LR3 – Detail Panel – The Detail and Masking Sliders

There are two different sliders (Detail and Masking) used to create and control the masks used suppress sharpening in the lower contrast areas of an image. As a rule of thumb, use the Detail slider to suppress sharpening in landscape images, and use the Masking slider to suppress sharpening in portraits. To view a Black and White preview of the masks, Option (Mac) / Alt (Win) -drag the Detail and/or Masking slider.