#Fluid mask mask pro pro
Note 2: Watch Mike Wong’s Mask Pro tutorial regarding extracting hair and bubbles. One is called “Hair & Alpha mask tutorial” the 2nd is found towards the bottom of the page in the Tips & Tricks & Tools section and is called “Dealing with Hair”. Note 1: Vertus has two tutorials for masking hair. Here are links where you can download demos and watch tutorials: Use a good, clean, well defined photograph. Recommendation: Download the demos and do an extraction yourself. Again, the deleted pixels will be restored.įor ease of use, again, for the same reason, Fluid Mask won easily.įor quality of extraction, the bottom photo # 2 belongs to Vertus’ Fluid Mask. Third, after you’ve returned to PhotoShop, you can simply paint over the deleted area with the history brush. Second, change the mode from drop to keep and paint over the deleted pixels you want to keep. First, simply undo your last stroke and repaint more carefully. NOTE: there are three ways to correct this ‘overmasking’ problem when it occurs – and it will occur. What is your guess?įor speed, Fluid Mask won easily because Mask Pro required several tries to avoid masking pieces of the face.
There is some visible in the Mask Pro example, but more in the Fluid Mask photo.ĭon’t tell me after all this, we’re going to end in a tie! Both Mask Pro and Fluid Mask did an excellent job.įor speed, Mask Pro was faster by a few seconds, literally.įor quality, if I’m obligated to make a choice, I have to say that Fluid Mask has more visible strands of hair, but they are not easy to find. Nearly a tie! I would give the top photo an A+ and the 2nd photo an A++. Here are the resulting hair test photos after applying the Fluid Mask and Mask Pro transparency plugins.
#Fluid mask mask pro skin
In general, despite the similarity of tones in the skin and background, it is expected that both Fluid Mask and Mask Pro should be able to handle the masking well. It is nearly a duplicate of the photo used in Round 1 with the only noticeable difference being the smile and, of course, the background color. Here is the original Yonko Shot of photographer subject John Creighton. In fact, you should notice that the shadow on the face creates a fairly good if not great definition between the subject and the background. However, there is sufficient distance between the foreground edge of the subject’s face and the shadow on the canvas so that no complication is expected with the masking. Offsetting the key light created a slight shadow on the left side of the subjects face and neck and also cast a shadow on the background. Or, you could just wait for me to tell you that Vertus’ Fluid Mask won Round 1 primarily on the strength of the quality of the fine details left visible in the hair of the subject after masking the green background.ĭigital Anarchy’s Primatte will not compete in Round 2 because this program is designed to function with either a green or blue background, and the test photo in this Round will be one shot against an off-white ivory toned canvas background.Ī single Photogenic strobe – slightly offset left of center – was used to illuminate the subject. You should read it before reading this entry. What happened in Round 1? Scroll down a tad.
#Fluid mask mask pro software
Primatte PhotoShop plugin transparency masking software review.
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