Adobe Lightroom mobile can now open closed eyes in photos with a simple tap
Adobe has added a one-tap feature to Lightroom mobile that uses generative AI to open closed eyes in photos. It aims to rescue otherwise good shots, with the app offering the tool when it detects a person or group with closed eyes.
The feature is available on iOS, iPadOS and Android. It uses other photos of the same person in the user’s Lightroom library to match the eyes’ colour, size and shape, while generating a result suited to the photo’s lighting and pose. Free users can try it twice before being prompted to subscribe to a Creative Cloud plan with more AI credits.
- Lightroom mobile can fix closed eyes with one tap.
- AI references other photos of the same person.
- Free users get two tries before a subscription prompt.
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Adobe Lightroom is an app for editing and organising digital photos, made by software company Adobe. Its mobile version runs on phones and tablets, and is used by both casual photographers and professionals.
Generative AI can create or alter parts of an image based on examples and instructions. In this case, Lightroom looks for other photos of the same person in the user’s library to guide how it changes their eyes, while trying to fit the picture’s lighting and pose.
The tool matters to people who want to keep a group or portrait photo in which someone blinked at the wrong moment. Adobe offers limited trials to free users, with further use tied to a paid Creative Cloud plan that includes AI credits.
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The case for
The feature can save an otherwise strong group or portrait photo when someone blinked, making a useful moment more shareable without asking people to pose again. Drawing on that person’s other photos may produce a more natural result than a generic edit, and trying it is optional.
The case against
Changing someone’s eyes with generative AI alters a detail that was not captured in the original moment, which could make a photo feel less authentic or misrepresent a person’s expression. The feature also relies on other images in a user’s library and places continued access behind a paid plan, raising reasonable concerns about privacy and affordability.