Nicolas de Vooght

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  • Nicolas de Vooght commented,

    Another issue appeared: I decided to use the Original Quick Mask to create a rough mask.  I then Copy the mask. I create an adjustment layer, where I Paste the mask ..... only to see random masking...

  • Nicolas de Vooght commented,

    Brian Lawson;  I just tried your technique using Original Quick Mask.  This creates a decent mask which requires refining for a final result.  I set the Feather to 50, but I want to point out that ...

  • Nicolas de Vooght commented,

    Rick Samartino:  What do you mean by "more aggressive with saving snapshots".  One of the things I mentioned and disliked is that PhotoRaw does not have a "Save" button.  Other than briefly switchi...

  • Nicolas de Vooght commented,

    Note: before I started using REFINE the model (body and head) was correctly masked, requiring minor improvements around the face. The central horizontal bar in the window was also correctly masked.  

  • Nicolas de Vooght commented,

    I am not sure I understand what you are requesting. By the way the first example, cropped to show the model's feet, was just as problematic. 1)  In that case the mask around the model's feet, to cr...

  • Nicolas de Vooght commented,

    This is another even simpler example of random masking appearing during processing/saving a file. The original JPG:   The background was much too bright, while the model was underexposed.       I ...

  • Nicolas de Vooght commented,

    I did Delete Settings as suggested. The attached photo has no claims to artistic merits, it is purely intended to show these random masks appearing during processing.  It is cropped to show the pro...

  • Nicolas de Vooght commented,

    Thank you Charles for your suggestion. I tried this but sadly it did not resolve the problem with random masks. I already reset the the settings, as suggested by Brian lawson, likewise without succ...

  • Nicolas de Vooght commented,

    I do not understand what you are referring to with your suggestion to Delete Settings or Reset option. Are you talking of wiping my laptop clean, a fresh reinstall of Windows 10 Pro? Nicolas

  • Nicolas de Vooght commented,

    Yes to both your points.  My system was reset as new, fresh install, less than 2 months ago. With the latest drivers and software for all applications. Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7820HQ CPU @ 2.90GHz   2...