{"id":46650,"date":"2026-07-09T05:55:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T10:55:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=46650"},"modified":"2026-07-03T07:39:56","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T12:39:56","slug":"improved-subject-masking-bidirectional-linear-gradients-vectorscope-and-more-in-camera-raw-v18-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/46650\/improved-subject-masking-bidirectional-linear-gradients-vectorscope-and-more-in-camera-raw-v18-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Improved Subject Masking, Bidirectional Linear Gradients, Vectorscope and More in Camera Raw v18.4!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46651\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vectorscope.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"418\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vectorscope.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vectorscope-425x237.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Vectorscope-700x390.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Aj_xqQI3gs0?si=7zGhMcRG2EyZPOJj\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Join Julieanne Kost for an in-depth look at the latest innovations in Adobe Camera Raw 18.4. 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