P:(Masking) Default names for masks by type.

[PixelCrisp]

Instead of naming all masks "mask", regardless of the type, it would be very helpful if they're named by mask type.

E.g. "brush 1", "brush 2", "linear mask 1", "radial mask 1" and so on. This way it's way easier to pick the right masks when copying the settings from one photo. Most of the time I don't want to copy the brushes, but only the linear and radial masks.

[Hansjürg]

Can't the corresponding mask name be inserted automatically for the masking "Motif" and "Background" ?
For all other masks I find it correct to have to assign the name myself.

[GoldingD]

Motif" and "Backgroun

Translation issue? Do you mean Select Sky and Select Subject?

[Hansjürg]

Yes, Select Sky and Select Subject 🙂

[GoldingD]

You do know that you can rename those masks, correct?

[PixelCrisp]

Yes, of course.

I'm talking about the default names. They're all the same. Let's say you create 10 masks. They're just named mask 1-10.

But in reality you've created maybe one sky mask, one luminosity, two linear, two radial and 4 brushes. Ya, so much fun renaming all of them.

Instead, if the default names would incorporate the mask type, you would more or less know which is which. You open the copy settings menu and it says "sky 1", "luminosity 1", "linear 1" and "linear 2" and so on. Saves the time for renaming, which you can still do if you want.

[JohanElzenga]

If you have four brush masks, then I doubt that you would still know which one is 'Brush 2' and which one is 'Brush 3' a few days later, but I do agree that a default name that refers to the mask type would help. Especially a mask like 'Sky 1', because you will not often have more than one sky mask.

[Bob Somrak]

A Mask is made up of components, even if it only one component.  If you created a mask with a Linear and then subtracted a Brush than what would you call it? It is not a Linear.

[JohanElzenga]

A Mask is made up of components, even if it only one component.  If you created a mask with a Linear and then subtracted a Brush than what would you call it? It is not a Linear.

Why not and more importantly: who cares? You can say it's a linear mask with some brushed fine tuning. As long as it helps you to find the correct mask to copy, it's worthwhile to have this and better than 'Mask 7'.

[Bob Somrak]

As @GoldingD said, Just rename the masks to anything you want.  I find it easier to leave the names and just drag my cursor over the mask names and they highlight and then I can easily pick the one i want.

[Ian Lyons]

Ditto Bob's comment

“You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can’t please all of the people all of the time”.”

 

[JohanElzenga]

Guys, this is a feature request. If you do not agree, then just don't vote for it.

[PixelCrisp]

And it still wouldn't hurt you to rename "Sky 1" to "Sky made more blue".

[JohanElzenga]

Exactly. Anybody who prefers to rename their masks, can still do that if the default name is a little more descriptive than 'Mask 23'.

[paulg66021388]

I'm loving the new masking features in Lightroom as I'm suddenly now able to do so much more without having to open PS! But when I add lots of masks for dodging, burning etc I'm usually too lazy to name them... it would be super useful if there was an option for Lightroom to automatically name them according to the brush presets used. Obviously we don't always use a preset as is but it would still be possible to name them with something useful like "Dodge Shadows (edited)" if we started with a preset or just mention the first slider we touched if we start with everything at zero. Does this make sense?

[paulg66021388]

Yeah I just requested something like this too! I think it would be most useful if the mask name told us what the mask did... if we used a preset like "Dodge"... started with a preset "Dodge (edited)... or just mentioned the first slider we adjusted if we made a custom adjustment. The little mask thumbnails do okay in helping us identify whether it was a linear gradient, or a select subject or whatever but whats missing is the action carried out by the mask

[JohanElzenga]

Do not request the same thing again in a different thread. That is counter productive because Adobe looks at votes. Vote for this existing thread. I merged your request with this one for exactly that reason.

[paulg66021388]

Sorry I'd already done it before I saw the other thread. And I did vote for the other one too! Thanks anyway - it makes sense to out them together 🙂

[Bobby Thompson]

The new masking is great, but when selecting people, if you choose all of the masks, they are just named "mask 1, mask 2", etc... Would save time and make it easier if it named the mask according to the selection - "hair, teeth, skin", etc...

[Jill_C]

Sounds like a great idea !

[ralphlouzon]

Totally agreed. 
The most obvious lack in the masks names is all the person features: if you select the face skin for instance (well done by LRC BTW) why does this new mask is not named "skin tone"??? It makes no sens.

[ralphlouzon]

I mean the mask should be labelled "face skin"...

(and why can't we re-edit our post to correct them in this community? 🙄)

[ralphlouzon]

LR masks is a nice feature but it could be easely improved.

- Automatic specific naming when the mask is created with Background/Sky/Subject/Face skin... etc.

- Copy-paste of setting from a mask to another. Example, I create 3 masks with the AI person: eyes, face skin, body skin ans ask for three differents masks because of the eyes very different settings. Often the two skins masks should have the same settings, and currently I have to do everything twice.

- Refining masks: the IA job is fine but sometimes I need to smooth a mask for instance, and currently it has to be done tediously with an aditionnal brush. An automatic mask smoothing (feather or wathever) would be nice.

[paulg66021388]

Yeah agreed! Just call them anything that's more helpful than Mask 1, Mask
2, etc.!

[Frank_B]

Right now when you select:

Create New Mask > Select People > Person 1 > Facial, Body, Eybrows, etc.

these masks will show up in masks lists as: Mask 1, Mask 2, Mask 3, etc.

Can Lightroom create new masks with names Face, Body, Eyebrows, etc.?

Exactly like the masks are created when selection Adaptive - Enhance Portrait.

Thanks.

[johnrellis]

Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please merge with this version of the Idea, which has more votes and detailed discussion:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-ideas/p-masking-default-names-for-masks-by-type/idi...