Preserve AI Mask Type After Editing

Currently, when an AI-generated mask (e.g. “Select Background,” “Select Subject,” “Detect Person,” etc.) in Capture One is manually refined with brush/erase tools, it loses its “AI mask” identity. Instead, it is converted into a static local mask. When copied to other images, this mask no longer adapts to each frame, but is duplicated as a fixed mask shape.

Problem

• This limits efficiency in multi-image workflows (e.g. batch editing portraits or product sets).

• Users often want to tweak an AI mask slightly, but still keep its dynamic link so it remains adaptive when copied to other photos.

• Currently, the only workaround is to regenerate AI masks per image, then reapply adjustments — which is time-consuming and breaks editing flow.

Proposed Solution

• Allow edited AI masks to retain their classification as AI-linked masks (Background, Subject, Person, etc.).

• When such a mask is copied to another image, Capture One should:

  1. Recompute the AI mask for the new image, and

  2. Apply the user’s manual refinements (brush strokes, erasures, feathering) as a non-destructive overlay on top.

Alternative: Add a right-click option to reassign any existing mask as a Background Mask, Subject Mask, or other AI type, so it can be regenerated dynamically across images.