Apple retouch tool gone after update to Sequioa 15.1

JimH21111 wrote:

Is the Luminar Neo plug-in still working in Photos 15.1 (or 15.2)?

The Luminar Photos Extension stopped working in macOS 15.1. I had to fall back on calling Luminar Neo from the menu "Image > Edit with ...", but after updating to macOS 15.2 it is working again for me.

But it has not been a big problem to call the full app from the "Image > Edit with ..." menu. This way I could also use the tools that are only available, when the Luminar Catalogue is open, like adding borders and extending the canvas, panorama stitching, focus stacking, etc.

Another example, where Clean-Up needs additional retouching: This picture is showing three problems:

• After removing the people, their shadows are left and need manual removing.
• Some body parts (a leg of a person in the foreground) are not recognized and cloned to fill in the background)
• The artificial intelligence does not under stand that furniture needs legs to stand on and inserting chairs and tables without legs or just parts of a leg, fading out.

Before:

The selection by Clean-up:

The result (without brushing additional parts manually)

Why are the comments out of chronological order? I'm trying to find Shaheel's comment to whoissaikia in order to give an upvote but I've scrolled every page and it's nowhere to be found. This is almost as frustrating as Apple's deletion of Retouch.

Thanks, Shawheel, I thought your comment was apt and didn't deserve to be deleted. Apparently whoissaikia hasn't tuned into the thread from the beginning; or maybe never had occasion to need Retouch.

I own an older version of Affinity, and when I tried to open it after moving to Sequoia, latest version, I get a message that Affinity is terminally damaged and should be removed. So Apple broke my property. I called support and they told me I should try to remove and re-add the OS and maybe Affinity would work. I don't have a proper back-up drive so I will have to go out and buy one before I can try that. But if it doesn't work, I wonder if Apple will

pay me the $65 it cost me for the original Affinity. I can hear you laughing!

Minimalist2, thank you for your post. It appears Apple took it down. No surprise there unfortunately. They are being completely opaque about their elimination of retouch. But I really appreciate your information and suggestion and I’m going to send an email. Thanks again.

AnnaEscondido - Go to original post,below that, on my screen, is a post highlighted in grey, called top-ranking post. Below it there is a line. Under that line, in tiny font, on the right hand side it offers you 'Sort by' - and you can click on 'Newest', or other options.

Shawheel - your most recent post about Apple arrived in my inbox a couple minutes ago. When I clicked on the 'helpful' button, it took me to this:

Looking for something in Apple Support Communities?

The page you tried was not found. You may have used an outdated link or may have typed the address (URL) incorrectly.

☹️🙄I guess they've got your number!

I was simply attempting to blur out a license plate number but all I got was either some weird black areas where the number was or, if I was more thorough with the selection, the entire plate disappeared. Frustrating!

I hope so. They have deleted 3 of my posts in this thread requesting they restore it. For some reason, they will probably delete this as well, even though they’re not deleting the other comments saying the same thing. Its odd. But I agree with you and am hopeful.

Everyone needs to be sure to make a print screen of their posted comments so we can prove what & how many comments are being removed in case we wish to act on our constitutional rights to express our opinions and facts.

AnnaEscondido: From the top, scroll down past the image. Below that, on my screen is one post by Cartoon guy. Below it a faint line. Just under that line on the right in faint grey is 'Sort by'. It defaults to 'Rank' on my screen. Click on it and you will get a dropdown menu of options. Click on Newest or oldest. Here is a screenshot, scroll to the bottom, I've highlighted the text.

Shawheel... I'm curious if any of us who sent in the online form ever heard back? If someone did hear back online, maybe I missed it.. :/

I didn't think about taking screenshots.. but I did have one response I made that they heavily moderated and I still can't figure out why. I received a slap on the wrist message saying they were changing it. No reason given. :(

I hope they don't lock this thread... It's still really active even after two months! xoxo

I used the retouch tool not just to remove blemishes or dirt marks. In some of my work, my style as an artist was dependent on it! I am devastated that Sequoia eliminated it. I want tools I can control with my eye and hand and I used this one for about 10 different purposes because I am creative enough to invent. Nothing in I Photo does what I need to create my style of work now -- and I am close to risking downgrading my OS to Monterey just to get the retouch tool back. That is how iportant it is to me. That elimination was -- IS -- a major blow.

We all feel your pain! The App Store has something call TouchRetouch for $14.99. I bought it, but it simply isn't as good as the lamented Retouch brush. Plus, after using it just once I had to force quit it which ticked me off no end.