Tony Cooper wrote:
This is intended as just a question, and not a position taken on
either side.

Adobe has provided a short video on the later-to-be released
improvements on Content Aware Fill in Photoshop.

It's available to watch at:
https://petapixel.com/2018/09/10/pho...eid=b307a66a15

or http://tinyurl.com/ybv32cks

The question is "Do improvements like this take away the skill aspect
and enjoyment of Photoshop for you?"

In other words, is it going to less rewarding to you to improve your
skills in using Photoshop if the improvements mean no skill, or
considerably less skill, is required to do what now takes skill?

Oh, the final product will be done faster and better with the
improvements, but the challenge of learning how to use the present
available tools is lessened.

What's more important to you? The final result, or the accomplishment
of having to hone your skills to get to that final result?



Having been a PS user from long before the days of CS, or CC, I have always
enjoyed learning as the software developed into what it is today. I get a
great sense of satisfaction by achieving a fix, or solution which hours
before seemed too tough for me.

I have always been enthralled by each incremental improvement in PS, and
LR, and I have always been keen to experiment with new tools, and features
to find ways to incorporate them into my workflow to make things faster,
simpler, and ultimately reach better results.

So to answer your question, for me it would be a bit of both.



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Savageduck