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TWO AMAZING WAYS PHOTOSHOP IS USING AI TO MAKE YOUR LIFE EASIER! Photoshop just got a lot smarter! Back in Photoshop CC 2018, Adobe debuted their Select Subject command, which revolutionized the way many people start their selection process. This process has
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now been fine-tuned and works even better thanks to Adobe Sensei, Adobe’s machine learning engine.
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Prior to the June release of Photo shop CC 2020 (Version 21.2), Adobe’s machine learning was able to broadly select portraits in images, but it always required the second step of jumping into the Select and Mask workspace to refine the selection around hair and soft edges using the Refine Edge Brush tool. Now, that second step is on its way to being eradicated. In 2018, there were only a few algorithms in play behind the scenes of Select Subject. With every update since, Adobe has been adding more algorithms to the command, making it work better, faster, and with more precision. Photoshop uses Adobe Sensei in two ways: first, the AI engine is now content-aware so it actually guesses as to what the subject is, and second it actually selects the subject. This means if Adobe Sensei thinks your subject contains hair or fur, it now uses a completely new algorithm in CC 2020 to create a much more intricate selection. Check out the difference in the Select Subject command between Photoshop CC 2019 and Photoshop CC 2020 in the examples shown here.
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Select Subject CC 2019
Select Subject CC 2020
