Q: What is AI Playground in Project Indigo? A: AI Playground is a set of generative AI tools built into Adobe’s Project Indigo experimental camera app that assist mobile photographers at the point of capture. This Project Indigo AI Playground guide covers four modules — Object Editing, Styles, Photo Guidance, and Custom Edit — which remove distractions, apply artistic looks, offer live critiques, and reshape scenes with prompts. Q: How can I access AI Playground on my device? A: Update or install Project Indigo on your iPhone from the App Store and open the app to look for “AI Playground”, which Adobe is rolling out to only a small percent of users for a few weeks. The features are free during this test period, but Adobe says access may expand and a paid version is likely if the feature proves popular. Q: What does Object Editing do and how should I prepare shots for it? A: Object Editing lets you remove people, cars, signs and add background blur to mimic shallow depth of field, and you should frame your subject with space around the edges so the AI has room to rebuild the background. Shoot with good side lighting, avoid very busy backgrounds, zoom in to check edges after removal, and keep a clean plate shot as a backup for manual fixes outside Indigo. Q: How do Styles work and how can I avoid over-stylizing photos? A: Styles convert images into looks such as “pen and ink” or “ink line with color wash” and are best tested on duplicate images so the original is preserved. Start at low strength and nudge up, pair Styles with light Object Editing first, and export both the styled and plain versions to compare later. Q: How does Photo Guidance help me take better photos? A: Photo Guidance provides critiques and suggestions before your next shot, flagging issues like framing, crooked horizons, and busy backgrounds. Use a quick loop—take a shot, read the critique, fix one thing, and reshoot a few times—to learn what the AI prioritizes and improve quickly. Q: What are the best practices for writing Custom Edit prompts? A: Use plain, specific language that names placement, light quality and direction, and environment, for example “place the lantern on a mountain ledge with sunlight from the right”. Match shadows and perspective to keep edits believable, zoom in to check edges and textures, and refine the prompt if results look rubbery. Q: Which AI model powers AI Playground and what performance should I expect? A: Adobe’s Nextcam Team currently runs AI Playground on Google’s Nano Banana model but may switch to other models later, which can change speed or results. Large or complex edits can take longer and use more battery, and if processing stalls the guide suggests trying a smaller area or a simpler prompt. Q: Will AI Playground stay free and how will availability change over time? A: AI Playground is free during the current test but available only to a few percent of users for a few weeks, and Adobe says it can’t offer it for free forever. Depending on popularity, access may expand and a paid version is likely, so update the app and watch Indigo’s announcements for changes in availability.