Colin Smith details his 7 favorite new features in Photoshop 2025.
00:00 Intro
00:18 Landscape Selection
02:46 Reflection removal Improvements
04:00 Adjust Colors
05:25 Advanced Adjust Colors
07:38 Select details
09:23 Improved Object selection
10:52 AI Remove tool improvements
11:53 New Actions Panel
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See the improvements to AI auto masks in Photoshop work. Colin Smith compares old and new selections.
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“In this video, we’ll explore how this new Selection and Masking technology makes it effortless to select complex objects like hair, fur, bicycle spokes, nets, and more. We’ll compare it to the old version, discuss the improvements, and see how the new Select Subject (Cloud) and Remove Background features handle selections that were impossible before! We’ll also go over the pros, cons, and potential concerns with this feature and test it across various subjects on both flat and busy backgrounds.”
00:00 Intro – Select Subject
01:30 How to Get This Feature?
02:06 Complex Object – Example 1
03:56 Complex Object – Example 2
05:24 Selecting Hair
07:14 Select Subject – Device vs Cloud
08:53 Concerns – Will Adobe Charge Extra For This?
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“How to use Select and Mask in Photoshop to cut out smooth edges. Colin Smith explains how Photoshop Select and Mask works part 2 of 2.” View part 1 of 2 here.
00:00 Intro
00:12 Making the selection around the car
01:02 Manually fixing details (The tools)
02:10 Additional Tools – Object selection and Lasso
03:02 Global Refinement Tools
03:33 Smooth Tool
03:45 Feather and Contrast. How they work in Photoshop
04:50 Shift Edge
06:17 Making further refinements with Masks
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View all of Photoshop 2023’s new object selection features in Colin Smith’s video.
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Mastering selections and masking will help you take your images to the next level.
Local Adjustments In Lightroom and Camera Raw | Coming Soon
When To Use Lightroom’s Local Adjustment Tools | Coming Soon
Why Photoshop’s Local Adjustment Capabilities Are Superior To Lightroom’s | Coming Soon
Photoshop’s Marquee Tools
Quick rectangular and elliptical selections.
Photoshop’s Lasso Selection Tools
Go to drawing tools for irregular selections.
Photoshop’s Magic Wand & Quick Selection Tools
Let Photoshop do the work for you.
Two Keys To Combine All Of Photoshop’s Tools
Easily add or subtract from selections.
Viewing Masks
You can see a mask in a number of ways.
Mask Key Commands
Key commands make masking and selections faster and easier.
Painting The Simplest & Most Useful Masks In Photoshop
Photoshop’s Quick Mask Combines All Selection And Brush Tools
Eight Useful Tips For Brushing Masks In Photoshop
How To Make Masking Easier With Photoshop
Fine Tuning Gradients
Fine tune your gradients with masking techniques.
Combining Masks | Coming Soon
Frame (11/10) | .99
Make your images stronger by locally adjusting the frame.
Points (11/10) | .99
Make your images stronger by locally adjusting points.
Lines (11/10) | .99
Make your images stronger by locally adjusting lines.
Planes (11/10) | .99
Make your images stronger by locally adjusting planes.
Video – Photoshop Masking Key Commands
Video – Photoshop Making 2 Masks For 1 Layer
Video – Photoshop Feathering Selections & Masks
Video – Photoshop Combining Gradient Masks
