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Stratfan1
Participant
June 17, 2022
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P:(Masking) Modification to batch AI masking - Use first mask-don't recompute

  • June 17, 2022
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The new batch masking for AI selections (sky and subject) is a nice addition. However, I find that there still needs to be an option to set the mask once (i.e., select the sky) and then apply that exact mask selection (including any further mask refinements) to all other photos in the batch. For my timelapses where the camera doesn’t move, the same pixels make up the sky in each photo. Having the AI sky masking ability is very helpful for that initial photo edit, however the sky mask does not need to be recomputed for each photo. Use the AI mask once, refine it, make the mask edits, and paste it to all my other photos.

When syncing AI masks, LR should ask: (1) do I want to recompute the AI masks for all photos (helpful for moving timelapses), or (2) do I want to just sync the current mask selection as is?

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johnrellis
Legend
June 18, 2022

While waiting for Adobe to implement this, you could use the Copy Settings plugin to copy the exact sky/subject mask to a batch of photos, using its Original Sky And Subject Masks option.