this filter.
And I will state, it's another tool for lazy photographers. I know photogs that shoot panoramas but they make sure to shoot everything before heading back in.
I'm kind of repulsed by your statement singling out PJs: “Gone will be the days when photojournalists are caught with embarrassing patterns created by improperly using the stamp tool.”
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