DALL-E who?

July 24, 2024

DALL-E who? Adobe Photoshop’s Generative Fill feature can generate AI objects in an image just like DALL-E or Midjourney:

Select an area or object with the selection tool.
With your area selected, right-click on it and select Generative Fill (or go to Edit > Generative Fill).
In the text prompt box, describe the object or scene you want to add and click Generate. You’ll see previews of variations.

Tags: Adobe, AI (artificial intelligence), edit, Feature, objects, Photoshop, text, tool

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