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7 Photoshop Tools Replaced By AI – Are They Obsolete?

AI has transformed Photoshop, but does that mean some of its most iconic tools are no longer useful?

With features like Distraction Removal, Remove Tool, Super Resolution, Generative Expand, and AI Denoise, Photoshop is more powerful than ever. But what about classic tools like Content-Aware Fill, Clone Stamp, Spot Healing, Dodge & Burn, and Sharpening? Have they been completely replaced, or do they still have a place in professional editing? In this video, we put them to the test against AI-driven alternatives to see where they still shine and where AI takes the lead.

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Hidden Settings In Photoshop / ACR’s Remove People

How to instantly remove people from photos in Adobe Camera RAW. Colin Smith shows how to use the hidden advanced options in this brand-new ACR Photoshop 2025 tool.

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New Features In Lightroom + ACR

Colin Smith shows you how to use the new Adobe features in this Lightroom + Camera Raw tutorial.

00:00. Introduction
00:10 Lightroom Classic, Focus in Tether
01:47 Adaptive Profiles in Lightroom Classic (and Lightroom desktop)
03:11 Lightroom Classic Performance improvements
04:06 Dual Monitor support in Lightroom Desktop
05:41 Compare view update in Lightroom Desktop
06:29 New Features in Lightroom Mobile
06:52 People removal in ACR Camera Raw

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