Global copy/apply when image dimensions don't match
I'm working with the C1 v11.0.0.266 trial, and I've hit minor annoyance with the global copy / apply adjustments feature. Hopefully someone can suggest an easy workaround.
Global copy / apply works fine as long as the source and destination image dimensions are a perfect match, but when they're not, adjustment layers seem to be silently discarded. This is very irritating when I'm processing similar TIFF images that I've generated by blending multiple frames in PS; occasionally there's a variation of 1 pixel in one or other of the dimensions. Apart from this one pixel difference in size, the images are essentially identical, but C1 won't let me copy the adjustment layers.
Currently my workaround is to go back into PS and clip/extend the canvas until it's a perfect match with the source, but ideally I shouldn't have to bother with this extra step (I never had to with LR).
Have I missed an option in C1 that can get around this issue without that extra step in PS?
Global copy / apply works fine as long as the source and destination image dimensions are a perfect match, but when they're not, adjustment layers seem to be silently discarded. This is very irritating when I'm processing similar TIFF images that I've generated by blending multiple frames in PS; occasionally there's a variation of 1 pixel in one or other of the dimensions. Apart from this one pixel difference in size, the images are essentially identical, but C1 won't let me copy the adjustment layers.
Currently my workaround is to go back into PS and clip/extend the canvas until it's a perfect match with the source, but ideally I shouldn't have to bother with this extra step (I never had to with LR).
Have I missed an option in C1 that can get around this issue without that extra step in PS?
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This is not something I have noticed working with RAW files.
I rarely use TIFF and never blended so far.
Is this something that only applies to TIFF images as far as you have seen?
If so, is it any TIFF image or only the blended ones?
Grant0 -
I'm 100% sure it's not the file format (TIFF) that's at issue - it's the slight difference in image dimensions that can happen when PS aligns say 3 or 5 bracketed shots.
If I go into PS and adjust the canvas size so that it's a match for the source (already edited) file, I can then perform a global copy / apply as normal. I guess C1 just throws up its hands if the image and layer mask dimensions don't match perfectly, however in this case the mismatch is typically only 1 pixel. LR used to take this in its stride, and it would be nice if C1 could do the same.
This is about the only thing in C1 that bugs me thus far (which is seriously good going), but nevertheless it does bug me 😊[quote="SFA" wrote:
This is not something I have noticed working with RAW files.
I rarely use TIFF and never blended so far.
Is this something that only applies to TIFF images as far as you have seen?
If so, is it any TIFF image or only the blended ones?
Grant0 -
Are you copying from TIFF to TIFF?
All adjustment types or just some of them?
Are you making the adjustments on the background "layer" or through a higher layer?
Grant0 -
TIFF to TIFF, multiple adjustment layers covering a wide range of adjustments. 0 -
I'm with you. Fortunately for me I have not had to do this with a lot of adjustment layers, but I agree it is annoying.
From a development POV I'm not sure how they would get around this - maybe allow up to 5 px difference and just shave off the outside if the destination is smaller? What if the destination is bigger and you have a complex mask? I guess you could extrapolate - there are certainly algorithms to do this and 5-10 px should work pretty easily, but you would still have to decide where the two images match up. So getting something both bulletproof, 'correct' and intuitive (so the user is not surprised) is not trivial.
Personally I would be fine if the layers copied, but the masks were all set to 'black'. That is usually what I want - then I can just re-draw the masks.0 -
Going on memory LR seems to use a kind of ratio mapping algorithm, so it's not pixel accurate but is usually close enough.
That said, your suggestion:[quote="NNN636460165578985672" wrote:
Personally I would be fine if the layers copied, but the masks were all set to 'black'. That is usually what I want - then I can just re-draw the masks.
would be a really good compromise, and I should think would be much easier for Phase One''s developers to implement.0
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