Quick Guide: How to Use Smart Patch in PhotoDirector

Four steps to cover an unwanted object with a clean part of the photo.

Updated Nov. 12, 2026 · 1 min read

Steps

1Paint over the object

Paint over the object with the Add brush until a dashed outline surrounds it. Then click Next.

The tourist surrounded by a dashed outline, with the Add brush and Erase brush icons, Brush size at 14.7, and Next highlighted

2Drag to a clean area

Drag the blue outline to a clean part of the photo. The object is covered as you drag.

The blue outline dragged a short way to the right along the lavender rows, with the tourist already covered, highlighted

3Apply

Click Apply to keep the patch.

The blue outline placed on clean lavender, with the Apply button highlighted in the Step 2 section of the panel

4Export

Click Export to save the photo.

The patched lavender field with no tourist and the Export button highlighted at the top of the window

We tested these steps in PhotoDirector 365 version 18.0.10 on Windows.

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