Luminar Neo: Masking Masterclass & Deep Dive

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Chapters in this Video:
0:01 Intro
1:21 Linear Gradient introduction
3:27 Adjusting the Linear Gradient
4:44 Masking Controls and Actions
6:45 Radial Gradient introduction
7:22 Adjusting the Radial Gradient
9:22 Stacking Mask AI with other Masks - key demo
11:31 Mask AI introduction (also see previous videos)
11:45 Mask AI - objects that it identifies
12:46 Stacking Mask AI with other Masks - key demo
13:42 Combine masks for edge refinement - Mask AI + Linear Masks
15:33 Summary and wrap-up
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@paolofat52 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, Jim ! Another great tutorial. Extremely useful on how to stack and modify masks. Do I want more deep diving into masking in Neo ? Yes !!!

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much Paul, I appreciate it!

@sandracashes4255 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the tutorial!! Now waiting for the dodge and burn tool!

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks much Sandra and yes that tool will come in handy for sure 👍🏻

@Centauri27 2 жыл бұрын

Even though I'm familiar with the basic masks from LR, it's still good to see you go through each option, Jim. I'll have to say Luminar has nailed it with easy-of-use masking. And to think I struggled so much before trying to master masking in Photoshop! Now with this capability, I have no need for Topaz Mask AI.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching Carl and for sure the Skylum team knocked it out of the park with this one - quick and easy and mostly accurate...so I am very pleased and of course it will only improve over time - I appreciate it!

@jackbrumby1892 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim. Another great effort on your part. I guess a lot of us might figure this out ourselves, but you save us SO much time! Less time (on our part) wrangling image software = More time taking photos (or some other things we may do in life?). Go well, young man.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much Jack and glad it helps!

@hepgeoff 2 жыл бұрын

I'm loving these new masking functions. Thanks for showing how to stack them. I especially love how you added, then de-selected the mask on the lake in the first example to remove structure from the lake. Great stuff!

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Geoff and I agree, I'm loving these new mask functions too! More soon!

@enjoythelittlethings3359 2 жыл бұрын

Great tip on "Stack & Subtract" with AI mask.....many thanks for this.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

I'm TOTALLY going to call it Stack and Subtract, that's brilliant! Thanks for watching, too!

@tomolson2226 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you again Jim for decreasing our learning curve. The two new videos are great help for the new masking tools and options. Especially the AI mask. Keep the deep dives coming as things change. This is a huge update! Can't believe the team is working on all of this while they have a much more important crisis to address.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks much Tom and I will do more, and for sure the Skylum team is inspiring with their dedication to getting Neo updated!

@KaiTiura 2 жыл бұрын

Compounding the masks is a really good tip, Jim! Thanks for sharing, as I've found that with the imperfect current iteration of the tool I was having to brush in/out a lot of places in the image where the AI mask wasn't perfect. This helps a LOT! Even if I have to brush things now, I'll save a lot of time.😀

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks Kai and glad you like that tip, I do think it's useful - I appreciate it!

@fjperras 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome presentation Jim, well done. One quick observation, you can stack as many instances of brush/linear/radial/ai on your masks but once you start stacking, you can't seem to go back and move a previous instances of radial and/or linear. Better place it well before you start stacking. Another observation, radial mask provides you with yet another neat alternative to do dodge and burn while waiting for the actual tool ;). Thank you so much for sharing.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

yes exactly Frederic, they are committed so to speak...and yeah lots of options for creative stuff in Neo - thanks!

@rogerjakko 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent stuff Jim. Masks are so, so important and you've explained the processes very well. This is one of your videos that is a 'Must return to' to get what you've explained 100% nailed in my head. Yep, Deep Dive as much as you can into more masking videos - that would be appreciated mate.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much Roger, glad it helps and yes there is a lot in this video but I will do more too, thanks for watching!

@williambrennan2526 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Jim. Yes, I would like to learn more about Masking in Neo.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and will include it in future videos too!

@pappumurthy9462 Жыл бұрын

Great video Jim and finally we have those linear and radial gradients lot similar to what we used to have with Lightroom etc.

@JimNix Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching Pappu!

@michelangot5142 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, Jim ! Another great tutorial !!! Je suis vraiment d'accord avec Paul Freitas ! Oui encore plus de tutos aussi SUBTILES Merci pour ça Bonjour du Danemark où je viens d'arriver à Copenhague ( plus calme que la France )

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks much Michel and I will do more for sure, and enjoy Copenhagen, such a beautiful city!

@jeromefischer8514 Жыл бұрын

Once again a great tutorial on masking - now it makes sense -anxious to now watch your other masking videos

@JimNix Жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

@BobShrader 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the important tips on stacking to alter the mask, Jim. Very helpful. I am enjoying exploration of the new Mask AI tool in Luminar Neo. One little SNAFU I discovered: Cropping an image first seems to have a negative effect on placement accuracy of the radial gradient mask.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks much Bob and yes I am aware of that snafu, another viewer told me about it and they reported it, so Skylum is aware. Thanks.

@fjperras 2 жыл бұрын

I have observed similar issues when using Neo as a plugins. It is a bit counter intuitive but because of that, I do the cropping in the end.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

@@fjperras good approach

@williamschone9358 2 жыл бұрын

Marvelous! Both Neo & your videos. Thank you.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

You are very kind Bill, thanks so much!

@ikbenchris1 2 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial. You make it all so easy to understand

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thank you Chris!

@gunnarstromeus6355 2 жыл бұрын

Another great informative video Jim!

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thank you Gunnar (and love that name!)!

@andrewmckinney3053 2 жыл бұрын

Well explained; super useful!! Thanks, Jim.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much for watching Andrew!

@jbruner4263 2 жыл бұрын

Great Video Jim. Keep'em coming! 🙂

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much and more coming soon!

@raylander6329 Жыл бұрын

Excellent, excellent video, Jim; many 🙏 thanks

@JimNix Жыл бұрын

thanks Ray, glad you liked this one!

@dkennedyie 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim. Great tutorial.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thank you Richard!

@nickb4736 2 жыл бұрын

Great video Jim. Always pick up a new tip when I watch your videos.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching Nick!

@davidclancy4468 2 жыл бұрын

Top notch tutorial, the way you explained the stacking was spot on, thanks

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much, I appreciate that

@derekhandforth1287 2 жыл бұрын

As usual great video. Masking is a great Neo tool and you have given a really helpful insight.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much Derek, I appreciate that!

@catheokuniewicz4953 2 жыл бұрын

This video was very helpful to me. Thanks!

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for watching.

@msgskhan 2 жыл бұрын

Another very informative video.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

@kenalexander8714 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim for this deep dive video on NEO masking. Some excellent tips and tricks for stacking masks.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much for watching Ken!

@62cliffD 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for this one, much appreciated

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for watching!

@HQuintanaFotografia 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info, really appreciate it.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@cjphotography77 Жыл бұрын

Great stuff!

@JimNix Жыл бұрын

thanks so much!

@jean-francoisdamon4847 2 жыл бұрын

merci pour tous ces renseignements un grand plus pour améliorer nos clichés,thank's a lot JIM.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for watching Jean-Francois!

@joeloksner2676 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, thanks.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thank you Joel!

@behramcooper3691 2 жыл бұрын

Really great tips, Jim.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thank you Behram!

@RonaldBrown59 2 жыл бұрын

These new masking features are amazing, and game changing for speeding up the editing process. Great tutorial Jim, and thanks for sharing.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching Ron and I totally agree, it's like having a little magic on your side!

@nigelchase2407 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic Jim, of course I need more masking tutorials, thanks.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks much Nigel and I will work on them!

@richardpowellTV 2 жыл бұрын

Really useful, thanks Jim. Yes, a deeper dive into masking would be great!!

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching Rick and more coming soon!

@jamessulester 2 жыл бұрын

With the new release of Neo I would suggest you do a combination of masking and overlay. Things have improved in capability and simplicity

@dougtunison 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Jim. I'm learning to use the intersect function in Lightroom and was glad to see that Neo has basically the same functionality achievability by combining masks.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching Doug and yep it's handy to have that for sure!

@craiggardner5347 2 жыл бұрын

Please more like this. I'm finding this very interesting

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

ok great thanks Craig!

@buzzbladz7142 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks for watching!

@designs777 8 ай бұрын

Thank you😊

@JimNix 8 ай бұрын

you're welcome!

@charlesdavis6371 Жыл бұрын

Great primer.

@JimNix Жыл бұрын

thank you Charles!

@mauriceprokaziuk337 2 жыл бұрын

Good stuff. I will have to do some practicing to get this right.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for watching and hope it helps!

@tlg6339 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful as always, Jim. Skylum has made great strides with this version. Very impressive and useful. I can wait on dodge and burn since there are other ways to do that, but I really need the clone stamp. At that point I can move away from Luminar AI.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks much and yep hopeful we get CS in an upcoming update, we will see!

@dalewatkins3424 2 жыл бұрын

I'm 'very' new to masking, so it will possibly be hit & miss, but I'll watch other video's of yours as well Jim! Yes please, as many video's as you can come up with on masking, as I love the tricks & tips you add to your video's! As others have said, I hope Dodge & Burn will eventually be added to Neo, as I tend to use it a fair bit in Luminar Ai.

@ALOKGUPTA-cn2op Жыл бұрын

Great Jim. Give more tutorials on masking please

@JimNix Жыл бұрын

thanks and yes I will do more

@KIDSonCONGAS 11 ай бұрын

Fabulous thank you :-)

@JimNix 11 ай бұрын

thanks for watching!

@marclabro 2 жыл бұрын

nice tuto. I hadn't understood we could already add and substract (sky, water... and radial...). great ! just a pity we can't come back later to the radial handles to stretch it.... It would be nice skylum stores the parameters of gradients,... in database for further edit insteda of "bitmap" mask.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marc and yep being able to edit them later would be great but the add/subtract is a nice touch for sure!

@michelangot5142 2 жыл бұрын

The dog does not seem passionate unlike me !!!! Merci le sage a parlé !!

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, she is not impressed Michel, but thank you for watching!

@Lysander-Spooner 2 жыл бұрын

I put in a feature request with Skylum to make the Linear Gradient and Radial Gradient editable at any time. This would be functionally equivalent to the way these masks work in Lightroom. The way Skylum has them now means if you click to commit and move on another tool and want to go back and move the Linear or Radial Gradient you cannot, you have to delete and start over.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

yes exactly and I agree we need to be able to edit them - but I wanted to point out in this video that you cannot do so in case anyone was confused - thanks Lysander!

@Lysander-Spooner 2 жыл бұрын

@@JimNix I was thinking of the example of "turning on the lights" in photos where there is a line of street lamps. In LR this is easy. Being able to copy move and resize the radial is important.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

@@Lysander-Spooner yep makes total sense

@fjperras 2 жыл бұрын

I concur, being able to edit stacked instances in a mask would be so powerful.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

@@fjperras yes indeed

@vincepalmer9518 2 жыл бұрын

Nice refresher. Your hair is looking more and more like your pup...lol

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

LOL yep we resemble each other quite a bit! 🤣

@hansvanwijhe7891 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jim, just another great tutorial by you, thanks a lot. I wish that they'll add a mask for animals as well.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks so much Hans and yes adding animals would be a great addition for sure!

@1079rlkk Жыл бұрын

Great vid. A question tho. I have a photo of hummingbird on a feeder where I want use mask AI to mask the bird. Can this be done with AI?

@romiemiller7876 2 жыл бұрын

I'm having trouble masking just the main subject in a photo when there are others in the background. Neo wants to mask everybody. Manual masking works, but I need to have edge detection or it takes a very olong time to mask.

@genesparks7868 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Jim, Absolutely love your videos. I have a question. I keep hearing about background removal AI in Neo, but I can't find it. Is it not included at this point?

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks much Gene and that tool isn't out yet but hopefully in an upcoming update - but for sure it's coming

@petegalligan7754 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim! Super tutorial as always. I do have one question, I noticed you set the adjustment first (100% Stucture) then created the mask. You didn’t go back and then readjust the strength of the structure. Are you able to then dial in the adjustment in the masked area? I’m assuming yes, but I didn’t notice you showing that.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

thanks Pete and yes once the mask is in place you can still move the slider to adjust the effect

@elisestewart6202 Жыл бұрын

Hey Jim...When I try to mask.. for example, I put the mask on the sky.. the rest of the image disappears can you tell me how to fix this thankyou

@davidtrachtenberg7095 2 жыл бұрын

Jim…very helpful. I do have a question…when you make the changes to the rocks, doesn’t the viewers eyes tend to go there? There is so much more to look at in the picture.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks much David and yes that is true, which is why I said that this video is not an editing demo but rather a masking demo. I would not add that much structure to the rocks for that reason. Thanks.

@user-fr1gl5bk5m Жыл бұрын

Jim: In your videos, when you make local edits, I think I see you first applying the edit (to the whole picture), and then masking it down to the local area. Is there an advantage to that workflow, versus brushing in a local mask first and then applying the edit? Or is it just individual preference? Thx much!

@JimNix Жыл бұрын

It's preference. I like to see it first and then mask it in. Doesn't impact the outcome.

@christophejollivet-mp1uy 2 ай бұрын

Thank you Jim. One great tutorial. Stupid question: I just subscribed to Neo and when I click on develop, I do not see masking like you show at the end of your video. Am i missing something?

@JimNix 2 ай бұрын

If you are using Develop on a raw file, it is called Develop Raw and there is no masking. But on subsequent uses of Develop, it is maskable. Thanks.

@thegroove2000 2 жыл бұрын

How do you cut out images so can be used as assets?.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

You can't do that at this time but they are adding a tool to allow you to replace the background on a portrait. That is coming pretty soon I think.

@williamdavison7241 2 жыл бұрын

does luminar neo have luminosity masking, is it coming

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

It does not have LM at this time but it is supposed to be added in the future, just no firm dates yet. thanks

@et5730 2 жыл бұрын

which keys do you use for the before and after?

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

It the backslash key \

@et5730 2 жыл бұрын

@@JimNix Thanks so much. I just subscribed

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

@@et5730 thanks

@matblack8479 Жыл бұрын

When I activate the AI mask function, it takes 8 minutes to analyse the image. Is it that slow for everyone else?

@JimNix Жыл бұрын

Wow that seems really slow. Depending on the image, it is slow for me sometimes, but never like that.

@matblack8479 Жыл бұрын

@@JimNix thanks Jim. I've tried a few images and it's still slow. I'll contact Skylum. Love your vids and appreciate the knowledge you share 🙏🏼

@JimNix Жыл бұрын

@@matblack8479 thank you for watching them

@guy3206 2 жыл бұрын

rocky beach :-))

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

I think I'm missing your reference here, sorry.

@thegroove2000 2 жыл бұрын

Its a memory hog so need to upgrade ram to 32 gig.

@JimNix 2 жыл бұрын

More memory is better for any app for sure.

@matrixate 2 жыл бұрын

Too bad one had to guess how to use these trolls since they're is no manual. There's a lot more this can do that you didn't cover. Unfortunately, everyone is going to spend hours guessing these features.