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Status Awaiting review
Workspace Feature requests
Categories Capture One Pro
Created by Prasad Palaniyandi
Created on Nov 3, 2025

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Combine Mask: Add Use Mask From to Combine Mask to allow user pick mask from another layer

To the Combine Mask options list, add "Use Mask From" option as shown in the mockup. When the option is chosen, list of Layers dialog to pop up (refer mockup) like People Combine Mask list dialog. The user can choose a layer from the list, if allowed to select multiple, it will be fantastic; I know it is complex

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Current workaround

  1. Layer-1 : Create Layer Mask for complex subject(s) through multiple combine mask operations and name it as 'Main Subjects’.

  2. Layer-2: Create mask that includes both main subjects and area.

  3. Select Layer-2 and create ‘Brush Mask’ using ‘Subtract => Brush’.

  4. Select new Brush Mask as target, Right-Click => Copy Mask From => select 'Main Subjects' layer from the list. You can select only the 'Layer' not mask(s) belong to the layer.

  5. ‘Main Subjects’ Layer Mask (resultant mask) will be "Rasterized" and copied (replaces the content) into Brush Mask and subtract operation will be performed automatically.
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  • FirstName LastName
    Nov 19, 2025

    I find myself using this workaround a lot. For example, a wildlife "bird on stick" shot...

    • Create layer for bird

    • Create layer for stick

    • Create filled Background layer:

      • Subtract Brush Mask

      • Copy mask from layer bird

      • Subtract Brush Mask

      • Copy mask from layer stick

    Similarly, if I now want to apply a brush to part of the bird layer (and only the bird):

    • Create layer by selecting and then applying brush:

      • Intersect Brush Mask

      • Copy mask from layer bird

    Being able to add/subtract/intersect from layer would cut out the copy from layer operation.

    Also, the ability to rename masks would be really useful or, I guess, in this scenario using the selected layer name would be a good default.

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