[gmitchel]

An update to the TLR Professioanl Mask Toolkit is available. As with all of my tools, it is a free download.

The TLR Professional Mask Toolkit is a useful set of JavaScripts for automating Adobe® Photoshop® CS/CS2 to generate edge masks and surface masks.

You can make edge masks, surfaces masks, a pair of edge and surface masks, or even masks that capture a range of tone or colors without regard for edges or surfaces. You just select a mask type, (for edge or surface masks) a width for the edges, a tone range, and a color range. The will then generate an alpha channel that can be used as a layer mask for sharpening, removing noise, or adjusting tone and color.

The masking features can be combined. You can, for example, specify "Reds" for the color range, "Midtones" for the tonal range, and "Edges" for the mask type. The result will be a single channel that masks red highlight edges.

The update changes the UI for Photoshop CS. It no longer includes "Group" UI widgets.

There are two versions, one for Photoshop CS and the other for Photoshop CS2.

http://www.thelightsrightstudio.com/...askToolkit.htm

If you have an earlier version of Photoshop or you prefer actions to Javascripts, I also have a free action set with many of the capabilities of the TLR Professional Mask Toolkit.

http://www.thelightsrightstudio.com/...rfaceMasks.htm

These tools are designed to help you get better results when sharpening and removing noise.

Enjoy!

Cheers,

Mitch