ON 1 2026 Non-Destructive Local Adjustments & Masking Workflow Inter-Relationships
ON1 2026 brings non-destructive editing and smart AI masking together, giving you a flexible, layered workflow. You can stack local adjustments as separate layers, each one with its own mask in charge. At the heart of it, AI tools like Super Select AI step in and build precise masks for you, targeting exactly the spots you want to adjust.
These masks work like live containers—tweak a masks’ shape or density, and your changes instantly shift focus, but your original photo stays untouched. What’s really handy is how flexible these masks are. You can copy, invert, or combine them between different adjustment layers.
So, while your masks and tonal tweaks stay in sync, they’re never tangled up. That means you can play around, experiment, and try out wild ideas—everything you do stays fully editable, whether it’s a brush stroke or an AI-picked selection.
This was developed in conjunction with Chris at Freewillphotos.com
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