Repair images with the Remove tool in Camera Raw

The Remove tool in Camera Raw lets you repair a selected area of an image by either using generative AI or sampling from a different area of the same image. 

Using the Remove tool on a raw image means directly processing the raw image data. Working with raw image data directly can provide cleaner matches for retouching (Remove, Heal, or Clone) actions. Also, since any edits and modifications to camera raw images are stored in sidecar files, this process is non-destructive.  

Keyboard shortcuts and modifiers

Make image selection:

• Command/Control + arrow keys to navigate to the next or previous image in the filmstrip.
  

Circular spot:

• Command/Control + click to create a circular spot; drag to set the source of the spot.
• Command/Control + Option/Alt + click to create a circular spot; drag to set the size of the spot.

Rectangular selection:

• Click Option/Alt + drag to define a rectangular selection. All spots within that selection (highlighted in red) are deleted once the mouse is released.

Extend a selected area or spot:

• Shift + click to extend an existing selected spot in a "connect the dots" fashion.

Delete a selected area or spot:

• Select a red or green handle, and press Delete to delete a selected adjustment.
• Press Option/Alt and click a handle to delete it.
  

Clean up a photo with the Visualize Spots feature

While working on a computer screen, you may be able to identify and remove the most visible spots or imperfections. However, when you print a photo at its full resolution, the printed output may contain many imperfections that are not visible on a computer screen. These imperfections could be of many types: dust on a camera sensor, blemishes on a model's skin in a portrait, tiny wisps of clouds on blue skies. At full resolution, these imperfections are visually distracting.

The Visualize Spots feature lets you search for imperfections that may not be immediately visible. When you select the Visualize Spots checkbox, the image is inverted. You can use Remove tool features (Remove, Heal, or Clone) to clean up the image further.