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Participating Frequently
April 6, 2011
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P: Layer "Badges" for parametric effects/changes (Blend If, etc)

  • April 6, 2011
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I use the Blend If sliders all the time - but when I close the d-log I have no idea if I have applied them unless I open up the Advanced Blend options to check. It would be GREAT if there was a signifier (even a tiny one) that showed i the Blend If sliders had been adjusted.

Please note: I understand that the layers panel already has a lot of icons on it...but Blend If needs to be more visible and/or discoverable.

12 replies

Inspiring
June 6, 2011
I'm referring to the badges in Lightroom's grid view to indicate edits that have been made to a file. I'd like a similar icon approach applied to parametric effects on Layers and Masks.

For instance, in spite of good housekeeping for naming layers and folders I'm still very dependent on adjustment layer and mask icons to scan a layer stack to get an overview on the kind of work done on a file.

It simply doesn't go far enough. As a photographer/retoucher I don't make extensive use of Layer Effects, but I do use Advanced Blending Options a lot. Why no fx icon when they are invoked? Similarly, I'd love to be able to tell which layers had opacity or fill reduced, and which masks may have been edited parametrically (density, feather, edge, etc).

When you have a file with 30+ layers it would be very handy to ascertain which layers may be compromised by unseen effects without having to select each one, go into it's layer effect and masks panel, etc. Badges/icons would make the task so much easier.

Edward Caruso Photography
Participating Frequently
April 6, 2011
absolutely needs to be done. maybe just the layer effect icon b/c its in the same dialogue box?