P:(Masking) Make the mask available in Photoshop?

What if Lrc would export separately Lrc masks as separate bw files to a specified folder then Ps would import these files as layers on top of the main RAW/TIF file? Then before bringing the edited TIF file back to Lrc it would need to be merged in Ps. Wouldn't it be a circumvention of RAW conversion limitation?
Right now the manual and timely workaround is to turn on one mask and turn off al the others in Lrc then remove colours and tweak photography levels to end up with bw high contrast photo. Export that photo as a mask 1. Then turn off the mask in Lrc and turn on the 2nd one. Repeat the steps. The result is a collection of masks as separate bw files ready to import to Ps as layers (masks) for the main photo.

yes indeed ACR and LrC are very close to each other functionally - you cannot convert ACR masks into PS layer masks either, when you do Raw conversion that way. Neither ACR nor LrC is equipped to output a layered image, which is what would effectively be needed AFAICT and that would be fundamental change, not just a tweak.

That's not to deny something on those lines may be workable - or perhaps, if one could choose to export the extent of a chosen mask as image transparency (of a TIFF), to serve e.g. in a background extraction workflow.

@Rikk Flohr: Inactivedo you know by any chance if there's a plan to implement this feature? It's been 2 years now 🙂

Feature request:

When exporting a photo from Lrc to Ps please export the applied masks as well.

This could be optional (with a checkbox).

They could be exported as:

a) black and white layers

b) original photo layers with alpha masks

Reason:

Additional editing in Photoshop often is based on masks / layers. Instead of re-creating the masks from Lightroom you could utilize them again.

It would speed up editing workflow in many cases.

Example:

You're editing a portrait photo in Lightrom. You're correcting with precision the AI-based masks (eyes, face, apparel, detail). You need to do a bit of painting over the image (subject and the background) so you switch to Photoshop. Now you have only one flat photo without all the masks you've created in Lightroom so you need to paint the masks again. If you had the Lightroom masks exported as well in the same file you could easily and fast do additional photo editing / painting on selected / masked areas of the photo.

Thanks!

While waiting for Adobe to implement this, consider the Copy Settings plugin's Extract Masks command.

Plz Add A Feature in Camera RAW/Lightroom and Photoshop- Mask Transfer Camera RAW/LightRoom to Photoshop... it Helf Seprate Mask For Skin, Boddy Skin, Facial Hair, Cloth and other in Photoshop Edit More Accurate With Help of Lightroom mask Transfer in Photoshop Layer..

Plz Add A Feature in Camera RAW and Photoshop- Mask Transfer Camera RAW to Photoshop... it Helf Seprate Mask For Skin, Boddy Skin, Facial Hair, Cloth and other in Photoshop Edit More Accurate With Help of Camera RAW mask Transfer in Photoshop Layer..

Works perfectly. Why Adobe hasn't just got on and implemented this is beyond me. Thanks John.

Add This One Advance Feature in Camera RAW and Photoshop Camera RAW Mask Transfer To Photoshop Main Layer or Create New Layer with Mask...

The Copy Settings plugin extracts a photo’s masks as grayscale images suitable for use as layer masks in Photoshop:

https://johnrellis.com/lightroom/copysettings.htm#extract