Field blur, tilt blur, iris blur in mask or channel ??!!!

it will be really great to have the abillity to use the new 3 blur filters on a mask or channel.
it would be agreat time saver!!!
thanks!

thanks mathias,
the thing is that i want to use the field blur on the mask, not using the mask.
anyway, thanks for the reply.
example: when i draw a shadow i use adjustment layer (curves) i draw the shadow in the mask, than i need to blur the mask progresivley going out from the origin/object.
i use the blur filter multiple times going out from the origin/object. with field blur that would be only one step.
thanks!

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The new field blur and tilt shift filters have stopped working

The new field blur and and tilt shift filters worked a few times but are now greyed out in the menus. Any ideas why? Thanks.

Did you check the settings Chris mentioned? Your issue sounds like there might be a video card or driver issue, which can disable the GPU related features and give you a lesser version of the blur filters. See this link for some troubleshooting suggestions. See if issues with the video card have disabled - Edit>preferences>performance use graphics processor. Also check the advanced settings drawing modes. Be sure you have the current driver (system is updated and current on mac or go to the video manufacturer's website for pc) . That is often the cure.
You might want to copy your system information (photoshop help>system info) here for us to look at.
Pattie

Blur Gallery masks, would love to be able to load them as the source for the effect.

How cool the Blur Gallery is, one of the best things Photoshop got in the last time. I see that when you use the Field Blur, you can save the mask to channels, which gives you a grayscale representation of how the effect was applied. It would be VERY cool if one could do the inverse process, have a grayscale painted mask and load it to adjust the strength of the effect instead of dropping pins. Which is not the same as mask the effect with a selection before apply it, that just mask the effect, it does not vary how much blur is applied to each pixel.
Thanks!!!!!!

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Missing Field Blur Pins

No pin presents on an image when I open Blur/Field. The cursor displays a pin but when clicked on the image no pin is visually placed. Blur does occur when a pin is placed but no on image blur ring control presents. Also, when the image opens in Blur (with Field Blur checked) the Blur slider sets about a third over to the right so the image is pre-blurred. Is this a bug or have I overlooked some setting? Thanks for any help

camjc wrote:
No pin presents on an image when I open Blur/Field. The cursor displays a pin but when clicked on the image no pin is visually placed. Blur does occur when a pin is placed but no on image blur ring control presents.
When in Blur Gallery, ensure View > Show > Edit Pins is enabled.
Also, when the image opens in Blur (with Field Blur checked) the Blur slider sets about a third over to the right so the image is pre-blurred. Is this a bug or have I overlooked some setting?
That's normal and just the way it is. Mine is initialised at 15.

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I have been trying to figure out for a long time what is going on here, and am stumped.
I have a dark and light layer from the same RAW image. The dark layer is on top.
I create a luminosity mask (Cmd-Opt-click RGB channel) from the light image.
I apply the selection as a layer mask to the top, dark layer.
The detail is bad, looking, maybe, posterized. The image does have lots of fine detail.
When I blur the layer mask, about 40, the image looks great.
****What does the blurring of the layer mask do, to bring out the detail of the image?**** I use layer masks often, and don't usually have to blur to see detail.
I tried to attach/insert a small crop with the 2 layers and mask for you to see, under 2 mb, but the content is not allowed. Hopefully my description will make it easy for you experts.
Thanks for any possble help,
Sonny

Hopefully this will work. Here is the link to the file, including the 2 layers, and layer mask, cropped.
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/1660216/maskBlur.psd
To summarize, why is it necessary to blur the layer mask ( ~40) in order to see detail?
The mask is a luminosity mask (Cmd-Opt-click RGB channel) created from the light layer, and then applied to the dark layer.
As I mentioned originally, I use layer masks often, and don't have to blur the mask, unless I want a special effect. It seems that whenever I blend this way, with a luminosity mask, the mask has to be blurred.
Correction from original post: each layer is a separate camera exposure, then processed in Lightroom.
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Sonny

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I think a couple people asked about this problem but none of them seemed to get an answer so I am re-posting.
This is how blur filter and mask work in code
var blur:BlurFilter = new BlurFilter();
blur.blurX = 10;
blur.blurY = 10;
var mask:Bitmap = new Bitmap(...)
var shape:Shape = new Shape();
shape.graphics.beginFill(color, alpha);
shape.graphics.moveTo(100, 100);
shape.graphics.lineTo(...);
shape.graphics.endFill();
shape.filters = [blur]
shape.mask = mask;
bitmap.bitmapData.draw(shape);
But result is not what I want. Please see the below image:
Making another bitmap and copy pixels using the mask works but it makes whole applcation very slow.
How can I mask blur filter using a single draw?

The difference between the code I posted and what you have there is that you are applying the mask and the blur to the shape, whereas I applied the blur to the shape and the mask to a container the shape is inside. This is because for a given object the filters apply AFTER any masking, but you want the reverse. The only way to control the order that I know if is to create more layers.
In other words, change the last code you posted like this:
1. Create a container for the shape:
var container:Sprite = new Sprite();
2. Add the shape to the container:
container.addChild(shape);
3. Apply the blur to the shape, and the mask to the container:
shape.filters = [blur];
container.mask = block;
3. Draw the container to the bitmap:
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That should produce the image you want.
-Aaron

Blurred Edge Mask

Is there a way to create a blurred edge mask? I have tried
creating my mask layer, changing it into a movie clip and adding a
blur filter to it. When I create a mask out of this, the edge is
hard and not blurred. I have also tried creating a mask layer that
has a linear gradient from 100% to 0% opacity. The same thing
happens when I create a mask out of it.
Does anyone have a suggestion? Can this be achieved using
actionscript?
Thanks.

cheesewagon,
> Thanks for the response. I do not see where I can sign
up
> for a free preview in order to view the tutorial?
The freebie is for 10 days, and you can get to it by
clicking the Join
CMX link in the upper right of the site. In the new page,
click "Monthly
with 10 day Trial." Even if this particular tutorial doesn't
give you what
you need, you may be pleasantly surprised to find bunches of
other stuff,
including tutorials on other Adobe products and even
non-Adobe technologies.
> I am trying to have this mask wipe across the screen
> revealing anothr image. Will this explain how to do
this?
The technique in that article will certainly give you the
footing to
accomplish what you're after, but it isn't an article on mask
tweening.
I've used this technique to apply soft-masking to a video
clip that moved
around the stage, so I know that it a) gives masks a soft
border and b) can
be animated. :)
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"Luck is the residue of good design."

Photoshop CS5 Trouble with thumbnails obscured by mask or channel

I can hardly believe there isn't a thread for this already. I've been having this problem since Photoshop 3.0. In the event my current version of Photoshop saved preview thumbnails, and my OS would display them, there would often be portions of the image missing. I noticed that there was usually a mask or channel matching the missing portion, and deduced that Photoshop was arbitrarily masking the preview, making them useless even in the cases where I could see them.
Don't bother responding with "Adobe does not support thumbnails" or something similar. I suspect the only reason Adobe Developers ran into this problem and realized it would drive customers bug nuts. Ignoring it, however, does not prevent it. Other companies have attempted to address the users desire to see and identify their PSD files precisely the same way they can see most other graphic formats in Windows (the only platform I have personal experience with on this issue). It does not help, however, when Photoshop is not able to save a clear and accurate thumbnail, so after finding nothing on this topic online, I'm here to ask if anyone has run into this and found their own work around that does not involve deleting all masks and channels "just in case" one of them randomly spikes the thumbnail. As mentioned, it seems to occur randomly; I have hundreds of tiles with scores of masks and channels that produced clear thumbnails. Perhaps one in twenty graps a random alpha channel and obscures the preview. I'm getting tired of wasting HD space saving a PNG clone with every PSD to save myself the hassel of opening up dozens of PSD files to find the one I need to work on.

I have had similar problems. I use iMac and this problem presents itself such that the thumbnail, as seen in the FINDER, is distorted.
The distortion looks somewhat like a mask has been superimposed on the thumbnail. It has been suggested that there is a problem with the mac os and alpha channels (masks, not the standard 4 channels.) This seemed always to affect only images containing an alpha mask.
This has not happened lately, but older thumbnails that had this problem remain distorted. The images when opened are good, however.
I know you use windows and I believe I have others on windows complain about the problem.
good luck,
vince
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Is there a way to control brush parameters by special layer mask or channel?

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You are not understanding how masks work. If you look closely at the first six brush tip options in the brush panel, either of the first two will give you a fixed size stroke regardless of pen pressure
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Is there a way to use Photoshop's field blur, iris blur or tilt shift blur straight on AE?

I want to use photoshop's selective blur effects on several footage. I know I might import the footage on Photoshop and just apply the effect on the video sequence, but this workflow is rather incomfortable for a whole bunch of clips.
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You can pretty much recreate all of them using effects like Compound Blur or Camera lens Blur wit ha custom matte and you can expand this further by getting a plug-in suite like REvisionFX' SmoothKit where you have even more sophisticated adaptive blurs.
Mylenium

Ps CS6 (non CC): Field Blur: no pins

Hello
I just noticed recently that I have no pins/markers in any blur dialog (iris, field, whatever). I cannot remember whether I ever had any. I didn't use these new blur things until recently.
Comparing my GUI with a tutorial video showed me that there should be pins I can set (my mouse pointer turns into one) and adjust the amount of blur. I don't even see the first standard marker. I see nothing but a blurred picture. When I guess the position of pins I can adjust everything. So basically it works but I see no visible markers.
My system is 4 years old but I didn't have problems with it so far (been using CS6 for over a year):
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 3,2 GHz
GPU: AMD Radeon HD 4770 - 512 MB RAM
OS: Windows 7 64bit Home Premium
Adobe Production Premium CS6
my software is always up-to-date (autoupdater active for everything)
I deactivated the GPU support, restarted photoshop but no difference.
Did anyone expierience something similar or has ever heard of it or knows a solution or can help to narrow the cause?
Regards,
Mopsi

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Using Camera Lens Blur Filter / Mask

I have a question concerning the lens blur and I hoping someone can point me to a good tutorial.
I have several interview segments and I would like to do a small digital zoom at the end of each clip. The background is slightly out of focus already and it doesn't look natural to zoom when the bokeh is not changing.
I have a good handle on the filter but I am not that experienced with advanced mattes. I need to learn how to get the matte on the person and stay during the zoom so I can manipulate the background. The subjects are seated on a stool so their is very little movement.
Did some searches but I am probably not searching the right keywords. Can anyone point me in the right direction.
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Masking? Rotsoscoping? I can think of a million ways to create separated layers or mattes and then duplicate the layer and invert the masks/ matte, but if you never have used that stuff before, you will hard-crash on concrete and not get very far, I'm afraid. It takes at least a bit of practice to produce a clean matte. As a palce to start you may get by suing the Rotobrush and see, if it produces clean enough edges, but if not, it's proably better to scrap the idea before eitehr ending up with a bad result or not meeting your deadline...
Mylenium

Layer Mask/Alpha Channel. Visual bug when moving or transforming

Open test file.
Add solid color Adjustment Layer.
Paint a big "X" on its Layer Mask.
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Alpha channel does not display properly when moved or transformed.

Right Jeanne, should have realized.
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Field/Iris blur bug?

If I create a generic solid black shape on a new transparent layer, and then apply say 20px field blur and 20px iris blur, then I start to see a white glow from the object. (no bokeh is on by the way)
It's as if photoshop is pretending as if the shape is on a white layer instead of a transparent one.
Is this a bug or am I misunderstanding what field blur and iris blur actually do?

anistropic wrote:
It's as if photoshop is pretending as if the shape is on a white layer instead of a transparent one.
The raster shape really is surrounded by white fully transparent pixels and the Blur Gallery filter is blending the white with the colour of the shape.
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Is this a bug or am I misunderstanding what field blur and iris blur actually do?
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Layer disappear when using blur gallery

The same thing happens on all three blur gallery effects (field blur, iris blur, tilt shift). Once I pick the filter the layer becomes empty. The strange thing is that when I manipulate any of the controls the object appears, but once I stop holding the mousebutton down on the input. The object disappears again. When i apply the settings (enter or the ok buttoon). The layer is empty. WTF?!?
I have used these filters a lot, this just happend suddenly. And I can't fix it. Restart does not help.
Adobe Photoshop CS6 running on MacBook Pro 2.3 GHz i7, osx 10.8.3.

You are probably right about the video card, because a full restart of the computer solved the problem.
Ola
On Tue, Jun 4, 2013 at 12:11 AM, Chris Cox <[email protected]

Field blur, tilt blur, iris blur in mask or channel ??!!!

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