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Much appreciated! :)

Good observation. Best to post process with denoising software which actually gives better results than in-camera denoising

The purpose of blending and HDR merge is the same-- to get more detail in highlights and shadows. You can think of HDR merge as automated merging while blending is done manually. Here is a video I did on HDR merging on the ipad, I'll see if I can make one for the desktop soon. ua-cam.com/video/mH4dgGO7rVk/v-deo.htmlsi=xNomLi5xyxZ88UEv

glad to hear this. A lot of underappreciated features in Luminar Neo.

Wow that is going way back thanks for the perspective. Incredible to imagine how slow computers were back then as you say, taking many minutes for a single operation. But those must have been very impressive to do editing on a computer. I was just glad to use a computer with a GUI.

@@takebetterphotos8132 It was still more flexible than doing it manually on film. But it was a very expensive thing to do: I had a client who had (I think) 5 apple Quadra 950 for 50.000 DM (german currency before the EUR - in today's money probably 80.000 EUR... That was a serious investment and he was kind of a pioneer to go fully digital in print color corrections... Using channels is more or less the exact thing one would do it manually with fine brushes and airbrush on Film... It is always amazing to watch how far we've come!

Truly it is never ending😊 Pen tool sounds very painstaking! The only reason I teach this is because I found the refine brush making mistakes and at least this one gave results. If Affinity had a one click AI approach or some "smart" slider I wouldn't even bother with this elaborate process. 😊

@@takebetterphotos8132 Personally ; I don't want AI mate even though many easier tasks do we are sort of AI. I'm finding that I'm using the free hand selection tool (why not Lasso?) more to finish off harder/finer selections. Perhaps I'm too still "precise" like most newbies are when learning .

Glad to help!

Thanks for the tip. DXO does not mention that in its docs. It says it considers the face to make the adjustment. How did you find out about it?

Luminar's photo management is defintely a weak point. Seems the don't they focus on it.

Hi can't blame you for being confused. Masking operations select and deselect behave differently depending on the mask you used. Perhaps you can mention what specific masking tools you are using and I can give some advice 😊

@@takebetterphotos8132 Thanks, well I think I figured out how to get out of the Super Select AI masking by clicking on crop and then exit that... But "resize" in the bumper bar on the right....once selected, can't seem to find a way to cancel. Have to save the image and re-open. Now I know "don't DO that" but a lot of processes aren't very intuitive. Seems a bit buggy though faster than the last time when I tried earlier version which I couldn't use at all. Also can't escape from an AI process. Not a problem with my system with the higher powered GPU but is a problem for the slower one. Especially when I close the image, come back later and am stuck for awhile. I like some of the functions but having some issues as I try to learn this. Thanks again for your response.

Your observations sound about right, unintuitive processes --buggy but improved from the last time. Hopefully they continue improving on this years 2025 release. :)

Command Z is your friend.

@@maxmillion4216 Can't find that key on my Windows keyboard!! Still looking.🙂 .....but the CTRL +Z doesn't help for these either...

Many many thanks

You can right click the channel and from the menu click "Load to pixel selection". Hope that helps! 😊

Glad to help though I did put Adobe as #1 here. Affinity for the iPad should be your best bet for Photoshop for the iPad replacement and Photomator for Lightroom for iPad replacement.😊

Glad to help! Seems a lot of people replacing Lightroom these days! Is it because of the terms of service issue?

​@@takebetterphotos8132 I did see that and I don't like that they have the rights to all your photos, but the driving point for me is that I prefer owning software than paying for subscription models. I'd rather pay $120 for Photomator outright and $60 for Affinity photo for more complex edits than having a subscription to Lightroom indefinitely. The fact that these apps are now actually competitive and not lacking features for absurd amounts of money (like Capture One) is what is making me switch now

Thanks for the positive feedback. With regards to your problem? What tool are you using to create a mask and not receiving a drop down? Perhaps its an interface update in Affinity?

@@takebetterphotos8132 thanks for your response. I am using AF2, 2.5.3 and have checked for updates. I am in Photo Persona and using the view tool, the image is PIXELS when I right click on the mask icon nothing happens. thanks again for your assistance.

Thanks are you using mac or windows? I did seem to have this issue appear on my mac.

@@takebetterphotos8132 sorry I should have said I am using a Mac - Sonoma 14.5 thanks again.

de nada!

Your welcome

You do not need a tripod as long as in daytime . However when the light is lower I highly recommend it to avoid camera shake and misalignment.

Glad it helped!

Thanks for the feedback. Good to revisit filmpack to see what other features justifies the price.

Thanks for the feedback. What aspect was not to your expectation?

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks for the observation. Will look out for it when I test it again.

Hard to beat LR for sure. They basically compete in price. It is only $30 a year vs 120 for LR.

Yes luminosity mask only works for clear distinction in brightness. In some cases perhaps refine selection or channels will work better. I'm coming out with one on channels soon.

Thanks for your feedback. What is it about it that you were not satisfied with.

@takebetterphotos8132 when I'm using mask to select people it's struggling to find edges. And on same picture using lightroom all proces is smooth and fast and 99.9% acurate in one click

Also, it's really enjoying that I need to sign in using my account credentials. Why it can't it remember me on my pc. Possible I'm missing some settings for this.

ok that is helpful to know

Very strange for sure. This should be plug and play!

In this video I compared editors with the same point-and-click masking workflow. However here is my Adobe comparison. Enjoy! ua-cam.com/video/OiHVGRhnw18/v-deo.htmlsi=ykppRvgJRnRaDOld

Are you referring to the black friday sale of $200? Yes that's the best time to get C1. I certainly did!

My pleasure!

Glad I could help!

I compared these editors as they had the same point-and-click workflow. However here is my Lightroom masking comparison for your pleasure! :D ua-cam.com/video/OiHVGRhnw18/v-deo.htmlsi=ykppRvgJRnRaDOld

I don't have a course in ON1 just these videos. :)

Yes the ON1 masking is now pretty smart. Every editor should have object masking, really a leap in performance over older methods

Yes I do believe it is slightly better than Capture One as well by the smallest of margins.

@@takebetterphotos8132since I took a lot of firework photos on the 4th I thought I would try to do a composite with masking. I tried PS, LRC, NEO and on1. None of them did good on it. But on1 got more detail than the others but still not good enough. I tried refining but it ate up most of whatever I ran it over. Good thing is this is just the beginning. I’m not disappointed, I know AI selections will get better and better. Still leaps and bounds from the old days. Ugh CS2 so much work and time lol

Sorry to hear it didn't do it. Perhaps luminosity masking would do a better job. The brightness of the fireworks seems applicable to it.

@@takebetterphotos8132 I did play around with that too. My background was a light blue sky for the base. The photo with the firework was dark almost black, the fire work was so beautiful and colorful. when I got what i wanted in all white in the mask, I unhid the base photo it was so light almost transparent on the light blue background. I even tried blend modes. I'll keep experimenting because I am very stubborn lol. Thank you. I love your channel!!

Wow sounds like a really tough problem. But yes no substitute for experimenting. Perhaps I'll give it a try myself. Or you can send me a link to a similar photo. Thanks for watching!

If the brightness of the object is distinct, definitely!

Glad to help!

Thanks for the valuable insights. Yes a lot of people pointed that out. I chose these three editors because of their similar point-and-click masking workflow. However I just did a Lightroom masking comparison in my last video. With regards to the luminosity mask, I find that clicking the tool resets the mask completely, as such my understanding is you can't refine an object mask with a luminosity mask in ON1 and vice versa. I actually did not know about the color range mask. I shall that try that out.

Thanks for the suggestion. I suspect LR and Luminar Neo will win due to their generative AI. A good test nevertheless.

Good tip I will try that. Thanks.

My guess is that your computer doesn't have a strong enough GPU? That's the way all software is going unfortunately.

You can check the recommended system specs here. www.on1.com/products/photo-raw/specs/

I agree. Colors and tone adjustments of Capture One make it the best RAW converter. I'm an owner as well. I do find the though search of C1 was way slower than ON1 in my catalog of thousands of files. Not sure if its my setup or the software. They all have their strengths for sure. ON1 price is also much cheaper. I like luminar for its HDR, focus stacking, and generase.

@@takebetterphotos8132 I noticed lower speed of a big catalog with a really high number of pictures by Capture One similar to Lightroom, that I used a few years ago (no abo). My solution is to use for every project an catalog for its own and for searching photos I have a good folder structure on my SSD and use Excire Foto.

I see glad it wasn't just me. Lightroom for me didn't have the slow return of results as C1 which could take minutes for basic file searches. I'll look into Excire Foto. Thanks.

Glad it was helpful! :)