Photoshop 2022's New 'Depth Blur' is INSANE! But...

Is This The Best Background Blur / Bokeh / Shallow Depth-of-Field Filter Ever? In this video, we will stress test the brand new Photoshop 2022's updated version of the "Depth Blur" feature, which is a part of Neural Filters. This time around, there are major changes like processing on-device instead of the cloud, and way more refined results among many other additions.

But still, the question remains, can we finally use it now? That's what we will find out in this episode. Also, we will put this feature head-to-head with Luminar's Portrait Bokeh AI and see how it holds up. I hope you enjoy this video. Thank you so much for watching :)

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► TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 A Message From Adobe
01:26 Focus Subject
02:51 Quality Comparison
04:31 Speed Test
05:05 Grain
06:48 Tint
07:16 Halos
08:29 Hard Edges
09:35 Bokeh Quality
10:26 Select More Subjects
10:59 The Biggest Problem with Depth Blur
14:01 Final Thoughts: Can You Use It?

►LET'S CONNECT:

[acostin]

Hi Unmesh - amazing review, and thanks for objectivity and keeping us on our toes. Feedback is taken to the team, we'll continue refining the ML quality, the user experience and use the power of Photoshop and masking capabilities!

[lonewolfMBI]

This man is not just teaching us photoshop but also he's improving Photoshop with his amazing feedback. Keep up the good work. You are amazing.

[omnirhythm]

So awesome to see Adobe noticing its community and creators, you especially. Congratulations!

[PiXimperfect]

► For those of you who have concerns over the absence of manual focus masking at 10:59: Many of you are suggesting using the masking tools inside neural filters. Please note that it is nothing but a simple mask that you can anyway add in Photoshop, and it only controls in which areas the "overall" effect shows up or hides (whether blurred or in focus). That's a good idea if you want to bring back certain things, and it might work in some cases. However, it may result in unnecessary halos. Also, here's the actual problem; how will you defocus the things that are mistakenly kept in focus? The only way to do that is adding blur later, manually, defeating this feature's purpose. It isn't like Luminar's Portrait Bokeh AI, where you can absolutely control which areas to blur and which ones to keep in focus.

[Viision]

Thanks for this. It’s good to see the difference. I use Lightroom, Luminar Ai and Photoshop for my post production. I’m so gutted I can’t afford to pay for the course as I was super excited to continue learning from it. I just wished there was a cheaper payment plan over a longer period of time.

[ArtandLes]

Computational photography is getting better and better. Maybe in the future, no one will care about aperture 😅

[SonnyBrown]

It’s great to see Adobe respond to constructive criticism. These technologies will only get better. Right now though it’s a million miles away from a real photo with shallow depth of field.

[stefanleithner]

I'm so glad I found this channel!

[ROCKETRALPH]

12:45 you can use the + and - in the top left of the screen to add or remove mask.

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[ishwar.]

your channel is the definition of "gear doesn't matter", thank you so much, keep uploading!

[artisanphotoshop]

Hi Unmesh, great video! I've found the easiest way to fix the incorrect selection issues is by outputting the depth blur as a smart filter and then using the attached mask to remove the blur from the areas in which you want to restore the sharpness :)

[fram]

Thanks for the review. You can manipulate the mask in Depth Blur - look at the toolbar on the left hand-side (circle with + and circle with -). As soon as you click on one of them you can use the "Select subject", "Invert", etc then add or subtract from the mask using the circle with + or circle with - .

[sadesign]

Tutorials like this are worth their weight in gold !...many thanks!

[ianbale]

This man is an expert.
So much fun learning this new Photoshop with his relaxing tutorial.
Thanks!
Great video.

[joshzaring]

Positive Unmesh…… 7:17 positively honest Unmesh. Love you dude 👍

[rogermilstein]

Thanks for pointing out the inability to adjust the mask. I ran into this issue today and it gave me 85% good blur, but not 100% !!!!

[madshader]

This is a great review. Looks like Adobe still has more work to do, but I think they'll get there.

[terrylee]

PS does provide the tool to add or remove selection by + and - icon in the left panel

[richardclarke]

What you didn’t touch on was the ability to export the photoshop depth blur as a layer mask. That’s the output you would go for for more “photoshop” customisation