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Red dot under the mask symbol

Pricon52 — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:40:18 GMT

I am using version 12.3 of LrC. On one of my recently processed photos I am getting a red dot under the Mask tool symbol. Normally there is a white (or light gray) dot under the tool symbols like "Healing", "Crop" or "Edit" indicating that some modifications were done with that tool, but in some cases I'm seeing a red dot. Does anyone know what that's about. I have revisited that tool and made sure that modifications were complete. So, I don't know what may be causing that. Thanks for your help.

Re: Red dot under the mask symbol

john beardsworth — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 16:41:38 GMT

This is a new indicator. Normally it would indicate that one of the masks needs updating.

Re: Red dot under the mask symbol

daleducatte — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:18:13 GMT

I noticed the red dots also, and wondered if they're being displayed unnecessarily.

For example:

I have a photo of a small flower, with the flower at the center of the image and some vines behind it.

I use Select Object to create a mask on the flower. Lightroom correctly selects just the flower for the mask, the boundaries of the mask are accurate, and there are no other masks on the image. The grey dot appears under the mask tool, as expected.

I now use the Healing tool to remove a dust spot from somewhere else on the image, outside the area of the object mask. The gray dot under the mask tool turns red.

Should this scenario trigger the need to update a mask, or turn on the red dot?

Re: Red dot under the mask symbol

john beardsworth — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:21:56 GMT

I would expect it to trigger the warning. But yes, it seems unnecessary in the case you describe.

Re: Red dot under the mask symbol

Bob Somrak — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 17:30:50 GMT

A "dismiss warning" button has been asked for in these situations where a recalculation of the mask is not necessary but has been ignored by Adobe

Re: Red dot under the mask symbol

Pricon52 — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 18:15:11 GMT

Thanks John. I did revisit each photo with the red dot and "updated" each mask where "select subject" or "select objects" was used. That solved the issue. I think I changed the crop after applying the mask in each case which caused the alert/red dot to appear. Personally I think this is more of a bug, especially since the "update" didn't seem to change anything and the "select subject/objects" function is unrelated to the crop. But thanks again. I appreciate your help.

Re: Red dot under the mask symbol

Valokammi — Sat, 27 May 2023 18:24:43 GMT

I got the same! After dust removal dot is red! Really need for "dismiss warning" button or something!

Re: Red dot under the mask symbol

el_senior_x — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:38:24 GMT

The only way I found of removing it is by selecting the masks and searching for the one that says that it needs updating, then clicking on to update the mask.

Re: Red dot under the mask symbol

john beardsworth — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:43:11 GMT

In Develop, go to the Settings menu and choose Update AI Settings.

Re: Red dot under the mask symbol

DomiPro — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 16:18:08 GMT

Or use the shortcut Command+Option+U to update... easier