Several doubts about C1 9.0.2
Hi:
I'm an experimented LR/PS user. This is my 3rd time trying C1 in the last years, and this time around I'm liking it more then ever, but even after seeing many videos and experimenting, I have a lot of questions. Instead of opening a new thread for every one of them, I will limit my questions to 4 and post them together here, in the hopes that somebody is able to answer any of them... I hope that's ok.
I am using 9.0.2 Pro (trial) on Windows 8.1. And these are my main concerns so far:
1) While using the brush tool to paint in a mask, I press and hold the Alt key to temporarily switch to the eraser, but this shortcut does nothing at all. Is this a known bug or something? (switching to the eraser with "E" works ok, and switching back to the brush with "B" too, but the "Alt" thing would be more convenient for me, since it's the way it also works in LR)
2) The "create masked layer from selection" is great, but I'm having a problem when trying to use it while "Enable black and white" is checked: I can certainly take advantage of the original colors in the scene to make a selection from the Advanced color editor while I'm in black and white (to adjust the luminosity of some hues in the bw conversion). So far, everything's ok. But if I turn any color selection into a mask (to apply any supported adjustment), the resulting layer (mask) is empty - I have to disable B&W before creating the mask layer, then it does create the layer mask as expected. Is this the intended behavior, or is it a bug?
3) I work using a catalog. When I choose the Trashcan tool (shift+V key), I click on an image and the image disappears straight away. I assume its reference is removed from the catalog, but no question appears and the image does not end up in the trash catalog collection of the Library tab either. Ctrl+z won't bring back the image either. Is this supposed to work like this? (Not really a problem for me, but I would like to know for sure)
4) First, kudos to C1 for linking pressure to size (not to opacity, as LR does). But alas, C1 does not always detect my tablet pressure (I use a Wacom Intuos Pro). I'm experiencing the same issue both in pen and mouse mode, although sometimes it does work in pen mode (but for photographic work, I prefer mouse mode). Truth be told, I had a a similar problem with Photoshop, but Adobe made it possible to fix it by creating a txt file (link) to force the program to use the old "WinTab implementation" (whatever that is, but it saved my life). I assume there isn't any similar workaround for C1...? Just asking.
That's it. Thanks in advance to anyone who sheds light on any of the aforementioned issues!
PS. By the way my name is Carlos but for some reason my user name appears as a bunch of letters and numbers ☹️
I'm an experimented LR/PS user. This is my 3rd time trying C1 in the last years, and this time around I'm liking it more then ever, but even after seeing many videos and experimenting, I have a lot of questions. Instead of opening a new thread for every one of them, I will limit my questions to 4 and post them together here, in the hopes that somebody is able to answer any of them... I hope that's ok.
I am using 9.0.2 Pro (trial) on Windows 8.1. And these are my main concerns so far:
1) While using the brush tool to paint in a mask, I press and hold the Alt key to temporarily switch to the eraser, but this shortcut does nothing at all. Is this a known bug or something? (switching to the eraser with "E" works ok, and switching back to the brush with "B" too, but the "Alt" thing would be more convenient for me, since it's the way it also works in LR)
2) The "create masked layer from selection" is great, but I'm having a problem when trying to use it while "Enable black and white" is checked: I can certainly take advantage of the original colors in the scene to make a selection from the Advanced color editor while I'm in black and white (to adjust the luminosity of some hues in the bw conversion). So far, everything's ok. But if I turn any color selection into a mask (to apply any supported adjustment), the resulting layer (mask) is empty - I have to disable B&W before creating the mask layer, then it does create the layer mask as expected. Is this the intended behavior, or is it a bug?
3) I work using a catalog. When I choose the Trashcan tool (shift+V key), I click on an image and the image disappears straight away. I assume its reference is removed from the catalog, but no question appears and the image does not end up in the trash catalog collection of the Library tab either. Ctrl+z won't bring back the image either. Is this supposed to work like this? (Not really a problem for me, but I would like to know for sure)
4) First, kudos to C1 for linking pressure to size (not to opacity, as LR does). But alas, C1 does not always detect my tablet pressure (I use a Wacom Intuos Pro). I'm experiencing the same issue both in pen and mouse mode, although sometimes it does work in pen mode (but for photographic work, I prefer mouse mode). Truth be told, I had a a similar problem with Photoshop, but Adobe made it possible to fix it by creating a txt file (link) to force the program to use the old "WinTab implementation" (whatever that is, but it saved my life). I assume there isn't any similar workaround for C1...? Just asking.
That's it. Thanks in advance to anyone who sheds light on any of the aforementioned issues!
PS. By the way my name is Carlos but for some reason my user name appears as a bunch of letters and numbers ☹️
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Hi Carlos
I can answer (1) but not the others.
Using the Alt key to switch between brush and eraser used to be how it worked up to Version 7 (if I remember right). But they did change that because the Alt key now has a new function. Details here .
So now you have to use E and B. (You could always use them, but the Alt trick was also available.) I had been accustomed to using Alt that way, but I have to say that I quite quickly got used to using B and E instead.
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Thanks a lot Ian. It comes as a surprise to know that, according to the link, it was changed prior to september 2014, since most of the learning materials I've been using are from 2015. I can't remember where I learnt it, anyway. It's a pity this shortcut is gone, couldn't they make it context dependant? (set source when in repair layer, keep old behaviour when in adjustment layer) Nevermind, I can live with B / E and I still don't know if I'll keep using C1.
If anyone knows the answer to the other questions, any help or info will be welcome. Thanks again.
PS. I've managed to change my forum name to something human xD0
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