![]() ![]() So I think I need to make two copies of the same picture in LR, process one for foreground and the other for background, then use those to make two masks and merge in Remask. Thank you, that helps and I'll give it a try. Sorry if this is vague, because I don't have the program open in front of me, but maybe you can figure it out. Then click another button to process the picture and send it back to Lightroom as a merged file. To use it as a plugin in Lightroom, you mask the mask the object as normal, then select another picture to use as the background while inside Remask (there are some buttons on the bottom left) then you can resize and shift the background to fit. or even the whole method to use this plug in/stand alone? I can also create a separate inverse (opposite) mask and import that to LR also.īut then they wouldn't merge because of missing metadata. I can create a mask and save it back to LR. I exported a raw to TIFF in LR and chose Edit in Topaz Remask 5 The Fujifilm X-H2S is the company's most ambitious APS-C camera, using a 26MP Stacked CMOS sensor to deliver the fastest shooting, best autofocus and most extensive video specs of any X-series camera yet. So if I want to use it from LR how do you use it? This is what I did: I'm new to this program (and masking) but just installed it, Windows 10 and no problem. The only other improvements are stand-alone ops, Lightroom support, and 4k monitor scaling. Or maybe do the "recover" based on the new background tones and colors. For example, choke fine hair selections more or less aggressively depending on whether the new background is lighter or darker than the hair being masked. But I was hoping for one that would intelligently set the mask based on that new background. I've always hoped for a masking routine that considered the new background. Makes refining much easier when you can see exactly how the final result will look. The ability to load and mask against a background image is nice. I don't see any changes or improvement in the core function. The adjustments are the same and behave the same (hardness, shift, strength, recovery, desat). I don't see any difference in the refine brushes. They generate identical masks from the initial compute on identical (saved) trimaps. But there are not that many around anymore.Īdobe is not making the life of plug-in makers easy by constantly modifying the UI or structure so the plug-ins won't work anymore or by incorporating their idea/plug-in into their own product.I spent about 2 hours on 8 images, running Remask 4 and 5 back-to-back. Still, some plug-ins are better then Photoshop and they still survive. ![]() Yes, over the years Photoshop made some plug-ins obsolete by incorporating that idea or technique. It’s not surprising that Topaz is doing what the posters are complaining about. So, it is a hard time to be a company trying to make Photoshop plugins. Over the years Photoshop has gotten better and better and doing things you used to have to buy a plugin to do (HDR, noise reduction, focus stacking, sharpening, upscaling, etc), and many of the companies have folded and the existing products are comparatively more expensive and come without lifetime free upgrades. When I try it on large images, such as from my 5D mkII, I get errors. However, it seems to work only on relatively small images. For awhile, there were many plugins that would do things that you just couldn’t do in Photoshop (or LR), and often several competing competing companies offering the same function. Topaz ReMask This is a new Photoshop plug in just accounced by Topaz Labs. I have been using Photoshop since version 4, and the plugin market has gone through a lot of changes. any alternatives, as plugins for Photoshop? Remask is already available in Studio (though for the life of me, I can't get it to work in the same way as standalone).Īnyway, back to the original question. Gradually, they will all be integrated and no longer be available separately. Some are now only available in Studio, some are available separately. ![]() It adds too many extra steps to get to where you need to be.Īlso, of all of Topaz's applications, it seems that Remask would be the least likely to be migrated to Studio. The only argument against is if Studio slows things down to an unacceptable level. If you use a single product (like remask), it is the most clunky stupid way to work. Studio may be wonderful for people who use lots of effects. No, they've significantly changed the product to force you into an unnecessary wrapper, whether you want it or not. You will gain rather than lose functionality. Support and updates will continue just you have to use Studio. Standalone plugin support has been completely dropped. So we recommend simply using the adjustments in Studio to save your system resources from running multiple programs. All future plugin upgrades you will find in Studio. Your plugins will continue to work with a host editor like Photoshop or Lightroom. ![]()
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