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Neural filter 2023

Now, the software is taking the next step and setting foot in the AI arena. With its newest update (to version 22.0), there is a list of AI-powered features including AI edge selection, a sky replacement tool, and image editing tools called “neural filters.”

neural filter 2023
neural filter 2023

Easily Adjust Age & Facial Expressions

These new filters are truly impressive, as not only do they have overlays and effects available, there are also tools that will allow you to edit portraits in a whole new way. Using these tools will allow users to change the picture’s subject’s age and facial expression with basic sliders. You’ll be able to reduce or amplify facial expressions of “joy,” “surprise,” or “anger.”

Of course, there are many features that have been doable before, such as removing a person’s glasses and blemishes, but these are improved as well. One filter will allow you to transfer makeup from one person to another. Best of all? This will all be possible with a few simple clicks. Of course, if you regret any changes, simply click a few times to tweak or reverse all of the changes completely.

Maria Yap, Adobe’s vice president of digital imaging told The Verge

“This is where I feel we can now say that Photoshop is the world’s most advanced AI application. We’re creating things in images that weren’t there before.”

To accomplish these features, Adobe has incorporated GANs, or generative adversarial networks — a machine learning technique that has proven to be quite effective with generation of visual imagery.Transfer Makeup From One Person To Another

Transfer Makeup From One Person To Another

Of course, we have yet to see how creative photo editors will get with the technology, but there seem to be an endless array of possibilities available. These updates deliver quality and fast changes, but of course they are not flawless. They still will not completely replace professional retouchers just yet, but they will absolutely help with some mundane editing tasks.

The way AI programs operate is by learning from many examples. In order to create the neural networks, Adobe fed data consisting of thousands of before and after shots provided by professional photographers.

The GANs will then operate like a student and teacher duo, with one copying the the examples and the other one keeping track of the changes between output data and training data. Alexandru Costin, Adobe’s vice president of engineering for Creative Cloud explains: “Basically, we’re training the GAN to make the same corrections a professional retoucher would do.”

neural filter 2023
neural filter 2023

Change Light Source With Neural Filters 2023

He continued: “One of the biggest challenges we have is preserving the skin tone. This is a very sensitive area.” In order to combat any AI bias, Adobe has hired review teams and an AI ethics committee in order to human-test against these biases each time the algorithm is updated. Costin added: “We do a very thorough review of every ML [machine learning] feature, to look at this criteria and try and raise the bar.”

Neural Filters is a new workspace in Photoshop with a library of filters that dramatically reduces difficult workflows to just a few clicks using machine learning powered by Adobe Sensei. Neural Filters is a tool that empowers you to try non-destructive, generative filters and explore creative ideas in seconds. Neural Filters helps you improve your images by generating new contextual pixels that are not actually present in your original image. 

How To Blur Your Background with Neural Filters

I put together a little video tutorial on how to use this filter. But to be quite honest, it really is quite simple, using the same AI as the Subject Select. Then it works in the background to create the amount of blur you want.

Here is the final edited image:

Blurring the background with Depth Blur Neural Filter
neural filter 2023

Blurring the background with Depth Blur Neural Filter

The original image is on the left and the final image with a blur to the background, on the right.

How to change focus with photoshop neural filters

neural filter 2023
neural filter 2023
neural filter 2023
neural filter 2023
neural filter 2023

In Photoshop, scroll across the top file menu to Filters and then you should find Neural Filters near the top of your list. Click it and a pop-out menu will appear. There are a few variations you might like to try, I am only looking at Depth-Blur in this tutorial.

Keep in mind some of these Neural Filters are Beta trials only and maybe a little slow or change from time to time. Also if you have not used a filter before, you may have to download it to add it to the list.

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