P: Add mask defringe to global edits
I asked a question about the different defringe tools in masks vs. global, but no one knew the answer. I am now requesting a new feature. Please add the mask Defringe to the global edits. It works much better than the current global Defringe and also is much easier to use without all the bad side-effects that the global one often has. Currently the kludge is to create a linear gradient that covers the whole image and then use the mask Defringe, but it would be easier to just make the mask version of Defringe in the global edit controls. Sure, keep the old one too for those who want to use that one.
https://community.adobe.com/questions-675/defringe-mask-vs-global-1556459
In a mask we can use the Defringe control and it works well. Sometimes I create a mask over an area using a brush or gradient solely to use the Defringe tool. Why is Defringe in a mask so easy to use, effective, and without the bad side effects of the complex Defringe in the global tools?
The global Defringe tool rarely works well and often it doesn't work at all. It is common to get a message with the eyedropper that the area is too small or it can't detect anything despite it being clearly visible. And when it does work you have to play around with the 4 sliders and almost never get a satisfactory result. And on top of that the real killer is that if there is anything else in the photo that has a similar color (clothing, car, etc.) then parts of that can also be changed to monochrome.
I sometimes even create a Linear Gradient over the whole image if I have problems in many places in order to use the mask Defringe which works so well. So much better results than using the global Defringe.
Why can't the simple, easy to use, effective Defringe in a mask not be also available in the global area?
After 15 years of using LrC I have found that when I need to defringe that the global tool is truly hit and miss and very often changes completely unrelated things to monochrome that are not fringe. The tool seems to be a mess. And the very simple Defringe tool in a mask has worked very easily every time I have used it. In fact, the kludge I have used sometimes is to make a linear gradient that covers the whole image just so I can use the mask Defringe. I do this after first trying the global Defringe and it being a failure.
