Masks
Sorry, me again š. I must sound like a frustrated client, but the opposite is the case. Iām super happy with Macro Studio, but seeing how much you care about feedback, I might go overboard with all those feature requests š.
However, hereās some more:
To almost fully replace Lightroom, or photoshop, I feel the MASKS section would need some fine-tuning. Hereās what Iām āmissingā
inverting masks
especially the radial gradient mask is a great tool to darken the background around your subject to draw the attention to your subject.
I know you could basically do the same by reducing exposure on the full image and then raising it for the mask, but for people who are used to their workflow, thatās another train of thoughts.
having multiple masks of each type
It seems I can only have one radial gradient and one linear gradient. Iām used to having as much as I want.
Not that I need all that many for macro photography, but I think two - one for the eye and one for the subject might be helpful at times.
Consider subtracting/adding/intersecting masks. Again, I donāt see nearly as much need for that in macro, than in other areas of photography, but maybe others think different.
If you allow multiple masks, consider giving the option to name them
Just some food for thought in case you ever get bored š
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Mark Laurendet
Nov 1
Depending how the developers want to go with this app these suggestions are very relevant. I notice Ryan has indicated in this topic he wants the interface to ākeep the UI relatively clean/simpleā.
But in the save options the āMacro Studio DNGā [see below] sort of indicates a more advanced suite of editing options to enable what you suggest.
It may help if the future intended path was discussed so people could make suggestions based on the intended road map
[Macro Studio DNG]
Best choice if you do all of your
stacked JPEG or TIFF files. Reop
adjustments, masks and crop.
jaxjqa
Aug 26
Just yesterday, I needed this feature on an insect. As Wolf mentioned, it was the common case of needing a mask for some body part AND needing a separate mask for the eye, the most common part I mask. As you point out, it does add some complexity to the UI, but ON1 has recently added this and itās a huge upgrade in usefulness. Would love to see it.
Ryan Cush
Jul 23
@Wolf Amri love the feedback, thank you! You can invert Radial masks today, thereās a checkbox at the bottom to invert it. Yes, Iāve thought of doing multiple masks and intersecting ones, and I may do that some day, but I also want to keep the UI relatively clean/simple. Letās keep this in the backlog and see how much demand there is for that over time!