Video: Apple's Coolest iOS 16 Feature Lets You Drag Subjects Right Out of Images

[sudo-sandwich]

Apparently the newer versions of Photoshop have a similar feature, which I envy as a CS6 user. Pleasantly surprised to see it built into the iPhone!

 

[CasinoOwl]

I love this. I previously had an app that would do this, but with too many fussy steps. If this works as well as it seems to, it will be a lot of fun to use.

 

[AdamJD]

Apparently the newer versions of Photoshop have a similar feature, which I envy as a CS6 user. Pleasantly surprised to see it built into the iPhone!

Pixelmator Pro has it also.

 

[George Dawes]

So if an iPhone without m1 can do it why not an iPad too ?

Maybe I misread , if so , apologies…

 

[lazyrighteye]

Found Waldo!

 

[DaveMcM76]

Do you think it would work with my 12 Pro ?

Works on mine... and my iPad Air 3.

 

[DaveMcM76]

So if an iPhone without m1 can do it why not an iPad too ?

Maybe I misread , if so , apologies…

Works on iPhone, Mac and iPad - although probably only more recent models of each, I can't find a definitive list of supported devices.

I've got it working on my iPhone 12 Pro and my iPad Air 3

 

[Wanted797]

And that's why I find it a little bit terrifying Mike. We've gone from hours for a skilled professional to a couple of clicks by a complete idiot.

Does this not happen with all tech advances.

It’s why photography got a bad wrap at first.

 

[44267547]

So when will the iPhone Pro with an M1 be arriving?

At some point, [regardless if your being facetious or not], I do see Apple integrating the M processor in place of the ‘A series. Although, the iPhone isn’t anywhere ready for such a drastic change.

 

[NightFox]

My problem is that it adds a white background as far as I could see. It should remove the background all together so it looks nice no matter what „background“ your chat conversation has on WhatsApp for example (blending in better) or to use them for other things. Right now you still need to do an extra step of removing the white background to really take advantage of it

I don't think it does - for example try pasting it into Messages, then toggle dark mode; the space where the background would be also changes. I think in some circumstances people might be seeing a white background if they've done something to turn the clip into a standalone image using a format like jpeg that doesn't support transparency. I don't use WhatsApp, but does it support transparency with other image formats like png?

 

[Whathappened]

And that's why I find it a little bit terrifying Mike. We've gone from hours for a skilled professional to a couple of clicks by a complete idiot.

So we should stop progress to artificially protect your “idiot”-job?

 

[Leon Ze Professional]

Two words: Just Brilliant!

 

[George Dawes]

It’s certainly going to make making silly memes nice n easy 😆

 

[Yptcn]

Works on mine... and my iPad Air 3.

YAY !! And I guess that means my iPad Pro 10.5 is not way over the hill either 😄

 

[jonnysods]

At some point, [regardless if your being facetious or not], I do see Apple integrating the M processor in place of the ‘A series. Although, the iPhone isn’t anywhere ready for such a drastic change.

No not being facetious! It’s a genuine question, I think it’s a possibility.

 

[ian87w]

Can't wait for even more ridiculous stickers on my whatsapp groups..... NOT

Still, the feature is crazy. You used to need photoshop skills to do this, now it's jsut a simple drag-n-drop for a crude but good-enough work? ML is crazy.

 

[Singin Hobo]

As a photographer I was amazed at the ability to "Select Subject" in Photoshop when it popped up a few years ago. For years I had to justify the cost to clients of moving a person from one picture to another, so even to have something this powerful in the most advanced photo editing software in the world was an incredible innovation.
Now 3 or 4 years later it's on my cell phone.

 

[BornAgainMac]

You can build up a nice little collection of clip art of your kids and pets.

 

[mattopotamus]

You need to press a little quicker. Not a long press.

Still no luck. The only way to drag the photo out is with a long press.

 

[B4rbelith]

What app is that?

‘Pixelmator Photo’ can do that (amongst other things), and also ‘Retouch’.

 

[B4rbelith]

Is there a way - or what might the workflow be - to adjust the white balance of the copied subject? I’m asking since adjusting to (better) match the white balance of the image we are pasting into would be nice. For example, could I paste the image into its own otherwise-blank image, adjust color, snd re-copy?

You can copy it into anything you like from what I understand. Pixelmator, Photoshop, Affinity, anything.

 

[svish]

Very interesting feature of iOS 16! Cannot wait to try it out later this year!

 

[dandeco]

Apparently the newer versions of Photoshop have a similar feature, which I envy as a CS6 user. Pleasantly surprised to see it built into the iPhone!

Oh, really? And all this time I've just been using the Quick Selection tool. (Is it the Object Selection tool they added with CC 2020? I may need to try that one out more.)
But it'll be pretty interesting with this feature coming to iOS 16! Hope it'll be accurate most of the time!

 

[kaycrystal626]

I am still waiting for the removal of people from the background function. Come on Apple, get on it!

 

[nikhsub1]

Would be nice if you could paste to another photo. 😃