> Although it's not quite--well--nothing like layers--LR4 has a very layer-like
> capacity in the brush function. So many elements of the image can be adjusted
> with brushes using masks that the subsequent "pins" on the image become a lot
> like layers. Each is independently adjustable without affecting the others.
> Less elegant than layers for sure, but for the bulk of us, perfectly
> satisfactory. (Note I said for the bulk of us; resident Moose not under this
> umbrella. <g>) Now, if you want to undertake complicated contrast masking or
> fiddling with different color channels, well, layers is now it's done.
The reality is that "layers" is a very cumbersome way of dealing with
a lot of edits that the new LR method addresses in a simpler and
quicker manner. Layers is soooo 1999.
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Ken Norton
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http://www.zone-10.com
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