Teknofile (NZ) <kiwireviews.nz@gmail.com> wrote:

> > I agree that a mask is better if you are not sure if you would ever want
> > to undo the crop. The suggestion that you cannot fade the transition if
> > you delete an inverted selection is wrong, however. Of course you can,
> > because you can feather the selection before you hit the delete key.
>
> A very valid point, and of course you are right... I did not mean to
> imply it's impossibility by that method, only to highlight the greater
> ease with which such effects can be adjusted. For example, drawing a
> polygon on the mask, and then using a number of the built-in, as well
> as 3rd party, filters to affect the mask, thus providing much in the
> way of creative effect.
>
> However, by feathering a selection, you in effect apply the blur to
> the entire selected area, whereas by using a mask, it can be done
> sectionally. Even the humble 'Blur' family will allow a much more
> diverse, and easier to work with, range of transitions.

Everything you describe here can be done on a selection too. Just change
to 'Quick Mask' mode. A mask and a selection are technically the same
thing.


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