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It is not possible to set up a menu for the mouse with the purpose of creating a layer from a mask?  That would significantly improve the workflow.  CTRL-J requires you to release the mouse each time.  It's annoying.

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BTW.

Does this function exist anywhere?  I can not find anything.

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Neither of your images seem to have uploaded, @StefanK.

 

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Question to feathering:

Thanks for the tip for the feathering.  But that's not what I mean.  The transparency function is missing in APhoto and does not work with asymmetrical shapes. And gaussian blur affects the entire object, but only the edge should be feathered over "x" pixel. It might be possible to create and refine a mask, but the result is not very nice because uneven stripes form

And that too, I don't want to start a mouse click orgy for such a simple thing.

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Then try some of the FX effects (Umrandung, Schein nach aussen ... usw.) to get an similar/equal effect.

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On 12/24/2020 at 8:29 AM, StefanK said:

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A Depth of Field blur may get you close to what you want (But I'm not sure exactly what that is!)

 

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28 minutes ago, StefanK said:

The overall image sharpness should not be lost.  That is the point.

In your initial sample posting (with the feather panel) I don't see much image sharpness at all, it's pretty much overall unsharp too there!

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On 12/24/2020 at 3:29 AM, StefanK said:

CTRL-J requires you to release the mouse each time.

No it doesn't.  You could keep one hand on the mouse and use the other to hit the shortcut.

You could also simply change the keyboard shortcut to something more convenient if this is a feature you use frequently:

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