The sensational “Magic Eraser” / Magic Eraser for easily erasing unwanted (objects, objects, people) in the photo will not remain the prerogative of Google and Samsung smartphones – soon a similar AI tool called Generative Erase will become available to owners of computers with Windows. Microsoft just announced Generative erase, a new AI feature that will bring the same experience to Photos, Windows' standard photo editor.
Features of the Generative erase tool in Windows
The GIF below shows clear examples demonstrating the capabilities of the function: in the first, with a slight wave of the magic tool, the dog’s leash disappears, and in the second, it quickly removes unnecessary people from the frame.
Yes, these are rather primitive tricks compared to the capabilities of leading generative models such as OpenAI Sora. However, it's actually quite a useful photo editing tool, and now more people will be able to try it without buying a new Pixel or Galaxy, which is definitely a plus. Moreover, Microsoft is not only bringing this feature to Windows 11, but has also brought all the AI photo editing features to Windows 10 as well as Windows 11 for ARM64 devices. These, along with others, included the background removal function. So leave Photoshop for more complex processing.
The new tools are already available to members of the Windows Insiders program – the update is already rolling out to all testers, including Windows 10 in the Release Preview channel. At the same time, Microsoft points out that the version of the Photos program must be 2024.11020.21001.0 or higher. Soon, innovations should appear in current builds of Windows 10/11.
Microsoft hasn't specified whether AI-edited photos will have appropriate metadata or watermarks to distinguish them from unedited ones. On the other hand, there are already enough AI tools that make it easy to remove these same watermarks if desired.
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