Extract Command
in [Photoshop]
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From: Bob Williams on 13 Oct 2009 04:44 Kabuki wrote: >> Kabuki wrote: >>> I never use extract >>> In PS 4 was a selection tutorial and I learned from that >>> >>> do you have magnetic lasso in version 7? >>> >>> I use a combination of tools and also depends upon the photo background >>> If there are large similar color background like a cyc I use Select>color >>> range (then inverse) >>> also the magic wand at various tolerances can be used to clean up messy >>> areas >>> I also like the magnetic lasso for that, as it hugs to edges as you go >>> around >>> >>> many people like the pen tool (I don't) >>> >>> another completely different method is using channels >>> it seems complex but if you follow along the steps it is not bad >>> >>> http://av.adobe.com/russellbrown/AdvancedMasking.mov (long load >>> time-wait) >>> >>> "Bob Williams" <mytbobnospam(a)cox.net> wrote in message >>> news:JdiAm.43894$bP1.42648(a)newsfe24.iad... >>>> Do any of you routinely do selections of images with detailed outlines >>>> using the Filter > Extract Command? >>>> I am using PS 7.0 and for me, it is pretty tedious. >>>> Do you have a better, simpler and quicker way to do the selection? >>>> >>>> There used to be a PS plug-in called "Knockout". >>>> I never used it but I suspect the program is still available somewhere. >>>> Anybody use it? >>>> Is it significantly different from EXTRACT? >>>> Bob Williams > > > "Bob Williams" <mytbobnospam(a)cox.net> wrote in message > news:AFAAm.88080$4t6.32200(a)newsfe06.iad... >> Yes! I have the Magnetic Lasso in PS 7.0 >> I sometimes use it for selecting detail but selecting stuff like hair, >> fur, feathers, etc., drives me nuts. >> I've been considering a Wacom tablet but haven't taken the "plunge" yet. >> Bob > > DID you try the video method I posted- it is specifically about doing > blowing hair!! the most accurate way I have seen so far > > Please for sake of continuity do not top post but reply below Yep! I just visited the site and it was very interesting. The tutor is really good and funny too. The procedure worked quite well. It does look quite complicated at first but if I watch the video a few times and make notes as I go along, I think I can pull it off OK. After I do it a bunch of times, it may become second nature. Thanks for the tip. Bob |