Krea rebuilds its AI image editor

Krea has introduced a rebuilt version of Krea Edit, its image-editing tool. The company describes it as a way to change specific parts of an image without regenerating the whole picture.

Region editing. Users select an area with a rectangle or a brush, or click an object to auto-select it, then describe the change in text. Krea says the model fills the selection to match the surrounding lighting and style. Objects can be dragged to a new position, and the tool inpaints the gap they leave. Users can also extend an image's borders by dragging outward and describing what should fill the new space.

Whole-image controls. These include:

• relighting with up to four virtual lights, each with its own color, brightness and position
• re-rendering a subject from new camera angles
• applying a color palette
• a lens simulator that re-renders the image for a chosen camera body, lens type, focal length and aperture

A colorize feature turns grayscale images, including scanned old prints, into color. Users can add optional color hints to guide it.

Edits stack on top of each other. A history strip at the bottom of the editor records each step so users can go back to an earlier version. The editor opens from any image generated in Krea, or users can upload their own image at krea.ai/edit.

The announcement does not say which model powers the editor and gives no benchmarks or details on pricing or usage limits.