Adobe Unveils Clever Composites: AI Revolutionizes Photoshop with Easy, Realistic Image Compositions
Adobe has recently showcased its latest innovation, Clever Composites, at its annual conference, Adobe MAX. This project leverages the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to automate time-consuming processes in Photoshop and other applications within Adobe’s creative suite. Clever Composites offers users the ability to effortlessly create realistic image compositions with just a few clicks, significantly reducing the need for manual labor.
Compositing, the process of combining elements from various sources into a single image, typically requires meticulous adjustments in scale, position, color, lighting, and more using tools like Photoshop or Lightroom. However, Clever Composites aims to simplify this intricate process by entrusting it entirely to AI. By pasting objects from different images, the AI analyzes and corrects each element to create a believable composition, eliminating the need for users to manually handle masks or adjustment layers.
The foundation of Clever Composites lies in its composition-aware search technology, which involves training individual models to perform specific tasks such as identifying objects that align with image geometry and semantics. By leveraging deep learning models and an extensive dataset, the AI is capable of determining semantic segmentation, composition-aware search, scale location prediction for object composition, color and tone matching, lighting estimation, shadow generation, and more. This groundbreaking technology can reduce hours-long processes to just a few clicks, significantly saving time for designers and artists.
While Clever Composites is still in the development phase, Adobe engineers envision it as a valuable addition to Photoshop and Lightroom. Zhifei Zhang, an engineer working on the project, describes Clever Composites as a glue that seamlessly brings together all components in a scene. The ultimate goal is to achieve realistic compositions through a simple drag-and-drop process.
At present, Clever Composites falls under Adobe’s Snacks category, a collection of research projects that may or may not be incorporated into Adobe apps. Engineers are also working on a version that supports 3D objects, which holds the potential to revolutionize the composition process even further. It’s important to note that while AI can streamline workflows, it will not replace the role of designers and artists. Instead, it aims to simplify and automate arduous tasks, enabling them to focus on more creative aspects of their work.
Adobe’s Clever Composites represents a significant advancement in image composition, promising to enhance the capabilities of Photoshop and Lightroom. If successfully integrated, the AI-powered tool could revolutionize the way designers and artists work with realistic and visually stunning compositions. As the development progresses, Adobe’s commitment to harnessing the potential of AI continues to shape the future of creative software.
