Adobe's Project Indigo camera application can now utilize AI to edit and evaluate your photographs.

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      The new AI Playground feature assists in eliminating distractions, restyling images, and providing photo critiques, but Adobe is currently allowing only a select group of users to experience it.

      Adobe’s Project Indigo has gained traction over the past year as a noteworthy camera application for the iPhone, offering comprehensive manual controls and a natural, SLR-like aesthetic, diverging from the overly processed images that most mobile camera apps typically generate by default. Now, Adobe is experimenting with a new set of features dubbed AI Playground that extends the app’s capabilities beyond just photography.

      New editing tools and a critique system

      The AI Playground introduces several AI-enhanced editing tools to Project Indigo that enable users to remove distractions from images, apply depth-of-field effects, make stylistic adjustments, and edit photos through natural language commands. Additionally, a Photo Critique tool evaluates your images and provides recommendations for improvement, whether by reshooting immediately or editing later.

      Adobe mentions that these tools are powered by Google’s Nano Banana model, which is cloud-based and requires an internet connection. It also notes that edited images will be limited to a resolution of 2K pixels to ensure speed. Over time, Adobe plans to integrate other models, including its own Firefly models. Users are cautioned that repeatedly activating Nano Banana’s safety filters, whether from the photo itself or the prompts, could result in removal from the test.

      Limited access, limited duration

      Adobe states that this feature is currently free, but it will only be available to a small fraction of Project Indigo users in version 1.1 for a limited duration of a few weeks. Others will need to wait until Adobe decides whether to broaden free access or implement a charge for AI Playground.

      For those already using Indigo, it’s advisable to update and hope to be among the fortunate few. If you haven’t yet tried the app, now is a great opportunity to download it and explore its additional features over the default iPhone camera app, including full manual controls and a more natural appearance that avoids the intense processing typical of the standard app.

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