Improved Subject Masking, Bidirectional Linear Gradients, Vectorscope and More in Camera Raw v18.4!

“Join Julieanne Kost for an in-depth look at the latest innovations in Adobe Camera Raw 18.4. Discover how the next-generation Select Subject technology delivers dramatically improved mask accuracy for challenging subjects, explore the new bidirectional Linear Gradient for more flexible local adjustments, learn how the powerful new Vectorscope provides an objective way to evaluate and refine color, and more! Along the way, Julieanne demonstrates advanced masking refinements, improved background selections, enhanced Lens Blur accuracy, natural skin-tone correction workflows, Generative AI-powered removal of transparent areas, HDR workflow improvements, and significant performance gains for Denoise on Apple Silicon systems. Whether you’re a photographer, retoucher, or creative professional, this comprehensive overview will help you take full advantage of Camera Raw 18.4’s latest tools and AI-powered enhancements to achieve faster, more precise, and more creative results.”

For more check out Julieanne’s blog.

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Lightroom Classic 15.4: AI Masking, Duplicate Detection and More!

“Discover what’s new in Lightroom Classic 15.4 with Julieanne Kost. In this video, you’ll learn about eight new features and updates designed to improve your editing workflow.

Highlights include:

• More accurate Select Subject and Background masking
• Enhanced AI Assisted Culling with per-person Eye Sharpness and Eyes Open scoring
• New Duplicate Detection across catalogs, folders, and collections
• Faster Denoise performance on Apple Silicon Macs
• Improved Brush responsiveness in Masking
• New AI Edit and Masking filters for Metadata and Smart Collections
• Bidirectional Keyword Sync between Lightroom Classic, Mobile, and Web
• Expanded Canon tethered capture support”

For more check out Julieanne’s blog.

Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.

3 Ways To Refine Adobe’s Select Subject Masking Results

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Matt Kloskowski demonstrates 3 ways to refine the Select Subject masking that we get in Lightroom and Photoshop Camera Raw.
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How To Turn On Photoshop’s Amazing Update to Select Subject

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“Compare the new cloud version of the Select Subject feature in Photoshop and see if it’s worth using over the standard one. We all know how good Select Subject is with making automatic selections with one click. However, will the cloud processing be even more detailed, or is it just a gimmick? Let’s find out in this video.”
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