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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WS2C9022BF-E7F4-445d-861C-75C4D23E9CC2a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Mask Smart Filter effects</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS3BB2127A-DC4D-4ae6-A55D-EF05CAED31CE"><h1 class="topictitle1">Change filter mask opacity or feather mask edges</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WSCC500C23-B760-49a0-8330-D94B04F6C74F"><h1 class="topictitle1">Invert a filter mask</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS3BB03139-16B8-438d-B89F-3C29CB87311Aa"><h1 class="topictitle1">Display only the filter mask</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS1B868EE0-EBED-40d8-BF11-E942E485CE87a"><h1 class="topictitle1">Move or copy filter masks</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS8DCEA0B8-A873-4584-A01E-D5FF10D4F4EFa"><h1 class="topictitle1">Disable a filter mask</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS63851868-858B-4ba8-873E-324CFF95C40Fa"><h1 class="topictitle1">Delete a Smart Filter mask</h1>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS21132F36-BC53-4aea-9DCA-643CA8363BBDa"><h1 class="topictitle1">Add a filter mask</h1>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>When you apply a Smart Filter to a Smart Object,
Photoshop displays an empty (white) mask thumbnail on the Smart
Filters line in the Layers panel under the Smart Object. By default,
this mask shows the entire filter effect. (If you made a selection
before applying the Smart Filter, Photoshop displays the appropriate mask
instead of an empty mask on the Smart Filters line in the Layers
panel.) </p>
<p>Use filter masks to selectively mask Smart Filters.
When you mask Smart Filters, the masking applies to all Smart Filters—you
can’t mask individual Smart Filters.</p>
<p>Filter masks work much
like layer masks, and you can use many of the same techniques with
them. Like layer masks, filter masks are stored as alpha channels in
the Channels panel, and you can load their boundaries as a selection. </p>
<p>Like
layer masks, you can paint on a filter mask. Areas of the filter
that you paint in black are hidden; areas you paint in white are
visible; and areas you paint in shades of gray appear in various
levels of transparency. </p>
<p>Use the controls in the Masks panel
to change the filter mask density, add feathering to the edges of
the mask, or invert the mask.</p>
<div class="para"><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>By default, layer masks
are linked to regular layers or Smart Object layers. When you move
the layer mask or the layer using the Move tool, they move as a
unit. </div>
</div>
</div>
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<div id="WS2C9022BF-E7F4-445d-861C-75C4D23E9CC2a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS2C9022BF-E7F4-445d-861C-75C4D23E9CC2a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Mask Smart Filter effects</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Click the filter mask
thumbnail in the Layers panel to make it active. </span> <p>A border appears around the mask thumbnail. </p>
</li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Select any of the editing or painting tools.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>To hide portions of the filter, paint the
mask with black.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To show portions of the filter, paint the mask with
white.</p>
</li>
<li><p>To make the filter partially visible, paint the
mask with gray.</p>
</li>
<li><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />You can also apply image adjustments
and filters to filter masks.</div></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
</div></div>
<div id="WS3BB2127A-DC4D-4ae6-A55D-EF05CAED31CE" class="nochunk"><a name="WS3BB2127A-DC4D-4ae6-A55D-EF05CAED31CE"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Change filter mask opacity or feather mask edges</h3><div><ol><li class="stepexpand"><span>Click the filter mask thumbnail or select
the Smart Object layer in the Layers panel, and then click the Filter
Mask button in the Masks panel.</span></li>
<li class="stepexpand"><span>In the Masks panel, drag the Density slider to adjust
the mask opacity, and the Feathering slider to apply feathering
to the mask edges. See <a href="WS1B81490D-0B73-4086-BC65-8ABD4E77D573.html">Change mask opacity or refine edges</a>.</span> <div class="para"><div class="note"><span class="notetitle">Note:  </span>The Mask Edge option is not available for filter
masks.</div>
</div>
</li>
</ol>
</div></div>
<div id="WSCC500C23-B760-49a0-8330-D94B04F6C74F" class="nochunk"><a name="WSCC500C23-B760-49a0-8330-D94B04F6C74F"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Invert a filter mask</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Click the filter mask thumbnail in the
Layers panel, then click Invert in the Masks panel.</span></div>
</div></div>
<div id="WS3BB03139-16B8-438d-B89F-3C29CB87311Aa" class="nochunk"><a name="WS3BB03139-16B8-438d-B89F-3C29CB87311Aa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Display only the filter mask</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click
(Mac&#160;OS) the filter mask thumbnail in the Layers panel.
To show the Smart Object layer, Alt-click or Option-click the filter mask
thumbnail again.</span></div>
</div></div>
<div id="WS1B868EE0-EBED-40d8-BF11-E942E485CE87a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS1B868EE0-EBED-40d8-BF11-E942E485CE87a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Move or copy filter masks</h3><div><ul><li><span>To move the mask to another
Smart Filter Effect, drag the mask to the other Smart Filter Effect.</span></li>
<li><span>To copy the mask, Alt-drag (Windows) or Option-drag (Mac&#160;OS)
the mask to another Smart Filter Effect.</span></li>
</ul>
</div></div>
<div id="WS8DCEA0B8-A873-4584-A01E-D5FF10D4F4EFa" class="nochunk"><a name="WS8DCEA0B8-A873-4584-A01E-D5FF10D4F4EFa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Disable a filter mask</h3><div><div class="p"><span><img src="images/dingbat.png" />&#160;Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Shift-click
the filter mask thumbnail in the Layers panel.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Click the filter mask thumbnail in the Layers panel,
then click the Disable/Enable Mask button&#160;<img src="images/toggle_layer_visibility_enable_disable.png" /> in
the Masks panel.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Choose Layer&#160;&gt; Smart Filter&#160;&gt;
Disable Filter Mask.</p>
</li>
</ul>
 <p>A red X appears over the filter mask thumbnail when the
mask is disabled, and the Smart Filter appears without masking.
To re-enable the mask, Shift-click the Smart Filter mask thumbnail
again.</p>
</div>
</div></div>
<div id="WS63851868-858B-4ba8-873E-324CFF95C40Fa" class="nochunk"><a name="WS63851868-858B-4ba8-873E-324CFF95C40Fa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Delete a Smart Filter mask</h3><div><ul><li><span>Click the filter mask thumbnail
in the Layers panel, then click the Delete icon&#160;<img src="images/P_Delete_Sm_N.png" /> in
the Masks panel.</span></li>
<li><span>Drag the filter mask thumbnail
in the Layers panel to the Delete icon. </span></li>
<li><span>Select the Smart Filter Effect, and choose Layer&#160;&gt;
Smart Filters&#160;&gt; Delete Filter Mask.</span></li>
</ul>
</div></div>
<div id="WS21132F36-BC53-4aea-9DCA-643CA8363BBDa" class="nochunk"><a name="WS21132F36-BC53-4aea-9DCA-643CA8363BBDa"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Add a filter mask</h3><div><div class="section"><p>If you delete a filter mask,
you can subsequently add another mask.</p>
</div>
<ul><li><span>To add an empty mask, select the Smart
Object layer, and then click the Filter Mask button in the Masks
panel. </span></li>
<li><span>To add a mask based on a selection, make a selection,
and then right-click (Windows) or Control-click (Mac&#160;OS)
the Smart Filters line in the Layers panel, and choose Add Filter
Mask. </span></li>
</ul>
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