For a long time, Adobe Photoshop and Affinity Photo have been the leaders in the field of image editing. However, in recent years, the industry landscape has begun to quietly change. Many creators are starting to abandon Adobe products in favor of more affordable alternatives. At the same time, some are embracing image editing tools centered around AI technology. Topaz Labs Photo AI and Photoroom are among the front runners in this shift.

Recently, Alibaba announced the open sourcing of its latest image generation model, Qwen2vl-Flux. This model not only features a variety of functionalities such as editing, fusion, and mixing, but it can also generate highly similar new images based on user-input images or text. Qwen2vl-Flux provides powerful image transformation capabilities. Users simply need to input an image without any text prompts, and the model can generate multiple similar images based on the original. For example, if a user uploads a portrait photo, the model can generate multiple angles.

ByteDance launched its latest image editing model, SeedEdit, on November 11, becoming the first productized universal image editing tool in China. Users can simply input a straightforward natural language instruction to change the background, transform styles, and add or remove elements in images, without the need for complex tracing and painting. SeedEdit excels at understanding commands, accurately interpreting both Chinese and English prompts, including idioms and proper nouns. For example, a user can just input 'replace the watermelon with grapes,' and SeedEdit...

ByteDance announced that its AI smart assistant Doubao PC has launched a new feature that allows users to easily edit images without the need for professional photo editing skills. Users can simply visit doubao.com, select 'Image Generation' to create an image, click 'Continue Editing', and enter simple instructions to complete the editing with one click. Additionally, users can upload images for further processing through the 'Reference Image' entry.

As a newcomer curious about image processing, I have tried various image editing tools multiple times, but I was always overwhelmed by complex settings and tedious operations. It wasn't until I encountered RF-Inversion that I truly realized how simple and enjoyable image editing could be. Say goodbye to complexity and easily achieve image editing. In the past, transforming an ordinary image into a uniquely styled artwork often required professional drawing or image processing knowledge. RF-Inversion completely overturns this traditional notion. It utilizes stochastic differential equations.

Xiaomi recently announced that its intelligent assistant Xiao Ai's new large model version is undergoing a comprehensive upgrade, which will cover major product lines including smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, smart speakers, and vehicles. The new version of Xiao Ai will introduce a series of innovative features, such as AI image editing and outdoor wake-up defense.

The Google research team has released a groundbreaking technology called Alchemist, allowing users to precisely edit material properties of objects in images, such as color, gloss, and transparency, without the need for professional software or skills. The core of the technology is a 'Text-to-Image' generation model that learns to change specified material properties while keeping the shape and lighting unchanged by fine-tuning and creating synthetic datasets (including 3D models, various materials, camera angles, and lighting conditions). Experiments show that this technology improves the photorealism of images.

The newly launched 'Smart Canvas' feature on Tencent Zhi Ying PC combines AI painting technology, providing users with various practical image editing tools including smart background removal, erasing, expanding images, local re-drawing, image cropping, and high-definition renovation. Users can access 'Smart Canvas' through the 'Zhi Ying Tools' on the homepage, allowing custom canvas sizes and image uploads for editing, including adding text, using material stickers, and directly creating with AI on the canvas. Moreover, this feature includes AI painting capabilities for text-to-image and image-to-image functions.

July 22, 2024, ChinaZ.com: Xiaomi Corporation recently announced that its artificial intelligence assistant, XiaoAI, has added a new feature called "AI Image Editing," which will be released with version 6.126 of XiaoAI. Users can perform various editing operations on images, including background transformation, style transformation, pedestrian elimination, intelligent expansion, and image Q&A.Image Background Transformation: Users can send an image to XiaoAI and choose to replace the background

French startup PhotoRoom has recently completed a financing round of $50 to $60 million, reaching a valuation of $500 to $600 million. Balderton led the round, having been a major investor in the previous round, with several prior supporters also participating. PhotoRoom focuses on AI image editing applications and APIs, successfully breaking into the traditional image editing space. The company's B2B tools are popular among small businesses and e-commerce vendors, attracting major clients such as Warner Bros and Netflix. The company's success lies in its B2B focus, providing...

Meta Vice President Ahmad Al-Dahle introduced new Instagram filters at the AI+ Summit. These two generative AI filters allow users to easily separate image elements and perform advanced editing. Meta plans to support businesses and creators in developing their own artificial intelligence. Despite challenges, Meta emphasizes a layered approach and evaluation benchmarks to ensure product safety.