User manual TOPAZ LABS REMASK.V2.0

[. . . ] Topaz ReMask User Manual v2. 0 User Manual Contents 3 4 4 5 5 6 7 7 7 7 7 7 9 10 11 12 Topaz ReMask I. How to Install B Host-Specific Installation. Background Color 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 16 2 IV. Company Info 17 25 34 42 50 52 55 56 57 User Manual Installation Entering Your Key Entering your trial key allows you to save your projects and print them during your evaluation period. [. . . ] Then make short strokes down the refinement area. Each time you make a stroke your image will automatically update reflecting that eliminated or restored selection. User Manual Work Flow Topaz ReMask The Mask view is a great way to identify areas of your image that need refining. Any area that is predominantly white (keep) but is clouded by gray will need to be refined. Using the blue brush (with the Magic Brush option checked) you can make your short strokes inside of the white area close to the clouded gray area to restore that detail. Using the red brush (with the Magic Brush option checked) you can make your short strokes outside on the black area to clean up any clouded gray areas and remove that detail or color contamination. 32 Remember that it is best to use small short strokes when refining with the Topaz Magic Brush tool. User Manual Work Flow Now that your image has been successfully masked with precision and quality and saved back to your Layer Mask. You can add in a new background or blend multiple images. Topaz ReMask 19. Adjust the mask hardness slider to specify how hard your mask is applied to the image edges. 20. Once you are satisfied with your selections and refinements select OK to save your results back to Photoshop. Your mask will be saved back to the Layer Mask that we created. 33 Want to take your masking to the next level of creativity?Then checkout the Merging & Blending section and the bonus Creative Project workflow. User Manual Work Flow To connect with other Topaz users, participate in Topaz Contests and to see the latest tips, tricks and tutorials sign up for the new Topaz Forum online at: www. topazlabs. com/forum Topaz ReMask Merging & Blending Masking is the hard part, but merging and blending are also key parts in making your two (or more) images look like they were made for each other. In this section, we will show you how to take your newly masked image and create a whole new scene with a new background. 34 Go from Masked Image 1 to new background image 2 and create image 3 User Manual Work Flow To do this go to File -> Open and select the image you want and then click OK to open it in Photoshop. (You should still have your newly masked image open in Photoshop. ) You will also want to make sure to unlock the layer if it is locked before you try moving it. Topaz ReMask Merging We will cover two different ways of merging your images. The first way to merge your two images is by manually dragging the new background image into the project file that has your mask in it. 35 User Manual Work Flow image into the the project that contains your new layer mask. Adding the new background will create a new layer in your project. Topaz ReMask Then, go to your Photoshop toolbox and select the Move tool and drag your new background 36 User Manual Work Flow Click on the layer that has the thumbnail of the new image that you just added to the project and drag it below the layer that has the thumbnail of your masked image. Topaz ReMask Now that you have successfully added your new background into your project file you will notice that it is on top of your masked image. However it needs to go behind your masked image. 37 To put the background behind your masked image so that it looks like the background you will need to go to your Layers Palette. If your Layers Palette is not loaded you can access it by going to Window -> Layers and it will come up. To resize either your masked image or your new backround image, select the appropriate layer in the Layers Palette. Then go Edit -> Transform -> Scale. Grab the corner of the image and scale it up or down. You can also use the following shortcut keys: CMD + T (Mac) or CTRL + T (Win) User Manual Work Flow To do this, you will need to already have your newly ReMasked image open and then go to FIle -> Place. Select the new background image that you would like to add and then click "Place". This will automatically add the new image into your open project file. Topaz ReMask The second merging method that you can use is to place the new background file into your project using Photoshop's place feature. 38 You can then go to your Layers Palette to see that your image has been added as a new layer. You can rearrange your layers to put the newly added background layer behind your masked layer. User Manual Work Flow Topaz ReMask Blending Blending makes the transition of your masked image into your new background image seamless. There are many ways and various tools that you can use to do this. [. . . ] Also, please try reducing the amount of memory that Photoshop is allowed to use down to about 70%. "Do you have any other ReMask tutorials?" Yes, please see pages 17 -49 of the Topaz ReMask 2 user guide, and also visit: www. topazlabs. com/tutorials/remask/ or visit our Forum at: www. topazlabs. com/forum "What are the limitations of the trial version of your software?" The only limit on the trial versions of the Topaz plug-ins is time. The free trial versions are designed to enable you to experience the full functionality of our plug-ins for a 30-day trial period. After the trial period is up, you will only be able to use the Topaz software by purchasing it. [. . . ]