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October 27, 2021
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P:(Masking) Add auto update recompute to subject /sky masking after copy/paste

  • October 27, 2021
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Love the auto subject detection in the new lightroom classic update.

 

Idea: add an auto recompute feature to the subject masking when working with multiple images.

 

Observation: I'm a wedding photographer. When working with multiple images and auto sync is turned on, all of my edits to one image are synced across all selected images. When working with the auto mask subject selection, LRC basically creates a mask "preset" for the visible image but won't apply that "preset" to all other images until you manually select the  "recompute subject" button on the mask pannel. 

 

Why not have LRC do this automatically across all selected images? Seems like a nice improvement.

139 replies

Known Participant
May 12, 2022
Or better yet… alllow “inside/outside” adjustments of the same mask which is a nifty trick in final cut pro. One mask with a toggle allowing you to work on both areas not just one.

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Known Participant
May 12, 2022

Came here to make the same request as others (auto update of masks), but have one more request:

I often select subject once, then select subject again and invert it.  Since LR has already had to calculate the mask one time, it should be smart enough to cache that info so that "select subject" the second time is instantaneous.  Ditto for Select Sky. 

johnrellis
Legend
May 11, 2022

"but it only seems to work in loupe view, in develop Ctrl+Shft+C doesn't do anything,"

 

Oh, the Autohotkey script refers to Library > Plug-in Extras (which won't work in Develop) rather than File > Plug-in Extras (which works in both Library and Develop).  Contact me at the support email address and I'll send you a fixed Autohotkey script.

Known Participant
May 11, 2022

I tried your plugin (with AutoHotKey) and it worked wonderfully once, but it only seems to work in loupe view, in develop Ctrl+Shft+C doesn't do anything, it only brings up the copy settings window in Loupe.

johnrellis
Legend
May 10, 2022

"I certainly do NOT want it to "recompute" the mask, I want it to use the *same* mask in the other images."

 

I think most people posting here want it to recompute the mask automatically.  A typical use case is taking many photos of the same scene but with slightly different positioning of the camera or elements in the scene.

 

Ideally, there would be an option to choose.  But meanwhile, while waiting for Adobe to figure this out, you can use the Copy Settings plugin to copy the exact mask to the target photos, as you want.

Known Participant
May 9, 2022

I meant to say "I certainly do NOT want it to "recompute" the mask," but I can't yet edit my posts 😞

Known Participant
May 9, 2022

The thing is what the Adobe rep is talking about I'm not sure is what people want. I certainly do want it to "recompute" the mask, I want it to use the *same* mask in the other images. In my case I'm shooting the same subject that hasn't moved in a different light and a I don't want it to do a recompute because in the alternative light I know it will do a bad job of finding the subject. I mean I have to go and touch up the boundrys all the time anyway if it recomputes a differnt boundry on the subject then my touch ups will be no good. Having to do any manual work, or having to check if it gave me the right result defeats the purpose of a cut and paste. If I have to look at it I might as well just do the mast again by hand. It doesn't take that long, the whole point is to be able to not have to check at all.  

FurkanD3
Participant
May 8, 2022

Hallo Liebes Team

 

Wenn ich meine "Einstellungen kopieren/einfügen" Funktion anwende, muss ich natürlich alle Motive neu berechnen lassen. Ist verständlich...

Meistens verwende ich mehrere Maskierungen (mit der Motiv Funktion). Bei jeder Maskierung muss ich manuell das Motiv einzeln anwählen und neu berechnen lassen (siehe Screenshot). Gibt es eine 1-Klick Option alle Motive neu zu berechnen. Am schönsten wäre dass die Motivmaskierungen miteinander verknüpft werden. (Das Motiv ändert sich ja nicht nach neuer Maskierung sondern ist pro Bild einmal 🙂

Bei jeder Ebene muss ich es neu Berechnen lassen... dies ist recht mühsam und zeitraubend.

 

Bin ich blind oder existiert da wirklich keine Möglichkeit alle Motive mit einem Kick neu berechnen zu lassen?

 

Vielen Dank

Gruss

Furkan

JohanElzenga
Community Expert
Community Expert
May 8, 2022

This is a request that is marked as "planned", so the answer is that this does not yet exist but will come in an update one day.

 

-- Johan W. Elzenga
Inspiring
May 2, 2022

The new masking features like object or sky are all great but for copy and paste on next picture to be edited the user has every time to click on update on all applied masks. This should be automated that no clicks are required anymore if user copies all settings to the next picture. "Vom vorherigen Foto anwenden"

Participant
April 28, 2022

Please also comply this function in cloud based Lightroom, it is so painful to apply masked preset one by one.