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Martin

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Shortcut for adding and subtracting mask
« on: July 18, 2014, 07:46:19 PM »
I would like to have a shortcut for adding and subtracting mask, which I could put on my wacom as a key. The ways are way to long.

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Re: Shortcut for adding and subtracting mask
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2014, 01:10:58 AM »
+1, This can cut times when editing the masks considerably if we had a key shortcut for adding or substracting the areas selected.
Any buttons would be fine :)

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Re: Shortcut for adding and subtracting mask
« Reply #2 on: January 17, 2015, 03:29:57 AM »

ctrl-shit-A
ctrl-shift-S

Ive done a set of 1600 photos and one of 800 recently. Magic wanding out the sky and masking.


Took hours!! but those hotkeys were good.

Also just right clik opens the menu and add is the first one there , so got into routiune of double click phot, click sky right click add (or ctr;-shift-s) double click next photo...... 

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Re: Shortcut for adding and subtracting mask
« Reply #3 on: February 26, 2015, 01:58:06 AM »
I also use Phitoshop actions a lot for this kind of thing, saving the mask in the alpha channel.
Eg. Pad image with white, magic wand select top left corner, add to alpha and remove padding.  Masks any area of white (intended for sky) that meets the edge of the image. Handy for when branches/building create multiple regions of sky.

Perform colour range selection based on white, either on while image or within a selection and add to alpha. Useful for masking all areas of white sky between branches leaves of trees.