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January 16, 2023
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Finish the MASK edit

  • January 16, 2023
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Hi, How to finish the mask edit? I mean how to save the work?

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C.Cella
Legend
January 17, 2023

@gt6313297 

 

@Be sure to Enable "Automatically Write Changes IntoXMP" or the changes will only be saved in the catalog.

 

Should you open the file in ACR it will be unedited and the metada you have written will not be readable outside LrC.

 

 

 

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gt6313297Author
Participant
January 18, 2023

Thanks, it is set.

C.Cella
Legend
January 18, 2023

A quick tip.

 

You can pause that option form the "Status and Activity panel": if you see some slowdowns pasue it and resume it when it's best for you.

 

 

Right click to access the option.

 

 

gt6313297Author
Participant
January 17, 2023

Thank you all

Conrad_C
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 16, 2023

Masking works the same as other Lightroom Classic edits you already use: As soon as you commit an edit, it’s recorded, even before you exit masking. You can see this by watching the History panel. Create or edit a mask, and you’ll see a new mask edit step in the History panel…your mask work was saved right away, whether you continue masking or switch to another feature like Healing, Crop, or Edit.

dj_paige
Legend
January 16, 2023

It is saved automatically. You don't have to specifically do a "save". You can click on the Edit icon to move on to other things.

JohanElzenga
Community Expert
Community Expert
January 16, 2023

By clicking on the top left most icon. Please note that masks themselves are not edits. They are only selections to restrict your edits to a part of the photo. The edits are applied by using the sliders of the mask panel. 

-- Johan W. Elzenga