P:(Masking) Make the mask available in Photoshop?

[vitos62906937]

The AI for masking is brilliant. What would be nicer is if when I send an image to edit in Photoshop, it sends the mask too. After all, it's already created.

Alternatley, If I open an image in Photoshop's ACR, and I create a mask, why can't it open with the mask as a layer. It seems, again, since the mask is already created, it should be no problem, barely an inconvience.

Thank you for your consideration,

Vito S.

[Pedro Cortez Marques]

But I need it integrated in ACR not Lightroom.

[johnrellis]

@Pedro Cortez Marques: "But I need it integrated in ACR not Lightroom."

You've posted in the LR Classic Ideas section. The Camera Raw Ideas section is here:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/camera-raw/ct-p/ct-camera-raw?page=1&sort=latest_replies&filter=all&l... 

[Michael Zed]

currently working on a photogrammetry project and need to mask 750+ photos

By @Jeremy Jeremy Jeremy 

I’m in the same boat, using up to 100 or 200+ exposures for each scene. I typically shoot DNG and export TIFFs for full image quality. My photogrammetry software has an option to import masks from the alpha channel of the image files. I’ve been organizing and adjusting in LR Classic (macOS), masking in Photoshop and exporting as TIFF with an alpha channel. 

A TIFF export optionin LRC to include an alpha channel from masks (all masks flattened, or selecrtively) would be the most convenient way to keep my masks with my source images. PSD would probably work just as well. This would streamline the process, reduce disk use and file clutter, and save me from the cognitive overload of trying to manage and export alphas properly in PS. 

For masking operations, I would probably make use of “select subject,” “select objects,” manually brushing, and also selecting specular highlights on shiny objects to exclude from objects in individual shots. 

[Pedro Cortez Marques]

One of the biggest challenges big companies like Adobe have is to fight Tech Debt and Operational Debt.
One of the signs Adobe is showing more and more over the last years is that their teams "work in silos", producing more debt.
Integrating Lightroom/ACR/PS is a must if Adobe wants to be innovative, not a choice.

For example, their competitor integrated PS/Illustrator/InDesign into one single app.
Or, for example, their PS Liquify is undestructive and allow Raw images as SmartObjects to have reversible Liquify.
That is integration, actual value added! User-centric approach.
"It is not possible" is never true!

It is always possible.