2025: TK9 = Lumenzia = Raya pro = ?

[earlybird]

Hi,

 Re: digital image processing.

 Is there a useful comparison of all the latest versions of masking panels?

 I have found a few more than a few comments, such as "I use brand Y".

 I have found more than seem neccesary cumrudgeny comments like, "That panel is a rip off, it is just just a really quick and easy way to make masks, which I can do in like 8 steps all by myself... if for some reason I did not know how to make the perfect exposure, which I do... so I never need to use a mask... cause I'm awesome. Period."

 It seems like, in this world of influencing-as-competitive-sport, someone somewhere would buy a few of these panel kits and provide an insightful comparison.

 
 Thanks in advance. :-)

[Wolfman]

https://www.reddit.com/r/photography/comments/5qfp0u/has_anyone_compared_luminosity_mask_panels/

[earlybird]

https://www.reddit.com/r/photography/comments/5qfp0u/has_anyone_compared_luminosity_mask_panels/

Super... duper. That was published 9 years ago, wayback in 2016.

That thread includes the infamous link: https://www.exploringexposure.com/blog/2017/3/10/luminosity-mask-panel-review

The latest update for that review, which dates from 2017, can be found on the Internet Archive.

Thank you.

[Wolfman]

I have both Lumenzia and TK9 and I think Lumenzia is easier to navigate and is excellent but TK is also excellent but so full of tools...it takes a while to learn.

[earlybird]

Thank you.

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I have both TK9 and and Raya Pro.  I prefer TK9, but the both are good.  There is a learning curve, with TK, but you can get very helpful videos with the panels.  Also, Sean Bagshaw has helpful videos on Youtube.

[Redcrown]

All I want are basic luminosity masks. Using TK is like looking for a soup ladle in your Grandmas kitchen, so I just use the basic and free Lumenzia.

[BAB]

Um TK9 has some automated buttons which makes easy work for certain tasks also as noted lots of UTUBE videos with ex files to learn, Lumenzia is also easy to use but not as easy as TK9 because of the fully manual buttons until you learn how to make some of the buttons partially auto. I use both and find the results can be similar but for my brain TK9 just flows.
Lumezia has the opportunity to go much farther he does offer some example actions that are hidden and very powerful. Both systems have a steep learning curve if your starting from dead scratch and the best of all of them you haven't mentioned is BWVison with out a doubt the best if you have the patience to learn it...all that being said a combination of LR masks and then PS using either TK9 or Lumenzia always helps. If LR had layers then one might just rethink the entire process.