![]() ![]() Note: the Topaz ReMask3 I had was not listed as compatible for over CS5 and would not show up under my filters list with a normal installation. This removes all the guess work from the "contaminated" areas. I could use the tools on any screen, and watch the effects on the other screens. For cleaning up the difficult areas, I found it easiest to work in the 4-image split screen mode. The tools are simple, fast and effective. I had several areas of low contrast that had to be computed by Topaz. I went through their basic tutorials with a difficult, dark and noisy iphone photo in CS6 to challenge these tools. I think most people that habituate the digital forum are beyond tired of all the posturing that goes on in here.ĭid I write something similar that you are "unprofessional idiot" ? Did I write that? I answered very kindly ( read again my post) and told you my experience with masks and at the end I don't understand your attack? Anyway, wish you the best and good luck. ![]() If you don't get quality results with a plug in, state your case for why, and then shut your mouth. I'm getting wonderful results with Remask in my work flow, and for you to tell me I'm less than professional for using it is not only rude, it's stupid. I think the plug ins are pretty much like any other tool in the box, you get what you want from them and move on. Responses like that are what's killing this forum. You guys pretty much always sing the same tune, which is if you don't do it my way, you're a moron. There are a number of people on MM that post in here in a similar fashion. What you are telling me is that I'm an unprofessional idiot. If you want real top professional results with perfect seamless blending, one and only way step by step pixel extraction of skin edges and then softening of skin edges and color decontamination. For my work I never use any plug in masks, simply it doesn't work. With some files you can get some decent results with these masks but again even these files will have some "halo edges". I have tried one zillion times to make easy extraction, with one zillion settings, masks, Vertus, Topaz, etc and no way for top professional results. We've already had a good preliminary look at Topaz Mask AI from our own Ryan Mense.Robert, do not expect too much with plug-ins, you already know that. I wanted to look at it for sky masking/replacement since I'm primarily a landscape photographer. Topaz Mask AI presents a fairly simple interface (with a built-in tutorial). Outline your subject or object edges in blue with a paintbrush. ![]() Then fill the areas to be cut in red, such as a sky in my case. The interior of an object is defined in green, and you can use the paint bucket tool to quickly fill. Once that is done, there are tools to refine the mask. When you are ready, you can replace the background. There is an auto-compute mode, or you can do more manually. In the auto mode, which is where the AI part comes in, the app will take a look at your image and make some guesses about what to mask and what to cut. On many images, you need to help the selection along, painting in what to keep and what to cut.Ĭontrols are pretty straightforward, but it helps to watch a tutorial or two first. In fact, when I started using the app, I could not find the button that computed the mask. Turns out, working on my laptop, I had to scroll the screen to see the button, because it was cut off my the window edge. When I made Mask AI larger, I was all set with no more hidden buttons. Once you “Update Mask,” you can see a split screen preview window: the left image will preview the colored mask, and the right-side one will show the mask effect on the image after the cut with a transparent background. I found the process easier than doing something similar in Photoshop, and in most cases, the AI helped. Still, the more I needed to refine the mask, the less AI benefit I was getting. Topaz Mask AI also offers a method besides AI, and that's a contrast mode for object detection. ![]() I found AI mode works best with hair, trees, fur, and detailed objects. The contrast mode is quicker, but picks up simpler objects for masking. Trying the same image with a beta copy of the upcoming Luminar 4 sky replacement was literally one click. Frankly, Topaz Mask AI could not compete there. There are a couple of sliders for fine adjustments, but in this example, they were not needed. ![]()
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