Photoshop has released a wave of new updates, and knowing these fresh tools can easily streamline your editing.
Coming to you from Unmesh Dinda with PiXimperfect, this practical video highlights several standout functions that enhance Photoshop's versatility. One of the most significant changes is Reflection Removal, previously limited to raw files but now available to JPEGs directly through the Camera Raw filter. With this tool, you can instantly eliminate unwanted reflections on glass surfaces or mirrors with one click, dramatically clarifying your images. Dinda points out that you can now also isolate reflections themselves by adjusting a simple slider, an exciting possibility worth exploring on its own.
Another powerful development is the ability to remove distractions like crowds selectively within Camera Raw. The advantage of this feature is its reliance on Adobe's generative AI, automatically detecting all people in your image and erasing them seamlessly—without deducting from your Adobe generative credits. Even better, it provides a variety of editing choices per removal area, allowing you to cycle through multiple generated options and even create additional ones if the initial results don't meet your needs.
Photoshop's latest update also includes native support for modern image compression formats. Dinda demonstrates clearly that compared to traditional JPEG images, these new formats balance smaller file sizes with impressive visual quality, producing much fewer distortions and artifacts. JPEG XL, specifically, achieves surprisingly small files—under three megabytes for images normally tens of megabytes uncompressed—while maintaining detail impressive enough to rival PNG or other high-quality exports. Adopting these formats can save you significant storage space and speed up transfer and upload, provided compatibility with your other software or platforms.
Beyond these improvements, the video reveals more practical add-ons such as "variance" control within Camera Raw, dynamic text alignment, and vastly improved Select Subject powered by cloud-based AI. Dinda emphasizes how these highly specific but straightforward additions can simplify common nuisance challenges in regular Photoshop workflows. Check out the video above for the full rundown from Dinda.
