John Rostron Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 I have an image where some parts need sharpening and some parts need denoising or smoothing. The obvious way to do this is to create a mask that divides the image into these two component parts. No problem, I create an edge mask as a new layer and refine it appropriately. I could now duplicate my original image and sharpen one version (using Nik Sharpener) and denoise the other using Nik DFine. The mask should now be able to ensure that what I see is partly sharpened and partly denoised. But I cannot see how I can place the mask I have created to perform this task. I Because sharpening and denoising are fairly subtle, I have been practicing on an an image and a desaturated version, and a layer comprising several vertical black-and-white stripes so that I should be able to see a fairly obvious mask effect. I have tried following various videos and on-line guides typically involving moving the stripy mask into a position on one of the layers, but what I see is always either the stripy mask or no effect at all. The image below shows what I see before trying to place the mask. Any advice gratefully received. John Quote Windows 10, Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Designer 1.10.5 and Publisher 1.10.5 (mainly Photo), now ex-Adobe CC CPU: AMD A6-3670. RAM: 16 GB DDR3 @ 666MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 6, 2018 Staff Share Posted February 6, 2018 Hi John Rostron, You have to convert the Pixel layer (your "Stripy Mask" layer) to an actual mask. Select it in the Layers panel then go to menu Layer ▸ Rasterise to Mask. It should then work as you'd expect. John Rostron 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rostron Posted February 6, 2018 Author Share Posted February 6, 2018 Thanks @MEB. I thought that 'Rasterize to Mask' came into it somewhere, but I could not see where. This now works well. I just moved the rasterized mask onto the top layer and Bingo! If you were wondering, the image is of my wife feeding a Lesser Kestrel chick in a breeding centre for these birds in southern Spain. We were visiting a placement student there. John Quote Windows 10, Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Designer 1.10.5 and Publisher 1.10.5 (mainly Photo), now ex-Adobe CC CPU: AMD A6-3670. RAM: 16 GB DDR3 @ 666MHz, Graphics: 2047MB NVIDIA GeForce GT 630 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted February 6, 2018 Staff Share Posted February 6, 2018 Would love to be there too. So envy. I have an admiration for those who do care and deal with animals/protect species/help them recover. We are hurting the planet way to much... John Rostron 1 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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