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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Adobe Lightroom Q&A => Topic started by: Mark Muse on February 21, 2014, 12:57:05 pm

Title: Can LR5 export masks?
Post by: Mark Muse on February 21, 2014, 12:57:05 pm

I occasionally would like to output a sharpening mask from LR5 as a file separate from the image, or even as a layer on the image. Anyone know if this is possible? Thanks.

Title: Re: Can LR5 export masks?
Post by: digitaldog on February 21, 2014, 12:58:33 pm

Quote from: Mark Muse on February 21, 2014, 12:57:05 pm

I occasionally would like to output a sharpening mask from LR5 as a file separate from the image, or even as a layer on the image. Anyone know if this is possible? Thanks.

Nope.

Title: Re: Can LR5 export masks?
Post by: john beardsworth on February 21, 2014, 01:36:42 pm

Maybe you could create a virtual copy, remove its sharpening, select both files and Open as Layers in Photoshop. A blending mode (eg Difference) might then get you to the mask, but it's a lot of messing around though. Not sure.

Title: Re: Can LR5 export masks?
Post by: Silver Halide UK on February 21, 2014, 06:31:01 pm

Quote from: johnbeardy on February 21, 2014, 01:36:42 pm

Maybe you could create a virtual copy, remove its sharpening, select both files and Open as Layers in Photoshop. A blending mode (eg Difference) might then get you to the mask, but it's a lot of messing around though. Not sure.

That raises all sorts of interesting possibilities.  Experimentation will commence tomorrow.