Adobe released a sneak peek of their new AI-powered masking tool that will be coming soon to Lightroom, Lightroom Classic, and Adobe Camera Raw (ACR):
"Today, we’re excited to announce a completely redesigned and reimagined way to make selective adjustments in Adobe Camera Raw (also known as ACR, the raw photo processing tool found within Photoshop), Lightroom, and Lightroom Classic that we now collectively refer to as masking. These new masking tools will become available on October 26th, and we wanted to share a bit of the process that went into creating these powerful new features ahead of the release."
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