Cloning Tool does not seem to be working

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January 24, 2023
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I'm having trouble wiht the Cloning Tool in Lightroom Classic. It does not seem to work. I've used it thousands of time with no issues, but somehow it isn't working. I try to clone an area but the target area remains unchanged.

I'm up to date with the latest version running on Windows 11.

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Correct answer drtonyb

Do you have a background mask? I would expect this if you have created a background mask and adjusted it, then tried to remove a spot with any of the CA Remove/Heal/Clone modes. If you do have a background mask, select it in the Masking panel and it may be showing a warning that AI Settings Update is needed.

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Do you have a background mask? I would expect this if you have created a background mask and adjusted it, then tried to remove a spot with any of the CA Remove/Heal/Clone modes. If you do have a background mask, select it in the Masking panel and it may be showing a warning that AI Settings Update is needed.

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PinholeR5Author

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Yes! Thank you for the suggestion. That solved my issue.

It wasn't a background mask but a stray mark from an adjustment mask I had made with the brush to deal with some blown-out highlights. I must have inadvertently clicked while moving the mouse, leaving a stray dot.

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PinholeR5Author

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It is really strange. I moved the source to include the fence, and with 0 feather. It does substitute it in but the dot I'm trying to remove is still there! Now, the dot itself is in the image and not the monitor because I can move the LR window around and the dot stays in the same place in the image.

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