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Why all of a sudden my masks are "black reveal" instead of "white reveal"? How can i fix this?

New Here ,
Oct 12, 2020 Oct 12, 2020

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Hi, 

 

I work a lot with luminosity masks in photoshop (21.0.0, Mac). All of a sudden, and I do not know why, when I select something on my photograph (the sky or a house) or the highlights, they are saved as black selections (black reveal) instead of white as before. This is super annoying. Can anyone help me understand how to solve this?

Thanks!!
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Oct 12, 2020 Oct 12, 2020

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Could the keyboard option key be stuck? That give you a black hide all mask.

JJMack

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Community Expert ,
Oct 12, 2020 Oct 12, 2020

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Hi! I have a quick question for you...did you change your settings in Quick Mask mode from Masked Areas to Selected Areas? This has been an issue with me in the past, and I have fixed it by going back to Masked areas. Try it and let us know if this works!

Michelle

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Oct 14, 2020 Oct 14, 2020

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Hi mglush. Thank for replying. 

 

Honestly, I have no idea what those are. How do I change them? I use it to edit my photos, mainly curves adjustments and a love of luminosity masks. Where is this "Masked Areas"?

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Oct 12, 2020 Oct 12, 2020

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Could you please post a screenshot with the pertinent Panels (Toolbar, Layers, Channels, Options Bar, …) visible? 

What are the settings in the dialog that appears when you double-click the Channel in the Channels Panel? 

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New Here ,
Oct 14, 2020 Oct 14, 2020

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Hi, 

 

I have been trying to upload the screenshot for the last 30 minutes, but it doesn't work, it won't upload. I treid uploading to a free repository to get the URL, but the forum says it is not complete. I have no idea why it doesn't work. 

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Oct 14, 2020 Oct 14, 2020

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Just use the image button in the posting box to attach a screenshot. You need to be online though, not on email.

Dave

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Oct 14, 2020 Oct 14, 2020

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It seems the forum is currently  having an issue with screenshots I just tried to attach one and it failed 😞

Dave

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New Here ,
Oct 14, 2020 Oct 14, 2020

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I'll try this: https://ibb.co/7pyKp3B

 

I select the sky in a photo, then save the selection: it appears as a black mask, with the rest white. It used to be the opposite. It is particularly annoying with luminosity masks, I want the selections to be white reveal, not black reveal. I do not remember having changed anything on some options I don't even know the existence of.

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Oct 14, 2020 Oct 14, 2020

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You've not included the options bar in your screenshot, but check the settings at the top left and make sure the "-" is not selected

 

Dave

 

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New Here ,
Oct 14, 2020 Oct 14, 2020

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Hi Dave, 

 

still can't upload images here.

 

https://ibb.co/NZBd5wH

 

The option bar is now there (I hope, if that is what you meant).

 

Andrea

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New Here ,
Oct 29, 2020 Oct 29, 2020

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Dear Dave, 

 

Any further feedbacks? My problem is still unsolved 😞 I cannot find a reason why my masks are in Black Reveal and it is bothering me 🙂

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Oct 29, 2020 Oct 29, 2020

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I get "Page does not exist" when I try to view your last screenshot

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New Here ,
Oct 29, 2020 Oct 29, 2020

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Here is a screenshot of a selection (see marching ants) I made and then saved. As you can see, the selection is black and the rest is white, when it used to be the inverse. In complex images, it is very hard for the eye to use black as Reveal.

 

Screenshot 2020-10-29 at 13.43.50.png

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Oct 31, 2020 Oct 31, 2020

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Hi!

 

I realize that this isn't fixing the issue. but when you are working on your mask, are you aware that you can create your mask and then invert them? Here are a couple of screen shots to note where the invert buttons are.

Screen Shot 2020-10-31 at 1.44.59 PM.pngScreen Shot 2020-10-31 at 1.45.24 PM.png

Like I said before, it's not the fix to the issue, but a viable workaround.

Let us know if you have any questions or feedback.

Michelle

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