Although you can apply more than one image adjustment to the same masked area, you might want to add a different adjustment to exactly the same area of the image and retain separate control over each mask on different layers. This can be done by copying a mask to another Layer.
Copying masks is possible between the adjustments Layers only.
Note that the function will overwrite an existing mask without warning, so if you have a lot of Layers, double-check that you are copying to the correct layer first.
- Go to the Layers tool.
- Create a new Layer or select an existing Layer you want the mask to be copied to.
- Right-click on that layer and select Copy Mask From -> Layer No. (e.g., Layer 1). The mask will be copied and applied to another layer (e.g., Layer 2).
- The copied mask can now be adjusted further and you can apply the desired image adjustments.
Note that you can copy a Linear Gradient Mask (L) or Radial Gradient Mask (T) to another Layer and still retain the possibilities to readjust the mask on the new layer. This can provide a powerful workflow if you just need to tweak the coverage of the mask slightly on that new layer.
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I am being advised by a Capture One employee that C1 21 no longer supports copying clone mask to another layer. This isn't listed anywhere, and this article above does not mention this limitation. What information is correct?
Hi Taras,
The masks created with Draw Mask, Linear Gradient Mask, and Radial Gradient Mask brushes could be copied between the adjustments Layers.
The masks created with the Cloning Mask or Healing Mask tools cannot be copied between Layers.
Read more about repairing Layers here:
https://support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002625677-Repairing-Layers
Lily,
Taras, I stumbled across your post because I am once again looking for a solution to this issue, and have been disappointed with each successive release of Capture One which has failed to restore this basic functionality. You can see the original post I made about this almost a year ago here:
https://support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360011390778-Restore-the-full-prior-function-of-the-heal-clone-layers-please-
There was a related discussion about universal brushes that you can find here:
https://support.captureone.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360011296718-Universal-Brush
I still require this functionality for my workflow-- I have not been able to achieve the same results with the new heal/clone mask limitations. The only workaround that I found to restore this functionality was to rollback to version 13.0, so if you have that option available, it may suit your needs as well.
Unfortunately, of course, you will also lose the ability to update or upgrade your version of Capture One.
It's 2023, can we get the ability to copy a mask to another image please?
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