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December 4, 2021
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background mask issue

  • December 4, 2021
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not sure if this is a bug but when using mask tool and selecting background the changes can't be saved.

 

what is a fix for this?

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JohanElzenga
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Community Expert
December 4, 2021

This is a common misunderstanding about how masks work. Most likely you are looking at the mask overlay, and have chosen an overlay that shows the background in black. That is not an adjustment however, it is just a way to view the mask. That is why it doesn't 'save' to your photo. There is nothing to save, because you have 't made an actual adjustment to the background.

 

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F. McLion
Community Expert
Community Expert
December 4, 2021

Can you please share some more details?

Exact version of LrC?

If v11, do you see the mask? Is the mask not stored, or the developments you are applying?

Also, a screenshot may be helpful.

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Sean McCormack
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December 4, 2021

Agreed, there's not enough to go on. 

When you say Background, do you mean that you've used Select Subject and the used Invert? Or is it a Select Sky?

 

 

Sean McCormack. Author of 'Essential Development 3'. Magazine Writer. Former Official Fuji X-Photographer.
Participant
December 8, 2021
using the mask tool I used select sky to change the color of the sky. I'm
having trouble saving this specific task.

David

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