Adobe's Project Indigo camera application now has the capability to edit and evaluate your photos using AI.

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      The newly introduced AI Playground feature aids in eliminating distractions, restyling images, and provides photo critiques, but Adobe is currently allowing only a limited group of users to access it.

      Adobe's Project Indigo has gained recognition over the past year as a serious camera application for iPhone, delivering complete manual controls and an SLR-style aesthetic, in contrast to the overly processed images typical of most phone camera apps. Now, Adobe is trialing a fresh set of features known as AI Playground that extend the app's capabilities beyond photography.

      New editing tools and a critique feature

      AI Playground introduces a selection of AI-driven editing tools to Project Indigo, allowing users to eliminate distractions from images, apply depth-of-field effects, make stylistic adjustments, and edit photos using natural language commands. A Photo Critique tool is included, evaluating your images and providing feedback on how to enhance them, whether by reshooting immediately or editing later.

      Adobe mentions that these tools operate on Google’s Nano Banana model, which relies on cloud computing and necessitates a stable internet connection. It also notes that edited images will have a maximum resolution of 2K pixels to ensure quick performance. Over time, Adobe intends to integrate additional models, including its own Firefly models. Users are cautioned that repeatedly activating Nano Banana’s safety filters, whether due to your photo or your command, may result in being removed from the testing group.

      Limited access for a limited time

      Adobe states that this feature is currently available at no cost, but only a small fraction of Project Indigo users will have access to it in version 1.1, and only for a limited period. Others will have to wait until Adobe decides whether to broaden free access or implement a charge for AI Playground.

      If you are already using Indygo, consider updating and hoping you're one of the fortunate users. If you aren't, now is a great moment to download the app and explore some of its additional features over the standard iPhone camera app, such as full manual controls and a more natural visual style that avoids the extensive processing typical of the default app.

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