LightRoom Applies It's Own Adjustments to Masks
p.1 #1LightRoom Applies It's Own Adjustments to Masks
Has anyone else noticed this? I'm running LR Classic Desktop on a Mac and I've noticed recently that when I create a mask using LR to select Landscape, Sky, Mountain, Water etc. it is loading some preset to each mask created. It is adding a 38 point bump to the Shadow slider, a 5 point magenta Tint adjustment, a -5.5 point Hue adjustment and then it is also adding a slight contrast bump in the Tone Curve. Is it perhaps a preset? It there a way to turn these off?
Sep 17, 2026 at 07:06 PM
p.1 #2LightRoom Applies It's Own Adjustments to Masks
Lr mask slider reset is currently broken https://community.adobe.com/bug-reports-679/p-issues-with-lightroom-masking-version-9-4-1-1631273
On Windows LrC 15.5.1 I'm actually seeing the opposite behavior. The sliders are resetting to zero regardless of whether the checkbox is enabled or not.
On Windows LrC 15.5.1 I'm actually seeing the opposite behavior. The sliders are resetting to zero regardless of whether the checkbox is enabled or not.
Sep 17, 2026 at 10:30 PM
p.1 #3LightRoom Applies It's Own Adjustments to Masks
MRomine wrote:
Has anyone else noticed this? I'm running LR Classic Desktop on a Mac and I've noticed recently that when I create a mask using LR to select Landscape, Sky, Mountain, Water etc. it is loading some preset to each mask created. It is adding a 38 point bump to the Shadow slider, a 5 point magenta Tint adjustment, a -5.5 point Hue adjustment and then it is also adding a slight contrast bump in the Tone Curve. Is it perhaps a preset? It there a way to turn these off?
It sounds like you have your mask sliders set to a preset. Can you zero them out?
Has anyone else noticed this? I'm running LR Classic Desktop on a Mac and I've noticed recently that when I create a mask using LR to select Landscape, Sky, Mountain, Water etc. it is loading some preset to each mask created. It is adding a 38 point bump to the Shadow slider, a 5 point magenta Tint adjustment, a -5.5 point Hue adjustment and then it is also adding a slight contrast bump in the Tone Curve. Is it perhaps a preset? It there a way to turn these off?
It sounds like you have your mask sliders set to a preset. Can you zero them out?
Sep 18, 2026 at 09:35 AM
p.1 #4LightRoom Applies It's Own Adjustments to Masks
Jack Flesher wrote:
It sounds like you have your mask sliders set to a preset. Can you zero them out?
I don't know, I don't use presets. I know that LR comes with a bunch of them. Is there a way to globally turn them off or would I have to go through each one individually to do that?
It sounds like you have your mask sliders set to a preset. Can you zero them out?
I don't know, I don't use presets. I know that LR comes with a bunch of them. Is there a way to globally turn them off or would I have to go through each one individually to do that?
Sep 18, 2026 at 01:25 PM
p.1 #5LightRoom Applies It's Own Adjustments to Masks
MRomine wrote:
I don't know, I don't use presets. I know that LR comes with a bunch of them. Is there a way to globally turn them off or would I have to go through each one individually to do that?
I don't use LRc anymore, but I assume it's at least similar to what it used to be. In the mask palette there are options to select a brush or whatever. Then under the brush option are a set of slider adjustments for light, color, etc. ALL of those should be zeroed out unless you KNOW why or what you want them adjusted to. I virtually always just use brush to select what I want to adjust, then using the sliders, adjust it to taste. IOW, If I want to darken the masked selection, I would go into "Light" and lower the exposure or bring down highlights; if I wanted to warm it up, I would go into "Color" and tweak color temp or add selected warmer tone.
It may be at some point you "saved" one of the initial choices as a "preset" and simply need to toggle over to choose the base option?
Jack Flesher wrote
It sounds like you have your mask sliders set to a preset. Can you zero them out?I don't use LRc anymore, but I assume it's at least similar to what it used to be. In the mask palette there are options to select a brush or whatever. Then under the brush option are a set of slider adjustments for light, color, etc. ALL of those should be zeroed out unless you KNOW why or what you want them adjusted to. I virtually always just use brush to select what I want to adjust, then using the sliders, adjust it to taste. IOW, If I want to darken the masked selection, I would go into "Light" and lower the exposure or bring down highlights; if I wanted to warm it up, I would go into "Color" and tweak color temp or add selected warmer tone.
It may be at some point you "saved" one of the initial choices as a "preset" and simply need to toggle over to choose the base option?
Sep 18, 2026 at 01:46 PM
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p.1 #6LightRoom Applies It's Own Adjustments to Masks
Jack Flesher wrote:
It may be at some point you "saved" one of the initial choices as a "preset" and simply need to toggle over to choose the base option?
That certainly sounds plausible, where would I look for the potential saved preset? In the Preset Menu I would assume? It would probably have a system generated name so hopefully easy to find.
It may be at some point you "saved" one of the initial choices as a "preset" and simply need to toggle over to choose the base option?
That certainly sounds plausible, where would I look for the potential saved preset? In the Preset Menu I would assume? It would probably have a system generated name so hopefully easy to find.
Sep 18, 2026 at 03:07 PM
p.1 #7LightRoom Applies It's Own Adjustments to Masks
MRomine wrote:
That certainly sounds plausible, where would I look for the potential saved preset? In the Preset Menu I would assume? It would probably have a system generated name so hopefully easy to find.
There’s usually a menu icon in the upper rh side of each tool box, probably there.
Jack Flesher wrote
It may be at some point you "saved" one of the initial choices as a "preset" and simply need to toggle over to choose the base option?There’s usually a menu icon in the upper rh side of each tool box, probably there.
Sep 18, 2026 at 03:29 PM
p.1 #8LightRoom Applies It's Own Adjustments to Masks
Jack Flesher wrote:
There’s usually a menu icon in the upper rh side of each tool box, probably there.
Got this from a site dedicated to LR instruction. "Select one of the Masking tools, uncheck Reset Sliders Automatically and adjust the sliders to your new chosen defaults BEFORE you draw the mask. Lightroom remembers these settings and uses them for any new masks, until you next repeat the process."
Somewhere along the line I must have unchecked that box and LR remembered my mask settings and applied them to all new masks.
There’s usually a menu icon in the upper rh side of each tool box, probably there.
Got this from a site dedicated to LR instruction. "Select one of the Masking tools, uncheck Reset Sliders Automatically and adjust the sliders to your new chosen defaults BEFORE you draw the mask. Lightroom remembers these settings and uses them for any new masks, until you next repeat the process."
Somewhere along the line I must have unchecked that box and LR remembered my mask settings and applied them to all new masks.
Sep 19, 2026 at 06:38 PM
p.1 #9LightRoom Applies It's Own Adjustments to Masks
MRomine wrote:
Got this from a site dedicated to LR instruction. "Select one of the Masking tools, uncheck Reset Sliders Automatically and adjust the sliders to your new chosen defaults BEFORE you draw the mask. Lightroom remembers these settings and uses them for any new masks, until you next repeat the process."
Somewhere along the line I must have unchecked that box and LR remembered my mask settings and applied them to all new masks.
Cool, glad you got it sorted!
Jack Flesher wrote
There’s usually a menu icon in the upper rh side of each tool box, probably there.Somewhere along the line I must have unchecked that box and LR remembered my mask settings and applied them to all new masks.
Cool, glad you got it sorted!
Sep 19, 2026 at 06:44 PM
p.1 #10LightRoom Applies It's Own Adjustments to Masks
Thanks to everyone for their help!
Sep 19, 2026 at 07:03 PM