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User Guide Contents

Contents

ContentsIntroducing Mask Pro 4 ...............................................................................................................1

What is Masking? ........................................................................................................................1

System Requirements ..............................................................................................................2

Installation ....................................................................................................................................2

Registration ..................................................................................................................................3

Technical Support ......................................................................................................................3

About This User Guide .............................................................................................................3

Whats New in Mask Pro 4 ..........................................................................................................4

Video Tutorials Palette .............................................................................................................4

Tips & Shortcut Palette ..........................................................................................................4

Improved Navigators ................................................................................................................4

Getting Started ..............................................................................................................................6

Masking vs. Selecting ...............................................................................................................6

The Mask Pro Plug-in ................................................................................................................7

Mask Views ....................................................................................................................................7

Channel Views .............................................................................................................................8

Navigators .....................................................................................................................................9

Saved Workspaces ....................................................................................................................9

Video Palette ..............................................................................................................................11

onOne Sotware Website .....................................................................................................11

Fast Masking ...............................................................................................................................12

Detailed Masking .....................................................................................................................13

Masking Transparent and Semitransparent Objects ................................................15

Selecting ......................................................................................................................................17

Creating a Work Path ............................................................................................................. 18

Mask Pro Tools & Palettes ................. .................. .................. ................... .................. ............. 19


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Color Selection Tools ............................................................................................................. 20Keep & Drop Eyedroppers ..................................................................................................20

Keep & Drop Color Palettes ................................................................................................20

Keep/Drop Detail Palette.....................................................................................................22

Keep & Drop Highlighters .................................................................................................22

Masking modes ........................................................................................................................ 24

Magic Tools ................................................................................................................................24

Magic Brush .............................................................................................................................. 24

Magic Pen .................................................................................................................................. 26

Magic Bucket ............................................................................................................................ 27Magic Wand .............................................................................................................................. 27

Standard Tools ..........................................................................................................................28

Brush ............................................................................................................................................28

Bucket ..........................................................................................................................................29

Airbrush ......................................................................................................................................29

Pen ................................................................................................................................................30

Cleanup Tools ...........................................................................................................................30

Chisel ...........................................................................................................................................30

Blur ............................................................................................................................................... 31

Navigation Tools ...................................................................................................................... 32

Hand ............................................................................................................................................32

Zoom ...........................................................................................................................................32

Menus .............................................................................................................................................33

Photoshop (Mac only) ..............................................................................................................33

File .................................................................................................................................................33

Edit .................................................................................................................................................34

View ...............................................................................................................................................34Window .......................................................................................................................................35

Shortcuts........................................................................................................................................36

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Tool Activation .........................................................................................................................36

Tool Adjustments ....................................................................................................................37

Tool Adjustments ................................................................................................................... 38

Tool Use ....................................................................................................................................... 39

Tool Use (continued) ..............................................................................................................40

Tool Use (continued) ...............................................................................................................41

Channel Views (RGB, CMYK, Lab).........................................................................................42

Mask Views ................................................................................................................................. 42

View Magnifcation ................................................................................................................ 42

File Commands ........................................................................................................................ 43

Edit Commands........................................................................................................................ 43

Palettes (Hide/Show Toggle) .................................................................................................43


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onOne Mask Pro 4

Welcome to onOne Sotware Mask Pro 4,

the premier masking and selection toolor Adobe Photoshop. Using advanced

color matching and decontamination

technology, Mask Pro 4 helps you create

awless masks rom the most difcult im-

ages. New and improved eatures give you

better control than ever beore over edge

transparency and background color spill.

With the most robust and intuitive tool set

on the market, Mask Pro 4 is the essential

masking tool.

What is Masking?

Masking is the process o selecting and

then erasing parts o an image. Typically,

you select parts o the image you want to

keep and then erase the areas you want to

drop. You can then composite the image

with a second image. For example, in the

image on the right, you might want to

erase the solid background and compositethe woman with an ofce or library.

To mask an image in Photoshop, you use

a selection tool to isolate the part o the

image you want to keep, and erase the rest. Sounds easy

enough, but in reality, its not. Images with busy back-

grounds are extremely difcult to mask cleanly. Removing

everything but your target is oten very time consuming

and you are still let with edge spill bits o background

color that can create a halo eect around the edge.

Mask Pros varied toolset and unique color matching

technology let you zero in on the areas you want to keep

and the areas you want to drop. Color decontamination

helps prevent edge spill and the suite o Cleanup tools lets

you touch up any remaining trouble spots. Mask Pro has

the technology and tools you need to create awless masks.

Why do I need Mask Pro?

In the simplest terms, Mask Pro saves time, money and

aggravation. Masks, selections and clipping paths that can

take hours to create properly in Photoshop alone come

down to minutes or seconds with Mask Pro, with perect

edges, no stray pixels, no haloes o erased backgrounds to

get in the way.

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Chapter 1 Introducing

System Requirements

Macintosh

MacOSX10.4.4orhigher

1GHzorfasterG4,G5orIntelCoreProcessor(s)

512MBminimumapplicationRAM

40MBofavailableharddiskspace

AdobePhotoshopCS2,Element s3.0orhigher

InternetConnection&Flash8Player

Windows WindowsXPorhigher.

1GHzorfasterPentium4Processor(s)orequivalent

512MBofapplicationRAM

40MBofavailableharddiskspace

AdobePhotoshopCS2,Element s4.0orhigher

Althoug htheMaskPro4plug- inmayfunct ionwithotherapplicationsthatsupporttheAdobePhotoshopplug-inarchitecture,onlyAdobePhotoshopandElementsaresupportedbyonOneSoftware.

Installation

To install Mask Pro 4, double-click the installer downloaded

rom the onOneSoftwarewebsite or provided on your CD.

Macintosh

TheinstallerinstallsallnecessarylesintoallsupportedversionsofPhotoshop.

TheinstallerwillreplaceademoversionofMaskPro4wheninstalling.

IftheselectedparentapplicationcontainsapreviousversionofMaskPro,itwillbemaintained.

IfmorethanonecopyofthesameversionofPhotoshopisfound,MaskProwillbeinstalledinallofthem.

IfdifferentsupportedversionsofPhotoshoparefound,MaskProisinstalledintoeachofthem.

MaskProisinstalledintotheAdobePhotoshopOnlyplug-infolder,asitisnotcompatiblewithImageReady.

The Mask Pro 4 Preerences fle on the Macintosh

are created in The installing users Library/Preferences/Mask Pro 4.0/Mask Pro 4.0

Preferences directory.

Any other required fles will be installed in your

Applications directory

Windows MaskProisinstalledintothenewestversionof

Photoshop.

MaskProisinstalledintotheAdobePhotoshopOnlyplug-infolderinPhotoshop.MaskProisnotcompatiblewithImageReady.

All other required fles are installed in the Mask Pro 4directory in your Program Files directory.
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Registration

It is important to register your copy o Mask Pro so we can

provide you with the best possible service. Registered users

o Mask Pro are eligible or technical support, inormation

regarding new versions and products, discounts and specialoers on new products.

Your serial number is located on the Mask Pro CD case or

was sent to you via E-mail i you purchased through our

web site. You will need to enter that number to personalize

your copy o Mask Pro. You can purchase additional serial

numbers rom onOne Sotware. See the contact page at the

beginning o this guide or contact inormation.

Technical Support

Technical Support is available directly through the onOne

Sotware web site. Please fll out an online support orm at

http://www.onOnesoftware.com/support.html or the quickest

response. See the contact page at the beginning o the

guide or additional contact inormation.

Beore contacting support please check the onOne website

or requently asked questions, how-to videos and trouble-

shooting tips.

When contacting technical support, please be at your

computer and have the ollowing inormation available:

YourMaskProserialnumber

Yourcomputerconguration

Yourquestionoradescriptionofthedifcultyyoureexperiencing-whatspecicallyoccursandwhen

Take note o any displayed error numbers or

messages and any other inormation you think

may be relevant.

About This User Guide

The onOne Sotware Mask Pro 4 User Guide makes

extensive use o links that unction only when viewing the

guide with Adobe Acrobat Reader sotware, version 5

or higher. The guide can be read in other PDF documentreaders such as Apple Preview, but the navigational aids,

bookmarks pane and live links either do not exist or will

not be usable. For these reasons, we recommend use o

Adobe Reader 5 or higher with all Mask Pro 4 PDF docu-

mentation. A ree copy o the latest Adobe Reader can be

downloaded rom

http://www.acrobat.com .

Live links in this guide include all page number entries

in the Table o Contents and Index, and wherever text is

displayedinthisstyle elsewhere in the guide. In Acrobat

Reader, the cursor will change to a pointing hand when

over a link, and to a pointing hand with a w or plus sign

when over a link to a site on the World Wide Web, or an

E-mail address.

Bulleted lists contain alternate ways o perorming the task

being explained. Numbered lists contain sequences o steps

which should be perormed

in order.

Unlessotherwisespecied,allreferencesinthisuserguidetoPhotoshopCS2alsoapplytoPhotoshopElements.
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Chapter 2 Whats New

Mask Pro 4 makes it easy to create complex masks, selec-

tions and clipping paths in Photoshop. To help you getthe best start with Mask Pro 4 we have added new built-in

video tutorials, tool-tips and keyboard short-cuts right

in the interace. We have also added support or pressuresensitive Wacom tablets, improved navigators, a new

keep/drop color detail palette and many other refnements

resulting in the most robust and intuitive tool set on the

market.

Video Tutorials Palette

Watchandtryvideotutorialsmakeiteasytomaskdifcultsubjectslikehairorreections.

Seeeachtoolinaction-learnthebestwaytousethem.

For more, see VideoTutorials.

Tips & Shortcut

Palette Gettipsandtricksonhowto

useeachtool.

Findtime-savingkeyboardshortcuts.

For more, see Tips&Shortcuts

Palette.

Wacom Tablet Sup-

port Nowyoucanusepressure

sensitiveWacomdrawingtabletstovarythehardnessofMaskProstools.

Makepreciseeditsinasingle,naturalstrokeratherthan

multiplemousestrokes.

Traceedgesandcontourswiththefeelofnaturalmedia.

For more, see UsingTablets. For general inormation on

Wacom tablets visit www.wacom.com.

Keep/Drop Detail Palette Easilyseeyourselecte dkeepanddropcolorsforboth

eyedroppersandhighlighters.

Identifycolorselectionerrorsandeasilyreassignthem.

For more, see Keep/DropDetailPalette.

Improved Navigators

Openmultiplenavigatorwindowsatonce,eachinadifferentviewmode.

Seeyourmaskandlayeredcompositeviewinreal-timeasyouedityourmask.

For more, see Navigators.

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Additional Tool Improvements NumericalvaluesintheToolOptio nspalette.

Toolsauto-scrollwhenyouhittheedg eofthescreen.

Shifthot-keytoconstrainpentoolsto45degreeangles.Hightlightedzonesarenowprotectedfromtouch-up

tools,preventingyoufromaccidentallypaintingoverimportantareas.

TogglebetweenKeepandDropeye-droppersbyholding

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Chapter 3 Getting Started

On some images, you may only need one or two Mask

Pro tools to create a good mask; others can require use o

nearly the entire Toolbox. Understanding the tool set is

one o the keys to efcient masking, and perect results.

Masking vs. Selecting

Masking is the process o selecting and then erasing parts

o an image. Typically, you select parts o the image you

want to keep and then erase the areas you want to drop.

You can then composite the image with a second image.

For example, we could mask everything in the photo at

the right except our bubbles and the girl, then compositethem with a photo o a park. With Mask Pro, you can

achieve a result so realistic, no one but you will ever know

there ever was a driveway.

Selecting is done in exactly the same way, except that the

actual pixels are not altered. For example, we could select

the girl and her bubbles, then apply Photoshop flters to

just those areas, leaving the background untouched.

I your goal is to create a composite image, you will want

to start Mask Pro in masking mode. I you want to create

a selection instead or example to make a clipping path

you will probably choose to start Mask Pro in selection

mode.

To mask an image and remove the background:

Open the image in Photoshop and chooseFilter>onOne>MaskPro4...oronOne>MaskPro4>MaskPro4...

To create a precise selection but keep the background:

Open the image in Photoshop and chooseSelect>onOne>MaskPro4Select...oronOne>MaskPro4Select>MaskPro4Select...

To create a work path:

1.UseMaskProtomaskanimageorcreateaselection.

2.Savethemaskorselection.

3.ChooseSelect>onOne>MaskProSelect:MakeWork

PathoronOne>MaskProSelect>MaskProSelect:

MakeWorkPath.

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The Mask Pro Plug-in

Mask Pro operates as a plug-in, inside Adobe Photoshop CS2

or Elements 3 (Elements 4 on Windows). Once launched

rom the Select, Filter or onOne menus, the Mask Pro

workspace appears, including its menus and palettes.

Mask Views

The many views o Mask Pro help you with the more subtle

eects o creating a complex mask. Your choice o views

has no eect on the mask or selection you create; they are

strictly an aid to creating the mask or selection itsel.

Change mask views with the button bar at the lower let

corner o your Mask Pro window.

OriginalView This view displays the original imageor comparison with your changes. Original View is avail-

able at any time.

SolidView Displays erased areas as a solid color. The

deault color is white, but can be changed at any time:

Toselectanewbackgroundcolor,double- clicktheSolidViewbutton toopenastandardcolorpicker.

Tochoosefromcustomcolorpalettes,suchasthePantonesystem,clicktheCustombuttoninthecolor

picker.

Solid View is available at any time.

SingleLayerView Displays erased areas as a grid.

Single Layer View is available when masking.

QuickMaskView Displays dropped areas as a rubylith

mask overlay. Kept areas become the selection in Photoshopwhen the mask is saved. Quick Mask View is only available

under Mask Pro Select.

MaskView Displays the masks alpha channel

100% erased areas in black and 100% kept areas in white.Mask View is available at any time.

CleanupView Displays 100% kept areas as white,

100% dropped areas as black and transition areas in gray.

Use this mode to fnd holes in your mask. Cleanup View is

available at any time.

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CompositeView Displays the underlying layer

through erased areas. Composite view is available when-

ever the image being masked has more than one layer.

OnlythelayerbeingmaskedandtheoneimmediatelybelowitarevisibleinMaskPro.Toviewmorethantwolayerssimultaneously,mergealllayersotherthanthetargetlayerbeforeopeningMaskPro.Tokeepseparatelayersintact,duplicatethembeforemerging.

HighlighterAreasOpacitySlider

Controls the display o Keep and Drop areas, ranging

rom 0% (ully transparent areas invisible) to 100%

(ully opaque areas). Keep and Drop areas remain in

ull eect regardless o the display setting.

Channel Views

Individual and composite channel views

are available through the buttons at the top

right o the Mask Pro window. The number

and types o channel views shown dependson the image type CMYK, RGB, or Lab.

Channel view aects only the image display,

not the eect o Mask Pro tools.

MaskProviews,fromleft:Original,Solid(redchosen),SingleLayer,QuickMask(MaskProSelectonly),Mask,Cleanup,Composite

Channelsdisplayed,fromleft:All,Red,Green,Blue.

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Navigators

The Navigators provide a thumbnail view o your entire

image and the ability to zoom in and out o the image. A

marquee in the Navigator palette shows the current area

displayed in the main Mask Pro window. You can openmultiple navigators in any mask view, such as clean-up,

composite, etc.

To open a new Navigator:

ChooseWindow>NavigatorWindow>[MaskView].

To change the area displayed in the main window,select any tool except the Zoom or Hand and:

ClickinanyNavigatorpaneontheareayouwanttomagnifyandcenterinthemainwindow,or

Movethecursorinsidetheexistingmarqueeanddragittoenclosetheareayouwantdisplayed(cursorshowsa

graspinghand).

To change the magnifcation in the main window,

select any tool except the Zoom or Hand and:

DrawanewmarqueebydraggingacrossanyNavigatorwhenthecursorshowsamagnifyingglass.

To change the magnifcation o the Navigator pane,select the Zoom tool and:

ClickintheNavigatortozoomin.

HolddowntheOptionkey(Mac)orAltkey(Win)and

clickintheNavigatortozoomout.

DragamarqueeintheNavigator.

Saved Workspaces

Mask Pro workspaces store the locations and status o the

Toolbox, Keep and Drop palettes (with their color samples

and sets), the Navigator pane, Highlighter tools opacities

and Highlight colors.

To save a workspace:

ChooseFile>SaveWorkspace.

To open a saved workspace:

1.ChooseFile>LoadWorkspace.

2.Selectthedesiredworkspacefle.

To restore the deault Mask Pro confguration

ChooseFile>ResetWorkspace.

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Learning More

On the pages to ollow are several detailed tutorials on how

to perorm specifc tasks in Mask Pro. However these tutori-

als are just one way to get inormation on using Mask Pro.

This user guide provides comprehensive documentation onthe tools that make up Mask Pro. There are also numerous

video tutorials that you can ollow along with that are

built-in to Mask Pro or are located on the onOne Sotware

website. Here is a brie list o educational tools that you

may take advantage o:

Welcome Screen

When you launch Mask Pro you will see the Welcome

Screen below, which gives you the ollowing options:

ViewtheTutorials:Takesyoutoanindexofthealways-growinglibrar yofvideotutorialsonMaskProlocatedattheonOnewebsite.

WhatsNewinMaskPro:AlistofnewfeaturesinMaskPro4andhowtousethem.

MaskingHair&TransparentObjects:Thisvideotutorialshowsyouhowtomasteronofthemostcommonanddifcultmaskingscenarios.

MasteringSelectionTools:avideotutorialthatwalksyouthroughthemanytoolsinMaskProforcreatingselectio ns.

StartUsingMaskPro:ThisoptiontakesyourighttotheMaskProworkspace.

Show Me How Menu

Located in the menu bar in the Mask Pro workspace is the

Show Me How menu which allows you to access the same

video tutorials presented in the Welcome Screen.

Mask Pro Tips Palette

New in Mask Pro 4 is the Tips Palette. This palette gives you

inormation on the currently selected tool. The Tips Palette

has two tabs; Overview and Shortcuts.

OverviewTab:Thistabgivesyouadescriptionofthecurrenttoolsaswellastipsonhowtouseit.ManytoolsalsohaveshorttoolspecicinstructionalvideosthatcanbelaunchedandviewedinsideofMaskProintheVideoPalette.

ShortcutTab:Thistabprovidesalistofkeyboardshortcutsasso ciatedwiththecurrenttool.The seshortcutsincludehowtoselectandcontrolthecurrenttool.

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Video Palette

The new Video Palette gives a access to wide range o video

tutorials on each o Mask Pros tools. You can select which

video you would like by selecting the tool you are inter-

ested and then going to the Mask Pro Tips palette and clickon the video icon.

Youcanpause,rewindandfast-forwardthevideosbyusingtheplayercontrolsatthebottomofthewindow.

SeveraloftheimagesusedforthesevideosareavailableonyourMaskProinstallerdisc.YoucanopenthemandfollowalongwhilelearningMaskPro.

onOne Sotware Website

For the largest and most up-to-date list o training videos

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Fast Masking

The ollowing techniques are best suited to images with

well-defned contrast between oreground and background

areas, or as the starting point or masking more complex

images. This section also demonstrates the power o theHighlighter tools.

Masking the rose:

1.LaunchPhotoshopandopenthesampleRoseimage

romyourMaskPro4CD.

2.ChooseFilter>onOne>MaskPro4...or

onOne>MaskPro4>MaskPro4...

3.ClickthegreenKeepHighlighter toselectitand

adjustthetipsizeinthe

ToolOptionspalettetoaboutthesizeooneo

thelargerwaterdrops

ontherose.

4.Drawwiththe

Highlighteraroundthe

insideedgeotherose

romthetopothe

imagetothebottom.

Itsnotnecessarytoollowtheedge

precisely,buttryto

keepairlyclosetotheboundarybetweentherose

andthebackground.Besurenottodrawanyonthe

background.

ToeraseasectionofKeeporDroparea,holddowntheOptionkey(Mac)orAltkey(Win)anddragtherelevantHighlighterEraser.ToerasetheentireKeeporDroparea,holdtheOptionkey(Mac)orAltkey(Win)anddouble-clicktherelevantHighlightericonintheToolbox.Youcancheckformistakeseasilybylookinginyour

KeepDropDetailPalette.

5.WithanunbrokengreenKeeparearunningromtop

tobottom,positiontheHighlighterovertherose,hold

downtheCommand

key(Mac)orCtrlkey

(Win)andclickwith

theKeepHighlighter

Fillbucket

6.ClicktheredDropHighlighter in

the

Toolboxtoactivate

it,andrepeatSteps

4and5asabove,

drawingtheredDrop

areaalongthe

oliage.

7.ClicktheMagicBrush intheToolboxandchooseEdit>ApplyTooltoAll.Theresultbackground

greeneryiserased,

leavingthe

oregroundrose.

8.ChooseView>

Highlighters>Hide

Highlightersto

checktheresulting

mask.

9.ChooseFile>Save/

ApplytoreturnthemaskedimagetoPhotoshop.

For more on the tools youve just used, see Keep&Drop

Highlightersand the MagicBrush.

Step4-DrawingtheKeeparea.

Step5-6-AfterllingtherosewiththeKeepHighlighter,theDropareaisdrawnonthebackground
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Detailed Masking

This section demonstrates the majority o Mask Pros exten-

sive tool set, and explains the process o masking more

difcult images.

Maskingthemarblestatue:

1.LaunchPhotoshopand

openthesampleMary

Statueimageromyour

MaskPro4CD.Then

chooseFilter>onOne

>MaskPro4...or

onOne>MaskPro4>

MaskPro4...

2.ClicktheredDrop

Eyedropper inthe

Toolboxtoselectit,

andclickonadark

shadeoblueromthe

skyintheupperlet.Click

twoothershadesoblueromtheskytoaddthemto

theDroppalette..

3.RepeatStep2withthegreenKeepEyedropper ,samplingthreeshadeso

grayandoneothe

lightgray-bluetones

romthestatue.

4.ClicktheMagicBrush in

theToolboxtoselectit,and

dragalongtheletsideo

thestatue.

5.SwitchtoCleanupView

bypressingitsbuttonin

thebuttonbaratthelower

letothewindow.

6.SelecttheMagicBucket

SetthemodetodualErase/Restore byclickingthemodeiconintheToolboxuntilit

showshalfgreenandhalfred,

SetthellareatolargeintheOptions

palette.

DragtheMagicBucketaroundtheleftsideofthestatuetollholesanderasespecks.

7.SwitchbacktoSingleLayerView byclickingitin

theviewsbuttonbar,thenselecttheMagicPen

byclickingitintheToolbox.Clickatthecrownothe

statuesheadtosetthestartingpointotheMagic

Path.Thendragdowntherightsideothestatueto

continuethepath.

Ifthepathattachmentstraysfromtheedge,dragbackwardsalongthepathuntilitattachestothecorrectedgeagain.Then,releasethemousetodropananchorpointandresumedraggingalongtheedge.

7a.(Optional)Createthe

pathatamagnifcation

between200%and250%ormoreprecisecontrol

UsetheZoomtool toincreasemagnication.

HoldtheOptionkey(Mac)orAltkey(Win)whenyouclicktheZoomtooltozoomoutthecursorchangesfromaplussign toaminussign .

UsetheHandtool orNavigatorpanetomoveanew

Step4-MagicBrusherasingtheleftsideofthestatue.

Step5-6DespecklinginCleanupViewwiththeMagicBucket.

Step7UsingtheMagicPentomasktheright

Step2-SamplingDropcol-orsfromtheskyaroundthe

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areaintoviewtocontinuethepath.

7b.(Optional)Forasmootherpathline,usethePen

tooltoaddBeziercurves.

AddpointswiththeMagicPen toalltheverticesalongthestatuebyclickingwhilethepencursorshowsaplussign .

SwitchtothePen andaddpointsbetweentheMagicPenanchorpoints.AnysegmenttowhichyouaddthenormalpointbecomesaBeziercurve.

Usetheadjustmenthandlestonetunethecurves.

8.Withthepathcompletedowntherightside,loopout

andupintothesky.Clickonthestartingpointwhen

thepencursorshowsacircle toclosethepath.

9.SelectEraseModeinecessary,thenclicktheGavel

insidethepathtoeraseallotheenclosedpixels.

Iftheedgeofthepathistoosoft,presstheDeletekeytoundotheGavel,adjusttheedgeintheToolOptionspalette,andtryagain.

10.UsetheNavigatortozoominonthestatues

hand.OpenanewNavigatorinecessaryromthe

Viewmenu,thenclickonthestatueshandinthe

NavigatorpanetozoomintoitinthemainMaskPro

window.

11.Iyouhaveerasedpartothe

handearlier,switchtotheBrush

tool andclickthemodeicon

untilitshowsgreenRestoremode ,andbrushoverthe

handtorestorethemissing

pixels.

12.SelecttheMagicPen again

anduseittomaskothestatues

handasyoudidtherightside,thenusetheGavelto

fnishthissectionothemask.

13.SelecttheBuckettool inErasemode andclickanywhereintheremainingsky.

14.SelecttheChiseltool ,clickthemodeicontored

Erasemode,anddragtheChiselaroundtheletside

whereveryouseeabluehalo.

15.SwitchtoCleanupView ,selecttheBlurtool

anddragaroundthestatuetosotentheedgeothe

mask,inecessary.

16.PressCommand-S(Mac)orCtrl-S(Win)tosaveyourmaskandreturnyourmasktoPhotoshop.

For more on the tools youve just used, see ColorSelection

Tools,MaskingModes,MagicTools,StandardTools,Cleanup

Tools,and NavigationTools .

Step8-9Connectingtothestartingpointtoclosethepath,

thenapplyingtheGaveltoerasetheinteriorofthepath.

Step10UsingtheNavigatorto

zoominonthehand.

Step13-16ErasingtherestoftheskywiththeBucket,applyingtheChiseltoshaveahaloofftheedgeofthemask,thennishingtouchesappliedinCleanupViewwiththeBlurtool.

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Masking Transparent and

Semitransparent Objects

Smoke, glass, sheer abric, and liquidspose a special challenge removing

the background throughthe oreground,without losing the parts you wantto keep.

Maskingthebubbles:

1.LaunchPhotoshopandopenthe

sampleEmmaBubblesimageromyourMaskPro4

CD.ThenchooseFilter>onOne>MaskPro4.

2.SelectthegreenKeepEyedropper andclickoneo

theprominentbubble

highlights.

3.ClicktheNewColor

buttoninthe

KeepColorspaletteto

addanew,blankcolor

swatch,then:

Double-clicktheswatchtobringupthestandardcolorpicker.

Chooseapastelcolorthatyoucanseeintheoriginalbubbles.Dontworryabouttryingtomatchtheoriginalcolorsexactlyjustapproximatewithyoureye.

Repeatthissteptomakeuptwoorthreemoreofthesecolors.

4.SelecttheDropEyedropper

,clicktheblankcolorswatch

intheDropColorspalette

toselectit,thendragthe

Eyedropperthroughanarea

othegaragedoorbehindthebubbletocreateanaverage

Dropcolor.

5.SelecttheDropHighlighter

anddrawaDropareaallthe

wayaroundtheoutsideothe

bubble.Becareulnottoletthe

Dropareatouchthebubbleitsel

justdrawitreasonablyclosetotheedge.

6.SelecttheMagicBrush .

DragtheThresholdsliderintheToolOptionspalettetothefarleft.

DragtheTransitionslidertothefarright.

DragtheMagicBrushthroughandaro undthebubbletoerasethedoorbehindandaroundit.

7.ClicktheMaskView button,selecttheBrush

anddragallaroundtheredDroparea.

Step2SamplingaKeepcolorfromthebubblehigh-

Step3SpecifyingKeepcolorsinthecolorpicker.

Step6-8UsingtheMagicBrushtoremovethega-ragefrombehindthebubble,BrushtocreateacompleteborderaroundthebubblebeforeusingtheBuckettoerasetherestoftheimagearoundthebubble.

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8. SelecttheBuckettool andclickoutsidethe

areayouerasedwiththeBrushinthepreviousstep.

9. SelectView>Highlighters>HideHighlighters.

10.ClicktheCompositeViewbutton toseehowitlooksonanewbackground.Alternatebetween

Original andCompositeVieworabeoreand

atercomparison.

11.Iyouwantmorepracticemaskingtransparent

objects,holddowntheDeletekey(Mac)or

Backspacekey(Win)untilyouundothestepsback

tothebeginningoStep7above.Thenmasktherest

othebubblesandthegirl,andcomparetheresults

againsttheparkbackground.

BeforeandafterTheoriginalbubblesandgaragedoor,andthemaskedbubblesagainstthesunnysky.MaskPromakesiteasytopreservethehighlightsandcolorsofobjectsevenasevanescentassoapbubbles,forthemosttruetolifecomposites..

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Selecting

When the goal is to make changes

in Photoshop to narrowly defnedareas o the image, such as applying

flters or eects to those areas, useMask Pro Select to quickly defne

complex selections.

Creating a selection in Mask Pro

is done the same ways you create a

mask. The only dierences are:

In a Mask Pro selection:

OpenMaskProbychoosingSelect>onOne>MaskPro4Select...,oronOne>MaskPro4Select>MaskPro4Select...

YoucanopenMaskProSelectwiththebackgroundlayerofanimage,sincenotransparencyisinvolved.

QuickMaskView isavailable,showingmaskedareasasacustomizabletranslucentcoloroverlay.

TheEraseandRestoremodeseitheraddtoorsubtractfromtheselectionyouaredeningnopixelsareremoved.

Asnotransparencyisinvolved,ColordecontaminationisnotavailablewhenusingtheMagicBrushtool.

Turning the background into glass:

1.LaunchPhotoshopandopenthesamplePark

imageromyourMaskPro4CD.ThenchooseSelect>

onOne>MaskPro4Select...oronOne>MaskPro4

Select>MaskPro4Select...

2.Therearedeepshadowsintheimagewhichmaymake

thenormalgrayscalemaskhardtosee.ChooseView>

Mode>QuickMaskColorandusethecolorpickerto

setamorevisiblemaskcolor,suchasabrightred.

3.UsetheMaskProtoolsetasintheprevious

examplestoselectthegirl.

SelecttheKeepHighlighter anddrawaKeepareainsidethegirl.

UsetheMagicBrush toerasearoundthegirlinareaswithgreatercontrast.

ZoominandusetheMagicPen toeraseareasofdeeplyshadowedbackgroundclosetotheareaswherethegirlshairisalsodeeplyshadowed.

UsetheChisel tohonetheedgeofthe

selection,eitherbyaddingbackpixelsifyouveerasedtoomuch,orchiseling

awaypixelsiftoomuchbackgroundisstillinthe

selection.

UseQuickMaskView tokeeptrackoftheselectionasitdevelops,thenswitchtoMaskView forabetterideahowthenalselectionwillappearinPhotoshop.

4.Onceyouvesatisfed

withtheselection,

chooseEdit>Invert

Masktodeselectthegirlandselecttheentire

background.

6.ChooseFile>Save/

Applytosavethe

selectionandreturnthe

imagetoPhotoshop.

7.ChooseFilter>Distort

>Glassinastandard

Photoshopinstallation

toturnthebackground

otheimageintoa

rostedglasswindow.

QuickMaskViewandMaskViewwiththegirl

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Creating a Work Path

Even i you havent started your project with a

Mask Pro mask or selection, Mask Pro 4 oers the

most comprehensive tool or creating a work path

in Photoshop. A work path is a temporary path thatcan be modifed, converted to a selection, or used as

a vector mask.

Paths can be created rom:

MaskscreatedinMaskPro

SelectionscreatedinMaskPro

Photoshoplayermasks

PhotoshopQuickMasks

Photoshoplayeropacity

To create a work path:

1.InPhotoshop,targetthelayercontainingthe

mask,selection,orothercharacteristicswhichyou

wanttoturnintoapath.

2.ChooseSelect>onOne>MaskPro4:MakeWork

Path...oronOne>MaskPro4Select>MaskPro4

Select:MakeWorkPath...

3.IntheMakeWorkPathdialogbox,choosethetarget

modeandadjustthechokeandtolerancevalues.The

cloverleaicondisplaysagraphicrepresentationo

howyourchangesaectthefnalpath.

Channel or SelectionItheimagecontainsan

activeselection,eitherradiobuttoncanbechosen,

dependinguponwhetheryouwishtobuildthepath

romtheselectionorromatargetedlayersmask

oropacity.

Choke Adjustthesliderortypeasettingdirectly

intothenumericfeld,asmeasuredinarangerom

0to100percent.Thechokesettingdetermineshow

tightlythepathadherestotheborderothetarget.A

looserchokesettingincludesmoreedgepixelswithin

thepath;atighterchokeexcludesmoreedgepixels

romthepath.

Tolerance Adjustthesliderortypeasetting

directlyintothenumericfeld,asmeasuredinarangerom0to200percent.Thetolerancesetting

determineshowmanyanchorpointsareusedto

drawthepath.Alowertoleranceusesmorepointsto

createatruerpath,butrequiresmorememoryand

cancreateprintingproblemswithsomePostScript

printers.Ahighertoleranceusesewerpointsand

allowsthefnalpathtostrayurtherromtheoriginal

selectionormask,butrequireslessmemoryand

createsewerprintingissues.

4.ClickOKtocreateandsaveyourworkpathin

PhotoshopsPathpalette.ClickCanceltoexitthe

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onOne Mask Pro 4

Mask Pro Tools & PalettesNearly all the commands youll use in Mask Pro 4 are

arranged in the Toolbox, Keep and Drop Color palettes,

Navigator and Tool Options palette. For a list o

Mask Pro keyboard shortcuts, see Shortcuts.

Enable/Disablecolor set (toggle)

Sample areathumbnail

Color sample

New color

New color set

Delete sample

Undefned color

The Toolbox

(Z) ZoomHand (H)

(P) PenMagic Pen (N)

(R) BlurChisel (C)

(J) AirbrushMagic Wand (W)

(G) BucketMagic Bucket (F)

(B) BrushMagic Brush (M)

(L) Drop HighlighterKeep Highlighter (K)

(O) Drop EyedropperKeep Eyedropper (I)

Tool mode (X)

Navigators

Tool Options

Keep/Drop Color Detail Palette

Highlighter Colors Eyedropper Colors

Keep Colors Drop Colors

Move to Keep ColorsMove to Drop Colors

Keep & DropColor Palettes

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Color Selection Tools

Mask Pro is undamentally dierent rom any maskingapplication or plug-in available a visual application thatuses award-winning color matching technology. Simplyselect colors you want to keep, select the colors you want

to drop and begin masking. Mask Pro analyzes and acts on

the color values in your image to intelligently decide which

pixels to leave opaque and which to make transparent.

Keep & Drop

Eyedroppers

The green-tipped Keep Eyedropper defnes which colors

will notbe erased when you use the MagicBrush or Magic

Wand.

The red-tipped Drop Eyedropper defnes which colors willbe erased by the MagicBrush or MagicWand.

As you select colors in your image with the Eyedroppers,

those colors will be reected in the Keep and Drop palettes.

To defne Keep & Drop colors:

SelectanEyedroppertoolandclickintheimageonthecolor.

Shift-clicktoaddanothercolortoyourset(orenabletheToolOptionscheckbox.Seebelow).

Dragacrosstheimagetodeneanaverageofthecolors.

Double-clickthecolorinthepalettetodeneaspeciccolorvalueusingthecolorpicker.

Tool Options - Add new colors continuously

This checkbox defnes the deault behavior o clicking

in the image:

Withthecheckboxenabled,eachclickaddsanewcolortotherelevantpalette.

Withthecheckboxdisabled,clickingintheimageredenesthecurrentlyselectedcolor,includingtherstcolorinthepalette(i.e.deningtheundenedcolor).

Shift-clickintheimagealwaysaddsanewcolor.

Optionclick(Mac)orAlt-click(Win)intheimagetoredenethecurrentlyselectedcolor.

Command-click(Mac)orCtrl-click(WIn)intheimagetoaddanewcolorinanewcolorset(seeColorSetsbelow).

Keep & Drop Color

Palettes

The Keep and Drop Color

palettes display colors selectedwith the Eyedroppers. Samples

can be grouped and activated

or deactivated in sets, and each

sample contains a thumbnail

area with a graphic representa-

tion o the image area rom

which its sample was taken.

Each o the palettes begins

with one undefned color, dis-

played as a grayscale, diagonallystriped swatch. The frst sample

taken in the image defnes this color swatch.

Use the Keep and Drop Color palettes to:

Adjustthecolorvaluesofsamples.

Groupcolorsamplesinsets.

Createnewsamplesbyspecif yingtheirRGB,CMYK,Lab,HSB,weborspotcolors.

Activateanddeactivatecolorsamplesandsets.

Color Samples

To create a new color sample:

ClicktheNewColorbutton ,thenclickintheimagewiththecorrespondingEyedropper.

A. Sample area thumbnail

B. Disabled color setC. Enabled color set

D. Undefned color

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ClickintheimagewithanEyedropperiftheToolOptionscheckboxisenabled.

Shift-clickintheimagewithanEyedropper.

Dragacolorsamplefromonepalettetotheother,

tochangeaKeepColorsetintoaDropColorset,orviceversa.

To adjust a color sample:

DisabletheToolOptionschec kbox,clickthesampletoselectit,thenclickthecorrespondingEyedropperintheimage.

Clickthesampletoselec tit,thenOption-click(Mac)orAlt-click(Win)thecorrespondingEyedropperintheimage.

Double- clickthesampleandusethecolorpickerdialog.

The standard color picker dialog box in Mask Pro allows

you to adjust Keep and Drop colors by any o the RGB,

CMYK, Lab, HSB or Web color systems. You can also click

the Custom button to choose rom optional color systems

you have installed, such as the Pantone system.

To activate or deactivate a color sample or set: Clickthebuttonatthelef tofthesampleorset.

To delete a color sample:

Clicktoselectitandthenclickthetrashbutton .

Dragthesampletothetrashbutton.

HoldtheOptionkey(Mac)orAltkey(Win)andclicktheTrashbutton ineitherpalettetoclearallcolorsandsetsfromthepalette.

Color SetsThe Keep and Drop Color palettes each contain one

undefned color by deault. New samples are added to the

active set, and all samples in a set share a single activation

button. Complex images generally require more than one

set o Keep and Drop colors to fnish the mask, and Mask

Pros color sets give you the exibility to create and use as

many as you need.

To create a new Color Set:

ClicktheNewSet buttonatthebottomofthepalette.

DraganexistingsampletotheNewSetbutton.

Command-click(Mac)orCtrl-click(Win)intheimagewithanEyedroppertostartanewsetwiththenew

sampledcolor.

To create a new Color Sample within a Color Set:

Selectasamplealreadyintheset,cl icktheNewColorbutton ,thenclickintheimagewiththeEyedropper.

Selectasampleinthesetandclickintheimag ewiththeEyedropper,iftheToolOptionscheckboxisenabled.

SelectasampleinthesetandShift-clickintheimagewiththerelevantEyedropper.

TosavethecontentsofyourKeepandDropColorpalettesbetweenMaskProuses,

chooseFile>SaveWorkspace(seealso Saved

Workspaces).

To delete a Color Set: Dragthesetbyitsactivationbuttontothetrash

button .

Selectonesampleinthesetandpressthetrashbut tonrepeatedlyuntilallsamplesinthesetaredeleted.

Double-clickanycolorsampletoopenacolorpickerdialogboxforprecisecolorselectionoradjustment.

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To redefne Color Sets:

Draganddroponecolorsampleontoanothertochangethesettowhichthedraggedsamplebelongs.

Dragacolorsampleanddropitonanemptyareaofthepalettetostartanewsetwithit.

Dragasetbyitsactivationbut tontoreorderitslocationcomparedtoothersetsinthepalette.

Dragasetbyitsactivationbut tontotheoppositepalettetochangeaKeepColorsetintoaDropColorset,orviceversa.

Keep/Drop Detail Palette

The new Keep/Drop Detail Palette lets you see the colors

sampled by both the Eyedroppers and Highlighters. You

can then easily move colors rom the keep to the drop

side or vice versa to correct any errors you made in color

selection.

The Keep/Drop detail Palette has two tabs, one which dis-

plays colors sampled with the eyedroppers and one which

shows colors samples with the highlighters.

To move sampled colors rom keep to drop:

Selectthecolorstomovebyclickingonthemwiththemouse.Youcanselectmultiplecolorsbyholdingdownthecommandkey(controlkeyinWindows).ThenclickontheMovetoDropbutton.

Yourepeatthisprocessintheoppositedirectionto

movedsampleddropcolorstokeepcolors.

YouwanttoavoidhavingthesamecolorortwocolorsthatareveryclosetoeachotherinboththeKeepandDropsidesoftheKeep/DropDetailPalette.Preventing

thismakesMagictoolsworkmuchbetter.

Keep & Drop

Highlighters

Instead o defning global colors to keep and drop, the

Highlighter tools defne keep and drop areas. When you

use the Magic Brush or Magic Wand , Mask Pro uses

the colors under the Keep and Drop areas at each point to

determine which pixels will be restored or erased.

To create Keep and Drop areas:

Dragintheimageareayouwanttokeepordrop,beingcarefulnottodrawovertheboundarybetweendesiredKeepandDropareas.

Todrawastraight-line,clickoncewiththeHighlighteratthedesiredstartingpoint,thenholddowntheShiftkeyandclickwhereyouwanttheendoftheline.

To change the width o the Highlighter stroke:

AdjusttheBrushSizesliderintheToolOptionspalette.

Useamousewheel.Usetheleftandrightarrowkeysonyourkeyboard.

To fll an enclosed area with the Highlighter:

HolddowntheCommandkey(Mac)orCtrlkey(Win)andclickintheenclosedareathecursorchangestoabucket / .Thiswillensuretheentireareaiskeptorerased.

Youmustusethesametooltolltheenclosed

areaDropHighlighterbucketwithinDropareas,KeepHighlighterbucketwithinKeepareas

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HolddowntheOptionkey(Mac)orAltkey(Win)whiledraggingwiththetool(thecursorchangestoaneraser ).

To remove an entire Keep or Drop area:

HolddowntheOptionkey(Mac)orAltkey(Win)anddouble-clicktheKeeporDropHighlighterintheToolbox.

To hide the Keep and Drop areas:

PressShift-~(tilde)ormovetheopacityslideratthebottomleftcorneroftheimagetozero.

TheopacitycontrolmerelychangesthevisibilityoftheHighlightstheyremaininfulleffectregardlessofwhethertheycanbeseen.

To change the color o the Keep or Drop areas:

Double-clicktheHighlighterintheToolboxandselectfromthecolorpicker.UsethiswhentheKeepandDropareacolorsaretoosimilartotheimagebeingmasked.



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Masking modes

Most Mask Pro tools are capable o operating in either

Erase mode or Restore mode. In Erase mode, the tool erases

pixels to transparency, while in Restore mode, previously

erased pixels are made opaque again, restoring the originalimage. This makes Restore mode a local undo method

similar to the Photoshop history brush. Clicking this part

o the Toolbox cycles modes between Erase, Restore and

the combination Erase/Restore mode. This last option is

only available or the Magic Brush and Magic Bucket, as

detailed below.

In addition to the Toolbox indicator, most tools display a

visual indication o their current mode by including a plus

(+) sign in their cursor when in Restore mode, or a minus

(-) sign in their cursor when in Erase mode. This includesthe Brush and Magic Brush, Bucket and Magic Bucket,

Magic Wand, Airbrush and the Gavel. Neither the Blur tool

nor the color selection Eyedroppers and Highlighters are

aected by the Mask Mode settings, and the Pen and Magic

Pen are only aected by Mask Mode when their paths are

closed and the Gavel appears.

PlusandminusindicatorsonthePenandMagicPenindicatecreationordeletionof

pointsont heirpath s,notmaski ngmode.

Erase/Restore Mode

Mask Pro intelligently decides whether pixels are erased

or restored, based on active Keep and Drop colors. Erase/

Restore mode is only available when the Magic Brush or

Magic Bucket tools are selected (see MagicBrush and

MagicBucket).

Erase Mode

Mask Pro erases pixels to transparency. Once pixels under

a tool cursor are ully transparent, no urther eect will be

applied.

Restore Mode

Mask Pro restores pixels to their pre-masked condition.

The eect is the return to opacity o previously erased

parts o the image, so there is no urther eect once pixels

under a tool cursor are ully opaque. Restore mode is mostuseul when you have erased too much and want to restore

specifc parts o the image.

Magic Tools

The Mask Pro magic tools occupy the let side o the

Toolbox, just below the color selection tools, and include

the Magic Brush, Magic Bucket, Magic Wand and Magic

Pen. The frst three use the Keep and Drop Color palettes

and Highlighters to determine their eect, while the last

uses edge detection and attraction in the image. Withproper adjustment o the Tool Options settings, the magic

tools are a match or even the most complicated image.

Magic Brush

The Magic Brush gives you fne control over the

edges o the mask by intelligently masking out colors

defned with the Drop Highlighter and Drop Color palette,and keeping colors defned with the Keep Highlighter and

the Keep Color palette. The Magic Brush is best used wher-ever background and oreground colors dier enough to

choose Keep and Drop colors and areas. To use the Magic

Brush most efciently, frst select the maskingmode as detailed above.

IfyoundyourselfinadvertentlyrestoringareasinErase/Restoremode,switchtoErasemodeforthatareaorchangetheactiveKeepandDropcolors.

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Magic Brush Options

BrushSize Defned visually by the inner circle o

the cursor.

To change the Brush Size:

AdjustthesliderintheToolOptionspalette.

Usetheleftandrightkeyboardarrows.

Useamousewheel.

BrushEdgechangesintandemasBrushSizeisadjusted.ToincreasetheBrushSizetoitsupperlimit,rstdecreasetheBrushEdge.(seeBrushEdgebelow).

BrushEdge Defned by the outer circle o the cursor, it

represents the size o the transition area on the edge o the

mask, and must always be set the same size or larger than

brush size.

To change the Brush Edge setting:


PresstheOptionkey(Mac)orAltkey(Win)whileusingtheleftandrightkeyboardarrows.

PresstheOptionkey(Mac)orAltkey(Win)whileusingamousewheel.

IfyouhaveaWacomPressuresensitivetablet,pressharder.

Threshold How closely colors under the brush stroke

must match the active Keep and Drop colors beore they

are aected. Set closer to Less and less o the image will

be kept. Set closer to More and more o the image is kept.

To change the Threshold setting: AdjustthesliderintheToolOptionspalette.

Usetheupanddownkeyboardarrows.

PresstheCommandkey(Mac)orCtrlkey(Win)whileusingamousewheel.

Typically, the higher the threshold, the more strokes will

be required to complete a mask area.

Transition Defnes the transition area at the edge o

the mask. Soter edges produce better results with semi-

transparent objects like smoke, hair and glass. Harder

transition settings are better or an edge that is more clearly

defned.

To change the Transition setting:


PressOption(Mac)orAlt(Win)whileusingtheupanddownarrows.

PressOptionandCommand(Mac)orCtrlandAlt(Win)whileusingamousewheel.

Transition must always be equal or higher than Threshold.

Colordecontamination Removes the halo eect o edge

spill by replacing background colors with oreground colors

on the edge o the mask.

To enable color decontamination:

ActivateatleastoneKeepcolorandoneDropcolorandclicktheUsecolordecontaminationcheckboxintheToolOptionspalette.

IntelliBrush

This eature is automatically enabled when the MagicBrush is selected with no active Keep or Drop colors. Each

time the Magic Brush is dragged in the image, a temporary

Drop color sample is taken under the mouse when the

stroke begins, and is used or the duration o that stroke

only. This sample color is not displayed in the Drop Color

palette and all other colors are kept.

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Magic Pen

The Magic Pen is used on areas where a well-defned

edge exists between oreground and background areas. It

automatically detects the edges in the image and creates a

path that snaps to the edge as you drag, according to thesettings you choose in the Tool Options palette.

The Magic Path is made up o straight line segments, which

defne the area to be erased or restored as either inside or

outside the path once it is closed.

To draw a path with the Magic Pen:

Clicktodroptherstpointanddragthepentofollowadetectededge.

Ifthepathstraysfromtheedge,dragbac kwardstotheareawhereitwasstillcorrect,releasethemousetodropanotheranchorpoint,andbegindraggingagain.

Ifthepathstraysfromtheedgemoreoften,adjusttheMagneticAreaoptiontoanarrowersetting(seeMagicPenOptionsbelow).

Forareaswithstrongedges,clickastartingpointthenclickanendingpoint.Thetwopointswillbeautomaticallyconnectedwithapathsegment.

To continue a Magic Path:

Clickonthelastdroppedpointandresumedragging.Thecursorchangestoadiagonallinenexttothepen whenyouareoverthelastpoint.

To close a Magic Path:

DragtheMagicPenuntilitisovertheoriginalpointandacircleappearsnexttothecursor ,thenclick.

Once the path is closed, the cursor changes to the

Gavel . Move the Gavel to the side o the line where

you want to aect pixels and click to erase or restore thepixels on that side o the path (depending on the mode

selected).

YoucanonlycreateonepathatatimeinMaskPro,andeachpathmustbeclosedbeforeitcanbegaveled.

To add an anchor point:

Clickthepathbetweentwoexistingpoints,whenthecursorshowsaplussignnexttothepen .

To remove an anchor point:

Clickonapointwhenthecursorshowsaminusnexttothepen .

To adjust a closed path beore gaveling:

HolddowntheCommandkey(Mac)orCtrlkey(Win)anddragapathsegmentbetweenthepointswherethecursorchangestotheadjustmenttool .ThecurrentMagneticAreaandEdgeAttractionsettingswillaffecttheadjustment.

Tocreateapathorsegmentofpathwherethereisnoedgetobedetectedatall,orwhereBeziercurvesegmentsarepreferable,usethePenTool.

To convert a Magic Pen segment into a Bezier curve:

ClickamagicanchorsegmentwiththePentool.

To convert a Pen segment to a Magic Pen segment:

ClickasegmentwiththeMagicPentool.

Magic Pen OptionsMagneticArea The area within which the Magic Pen

searches or an edge, displayed as

the circle surrounding the Magic

Pen cursor.

To change the Magnetic Area:


Usetheleftandright

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Bucket

Use the Bucket to erase or restore all contiguous pixels

rom the point clicked. Its eect does not stop until it

reaches a border zone o completely erased or restored

pixels, depending on mode. For this reason, it is best touse the Brush as a Cleanup tool, to erase the remaining

background with one click ater frst masking the fner

edges around the oreground o the image.

To use the Bucket:

SelectitsiconintheToolboxandclic kintheimage.

Ifyouinadvertentlyllorrestoretheentireimageduetoaleakinthearea,presstheDeletekey(Mac)orBackspacekey(Win)

ortypeCommand-Z(Mac)orCtrl-Z(Win)toundothell,usetheBrushtorepairtheborderandthentrythellagain.

Airbrush

The Airbrush works similarly to the airbrush option in

Photoshop. It gives you control over the intensity o your

brush stroke, allowing you to fne tune the transparent

edges o your mask. It can be used in Erase or Restore

mode.

To use the Airbrush:

SelectitintheToolbox.

Ifnecessary,settheintensityofthestrokeintheToolOptionspalette.

Paintintheimage.

Airbrush Options

BrushSize Defned visually by

the inner circle o the cursor.




Useamousewheel.



mask and must always be the same size or larger than the

brush size.

To change the Brush Edge setting: AdjustthesliderintheToolOptionspalette.



IfyouareusingaWacompressuresensitivetablet,presshardertoreducethebrushedge.

IntensityThe strength o the Airbrush eect. The

higher the intensity, the more the opacity o pixels under

the cursor is changed. At maximum intensity, the Airbrush

has the same eect as the Brush

To change the Intensity setting:



PresstheCommandkey(Mac)orCrtlkey(Win)while

usingamousewheel.

Airbrush strokes at:

A low,

B medium and

C high intens ity.

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Pen

The Pen creates a path made up o

straight lines and Bezier curves and

is most useul or masking areas

with sharp geometric boundaries.

To draw a path with the Pen:

Clicktoplaceacornerpoint,clickagaintoplaceasecond

pointandconnectthemwit halinesegment.

Click-and-dragtoplaceasmoothpointwithdirec tionhandlestoeithersideofit.Clickagaintoplaceasecondsmoothpointandconnectittotherstwithacurve.

Click-and-dragtoconvertacornerintoasmoothpoint.

Clickanexistingsmoothpointtodeleteit.

Clickbetweentwopointstoaddanewpoint.

Clicktherstpointtoclosethepath.

To add a Magic Path segment to the Pen toolsegments:

Select the Magic Pen, move the cursor to the last point

created with the Pen (cursor changes to ), and begindragging, or

Click on the path between two existing points (cursor

changes to ). See MagicPen or more on combiningnormal path segments with Magic Path segments.

Once the path is complete, the cursor changes to the Gavel

. Use the Gavel to erase or restore the pixels inside or

outside the path, depending on where it is clicked, and the

current masking mode.

The Pen tools do not create clipping paths. Tocreate a clipping path, frst create your mask orselection, apply it, and then choose Select > onOne> Mask Pro 4: Make Work Path. For more, seeWorkPaths.

Youcanconstrainthepentoolto45degreeanglesbyholdingdowntheshiftkeybetweenpoints.

Cleanup Tools

No matter how perect the tools, all masks need to be

cleaned up. The Mask Pro standard tools are well suited to

touching up a nearly fnished mask, but Mask Pro 4 alsoadds two new specialized tools that help make Cleanup a

quick and easy task.

Chisel

The Chisel tool is used to either chisel o or restore pixels

rom the edges o your mask. Use the Chisel when youneed to accurately restore the edge pixels to an image that

was masked too closely, or to tighten the edges o a mask

that is either too loose, or that contains background color

spill.

To use the Chisel tool:

SelectitsiconintheToolbox,adjustitsoptionsasnecessary,anddragalongtheedgeofthemask.

Eachclickordragchokesorspreadsthemask

bytheamountdenedintheToolOptionspalet tetheeff ectwill notincreas eifyoudragoverthesamearearepeatedlywithonestroke.

Chisel Tool Options

BrushSize Defned visually by the

inner circle o the cursor.




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mask and must always be the same size or larger than the

brush size.





IfyouareusingaWacompressuresensitivetabletyoucanpresshardertoreducetheedgesize.

ChiselAmountThe number o pixels chiseled o or

restored to the mask.To change the Chisel Amount setting:



PresstheCommandkey(Mac)orCtrlkey(Win)while

usingamousewheel.

Blur

The Blur tool creates a blend between the hard edge o

the mask and the background by averaging pixels between

the two areas. The blur applies only to the mask, not the

image itsel.

Blur Options

BrushSize Defned by the inner

circle o the cursor.

TochangetheBrushSize:


Usetheleftandrightarrows.

Useamousewheel.



mask, and must always be the same size or larger than the

brush size.



PresstheOptionkey(Mac)orAltkey(Win)whileusing

theleftandrightkeyboardarrows. PresstheOptionkey(Mac)orAltkey(Win)whileusing

amousewheel.

IfyouareusingaWacompressuresensitivetabletyoucanpresshardertoreducetheedgesize.

BlurAmountThe amount applied to the mask edge.

To change the Blur Amount setting:



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Toblurtheentiremaskatonce:

Double- clickthetooliconintheToolboxor

ChooseEdit>ApplyTooltoAll.

RestoremodehasnoeffectontheBlurtoolitblursthemaskregardlessofmaskingmode

selec ted.Toundoablur,holddowntheDe letekey(Mac)orBackspacekey(Win)ortypeCommand-Z(Mac)orCtrl-Z(Win).

Navigation Tools

Hand

The Hand tool is used to drag the image within the Mask

Pro window, whenever the image size is larger than theviewable area.

Holdingdownthespacebartempo rarilyactivate stheHandtoolnomatterwhattooliscurrentlyselected.

Double- clicktheHandtoolintheToolboxtosettheimagetoamagnicationthattscompletelyinthecurrentwindowsize.

Zoom

The Zoom tool changes the magnifcation o the

image in the Mask Pro window or Navigator pane,

rom 1% to 1600%.

Clickintheimagewindowtozoominandcentertheimageatthelocationclicked.

Clickanddraginthewindowtodrawarectang ularmarqueethewindowllswiththeareawithinthemarqueewhenyoureleasethemouse.

Double- clicktheZoomtooliconintheToolboxtosettheimagewindowto100%magnication.

HoldtheOptionkey(Mac)orAltkey(Win)andclicktozoomout(cursorchangestoaminussign).

IftheHandtoolisactive,holddowntheCommandkey(Mac)orCtrlkey(Win)totemporarilyactivatethe

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Edit

UndoCommand-Z(Mac)Ctrl-Z(Win)Reversesthe

lasttoolusage,onesegment

atatime.Forexample,onesegmentothelastBrushstroke.

UndoStrokeShift-Com-mand-Z(Mac)Shift-Ctrl-Z

(Win)Reversestheentirelasttoolusage.Forexample,thelast

Brushstrokeinitsentirety.

TheDelete(Mac)orBackspace(Win)keyalsoinvokestheUndocommand.

RedoCommand-Y(Mac)orCtrl-Y(Win)ReversesusesotheUndoorUndoStrokecommands,onesegmentat

atime.

RedoStrokeShift-Command-Y(Mac)Shift-Ctrl-Y(Win)

ReversesuseotheUndoorUndoStrokecommands,in

completestrokes.

ApplyTooltoAllCommand-A(Mac)Ctrl-A(Win)

Appliestheeectothecurrenttoolatthecurrent

settingtotheentireimageormask,dependingontheactivetool.

InvertMaskCommand-I(Mac)Ctrl-I(Win)Invertsthecurrentmask.

ChokeActivatestheChokedialogtopreciselyshrinkor

enlargetheentirecurrentmaskedgebyuptofvepixels,ina

scalemeasuredinpercentoapixel.

UsetheChiseltooltochokeorspreadindividualareasof

themask.

DisableTabletSupportCommand-E(Mac)Ctrl-E(Win)

DisablessupportorWacompressuresensitivetablet.

View

ZoomInCommand-+(Mac)Ctrl-+(Win)

Zoomsintotheimage.

ZoomOutCommand--

(Mac)Ctrl--(Win)Zoomsoutotheimage.

FitonScreenCommand-0(Mac)orCtrl-0(Win)

Zoomsthewindowtothe

largestsizethatwillftonthescreenandchangestheimage

magnifcationsothattheentire

imagecanbeviewedwithnoscrolling.

ActualPixelsOption-Command-0(Mac)Ctrl-Alt-0(Win)Zoomsimageto100%magnifcation.

Modeànd1-5ChangestheMaskViewmode.Thisis

equivalenttoclickingthemodebuttonsatthelowerletothe

MaskProwindow.

KeepDropDetailViewOpensandclosestheKeep/DropDetailPalette.

ColorChannelCommand-àndCommand-13(Mac)

Ctrl-àndCtrl-1-3(Win)Changesthecurrentcolorchan-nelbeingviewed.Thisisequivalenttoclickingthechannel

buttonsatthetoprightcornerotheMaskProwindow.

Highlighterssubmenu

Hide/ShowHighlighters Shift-`ChangestheopacityofHighlighterareas,butnottheireffect.

Opacitysubmenu Shift-1throughShift-0Equivalenttomovingtheopacitysliderin10%incrementsfrom10%to100%(completelyopaque).

ChooseKeepColorOpensastandardcolorpickertochoosethecoloroftheKeepareas.Thisdoesnotaffecttheeffectoftheareas,onlyhowtheyaredisplayed.

ChooseDropColorOpensastandardcolorpicker

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tochoosethecoloroftheDropareas.Thisdoesnotaffecttheeffectoftheareas,onlyhowtheyaredisplayed.

Window

ZoomWindow(MacOnly)

Toggleswindowromull

screentothelastwindowsize

used.

MinimizeWindow

(MacOnly)Command-M

MoveswindowtoaDock

thumbnail.

HideVisiblePalettes/ShowHiddenPalettesTab

HidesorshowsallpalettesandtheToolbox,dependingon

currentstatus.Youcanalsoinvokethiscommandwiththe

tabkey,orhide/showallpalettesexcepttheToolboxbyusing

Shit-tab.

NavigatorWindow

OpensanewNavigatorpane.

Thereisnolimittothenumber

oandtypesoNavigatorsyou

canhaveopen.

OriginalView:Cnt-Cmd-`

SolidView:Cmd-1

SingleLayerView:Cmd-2

MaskView:Cmd-3

CleanUpView:Cmd-4

CompositeView:Cmd-5Tutorial&ToolTips/OptionsF4/ToolboxF5/DropColorsF6/KeepColorsF7/ShowAllToolPalettesF8

ShowsorhideseachothemainMaskPropalettesindividu-ally.

ShowWelcomeScreen

OpenstheWelcomeScreenitheShowWelcomeScreenat

Start-upoptionhadbeendisabledinthewelcomescreen.

Show Me HowMaskHair/MaskTransparency/UsingMaskProTools

Displaysvariousvideotutorials

oncommonmaskingproblems

aswellasusingMaskProsselec-

tiontools.

Help

MaskProHelp...

OpensthisUserGuideinyour

deaultAcrobatReader.

AboutMaskPro(WindowsOnly)

DisplaystheproductAboutBox,containingversionand

corporateinormation.

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The ollowing shortcuts are defned in Mask Pro 4.

In the tables below, characters are shown uppercase or

convenience do not use the Shit key as a modiferunless it is marked as such, e.g. X. Where no modifer

key is shown, typing the character at any time willinvoke the shortcut action.

Tool Activation

Tool Keyboard

KeepEyedropper I

DropEyedropper O

KeepHighlighter KDropHighlighter L

MagicBrush M

Brush B

MagicBucket F

Bucket G

MagicWand W

Airbrush J

Chisel C

Blur R

MagicPen N

Pen P

Hand H

Hand(untilreleased) spacebar

Zoom Z

Toolmode(cycle) X

Toolmode(reverse) X

Shortcuts

Windows/Mac

=Shift

=Control

=MouseClick

=Tab

Maconly

=Option

=Command

=Delete

Windowsonly

=Backspace

Alt=Alt

LegeNd

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Tool Use

Keep/DropEyedroppers

Action MacintoshShortcut WindowsShortcutTool Option checkbox disabled: Create

rst color or modify selected color

Tool Option checkbox enabled: Create

new color in existing set

Create new color

Replace selected color Alt

Create new color in new set ^

Delete all colors in palette Trash button Alt Trash button

Keep/DropHighlighters (cursor in brackets)

Action MacintoshShortcut WindowsShortcut

Change Highlighter color

K-K for Keep color or D-D

for Drop color or double-

Toolbox icon

K-K for Keep color or D-D for

Drop color or double-Tool-

box iconHide/Show Highlighters ~ ~

Opacity 10% - 100% 1 through 0 1 through 0

Erase Highlighter ( , ) -drag Alt-drag

Fill Highlighter ( , ) ^

Straight line Highlighter , move cursor, , move cursor,

Erase Highlighters -double tool icon Alt-double tool icon

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Tool Use (continued)

Brush,MagicBrush


Straight line brushstroke , move cursor, , move cursor,

Pen(cursor in brackets)

Create corner point ( )

Create smooth point ( ) +drag +drag

Close path ( ) on rst point on rst point

Add point ( ) between points between points

Delete point ( ) on point on point

Convert smooth point

to corner point ( ) on point Alt on point

Convert corner point

to smooth point ( ) +drag on point Alt+drag on point

Convert smooth point to corner with

handles ( )-drag one of the handles Alt-drag one of the handles

Move point ( ) -drag point ^-drag point

Move curved segment ( ) -drag segment ^-drag segment

Adjust smooth point ( ) -drag handle ^-drag handle

Constrain tool to 45 degree increments Convert Magic Pen segment to Pen

segment ( ) Magic Pen segment ^ Magic Pen segment

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MagicPen(cursor in brackets)


Start path ( ) +drag along edge +drag along edge

Drop anchor point ( ) Release mouse button Release mouse button

Continue path ( ) +drag from last point +drag from last point

Connect two points ( ) , move cursor, , move cursor,

Close path ( ) on rst point on rst point

Add point to closed path ( ) between points between points

Delete point from closed path ( ) on point on point

Move point ( ) -drag point ^-drag point

Move segment ( ) -drag segment ^-drag segment

Convert Pen segment to

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Command MacintoshShortcut WindowsShortcut

Close W ^W

Save/Apply S ^S

Command MacintoshShortcut WindowsShortcut

Undo Z or ^Z or

Undo Stroke Z or ^Z or

Redo Y ^Y

Redo Stroke Y ^Y

Apply tool to entire image

(Brush, Magic Brush, Airbrush,

Magic Wand, Bucket, Magic Bucket,

Blur, Chisel)

A

or double-press tool key or

double-Toolbox icon

^A

or double-press tool key or

double-Toolbox icon

Invert Mask I ^I

Palette MacintoshShortcut WindowsShortcutAll palettes

All palettes except Toolbox

Show All Tool Palettes F8 F10

Keep Colors F7 F9

Drop Colors F6 F8

Toolbox F5 F7

Options F4 F6

Mask Pro Tips Palette F3 F5

Navigator Windows See Page 32 See Page 32

Edit Commands

Palettes(Hide/Show Toggle)

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