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zook

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 4:50 am    Post subject: Extracting finnage. Reply with quote

Can anyone advise or guide me on the best way to extract fish and finnage.

I have included an example.

Most of the pics I have have this blue (or white, black bgs etc).

and I am trying to extract the fish and fins to use on different colour backgounds.

the fins are mostly transparent but shw up the background colour when extracted and I need to get them back to pretty much transparent so that the new background comes trhough - but still retain the hard rays of the fins and the normal effect.

thanks



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PostPosted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:10 am    Post subject: Re: Extracting finnage. Reply with quote

Hmm it's bit of a puzzle,

First of all the fin is quite blurred and the background is blue, it's pretty difficult to extract that fin it's not that easy..

I think you'll need to layer mask or use path tool to cutout the fin, then you might be able to multiply the layer with the other BG you want to replace it with..

Believe me it's not simple, that's why people haven't replied to your massage
cause it not easy, it's a looooong explanation... : (

Sorry
Hope I was of any help

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zook

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PostPosted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you for your suggestion. I tried your suggestion but it was not successful for me.

I should also explain I have to cut the whole fish (normally use background eraser) out but it is always the fins that cause the problems.
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