Photoshop's NEW Rotate Object- Place ANYTHING in ANY Scene!

The new Rotate Object feature in Photoshop allows you to rotate any image like if it were a 3D object. It works with images of your objects, any animal, and even your portraits. I really think you're going to love this new tool. I'm Jesus Ramirez. Let me show you how it works. Make sure that you're in the latest Photoshop Beta, version 27.5. This is the document I'll start with. It contains two layers, a background, and a car. And of course, the goal is to make it seem like if this car is riding on this road. Compositing two layers with vastly different perspectives used to be extremely challenging, but now with the new Rotate Object feature, it's just a breeze. The first step is to press Ctrl T on Windows, that's Command T on the Mac, to enter the transformation mode. And from the taskbar, you will see this brand new button, Rotate Object. When you click on it, Photoshop will remove the background from your image and convert the object into a rotatable object. And by the way, if the automatic mask is not a very good one, you can always create one by hand first and then apply the Rotate command. And here we go. This is a rotatable object. Now, notice that in the Layers panel, our layer was converted into a rotatable object layer. The original pixel layer is gone, so if you would like to keep the original, make sure that you duplicate the layer before you make this conversion. The resolution is very low because we are in the preview mode, but when you apply the changes, you'll get the full resolution version. In this transformation mode, you will see transformation handles that allow you to scale and rotate the layer, just like the traditional transformation mode. But we now get three additional controls. This control in the bottom center allows you to rotate your object. Look at this. It's incredible. It almost feels like a 3D object. Then you can click and drag this up or down, and we can use these controls to make this car match the perspective of the scene. Then you can use this perspective button to make it seem like if your object is coming straight at you. And by the way, if you like this feature, hit the like button now and let me know in the comments. If you're new to the Photoshop Training Channel, subscribe now. And this looks pretty good. If you don't like using the transformation handles, you can always click on the rotate and tilt buttons and use these sliders to make those adjustments. Also from the properties panel, you get access to these controls and you can see the actual numerical values of the adjustments you made. And you get one additional control not available as a handle or a slider, which is the spin control. But I prefer to use the transformation handles. Clicking on this icon will reset the transformation. I don't want to do that. I'm happy with the result I have here. In fact, I think the car needs to be just a bit larger. Then I'll click on done. Photoshop will then use generative AI to generate this car in high resolution in this new position. And of course, using generative AI will use up some of your generative credits. At the time of this recording, this utilizes 20 credits. Also keep in mind that hallucinations are possible. That is generated content that really was not there in the original car. So keep an eye out for that. But in this case, the results look fantastic. This car looks great up against the background. And of course, to fully composite this car into the scene, I can use the harmonize button, which was added to Photoshop about a year ago. And this will take our car layer and match it to the background. Notice that the lighting, shadows and color will change to match the scene. And this looks really good. At this point, you can use traditional Photoshop techniques to continue fine tuning the image. For example, in this image, we need to First, let's make it seem like the tires are rotating. Go into filter, blur gallery, spin blur, then drag this circular control over the tire and use the handles to adjust it so that it only covers the tire. And with the blur angle slider, you can make it seem as if the tires are spinning. And when you're done, press OK. Remember, the smart filters have a mask, so you can always paint with black in areas where you don't want to apply that effect. So I'm just going to make sure that I have a sharp edge right there, making the effect more realistic. Of course, do the same thing to the back tire. And I hope that this illustrates that your traditional Photoshop skills are not dead. If you combine them with new generative technology, you can create amazing images. Next, let's work on the windshield. It's very important that the To do so, I'm going to enable the selection brush. Just make a selection around the windshield. You don't have to be precise. And when you come back to where you started and release, Photoshop will fill in the rest. And now you can use generative fill and apply a prop. Make sure that you're using the new Firefly image five for this. I think it works great for situations like this and simply use the prompt reflective windshield, then click on generate. One of the advantages of using Firefly models is that they have the context of the entire image. Partner models are great, but they only look at the contents of the selection that you created. In this case, having the context of the entire image will give us realistic reflections over the windshield. And there you go. The results are fantastic. I really, really like this. I'm I think it looks fantastic. Let me know in the comments what you think. Let's now see how the new rotate object in Photoshop works with an image of a person. In this case, we want to rotate her, but keep the original background. Let me show you the workflow for that. To start, we need to create a clean background plate. To do so, you can use the selection brush tool and simply make a selection out of the main subject. You can be very loose. You don't have to be precise. Just loop around her and come back to where you started and release and Photoshop will fill in that selection. In some cases, you may want to hold alt and windows or option on the Mac to enter the subtract mode and paint away areas of the selection that give Photoshop more context of what should be in the background. Then from the taskbar, click on remove and Photoshop will generate a new layer with content that makes it seem like she was never there. You can see the layer here or an after. Now select the original background layer and press control Jan windows command on the Mac to duplicate the layer. Now we have two versions of that layer. The second layer needs to go on top of the layer stack. You can, of course, drag it up or press control right bracket key to move the layer up the layer stack. Now press control to transform and from the taskbar, click on rotate object. Photoshop will then remove the background and convert this layer into a rotatable object. There we go. She is now a rotatable object. Let me move the taskbar out of the way. And as you can see, now that she's a rotatable object, we can rotate or tilter any way we want. Now, something I should mention is that if you make an adjustment that you're unhappy with when you commit the change, you can revert the layer back to its original state. Let me show you how to do that. Simply right click on the layer and choose reset transform right here. Now, before I do that, I want to show you that Photoshop created a hallucination, which is content that was not really there. It happens sometimes. And if it doesn't, your final image, I'll show you how to fix it a little later on in this video. But anyway, I'm going to reset the transformation that brings the layer back to its original state. I'll enable the move tool and place it back into position. You can see that it now matches the original image. But look at the layers panel. This is still a rotatable object. And from the taskbar, if you click on edit rotation, you'll see that the last rotation is now applied. If you wanted to reset it back to its original rotation when it was first turned into a rotatable object, then you'll have to go into the properties panel and data zero to the rotation, tilt and spin. But in this case, I'm simply going to use the transformation handles to place her into position. I want her facing right, maybe bring her forward a bit, rotate her a bit more. I'll click on done to apply the changes and Photoshop will generate the high resolution version. And there it is. Again, Photoshop is having issues with the highlights. It thinks that the highlights is some sort of headband, which, of course, wasn't really there. So we will need to fix that using generator fill. We also need to include the bottom part of her dress. The overall image looks fantastic, but let's work on her hair to make it even better. With the selection brush tool, simply paint over the hallucinations or any area that doesn't work. Go into generator fill. Make sure that you're using the brand new Firefly image file preview. Leave the prompt blank and simply click on generate. And there you go. Now toggle through the variations from the properties panel to see which one's the best. I like the third one. And now you can do the same for other areas in your image. In this case, I will loop around her dress to create a selection. Then I'll use generator fill once again to fill in that area. And again, cycle through the different variations to see which one you like best. This time I'll use the arrow icons in the taskbar. And again, I like the third one the best. But as you can see, this tool is very powerful and I'm sure it'll become one of your favorite tools in Photoshop. And if you made it this far, like and subscribe.