AI Glossary / Inpainting

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Inpainting is editing a selected fragment of an image: you mark an area, describe what should appear there (or disappear), and the model generates new content to match the rest - in lighting, perspective, style. Removing passersby from photos or changing clothing in portraits are classic applications. Related outpainting extends the image beyond the original frame, painting in the surroundings. Both techniques have made it into popular graphics editors and they power "magical" features like generative fill.