Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
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The Defringe option in the
Magic Extractor feature re-
moves any stray back-
ground colored pixels (1)
from the edge of extracted
foreground detail (2),
whereas the Feather op-
tion softens the edge of
the detail (3).
cally finds all the background parts in the picture and removes them from the document,
replacing it with transparency and previewing it with your choice of black, gray, white or
transparency. So in this way, the feature does contain a selection type approach, hence why
I have included its use in this section of the topic.
The Magic Extractor works within its own window, which includes a zoomable preview
area, a set of tools for marking the foreground and background parts of a photo, touch-up
options to refine extraction results as well as settings to select the background area once it
is removed. Using the Magic Extractor tool is a three-step process. You start by selecting the
Foreground Brush tool and scribbling or placing dots over the areas that you want to retain.
Next, you switch to the Background Brush tool and scribble over the areas to be removed.
Magic Extractor workflow:
Foreground
Brush (B)
1 Display the Magic Extractor option by choosing the Magic Extractor option
from the Image menu.
2 Next, select the Foreground Brush and paint, scribble or place dots on the
areas to be kept.
3 Now select the Background Brush tool and paint over the picture parts that
will be deleted as part of the extraction process.
4 To check the accuracy of the extraction press the Preview button.
5 To add extra sections to the extracted area reselect the Foreground Brush,
switch the Preview Display option to Original Photo and paint over the
extra parts.
6 To remove unwanted parts from the selection do the same thing but using
the Background Brush instead.
7 Finally, to clean up the edges of the extraction select the Smoothing Brush
tool and drag it over the edges of the extraction.
8 Click OK to process the extraction and return the completed results to the
main editing workspace.
When adding or removing parts from your extraction click the 'X' key toggle
between the Preview and Extracted views.
Background
Brush (P)
Point
Eraser (E)
Add to
Selection (D)
Remove from
Selection (A)
Smoothing
Brush (J)
Zoom
tool (Z)
Hand
tool (H)
 
 
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