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More zoom and smaller Clone brush in Spot Correct

Feature Request

When using Spot Correct → Clone, I found that I sometimes need to work on very fine details, such as tiny strands.

On one image I was able to zoom to around 300%, but I still needed the Clone brush to be smaller to make a precise correction.

On another image, the maximum zoom seemed to be only around 213%.

It would be useful to have:

  • a higher maximum zoom level in Spot Correct, perhaps beyond 300%;

  • and the ability to make the Clone brush smaller for very fine corrections.

I know this would not be needed for most edits, but for the occasional very small detail it would make precise Clone work much easier.

Posted by [email protected] ·
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  • Ryan Cush

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    Sep 12

    Hi @[email protected],

    Thank you for the feature request, and for describing exactly what you were trying to do.

    On the zoom: the maximum you can reach right now depends on the size of the image, which is why you got about 300% on one file and only 213% on another. That's backwards, since a bigger file is exactly when you want to get closer. I'm changing it so every image gets the same generous maximum, well past where you were stopping.

    On the brush: the smallest Clone brush today is a radius of 2 pixels. I checked, and dropping that to 1 works fine, so that one is an easy yes.

    There's a related thing I found while looking into it, and I'd value your opinion. The Clone brush in Spot Correct always has a fully soft edge, and there's no way to adjust it. At the smallest size that means only the very centre pixel gets full strength and everything around it fades out, so the brush affects a wider area than its size suggests. I suspect that soft edge is as much of the problem here as the size is. Retouch has Feather and Strength sliders for exactly this; Spot Correct doesn't have them yet.

    So, would a small brush with a HARDER edge be closer to what you need for those tiny corrections? If so I'd rather add the controls than just shrink the brush, since shrinking on its own might not actually get you there.

    • [email protected]

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      Sep 12

      Hi Ryan,

      Yes, I think a small brush with a harder edge would be closer to what I need for those very tiny corrections.

      When I was working around the fine strands, I needed to be able to control exactly which pixels I was affecting. I think having the option to make the brush very small and have a harder edge would give much more precise control.

      I think having the Feather and Strength controls in Spot Correct would be really useful too, especially for times when you need to change how softly the Clone blends into the surrounding area.

      Being able to adjust the Feather and Strength would give much more control, especially when working around very fine strands or other small details.

      And the change to allow a much higher zoom on every image will be really useful too. 😊

      Thank you for looking into this so quickly. And the change to make the maximum zoom the same for every image will be really useful as well. 😊

      Best wishes,
      Sue