Luminar Neo tutorial: soften AI masks and shift edges

This Luminar Neo tutorial follows a landscape edit to explain how mask feathering softens abrupt selections. The presenter describes it as a new update and demonstrates the control on mountains, grass and a stream. The examples show how he refines the masks; they do not establish that feathering fixes every masking problem.

Object Select AI provides the initial mountain selection for Structure AI. In Mask Actions, the presenter reveals the mask and adjusts the Feather slider, briefly trying 71% before reducing the effect. He then copies the mask into Super Contrast, retaining its feathering while adjusting the mountain tones.

For the grass, he selects a color with the eyedropper and narrows the range before raising exposure and warming the temperature. Feathering reduces the mottled transition, and brush edits restrict the light to the intended area. A separate water selection brightens the stream. He uses the J shortcut to check highlight clipping.

Later examples combine a luminosity mask with brush cleanup and feathering for the Dramatic filter. A painted Super Contrast mask creates a custom vignette, whose edge he shifts inward or outward to change its coverage. He also shows that a brush at 100% softness may already produce a smooth enough transition. The final edit includes reduced adjustment strengths and generative AI cleanup of grass interrupting the stream.