spot/wire removal followed by clone tool

[Mike Rott]

Something strange happens when I first use the spot/wire tool to remove a wire or stick. The stick is removed but there is an odd distortion that remains. When I try to fix to using the clone tool as a followup, it isn’t possible to clone over the distortion, instead the cloned parts are incorporated into the distortion.

[Derek Vallintine]

I had a similar problem removing a dust bunny on a midtone area, the dust bunny went but in its place I got a white streak. Using the clone tool I ended up with the same problem you had Mike.

[Nik Bhatt]

The order you apply Clone and Retouch does not matter. The order of processing in Nitro is fixed, and clone runs before retouch (for some technical reasons).

[Derek Vallintine]

Nik you are missing the point that Mike and I have pointed out, your Retouch tool is not doing a good job. Please compare your healing tool with Nikon Studio or ACDSEE 9 for Mac then you will see what we are talking about.

[Nik Bhatt]

Mike said that the Spot / Wire removal tool didn’t give him good results and the clone tool did not allow him to fix it. I explained why the clone tool did not fix it. I know that the Spot / Wire removal tool has limitations. That said, it works on a lot of cases. If you look at the UI, it says I’m working on a new one.

[Mike Rott]

Thanks Nik.
What I am seeing makes sense now if the order is fixed. The spot/wire is limited, I was trying it on some stray sticks and it didn’t work well and was likely pushed what it was designed for. I have had better luck using it for dust spots.

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