The degree of precision required in a mask depends on which tool youвЂ™re using and the content of the image youвЂ™re editing. Size, Hardness, and Opacity settings cannot be adjusted once a brushstroke has been applied. This enables you to alter the smoothness of the transitions between masked and nonmasked areas. Opacity at the outer edge is zero and increases to the value youвЂ™ve selected in the center. The outer circle shows the limit of the currently selected brush size, which you can adjust using the Size slider in the Brush Settings menu. The inner circle in the masking cursor is the area of maximum opacity and shows where your adjustment will take effect. You can adjust the relevant options in the Local Adjustments tool or in the Viewer context menu. The circles in the mask cursor show which areas are masked and how strong their effects will be. This is a great tool for simulating a graduated filter or applying any other adjustment - for example, to increase Clarity from the top to the bottom of the frame or saturation from left to right. Selecting the Gradient Mask option transforms the cursor into an arrow that you can use to drag a gradient in the Viewer image. The B (brush), M (mask), and E (eraser) shortcuts make it simple to work on an image without having to use the mouse or your graphics pen to switch the cursor function.ДЄnd by the way, a graphics tablet is the ideal tool for performing local adjustments, especially if you program its custom buttons with the masking shortcuts listed here. The menu is where you can switch between drawing and erasing, and the eraser can also be activated using the E shortcut. You can also control the show / hide toggle using the M shortcut. The brush options enable you to show or hide the mask, or show it only while youвЂ™re drawing. ItвЂ™s ideal for quickly creating complex masks without having to do too much fiddly work with the eraser, and itвЂ™s so sophisticated that it вЂњnoticesвЂќ if you accidentally mask part of an obvious outline.Д¬lick-and-hold the brush button (either in the Cursor Tools toolbar or in the Local Adjustments tool panel) to open its options menu. It works very well for objects with a fairly obvious outline, such as a person in front of a studio background, the sky in a landscape, or an object photographed on a light table. The Auto Mask function uses brightness, contrast, and color detection algorithms to guess where the outline of the mask needs to be. The Auto Mask function makes selecting complex objects a breeze.

вЂњ+вЂќ and вЂњвЂ“вЂќ: Use these buttons to create and delete layers.

Draw Mask: The next button activates the brush that is used to вЂњpaintвЂќ an adjustment into the Viewer image.Also, with Link Brush and Eraser Settings, Capture One will use the same settings for both the paint-on brush and the eraser brush, making it easier for you to undo your strokes on the fly. Brush Settings is also where you can activate the Auto Mask and Use Pen Pressure options. Flow defines how quickly the build-up of your virtual brush is supposed to happen and is most useful when you choose the Airbrush option. Brush Settings: Click the double-arrow button at the bottom of the tool panel to adjust the Size, Hardness, Opacity, and Flow values of the brush.The options available in the Local Adjustments tool are as follows: Masks are created and tweaked in the Local Adjustments tool. The human brain can compensate automatically for such complex lighting conditions but camera sensors canвЂ™t. ItвЂ™s likely youвЂ™ve captured images using mixed natural and artificial light sources, or ones in which sunlit and shaded areas are of equal importance. LetвЂ™s look at an example based on White Balance settings. Vignetting (see section 6.5) and lens corrections (see section 8.3), on the other hand, are tools that are designed for application to the entire image.

These are, of course, all tools that it makes sense to apply locally. Clarity and Structure (see section 6.4).The list of tools that can be applied locally is growing all the time and consisted of the following as of this writing: Layers enable you to apply adjustments locally, using a brush to вЂњpaintвЂќ your adjustment into the image - or, more accurately, you mask specific areas with the brush and apply your tool(s) of choice to the masked areas. Layers enable you to perform individual editing steps separately and tweak, show, and hide them as necessary.

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