Masks in Adobe Camera Raw get feathering

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Adobe's automatic masks work well. With complex, detailed selections, you can still see that the edges aren't perfect. Adobe Camera Raw now lets you apply feathering and shift the edge.

Automatic masks using image recognition (AI masks) now work well and accurately. Sometimes they are too accurate, which can quickly reveal edge effects when making an adjustment.

This is especially noticeable with branches and leaves in a sky mask. However, Lightroom's automatic mask options are missing one important option: the feather option for softening the edges.

The linear, radial and brush masks have feathering. This lets you create a soft gradient, so there are no abrupt transitions. This is not available with automatically generated masks.

In the latest update of Adobe Camera Raw (ACR), you now get a feather option, along with the ability to shift the edge. This gives you control over the transitions of automatic masks.

For now, this option can only be found in ACR. It will undoubtedly also be added to Lightroom and Lightroom Classic. Perhaps with the next update. This is something to look forward to.

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