P:(Masking) Reduce number of clicks, KBSCs to perform certain actions

"To be clear, in the previous version of LR, you placed your cursor on the image and created a mask. To create another mask you did the same. You did not need an additional keystroke or click to bring up the mask again."

On the other hand, before you couldn't see all types of masks (graduated, radial, brush) in one place. Now not only are all the pins visible at once, but you also see the thumbnail showing what is masked. I can't even imagine how many times I've had to click on (or press the shortcut) for each kind of filter to see what was there, when reviewing pictures I had edited long before, or moving the cursor on top of each pin until I found the filter I wanted to edit.

Definitely too soon to know if it will be a time saver or waster, but I would tend to think it'll be the former, given how oftern I use masks.

I hope it's the same for you 😉

Michael

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Michael Niessen - Photographer, photo-editor, educator ([moderator deleted the URL from the signature. Kindly note that URLs in the signature may be considered as spam])

"it would be easier to not have to press the N key for a new masking layer"

Just to clarify, you don't have to press the N key to create a new mask. Pressing K will create a new layer with the brush tool selected; Alt/Option+K will add to the same mask. M and Alt/Option+M will do the same for a graduated filter and so on...

Hope that helps,

Michael

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Michael Niessen - Photographer, photo-editor, educator ([moderator deleted the URL from the signature. Kindly note that URLs in the signature may be considered as spam])

I agree with you that it would be easier to not have to press the N key for a new masking layer, I can imagine they'll change this back to how it was.

I am giving it the time and attention. That's why I am here. To be clear, in the previous version of LR, you placed your cursor on the image and created a mask. To create another mask you did the same. You did not need an additional keystroke or click to bring up the mask again. This adds thousands of unneccesary additional clicks and/or cursor movements as well as time to an average edit.

Well, I'm quite happy with how Lightroom works, and I believe these kind of updates just take a little attention and time from us to adjust to is. I do agree with you this is a pretty big change for people who are not too familiar with keyboard shortcuts...

Tip: when you want to see what masks are already used, hold S when using the Masking tool (someone just hinted me for this trick)

Hope it helps.

Stick to it mate 🙂

I'm distraught by this "improvement" as well and it will challenge me greatly to move forward with the software. (I have reverted back to the previous version for as long as I can ) Repeated stress is an occupational hazard and these new extra keystroke "shortcuts" are simply dangerous as well as incredibly time-consuming.

I hope Adobe is reading this 🙂

Since the update the masking tool takes one action too many (it sounds minor, but it prolongs the editing process unnecessary in my opinion).

Normally pressing M (or K or shift+M) would show all mask pins already used when hovering the photo with the cursor, just the way it still works using the spot remeval tool (Q). But now pressing M, it opens a new mask, without showing the old pins. Another 'action' is needed to see what masks are already on the photo.

I hope this gets changed soon.

Or am I missing something?