AMAZING Inverted Layer Mask Trick for Astro (PS) 🖥

Dylan opens his kimono once again and gives you a sneaky peek at his astrophotography secrets, particularly the Inverted Layer Mask. Use them at your peril. With great power comes great responsibility.
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[@jdpjamesp]

I always appreciate it when content creators show me which knob I need to twiddle to get pleasing results. Thanks Dylan!

[@DylanODonnell]

Happy to help you twiddle your knobs. That’s what i’m here for.

[@texasbackyardastronomyglen9040]

@@DylanODonnell Damn ! LOL ! so funny. thank you for this video. i have been lmao and interrupting coworkers in the office, stopping them from working to look at my monitor. LOL

[@DylanODonnell]

@@texasbackyardastronomyglen9040 hahah excellent ! The algorithm hates my antics so real organic sharing is welcome 😆

[@achtvier873]

Dylan, you are like the funny af uncle everyone is looking forward to to see at the family meetup - just for astrophotography. Please never stop being yourself :DD

[@DylanODonnell]

I’ll take funny uncle over creepy uncle :) thx !

[@steevebody449]

dude... 🤣 loving that creative and graphic mask interpretation

[@DylanODonnell]

I think it gets the point across :)

[@VisibledarkAstro]

Haha I got good meds. 👍 Thanks for the mention Dylan! 😀

[@DylanODonnell]

No worries :)

[@OhanSmit]

That was a very ballsy explanation about masks :D

[@thhall459]

Thanks for the cheery sign off! Love you too, brother!

[@philleng480]

Thanks Dylan, been missing your regular dose of astro amus/learning. Just in the nick of time too as I start my PI journey.

[@PeterJahans]

Great tip Dylan! Takes me back to when I used to create, uh, inverted layer masks on the schoolyard wall... 😇

[@DylanODonnell]

Hahah

[@d.fresh.750]

Best processing video, ever. Bookmarked!

[@DylanODonnell]

Thanks! Despite my hijinx there is some useful info here :)

[@d.fresh.750]

@Dylan O'Donnell I'm gonna try my best to replicate your example mask and apply it to all my photos! 🤣 In all seriousness, though, this was a great explanation and tutorial for masks!

[@opticat2410]

great great great!!! thank you, this is game changer for me!!!

[@dannmetal6459]

Cheers Dylan. Great content as always! Cheers mate, Dann

[@DylanODonnell]

Thanks Dan!

[@andyburnley-qc9sw]

Nuke it from Orbit 😂😂 especially them masks.... Best damn mask I have ever seen 😮 Awesome Video as Ever

[@DylanODonnell]

Hehe thanks for nuking !

[@bofblog]

Great tutorial, even though a Solar astronomer here(when I decides to appear) always good to learn and apply techniques

[@sphudson]

Thanks for the great video, Dylan. Can this technique be used to remove light pollution/glare from an astro image?

[@DylanODonnell]

LP usually decreases the dynamic range and contrast in an image, so yes, applying the inverted layer mask on a levels adjustment layer or contrast adjustment layer helps process it out a bit.

[@viewintospace]

Your videos are as funny and entertaining that I will watch them even if you would edit the photos in Excel....

[@DylanODonnell]

Hehe thx … astronomy can be dry so I try!

[@sinsolosin]

Can we have next time a variance in bodypartsshapes used in masks please :)

[@sinsolosin]

for the diversity and inclusion sake of course

[@deep_space_dave]

Thanks for the video Dylan! I almost forgot how wonderful and easy using layers is! You do really need to keep those teenagers from editing your videos before you post them 🤣

[@DylanODonnell]

Hehe thanks Dave !

[@MrChuckNorris1984]

As someone who is known in the community as "James Webb" because my astro images are actually better than hubble. This video was ok. I am JUST KIDDING. I SUCK AT THIS. Thanks man and glad to see your stuff again. Completely understandable but man I missed your videos! Take care bro and glad everyone is on the mend!

[@DylanODonnell]

Lol thanks mr Webb .. high praise 😆 we are doing well thanks for your support !

[@astrojourneyuk]

Can I use that same mask on my images too? Can you share the file?

[@CuivTheLazyGeek]

So, erm, did you create a literal c_ck blocker mask?? Thanks for the shoutout to my boring processing videos! :D

[@DylanODonnell]

Hehe that’s good name for it Cuiv .. if I wasn’t so public domain I’d patent It ;) great video btw .. keep up the good work!

[@CuivTheLazyGeek]

@@DylanODonnell Thanks Dylan, and the same to you - I still can't stop laughing!

[@DylanODonnell]

Hehehe

[@hymanmj]

Hahahahahaaaa - I can't get me' breath!!! Sooo funny and great content too - it's like Carry On Dylan ..... :) 😂

[@DylanODonnell]

😂

[@stuparker776]

Shit, Dylan you are following me around the sky, last time it was that weeee N70 in the LMC not now its NGC3576 I just got 4 hours of narrowband so this will be useful.Cool stuff.Mind you you should do a processing vid:) Yours are always better than mine:(

[@richhudnut5110]

I need to let Bard edit a photo for me.... I trained it on some of your content, all I got was a fancy DPick ;)

[@DylanODonnell]

Hahaha

[@BakedandCooked]

I won't know what you're talking about. So I'm hitting the like and commenting for the algorithm.

[@DylanODonnell]

Haha thx for your default vote of confidence baked.

[@BakedandCooked]

Baked?🤔

[@BrianH1313]

Dillion, naughty naughty naughty!

[@BrianH1313]

Dylan, sorry this device has the most insane autocorrect. Tried to edit post but on this device it not letting me.

[@JohnDGwilliam]

Great vid mate, really good walk through. LMAO 😂

[@DylanODonnell]

Thanks gwils :)

[@castronomy]

Nice

[@ronbaldwin6382]

Why would anyone consider calling NGC 3576 the Statue of Liberty Nebula if it would never be visible from the continental United States, or even France?

[@DylanODonnell]

They took arrrr nebularrrs !

[@Lasserubinskov]

That's a huge mask.

[@DylanODonnell]

BBC

[@MatthewHolevinski]

I'm only here for the phallic drawings

[@johntdavies]

That is about your funniest video ever, don't every let your wife talk you out of it. PS, have you played with GeneralisedHypobolicStretch, it's another PI game changer.

[@DylanODonnell]

I’ll check that out .. thank you !

[@redabdab]

But Dylan, you CAN use masks and inverse masks in Pixinsight perfectly easily. I do it all the time.

[@DylanODonnell]

I said that :)

[@redabdab]

Bugger!! So you did 🤦‍♂️Apologies

[@DylanODonnell]

All good! I love PI too :)

[@nikaxstrophotography]

That mask is perfect you need to copyright it and sell it as a mask template. maybe even a brush template!

[@DylanODonnell]

Haha happy to release as public domain 😆

[@jrkorman]

Wouldn't be able to - Prior art!

[@DylanODonnell]

@@jrkorman my pp is a unique snowflake

[@Katieyhughes]

😂 that mask. I think I peed a little 😂

[@DylanODonnell]

Hehehe

[@Astro-Av]

Masks can be hard! But now I'm neither offended by nor afraid of them anymore.

[@DylanODonnell]

Exposure therapy

[@tmrdarkstar85]

Once the precession happens we will see Carina in the North. 😉

[@enteringintospace4685]

Great now that Pixinsight knows masks can not only be x rated they can also procreate news masks they will never integrate this feature. Or we'll if they did they would have to call it " local mask sterilization" 🤣 Keep up the great tuts man👊

[@richardrandall2898]

Mmmmm. Yeah great video. But will have to watch it many times before I can attempt this in Photoshop. Only 2 years into PS and still dont know alot. Glad you said taking the images is only half the story. Aint that the truth

[@DylanODonnell]

It really is !

[@carlgough7839]

That mask 😂

[@DylanODonnell]

I'm here to educate

[@PaniczJaszczur]

Adult male hen mask is ofc funny but I want to appreciate the little nonharmful bitchslap you've sent to the APOD 😂

[@DylanODonnell]

Saturation bias :)

[@johnalexandermcbryde9788]

errr... at 10:10 does anyone else see a red haired woman with her right cheek covered??

[@DeepSpaceAstro]

I'm triggered! 🤣

[@DylanODonnell]

I have that effect on people 😂

[@mariusflorea1984]

nuked that like from orbit

[@DylanODonnell]

haha it worked! yesssss

[@dustinballinger5661]

I didn’t realize the Statue of Liberty had both pronouns now…

[@CodeLeeCarter]

Lmao!.

[@actudoran]

yey first!!!!

[@DylanODonnell]

YOU WIN MY FRIEND

[@Ekuy1]

instructions unclear, and I am now in federal prison for nuking the red subscribe button on my phone, from orbit. disliked + ratio + (would unsub but my phone got nuked)

[@DylanODonnell]

Tell it to the judge !

[@Ekuy1]

@@DylanODonnell "but your honour, did you know about how to apply inverted layer masks?"

[@richhudnut5110]

Bravo on the junk mask...