Mask Pro 4 User Guide

Mask Pro 4
User Guide
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Introducing 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 Software 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.............................................................................................................. 20 Keep & 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 ............................................................................................................................ 27 Magic 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. ............................................................................................................................................... 34 Window........................................................................................................................................ 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 Magnification................................................................................................................. 42 File Commands......................................................................................................................... 43 Edit Commands. ........................................................................................................................ 43
Palettes (Hide/Show Toggle).................................................................................................. 43
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Introducing Mask Pro 4

Welcome to onOne Software Mask Pro 4, the premier masking and selection tool for Adobe Photoshop. Using advanced color matching and decontamination technology, Mask Pro 4 helps you create flawless masks from the most difficult images. New and improved features give you better control than ever before 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 of selecting and then erasing parts of an image. Typically, you select parts of 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 composite the woman with an office or library. To mask an image in Photoshop, you use a selection tool to isolate the part of the image you want to keep, and erase the rest. Sounds easy enough, but in reality, its not. Images with busy backgrounds are extremely difficult to mask cleanly. Removing everything but your target is often very time consuming and you are still left with edge spill bits of background color that can create a halo effect 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 of Cleanup tools lets you touch up any remaining trouble spots. Mask Pro has the technology and tools you need to create flawless 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 perfect edges, no stray pixels, no haloes of erased backgrounds to get in the way.
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System Requirements
Macintosh
Mac OS X 10.4.4 or higher 1GHz or faster G4, G5 or Intel Core Processor(s) 512 MB minimum application RAM 40 MB of available hard disk space Adobe Photoshop CS2, Elements 3.0 or higher Internet Connection & Flash 8 Player
If the selected parent application contains a previous version of Mask Pro, it will be maintained. If more than one copy of the same version of Photoshop is found, Mask Pro will be installed in all of them. If different supported versions of Photoshop are found, Mask Pro is installed into each of them. Mask Pro is installed into the Adobe Photoshop Only plug-in folder, as it is not compatible with ImageReady.
Windows
Windows XP or higher. 1GHz or faster Pentium 4 Processor(s) or equivalent 512 MB of application RAM 40 MB of available hard disk space Adobe Photoshop CS2, Elements 4.0 or higher
Although the Mask Pro 4 plug-in may function with other applications that support the Adobe Photoshop plugin architecture, only Adobe Photoshop and Elements are supported by onOne Software.
The Mask Pro 4 Preferences file on the Macintosh are created in The installing users Library/ Preferences/Mask Pro 4.0/Mask Pro 4.0 Preferences directory.
Any other required files will be installed in your Applications directory
Windows
Mask Pro is installed into the newest version of Photoshop. Mask Pro is installed into the Adobe Photoshop Only plug-in folder in Photoshop. Mask Pro is not compatible with ImageReady. All other required files are installed in the Mask Pro 4 directory in your Program Files directory.
Installation
To install Mask Pro 4, double-click the installer downloaded from the onOne Software web site or provided on your CD.
Macintosh
The installer installs all necessary files into all supported versions of Photoshop. The installer will replace a demo version of Mask Pro 4 when installing.
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Registration
It is important to register your copy of Mask Pro so we can provide you with the best possible service. Registered users of Mask Pro are eligible for technical support, information regarding new versions and products, discounts and special offers on new products. Your serial number is located on the Mask Pro CD case or was sent to you via E-mail if you purchased through our web site. You will need to enter that number to personalize your copy of Mask Pro. You can purchase additional serial numbers from onOne Software. See the contact page at the beginning of this guide for contact information.
About This User Guide

The onOne Software Mask Pro 4 User Guide makes extensive use of links that function only when viewing the guide with Adobe Acrobat Reader software, version 5 or higher. The guide can be read in other PDF document readers 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 of Adobe Reader 5 or higher with all Mask Pro 4 PDF documentation. A free copy of the latest Adobe Reader can be downloaded from http://www.acrobat.com. Live links in this guide include all page number entries in the Table of Contents and Index, and wherever text is displayed in this style 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 of performing the task being explained. Numbered lists contain sequences of steps which should be performed in order.
Unless otherwise specified, all references in this user guide to Photoshop CS2 also apply to Photoshop Elements.
Technical Support
Technical Support is available directly through the onOne Software web site. Please fill out an online support form at http://www.onOnesoftware.com/support.html for the quickest response. See the contact page at the beginning of the guide for additional contact information. Before contacting support please check the onOne website for frequently asked questions, how-to videos and troubleshooting tips. When contacting technical support, please be at your computer and have the following information available: Your Mask Pro serial number Your computer configuration Your question or a description of the difficulty youre experiencing - what specifically occurs and when Take note of any displayed error numbers or messages and any other information you think may be relevant.
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Whats New in Mask Pro 4

Mask Pro 4 makes it easy to create complex masks, selections and clipping paths in Photoshop. To help you get the best start with Mask Pro 4 we have added new built-in video tutorials, tool-tips and keyboard short-cuts right in the interface. We have also added support for pressure sensitive Wacom tablets, improved navigators, a new keep/drop color detail palette and many other refinements resulting in the most robust and intuitive tool set on the market. Make precise edits in a single, natural stroke rather than multiple mouse strokes. Trace edges and contours with the feel of natural media. For more, see Using Tablets. For general information on Wacom tablets visit www.wacom.com.
Keep/Drop Detail Palette

Easily see your selected keep and drop colors for both eyedroppers and highlighters. Identify color selection errors and easily reassign them. For more, see Keep/Drop Detail Palette.
Video Tutorials Palette

Watch and try video tutorials make it easy to mask difficult subjects like hair or reflections. See each tool in action - learn the best way to use them. For more, see Video Tutorials.
Tips & Shortcut Palette

Get tips and tricks on how to use each tool. Find time-saving keyboard shortcuts. For more, see Tips & Shortcuts Palette.
Improved Navigators
Open multiple navigator windows at once, each in a different view mode. See your mask and layered composite view in real-time as you edit your mask. For more, see Navigators.
Wacom port
Tablet Sup-
Now you can use pressure sensitive Wacom drawing tablets to vary the hardness of Mask Pros tools.
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Additional Tool Improvements

Numerical values in the Tool Options palette. Tools auto-scroll when you hit the edge of the screen. Shift hot-key to constrain pen tools to 45 degree angles. Hightlighted zones are now protected from touch-up tools, preventing you from accidentally painting over important areas. Toggle between Keep and Drop eye-droppers by holding down the command (control on PC) key.
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Getting Started
On some images, you may only need one or two Mask Pro tools to create a good mask; others can require use of nearly the entire Toolbox. Understanding the tool set is one of the keys to efficient masking, and perfect results.
Masking vs. Selecting

Masking is the process of selecting and then erasing parts of an image. Typically, you select parts of 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 four bubbles and the girl, then composite them with a photo of 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 filters to just those areas, leaving the background untouched. If your goal is to create a composite image, you will want to start Mask Pro in masking mode. If you want to create a selection instead for 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 choose
Filter > onOne > Mask Pro 4... or onOne > Mask Pro 4 > Mask Pro 4...
To create a work path: 1. Use Mask Pro to mask an image or create a selection. 2. Save the mask or selection. 3. Choose Select > onOne > Mask Pro Select: Make Work Path or onOne > Mask Pro Select > Mask Pro Select: Make Work Path.
To create a precise selection but keep the background:

Open the image in Photoshop and choose
Select > onOne > Mask Pro 4 Select... or onOne > Mask Pro 4 Select > Mask Pro 4 Select...
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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 from the Select, Filter or onOne menus, the Mask Pro workspace appears, including its menus and palettes.
To select a new background color, double-click the Solid View button to open a standard color picker. To choose from custom color palettes, such as the Pantone system, click the Custom button in the color picker. Solid View is available at any time. Displays erased areas as a grid. Single Layer View is available when masking.
Single Layer View Quick Mask View Displays dropped areas as a rubylith mask overlay. Kept areas become the selection in Photoshop when the mask is saved. Quick Mask View is only available under Mask Pro Select.
Mask Views
The many views of Mask Pro help you with the more subtle effects of creating a complex mask. Your choice of views has no effect on the mask or selection you create; they are strictly an aid to creating the mask or selection itself. Change mask views with the button bar at the lower left corner of your Mask Pro window. This view displays the original image for comparison with your changes. Original View is available at any time.
Original View
Displays the masks alpha channel 100% erased areas in black and 100% kept areas in white. Mask View is available at any time.
Mask View
Displays erased areas as a solid color. The default color is white, but can be changed at any time:
Solid View
Displays 100% kept areas as white, 100% dropped areas as black and transition areas in gray. Use this mode to find holes in your mask. Cleanup View is available at any time.
Cleanup View
Mask Pro 4 launches within Photoshop from the Select, Filter or onOne menus.
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Displays the underlying layer through erased areas. Composite view is available whenever the image being masked has more than one layer.
Composite View
Only the layer being masked and the one immediately below it are visible in Mask Pro. To view more than two layers simultaneously, merge all layers other than the target layer before opening Mask Pro. To keep separate layers intact, duplicate them before merging.
Channel Views
Individual and composite channel views are available through the buttons at the top right of the Mask Pro window. The number and types of channel views shown depends on the image type CMYK, RGB, or Lab. Channel view affects only the image display, The Channels not the effect of Mask Pro tools. match the image being masked.
Highlighter Areas Opacity Slider
Controls the display of Keep and Drop areas, ranging from 0% (fully transparent areas invisible) to 100% (fully opaque areas). Keep and Drop areas remain in full effect regardless of the display setting.
Channels displayed, from left: All, Red, Green, Blue.
Mask Pro views, from left: Original, Solid (red chosen), Single Layer, Quick Mask (Mask Pro Select only), Mask, Cleanup, Composite
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Navigators
The Navigators provide a thumbnail view of your entire image and the ability to zoom in and out of the image. A marquee in the Navigator palette shows the current area displayed in the main Mask Pro window. You can open multiple navigators in any mask view, such as clean-up, composite, etc.
To change the magnification of the Navigator pane, select the Zoom tool and:
Click in the Navigator to zoom in. Hold down the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) and click in the Navigator to zoom out. Drag a marquee in the Navigator.
Saved Workspaces
Mask Pro workspaces store the locations and status of 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: To open a new Navigator:

Choose Window > Navigator Window >[Mask View].
Choose File > Save Workspace.
To open a saved workspace: 1. Choose File > Load Workspace. 2. Select the desired workspace file. To restore the default Mask Pro configuration
Choose File > Reset Workspace.
Save the workspace whenever you want to store sets of Keep and Drop colors between Mask Pro sessions.
To change the area displayed in the main window, select any tool except the Zoom or Hand and:
Click in any Navigator pane on the area you want to magnify and center in the main window, or Move the cursor inside the existing marquee and drag it to enclose the area you want displayed (cursor shows a grasping hand).
To change the magnification in the main window, select any tool except the Zoom or Hand and:
Draw a new marquee by dragging across any Navigator when the cursor shows a magnifying glass.
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Learning More
On the pages to follow are several detailed tutorials on how to perform specific tasks in Mask Pro. However these tutorials are just one way to get information on using Mask Pro. This user guide provides comprehensive documentation on the tools that make up Mask Pro. There are also numerous video tutorials that you can follow along with that are built-in to Mask Pro or are located on the onOne Software website. Here is a brief list of educational tools that you may take advantage of:
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 information on the currently selected tool. The Tips Palette has two tabs; Overview and Shortcuts. Overview Tab: This tab gives you a description of the current tools as well as tips on how to use it. Many tools also have short tool specific instructional videos that can be launched and viewed inside of Mask Pro in the Video Palette. Shortcut Tab: This tab provides a list of keyboard shortcuts associated with the current tool. These shortcuts include how to select and control the current tool.
Welcome Screen
When you launch Mask Pro you will see the Welcome Screen below, which gives you the following options: View the Tutorials: Takes you to an index of the alwaysgrowing library of video tutorials on Mask Pro located at the onOne website. Whats New in Mask Pro: A list of new features in Mask Pro 4 and how to use them. Masking Hair & Transparent Objects: This video tutorial shows you how to master on of the most common and difficult masking scenarios. Mastering Selection Tools: a video tutorial that walks you through the many tools in Mask Pro for creating selections. Start Using Mask Pro: This option takes you right to the Mask Pro workspace.
The Mask Pro Tips Palette provides tool descriptions, tips, shortcuts and videos all in one place.
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Video Palette
The new Video Palette gives a access to wide range of video tutorials on each of Mask Pros tools. You can select which video you would like by selecting the tool you are interested and then going to the Mask Pro Tips palette and click on the video icon.
You can pause, rewind and fast-forward the videos by using the player controls at the bottom of the window. Several of the images used for these videos are available on your Mask Pro installer disc. You can open them and follow along while learning Mask Pro.
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For the largest and most up-to-date list of training videos and best practices visit the onOne Software website.
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Fast Masking
The following techniques are best suited to images with well-defined contrast between foreground and background areas, or as the starting point for masking more complex images. This section also demonstrates the power of the Highlighter tools.
To erase a section of Keep or Drop area, hold down the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) and drag the relevant Highlighter Eraser. To erase the entire Keep or Drop area, hold the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) and double-click the relevant Highlighter icon in the Toolbox. You can check for mistakes easily by looking in your KeepDrop Detail Palette.
5. With an unbroken green Keep area running from top to bottom, position the Highlighter over the rose, hold down the Command key (Mac) or Ctrl key (Win) and click with the Keep Highlighter Fill bucket 6. Click the red Drop Highlighter in the Toolbox to activate it, and repeat Steps 4 and 5 as above, Step 5-6 - After filling the rose with drawing the red Drop the Keep Highlighter, the Drop area along the area is drawn on the background foliage. 7. Click the Magic Brush in the Toolbox and choose Edit > Apply Tool to All. The result background greenery is erased, leaving the foreground rose. 8. Choose View > Highlighters > Hide Highlighters to check the resulting mask. 9. Choose File > Save/ Apply to return the masked image to Photoshop.
For more on the tools youve just used, see Keep & Drop Highlighters and the Magic Brush.
Masking the rose: 1. Launch Photoshop and open the sample Rose image from your Mask Pro 4 CD. 2. Choose Filter > onOne > Mask Pro 4... or onOne > Mask Pro 4 > Mask Pro 4... 3. Click the green Keep Highlighter adjust the tip size in the Tool Options palette to about the size of one of the larger water drops on the rose. to select it and
4. Draw with the Highlighter around the inside edge of the rose from the top of the image to the bottom. Its not necessary to follow the edge Step 4 - Drawing the Keep area. precisely, but try to keep fairly close to the boundary between the rose and the background. Be sure not to draw any on the background.
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Detailed Masking
This section demonstrates the majority of Mask Pros extensive tool set, and explains the process of masking more difficult images.
Masking the marble statue:
6. Select the Magic Bucket

Set the mode to dual Erase/Restore by clicking the mode icon in the Toolbox until it shows half green and half red, Set the fill area to large in the Options palette. Drag the Magic Bucket around the left side of the statue to fill holes and erase specks.
1. Launch Photoshop and open the sample Mary Statue image from your Mask Pro 4 CD. Then choose Filter > onOne > Mask Pro 4... or onOne > Mask Pro 4 > Mask Pro 4... 2. Click the red Drop Eyedropper in the Toolbox to select it, Step 2 - Sampling Drop colors from the sky around the and click on a dark statue. shade of blue from the sky in the upper left. Click two other shades of blue from the sky to add them to the Drop palette.. 3. Repeat Step 2 with the green Keep Eyedropper sampling three shades of gray and one of the light gray-blue tones from the statue. 4. Click the Magic Brush in the Toolbox to select it, and drag along the left side of the statue. 5. Switch to Cleanup View by pressing its button in the button bar at the lower left of the window.
Step 4 - Magic Brush erasing the left side of the statue.
Step 5-6 Despeckling in Cleanup View with the Magic Bucket.
7. Switch back to Single Layer View by clicking it in the views button bar, then select the Magic Pen by clicking it in the Toolbox. Click at the crown of the statues head to set the starting point of the Magic Path. Then drag down the right side of the statue to continue the path.
If the path attachment strays from the edge, drag backwards along the path until it attaches to the correct edge again. Then, release the mouse to drop an anchor point and resume dragging along the edge.
7a. (Optional) Create the Pen to mask the right path at a magnification between 200% and 250% for more precise control
Use the Zoom tool to increase magnification.
Step 7 Using the Magic
Hold the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) when you click the Zoom tool to zoom out the cursor changes from a plus sign to a minus sign . Use the Hand tool or Navigator pane to move a new
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area into view to continue the path.
window. 11. If you have erased part of the hand earlier, switch to the Brush tool and click the mode icon until it shows green Restore mode , and brush over the hand to restore the missing pixels.
7b. (Optional) For a smoother path line, use the Pen tool to add Bezier curves.
Add points with the Magic Pen to all the vertices along the statue by clicking while the pen cursor shows a plus sign . Switch to the Pen and add points between the Magic Pen anchor points. Any segment to which you add the normal point becomes a Bezier curve. Use the adjustment handles to fine tune the curves.
8. With the path complete down the right side, loop out and up into the sky. Click on the starting point when the pen cursor shows a circle to close the path. 9. Select Erase Mode if necessary, then click the Gavel inside the path to erase all of the enclosed pixels.
If the edge of the path is too soft, press the Delete key to undo the Gavel, adjust the edge in the Tool Options palette, and try again.
12. Select the Magic Pen again and use it to mask off the statues hand as you did the right side, then use the Gavel to finish this section of the mask. 13. Select the Bucket tool in Erase mode click anywhere in the remaining sky. and
Step 10 Using the Navigator to zoom in on the hand.
14. Select the Chisel tool , click the mode icon to red Erase mode, and drag the Chisel around the left side wherever you see a blue halo. 15. Switch to Cleanup View , select the Blur tool and drag around the statue to soften the edge of the mask, if necessary. 16. Press Command-S (Mac) or Ctrl-S (Win) to save your mask and return your mask to Photoshop.
For more on the tools youve just used, see Color Selection Tools, Masking Modes, Magic Tools, Standard Tools, Cleanup Tools, and Navigation Tools.
Step 8-9 Connecting to the starting point to close the path, then applying the Gavel to erase the interior of the path.
10. Use the Navigator to zoom in on the statues hand. Open a new Navigator if necessary from the View menu, then click on the statues hand in the Navigator pane to zoom into it in the main Mask Pro
Step 13-16 Erasing the rest of the sky with the Bucket, applying the Chisel to shave a halo off the edge of the mask, then finishing touches applied in Cleanup View with the Blur tool.
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Masking Transparent and Semitransparent Objects

Smoke, glass, sheer fabric, and liquids pose a special challenge removing the background through the foreground, without losing the parts you want to keep.
Masking the bubbles:
4. Select the Drop Eyedropper , click the blank color swatch in the Drop Colors palette to select it, then drag the Eyedropper through an area of the garage door behind the bubble to create an average Drop color.
Step 5 Drawing a 5. Select the Drop Highlighter Drop area around and draw a Drop area all the the bubble. way around the outside of the bubble. Be careful not to let the Drop area touch the bubble itself just draw it reasonably close to the edge.
1. Launch Photoshop and open the sample Emma Bubbles image from your Mask Pro 4 CD. Then choose Filter > onOne > Mask Pro 4. 2. Select the green Keep Eyedropper the prominent bubble highlights. 3. Click the New Color button in the Keep Colors palette to add a new, blank color swatch, then:
Double-click the swatch to bring up the standard color picker. Choose a pastel color that you can see in the original bubbles. Dont worry about trying to match the original colors exactly just approximate with your eye. Repeat this step to make up two or three more of these colors.
and click one of
6. Select the Magic Brush
Drag the Threshold slider in the Tool Options palette to the far left. Drag the Transition slider to the far right. Step 2 Sampling a Keep color from the bubble high Drag the Magic Brush through and around the bubble to erase the door behind and around it.
7. Click the Mask View button, select the Brush and drag all around the red Drop area.
Step 3 Specifying Keep colors in the color picker.
Step 6-8 Using the Magic Brush to remove the garage from behind the bubble, Brush to create a complete border around the bubble before using the Bucket to erase the rest of the image around the bubble.
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8. Select the Bucket tool and click outside the area you erased with the Brush in the previous step. 9. Select View > Highlighters > Hide Highlighters. 10. Click the Composite View button to see how it looks on a new background. Alternate between Original and Composite View for a before and after comparison.
11. If you want more practice masking transparent objects, hold down the Delete key (Mac) or Backspace key (Win) until you undo the steps back to the beginning of Step 7 above. Then mask the rest of the bubbles and the girl, and compare the results against the park background.
Before and after The original bubbles and garage door, and the masked bubbles against the sunny sky. Mask Pro makes it easy to preserve the highlights and colors of objects even as evanescent as soap bubbles, for the most true to life composites..
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Selecting
When the goal is to make changes in Photoshop to narrowly defined areas of the image, such as applying filters or effects to those areas, use Mask Pro Select to quickly define complex selections. Creating a selection in Mask Pro is done the same ways you create a mask. The only differences are:
Select the Keep Highlighter inside the girl.
and draw a Keep area
Use the Magic Brush to erase around the girl in areas with greater contrast. Zoom in and use the to erase Magic Pen areas of deeply shadowed background close to the areas where the girls hair is also deeply shadowed. Use the Chisel to hone the edge of the selection, either by adding back pixels if youve erased too much, or chiseling away pixels if too much background is still in the selection.
In a Mask Pro selection:

Open Mask Pro by choosing Select > onOne > Mask Pro 4 Select..., or onOne > Mask Pro 4 Select > Mask Pro 4 Select... You can open Mask Pro Select with the background layer of an image, since no transparency is involved. Quick Mask View is available, showing masked areas as a customizable translucent color overlay. The Erase and Restore modes either add to or subtract from the selection you are defining no pixels are removed. As no transparency is involved, Color decontamination is not available when using the Magic Brush tool.
Quick Mask View and Mask View with the girl selected.
to keep track of the selection Use Quick Mask View as it develops, then switch to Mask View for a better idea how the final selection will appear in Photoshop.
Turning the background into glass: 1. Launch Photoshop and open the sample Park image from your Mask Pro 4 CD. Then choose Select > onOne > Mask Pro 4 Select... or onOne > Mask Pro 4 Select > Mask Pro 4 Select... 2. There are deep shadows in the image which may make the normal grayscale mask hard to see. Choose View > Mode > Quick Mask Color and use the color picker to set a more visible mask color, such as a bright red. 3. Use the Mask Pro tool set as in the previous examples to select the girl.
4. Once youve satisfied with the selection, choose Edit > Invert Mask to deselect the girl and select the entire background. 6. Choose File > Save/ Apply to save the selection and return the image to Photoshop. 7. Choose Filter > Distort > Glass in a standard Photoshop installation to turn the background of the image into a frosted glass window.
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Creating a Work Path

Even if you havent started your project with a Mask Pro mask or selection, Mask Pro 4 offers the most comprehensive tool for creating a work path in Photoshop. A work path is a temporary path that can be modified, converted to a selection, or used as a vector mask.
Paths can be created from:

Masks created in Mask Pro Selections created in Mask Pro Photoshop layer masks Photoshop Quick Masks Photoshop layer opacity
To create a work path: 1. In Photoshop, target the layer containing the mask, selection, or other characteristics which you want to turn into a path. 2. Choose Select > onOne > Mask Pro 4: Make Work Path... or onOne > Mask Pro 4 Select > Mask Pro 4 Select: Make Work Path... 3. In the Make Work Path dialog box, choose the target mode and adjust the choke and tolerance values. The cloverleaf icon displays a graphic representation of how your changes affect the final path. Channel or Selection If the image contains an active selection, either radio button can be chosen, depending upon whether you wish to build the path from the selection or from a targeted layers mask or opacity. Choke Adjust the slider or type a setting directly into the numeric field, as measured in a range from 0 to 100 percent. The choke setting determines how tightly the path adheres to the border of the target. A looser choke setting includes more edge pixels within the path; a tighter choke excludes more edge pixels from the path. Tolerance Adjust the slider or type a setting directly into the numeric field, as measured in a range from 0 to 200 percent. The tolerance setting determines how many anchor points are used to draw the path. A lower tolerance uses more points to create a truer path, but requires more memory and can create printing problems with some PostScript printers. A higher tolerance uses fewer points and allows the final path to stray further from the original selection or mask, but requires less memory and creates fewer printing issues. 4. Click OK to create and save your work path in Photoshops Path palette. Click Cancel to exit the dialog box without creating a path.
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Mask Pro Tools & Palettes

Nearly 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 of Mask Pro keyboard shortcuts, see Shortcuts.
The T oolbox
Keep & Drop Color Palettes
Keep Eyedropper (I) Keep Highlighter (K) Magic Brush (M) Magic Bucket (F) Magic Wand (W) Chisel (C) Magic Pen (N) Hand (H)
(O) Drop Eyedropper (L) Drop Highlighter (B) Brush (G) Bucket (J) Airbrush (R) Blur (P) Pen (Z) Zoom
Enable/Disable color set (toggle) Sample area thumbnail Color sample Undefined color
New color set New color Delete sample
Keep/Drop Color Detail Palette

Highlighter Colors Eyedropper Colors
Tool mode (X)
Keep Colors
Drop Colors
T ool Options
Move to Drop Colors Move to Keep Colors
Navigators
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Color Selection Tools

Mask Pro is fundamentally different from any masking application or plug-in available a visual application that uses award-winning color matching technology. Simply select 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.
With the checkbox disabled, clicking in the image redefines the currently selected color, including the first color in the palette (i.e. defining the undefined color). Shift-click in the image always adds a new color. Option click (Mac) or Alt-click (Win) in the image to redefine the currently selected color. Command-click (Mac) or Ctrl-click (WIn) in the image to add a new color in a new color set (see Color Sets below).
Keep & Drop Eyedroppers

The green-tipped Keep Eyedropper defines which colors will not be erased when you use the Magic Brush or Magic Wand. The red-tipped Drop Eyedropper defines which colors will be erased by the Magic Brush or Magic Wand. As you select colors in your image with the Eyedroppers, those colors will be reflected in the Keep and Drop palettes.
Keep & Drop Color Palettes

The Keep and Drop Color palettes display colors selected with the Eyedroppers. Samples can be grouped and activated or deactivated in sets, and each sample contains a thumbnail area with a graphic representation of the image area from which its sample was taken.
B
C D
To define Keep & Drop colors:

Select an Eyedropper tool and click in the image on the color. Shift-click to add another color to your set (or enable the Tool Options checkbox. See below). Drag across the image to define an average of the colors.
Double-click the color in the palette to define a specific color value using the color picker.
A. Sample area thumbnail Each of the palettes begins B. Disabled color set with one undefined color, disC. Enabled color set played as a grayscale, diagonally D. Undefined color striped swatch. The first sample taken in the image defines this color swatch.
Use the Keep and Drop Color palettes to:

Adjust the color values of samples. Group color samples in sets. Create new samples by specifying their RGB, CMYK, Lab, HSB, web or spot colors. Activate and deactivate color samples and sets.
Tool Options - Add new colors continuously

This checkbox defines the default behavior of clicking in the image: With the checkbox enabled, each click adds a new color to the relevant palette.
Color Samples
To create a new color sample:
Click the New Color button , then click in the image with the corresponding Eyedropper.
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Hold the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) and in either palette to click the Trash button clear all colors and sets from the palette.
Color Sets
The Keep and Drop Color palettes each contain one undefined color by default. 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 of Keep and Drop colors to finish the mask, and Mask Pros color sets give you the flexibility to create and use as many as you need.
To adjust a color sample:

Disable the Tool Options checkbox, click the sample to select it, then click the corresponding Eyedropper in the image. Click the sample to select it, then Option-click (Mac) or Alt-click (Win) the corresponding Eyedropper in the image. Double-click the sample and use the color picker dialog. The standard color picker dialog box in Mask Pro allows you to adjust Keep and Drop colors by any of the RGB, CMYK, Lab, HSB or Web color systems. You can also click the Custom button to choose from optional color systems you have installed, such as the Pantone system.
To create a new Color Set:

Click the New Set button at the bottom of the palette. Drag an existing sample to the New Set button. Command-click (Mac) or Ctrl-click (Win) in the image with an Eyedropper to start a new set with the new sampled color.
To create a new Color Sample within a Color Set:

Select a sample already in the set, click the New Color button , then click in the image with the Eyedropper. Select a sample in the set and click in the image with the Eyedropper, if the Tool Options checkbox is enabled. Select a sample in the set and Shift-click in the image with the relevant Eyedropper.
To save the contents of your Keep and Drop Color palettes between Mask Pro uses, choose File > Save Workspace (see also Saved Workspaces).
Double-click any color sample to open a color picker dialog box for precise color selection or adjustment.
To activate or deactivate a color sample or set:

Click the button at the left of the sample or set.
To delete a Color Set:

Drag the set by its activation button to the trash button . . Select one sample in the set and press the trash button repeatedly until all samples in the set are deleted.
To delete a color sample:

Click to select it and then click the trash button Drag the sample to the trash button.
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To redefine Color Sets:

Drag and drop one color sample onto another to change the set to which the dragged sample belongs. Drag a color sample and drop it on an empty area of the palette to start a new set with it. Drag a set by its activation button to reorder its location compared to other sets in the palette. Drag a set by its activation button to the opposite palette to change a Keep Color set into a Drop Color set, or vice versa.
You want to avoid having the same color or two colors that are very close to each other in both the Keep and Drop sides of the Keep/Drop Detail Palette. Preventing this makes Magic tools work much better.
Keep & Drop Highlighters

Instead of defining global colors to keep and drop, the Highlighter tools define 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.
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 from the keep to the drop side or vice versa to correct any errors you made in color selection.
To create Keep and Drop areas:

Drag in the image area you want to keep or drop, being careful not to draw over the boundary between desired Keep and Drop areas. To draw a straight-line, click once with the Highlighter at the desired starting point, then hold down the Shift key and click where you want the end of the line.
To change the width of the Highlighter stroke:

Adjust the Brush Size slider in the Tool Options palette. Use a mouse wheel. Use the left and right arrow keys on your keyboard. The Keep/Drop detail Palette has two tabs, one which displays colors sampled with the eyedroppers and one which shows colors samples with the highlighters.
To fill an enclosed area with the Highlighter:

Hold down the Command key (Mac) or Ctrl key (Win) and click in the enclosed area the cursor changes to a bucket / . This will ensure the entire area is kept or erased.
You must use the same tool to fill the enclosed area Drop Highlighter bucket within Drop areas, Keep Highlighter bucket within Keep areas
To move sampled colors from keep to drop:

Select the colors to move by clicking on them with the mouse. You can select multiple colors by holding down the command key (control key in Windows). Then click on the Move to Drop button. You repeat this process in the opposite direction to moved sampled drop colors to keep colors.
To erase part of a Keep or Drop area:
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Hold down the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) while dragging with the tool (the cursor changes to an eraser ).
To remove an entire Keep or Drop area:

Hold down the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) and double-click the Keep or Drop Highlighter in the Toolbox.
To hide the Keep and Drop areas:

Press Shift- (tilde) or move the opacity slider at the bottom left corner of the image to zero.
The opacity control merely changes the visibility of the Highlights they remain in full effect regardless of whether they can be seen.
To change the color of the Keep or Drop areas:

Double-click the Highlighter in the Toolbox and select from the color picker. Use this when the Keep and Drop area colors are too similar to the image being masked.
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Masking modes
Most Mask Pro tools are capable of 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 original image. This makes Restore mode a local undo method similar to the Photoshop history brush. Clicking this part of the Toolbox cycles modes between Erase, Restore and the combination Erase/Restore mode. This last option is only available for the Magic Brush and Magic Bucket, as detailed below. In addition to the Toolbox indicator, most tools display a visual indication of 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 includes the 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 affected by the Mask Mode settings, and the Pen and Magic Pen are only affected by Mask Mode when their paths are closed and the Gavel appears.
Plus and minus indicators on the Pen and Magic Pen indicate creation or deletion of points on their paths, not masking mode.
Restore Mode
Mask Pro restores pixels to their pre-masked condition. The effect is the return to opacity of previously erased parts of the image, so there is no further effect once pixels under a tool cursor are fully opaque. Restore mode is most useful when you have erased too much and want to restore specific parts of the image.
Magic Tools
The Mask Pro magic tools occupy the left side of the Toolbox, just below the color selection tools, and include the Magic Brush, Magic Bucket, Magic Wand and Magic Pen. The first three use the Keep and Drop Color palettes and Highlighters to determine their effect, while the last uses edge detection and attraction in the image. With proper adjustment of the Tool Options settings, the magic tools are a match for even the most complicated image.
Magic Brush
The Magic Brush gives you fine control over the edges of the mask by intelligently masking out colors defined with the Drop Highlighter and Drop Color palette, and keeping colors defined with the Keep Highlighter and the Keep Color palette. The Magic Brush is best used wherever background and foreground colors differ enough to choose Keep and Drop colors and areas. To use the Magic Brush most efficiently, first select the masking mode as detailed above.
If you find yourself inadvertently restoring areas in Erase/Restore mode, switch to Erase mode for that area or change the active Keep and Drop colors.
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 Magic Brush and Magic Bucket).
Erase Mode
Mask Pro erases pixels to transparency. Once pixels under a tool cursor are fully transparent, no further effect will be applied.
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Magic Brush Options

Brush Size Defined visually by the inner circle of
be required to complete a mask area.

Transition Defines the transition area at the edge of
the cursor.
To change the Brush Size:

Adjust the slider in the Tool Options palette. Use the left and right keyboard arrows. Use a mouse wheel.
Brush Edge Brush Size
the mask. Softer edges produce better results with semitransparent objects like smoke, hair and glass. Harder transition settings are better for an edge that is more clearly defined.
To change the Transition setting:

Adjust the slider in the Tool Options palette. Press Option (Mac) or Alt (Win) while using the up and down arrows. Press Option and Command (Mac) or Ctrl and Alt (Win) while using a mouse wheel. Transition must always be equal or higher than Threshold.
Brush Edge changes in tandem as Brush Size is adjusted. To increase the Brush Size to its upper limit, first decrease the Brush Edge. (see Brush Edge below).
Brush Edge Defined by the outer circle of the cursor, it
Color decontamination Removes the halo effect of edge
represents the size of the transition area on the edge of the mask, and must always be set the same size or larger than brush size.
spill by replacing background colors with foreground colors on the edge of the mask.
To enable color decontamination:

Activate at least one Keep color and one Drop color and click the Use color decontamination checkbox in the Tool Options palette.
To change the Brush Edge setting:

Adjust the slider in the Tool Options palette. Press the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) while using the left and right keyboard arrows. Press the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) while using a mouse wheel. If you have a Wacom Pressure sensitive tablet, press harder.
Threshold How closely colors under the brush stroke
must match the active Keep and Drop colors before they are affected. Set closer to Less and less of the image will be kept. Set closer to More and more of the image is kept.
From left: (1) Original photo. (2) Closeup of ball masked normally, with edge spill from pool table felt. (3) Closeup of ball masked with color decontamination enabled, showing clean edge with no background pixels remaining.
To change the Threshold setting:

Adjust the slider in the Tool Options palette. Use the up and down keyboard arrows. Press the Command key (Mac) or Ctrl key (Win) while using a mouse wheel. Typically, the higher the threshold, the more strokes will
IntelliBrush
This feature is automatically enabled when the Magic Brush 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 for the duration of 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-defined edge exists between foreground 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 the settings you choose in the Tool Options palette. The Magic Path is made up of straight line segments, which define the area to be erased or restored as either inside or outside the path once it is closed.
To add an anchor point:

Click the path between two existing points, when the cursor shows a plus sign next to the pen .
To remove an anchor point:

Click on a point when the cursor shows a minus next to
the pen
To adjust a closed path before gaveling:

Hold down the Command key (Mac) or Ctrl key (Win) and drag a path segment between the points where the cursor changes to the adjustment tool . The current Magnetic Area and Edge Attraction settings will affect the adjustment.
To create a path or segment of path where there is no edge to be detected at all, or where Bezier curve segments are preferable, use the Pen Tool.
To draw a path with the Magic Pen:

Click to drop the first point and drag the pen to follow a detected edge. If the path strays from the edge, drag backwards to the area where it was still correct, release the mouse to drop another anchor point, and begin dragging again. If the path strays from the edge more often, adjust the Magnetic Area option to a narrower setting (see Magic Pen Options below). For areas with strong edges, click a starting point then click an ending point. The two points will be automatically connected with a path segment.
To convert a Magic Pen segment into a Bezier curve:

Click a magic anchor segment with the Pen tool.
To convert a Pen segment to a Magic Pen segment:

Click a segment with the Magic Pen tool.
To continue a Magic Path:

Click on the last dropped point and resume dragging. The cursor changes to a diagonal line next to the pen when you are over the last point.
Magic Pen Options

Magnetic Area The area within which the Magic Pen
To close a Magic Path:

Drag the Magic Pen until it is over the original point and a circle appears next to the cursor , then click. Once the path is closed, the cursor changes to the Gavel . Move the Gavel to the side of the line where you want to affect pixels and click to erase or restore the pixels on that side of the path (depending on the mode selected).
You can only create one path at a time in Mask Pro, and each path must be closed before it can be gaveled.
searches for an edge, displayed as the circle surrounding the Magic Pen cursor.
To change the Magnetic Area:

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Edge Attraction How strongly the path will snap to
the attracted edge as the Magic Pen cursor strays from it.
Magic Bucket Options

The Fill Area is defined as the square surrounding the Magic Bucket cursor, and is the area within which the Magic Buckets searches for holes to fill or specks to erase.
To change the Edge Attraction:

Adjust the slider in the Tool Options palette. Use the up and down keyboard arrows. Press the Command key while using a mouse wheel.
Mask Edge Softness of the resulting edge of the mask
To adjust the fill area:

Use the slider in the Tool Options palette. Use the left and right keyboard arrows. Use a mouse wheel.
after the selection is gaveled out.
To change the Mask Edge:

Adjust the slider in the Tool Options palette. Press the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) while using the left and right keyboard arrows. Press the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) while using a mouse wheel.
Magic Wand
Using the Magic Wand is equivalent to painting across the entire image with the Magic Brush. It is best suited to images with simple backgrounds and good contrast between Keep and Drop colors.
Magic Bucket
The Magic Bucket is used to erase specks of background left behind in the masking process, or to restore inadvertently created holes in the foreground. In Erase/Restore mode, it will do both simultaneously.
To use the Magic Wand:

Select the Magic Wand in the Toolbox and click in the image.
The Magic Wand works most efficiently with fewer active Keep and Drop colors.
To use the Magic Bucket:

To spot specks and holes, switch to Cleanup View in the button bar at the lower left of the Mask Pro window. Select the Magic Bucket and drag through the affected areas.
Magic Wand Options

Threshold How closely colors must match the active
To apply the Magic Bucket to the entire image at once:

Double click the icon in the Toolbox, or
Keep and Drop colors before they are affected. Set closer to Less and less of the image will be kept. Set closer to More and more of the image is kept.
Choose Edit > Apply Tool to All.
To change the Threshold setting:

Adjust the slider in the Tool Options palette. Use the up and down keyboard arrows. Press the Command key (Mac) or Ctrl key (Win) while using a mouse wheel.
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Transition Defines the transition
area at the edge of the mask. Softer edges produce better results with semitransparent objects like smoke, hair and glass. Harder transition settings are better for an edge that is more clearly defined.
Standard Tools
Most images have regions that need to be completely masked away areas that do not require the sophisticated color matching of the Magic tools. For these situations, Mask Pro has a set of standard tools that allow you to quickly mask away parts of your image the Brush, the Airbrush and the Pen tools. These tools can also be used to clean up a nearly completed mask.
To change the Transition setting:

Adjust the slider in the Tool Options palette. Press the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) while using the up and down keyboard arrows. Press the Option and Command keys (Mac) or Crtl and Alt keys (Win) while using a mouse wheel. The Transition setting must always be the same or higher than the Threshold.
Color decontamination Removes the halo effect of
Brush
The Brush ignores Keep and Drop colors and simply erases or restores all pixels under its stroke. You can use it to quickly paint away large areas of background.
To use the Brush:

Select its icon in the Toolbox and paint in the image.
background color spill from an image, by forcing edge pixels to the foreground color.
Brush Options
Brush Size Defined visually
To enable color decontamination:

Activate at least one Keep color and one Drop color and click the Use color decontamination checkbox in the Tool Options palette.
by the inner circle of the cursor.

IntelliWand
This feature is automatically enabled when the Magic Wand is selected with no active Keep or Drop colors. A temporary Drop color sample is taken where the Wand is clicked, and used to determine which pixels to erase. This sample color is not displayed in the Drop Color palette and all other colors are kept. Because of its far-reaching effects, the IntelliWand feature works best for images with a solid color background like chroma green or chroma blue.
represents the size of the transition area on the edge of the mask, and must always be the same size or larger than the brush size.

Adjust the slider in the Tool Options palette. Press the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) while using the left and right keyboard arrows. Press the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) while using a mouse wheel. If you are using a Wacom pressure sensitive tablet, press harder to reduce the brush edge.
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Bucket
Use the Bucket to erase or restore all contiguous pixels from the point clicked. Its effect does not stop until it reaches a border zone of completely erased or restored pixels, depending on mode. For this reason, it is best to use the Brush as a Cleanup tool, to erase the remaining background with one click after first masking the finer edges around the foreground of the image.
Airbrush Options
Brush Size Defined visually by
the inner circle of the cursor.

To use the Bucket:

Select its icon in the Toolbox and click in the image.
If you inadvertently fill or restore the entire image due to a leak in the area, press the Delete key (Mac) or Backspace key (Win) or type Command-Z (Mac) or Ctrl-Z (Win) to undo the fill, use the Brush to repair the border and then try the fill again.
represents the size of the transition area on the edge of the mask and must always be the same size or larger than the brush size.

Adjust the slider in the Tool Options palette. Press the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) while using the left and right keyboard arrows. Press the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) while using a mouse wheel. If you are using a Wacom pressure sensitive tablet, press harder to reduce the brush edge.
Intensity The strength of the Airbrush effect. The
Airbrush
The Airbrush works similarly to the airbrush option in Photoshop. It gives you control over the intensity of your brush stroke, allowing you to fine tune the transparent edges of your mask. It can be used in Erase or Restore mode.
To use the Airbrush:

Select it in the Toolbox. If necessary, set the intensity of the stroke in the Tool Options palette. Paint in the image.
A B C
higher the intensity, the more the opacity of pixels under the cursor is changed. At maximum intensity, the Airbrush has the same effect as the Brush
To change the Intensity setting:

Adjust the slider in the Tool Options palette. Use the up and down keyboard arrows. Press the Command key (Mac) or Crtl key (Win) while using a mouse wheel.
Airbrush strokes at: A low, B medium and C high intensity.
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Pen
The Pen creates a path made up of straight lines and Bezier curves and is most useful for masking areas with sharp geometric boundaries.
You can constrain the pen tool to 45 degree angles by holding down the shift key between points.
Cleanup Tools
No matter how perfect the tools, all masks need to be cleaned up. The Mask Pro standard tools are well suited to Curved path segment with adjustment handles. touching up a nearly finished mask, but Mask Pro 4 also adds two new specialized tools that help make Cleanup a quick and easy task.
To draw a path with the Pen:

Click to place a corner point, click again to place a second point and connect them with a line segment.
Click-and-drag to place a smooth point with direction handles to either side of it. Click again to place a second smooth point and connect it to the first with a curve. Click-and-drag to convert a corner into a smooth point. Click an existing smooth point to delete it. Click between two points to add a new point. Click the first point to close the path.
Chisel
The Chisel tool is used to either chisel off or restore pixels from the edges of your mask. Use the Chisel when you need to accurately restore the edge pixels to an image that was masked too closely, or to tighten the edges of a mask that is either too loose, or that contains background color spill.
To use the Chisel tool:

Select its icon in the Toolbox, adjust its options as necessary, and drag along the edge of the mask.
Each click or drag chokes or spreads the mask by the amount defined in the Tool Options palette the effect will not increase if you drag over the same area repeatedly with one stroke.
To add a Magic Path segment to the Pen tool segments:

Select the Magic Pen, move the cursor to the last point created with the Pen (cursor changes to ), and begin dragging, or Click on the path between two existing points (cursor changes to ). See Magic Pen for more on combining normal 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. To create a clipping path, first create your mask or selection, apply it, and then choose Select > onOne > Mask Pro 4: Make Work Path. For more, see Work Paths.
Chisel Tool Options

Brush Size Defined visually by the
inner circle of the cursor.

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represents the size of the transition area on the edge of the mask and must always be the same size or larger than the brush size.
Blur
The Blur tool creates a blend between the hard edge of the mask and the background by averaging pixels between the two areas. The blur applies only to the mask, not the image itself.

Adjust the slider in the Tool Options palette. Press the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) while using the left and right keyboard arrows. Press the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) while using a mouse wheel. If you are using a Wacom pressure sensitive tablet you can press harder to reduce the edge size.
Chisel Amount The number of pixels chiseled off or
Blur Options
Brush Size Defined by the inner
circle of the cursor.

Adjust the slider in the Tool Options palette. Use the left and right arrows. Use a mouse wheel.
restored to the mask.
To change the Chisel Amount setting:

represents the size of the transition area on the edge of the mask, and must always be the same size or larger than the brush size.

Adjust the slider in the Tool Options palette. Press the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) while using the left and right keyboard arrows. Press the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) while using a mouse wheel. If you are using a Wacom pressure sensitive tablet you can press harder to reduce the edge size.
Blur Amount The amount applied to the mask edge.
To change the Blur Amount setting:

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To blur the entire mask at once:
Double-click the tool icon in the Toolbox or Choose Edit > Apply Tool to All.
Restore mode has no effect on the Blur tool it blurs the mask regardless of masking mode selected. To undo a blur, hold down the Delete key (Mac) or Backspace key (Win) or type Command -Z (Mac) or Ctrl-Z (Win).
Zoom
The Zoom tool changes the magnification of the image in the Mask Pro window or Navigator pane, from 1% to 1600%. Click in the image window to zoom in and center the image at the location clicked. Click and drag in the window to draw a rectangular marquee the window fills with the area within the marquee when you release the mouse. Double-click the Zoom tool icon in the Toolbox to set the image window to 100% magnification. Hold the Option key (Mac) or Alt key (Win) and click to zoom out (cursor changes to a minus sign). If the Hand tool is active, hold down the Command key (Mac) or Ctrl key (Win) to temporarily activate the Zoom tool.
Navigation Tools Hand

The Hand tool is used to drag the image within the Mask Pro window, whenever the image size is larger than the viewable area. Holding down the spacebar temporarily activates the Hand tool no matter what tool is currently selected. Double-click the Hand tool in the Toolbox to set the image to a magnification that fits completely in the current window size.
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Menus
Menus
Photoshop (Mac only)
About Mask Pro Corporate and version information. Preferences This command
File
Close (Mac only) Command-W Exits Mask
will always be grayed out in Mask Pro as all preferences are set in the Tool Options palette.
Services This submenu
Pro and returns to Photoshop.

Save/Apply Command-S (Mac) Ctrl-S (Win) Saves
is inactive in Mask Pro.

Hide Mask Pro ControlCommand-H Hides Mask
the mask or selection and returns the image to Photoshop.

Revert Discards all changes made since opening Mask Pro.
Pro and the parent Photoshop application and moves the previously used application to the foreground. If there are no other running applications, this command will bring the Finder to the foreground.
Hide Others Option-Command-H Hides all applica-
This has the effect of undoing all masking or selecting with the tools, but does not affect the state of the Keep and Drop Color palettes, Highlighter areas and individual Tool Options settings.
Save Workspace Saves the current arrangement and contents of Mask Pro palettes and Toolbox in a Workspace file. There is no limit to the number of workspaces which may be saved. Load Workspace Arranges Mask Pro palettes and Toolbox
tions currently running except Mask Pro.

Show All Shows all running applications, including Mask
Pro.
Quit Mask Pro Command-Q Quits Mask Pro
according to a settings in a previously saved workspace.

Reset Workspace Resets Mask Pro palettes and Toolbox to
and returns to Photoshop. If any operations have been performed on the image, you will be asked if you want to save those changes before exiting. Within Mask Pro, the Quit command functions identically to the Close command (see below).
Under Mac OS X, selecting Quit from Photoshops Dock menu exits Mask Pro but not Photoshop.
the default arrangement.

Exit (Windows only) Ctrl-Q Exits Mask Pro and returns to Photoshop. If any operations have been performed on the image, you will be asked if you want to save those changes before exiting. Resets Mask Pro palettes and Toolbox to the default arrangement.
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Edit
Undo Command-Z (Mac) Ctrl-Z (Win) Reverses the last tool usage, one segment at a time. For example, one segment of the last Brush stroke. Undo Stroke Shift-Command-Z (Mac) Shift-Ctrl-Z (Win) Reverses the entire last
View
Zoom In Command-+ (Mac) Ctrl-+ (Win)
Zooms into the image.

Zoom Out Command-(Mac) Ctrl-- (Win) Zooms
out of the image.

Fit on Screen Command-0 (Mac) or Ctrl-0 (Win) Zooms the window to the
tool usage. For example, the last Brush stroke in its entirety.
The Delete (Mac) or Backspace (Win) key also invokes the Undo command.
largest size that will fit on the screen and changes the image magnification so that the entire image can be viewed with no scrolling.
Actual Pixels Option-Command-0 (Mac) Ctrl-Alt-0 (Win) Zooms image to 100% magnification. Mode ` and 1-5 Changes the Mask View mode. This is
Redo Command-Y (Mac) or Ctrl-Y (Win) Reverses
uses of the Undo or Undo Stroke commands, one segment at a time.

Redo Stroke Shift-Command-Y (Mac) Shift-Ctrl-Y (Win)
Reverses use of the Undo or Undo Stroke commands, in complete strokes.

Apply Tool to All Command-A (Mac) Ctrl-A (Win)
equivalent to clicking the mode buttons at the lower left of the Mask Pro window.
Keep Drop Detail View Opens and closes the Keep/Drop
Detail Palette.
Color Channel Command-` and Command-13 (Mac) Ctrl-` and Ctrl-1-3 (Win) Changes the current color chan-
Applies the effect of the current tool at the current setting to the entire image or mask, depending on the active tool.
Invert Mask Command-I (Mac) Ctrl-I (Win) Inverts the current mask. Choke Activates the Choke dialog to precisely shrink or
nel being viewed. This is equivalent to clicking the channel buttons at the top right corner of the Mask Pro window.
Highlighters submenu Hide/Show Highlighters Shift-` Changes
the opacity of Highlighter areas, but not their effect.
enlarge the entire current mask edge by up to five pixels, in a scale measured in percent of a pixel.
Use the Chisel tool to choke or spread individual areas of the mask.
Opacity submenu Shift-1 through Shift-0 Equivalent to moving the opacity slider in 10%
increments from 10% to 100% (completely opaque). to choose the color of the Keep areas. This does not affect the effect of the areas, only how they are displayed.
Choose Keep Color Opens a standard color picker
Disable Tablet Support Command-E (Mac) Ctrl-E (Win)
Disables support for Wacom pressure sensitive tablet.
Choose Drop Color Opens a standard color picker
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Menus
to choose the color of the Drop areas. This does not affect the effect of the areas, only how they are displayed.
Show Welcome Screen
Opens the Welcome Screen if the Show Welcome Screen at Start-up option had been disabled in the welcome screen.
Window
Zoom Window (Mac Only)
Show Me How
Mask Hair / Mask Transparency / Using Mask Pro Tools
Toggles window from full screen to the last window size used.
Minimize Window (Mac Only) Command-M
Displays various video tutorials on common masking problems as well as using Mask Pros selection tools.
Moves window to a Dock thumbnail.

Hide Visible Palettes/Show Hidden Palettes Tab
Help
Mask Pro Help...
Hides or shows all palettes and the Toolbox, depending on current status. You can also invoke this command with the tab key, or hide/show all palettes except the Toolbox by using Shift-tab.
Navigator Window
Opens this User Guide in your default Acrobat Reader.

About Mask Pro (Windows Only)
Displays the product About Box, containing version and corporate information.
Opens a new Navigator pane. There is no limit to the number of and types of Navigators you can have open.
Original View: Cnt-Cmd-` Solid View: Cmd-1 Single Layer View: Cmd-2 Mask View: Cmd-3 Clean Up View: Cmd-4 Composite View: Cmd-5
Tutorial & Tool Tips / Options F4 / Toolbox F5 / Drop Colors F6 / Keep Colors F7 / Show All Tool Palettes F8
Shows or hides each of the main Mask Pro palettes individually.
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Shortcuts
The following shortcuts are defined in Mask Pro 4. In the tables below, characters are shown uppercase for convenience do not use the Shift key as a modifier unless it is marked as such, e.g. X. Where no modifier key is shown, typing the character at any time will invoke the shortcut action.
Tool Activation
Tool Keep Eyedropper Drop Eyedropper Keep Highlighter Drop Highlighter Magic Brush Brush Magic Bucket Bucket Magic Wand Airbrush Chisel Blur Magic Pen Pen Hand Hand (until released) Zoom Tool mode (cycle) Tool mode (reverse) Keyboard I O K L M B F G W J C R N P H spacebar Z X X Windows/Mac =Shift =Control =Mouse Click =Tab
Legend
Mac only =Option =Command =Delete Windows only =Backspace Alt=Alt
All others as they appear on a standard keyboard
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Shortcuts
Tool Adjustments
Brush Size: Fill Area: Magnetic Area: Mask Edge:
Adjustment Decrease - normal Decrease - fine Decrease to minimum Increase - normal Increase - fine Increase to maximum
Brush, Magic Brush, Airbrush, Keep/Drop Highlighters, Chisel, Blur Magic Bucket Magic Pen Pen
Macintosh Keyboard Macintosh Mouse wheel Backward -Backward Forward -Forward Windows Keyboard ^ Windows Mouse wheel Backward -Backward Forward -Forward
Brush Edge: Mask Edge:

Brush, Magic Brush, Airbrush, Chisel, Blur Magic Pen

Macintosh Keyboard Macintosh Mouse wheel -Backward -Backward -Forward Windows Keyboard Alt Alt Âlt Alt Windows Mouse wheel Alt-Backward Alt-Backward Alt-Forward
-Forward
Alt Âlt
Alt-Forward
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Tool Adjustments
Color Decontamination: Magic Brush, Magic Wand
Adjustment Toggle enabled/disabled Macintosh Keyboard D Macintosh Mouse wheel Windows Keyboard ^D Windows Mouse wheel
Threshold: Intensity: Amount: Edge Attraction:

Magic Brush, Magic Wand, Airbrush Chisel, Blur Magic Pen

Macintosh Keyboard Macintosh Mouse wheel -Backward -Backward -Forward Windows Keyboard ^ Windows Mouse wheel ^-Backward ^-Backward ^-Forward
-Forward
^-Forward
Transition:
Magic Brush, Magic Wand

Macintosh Keyboard Macintosh Mouse wheel -Backward -Backward -Forward Windows Keyboard Alt Alt Âlt Alt Windows Mouse wheel Âlt-Backward Âlt-Backward Âlt-Forward
-Forward
Alt Âlt
Âlt-Forward
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Shortcuts
Tool Use
Keep/Drop Eyedroppers
Action Tool Option checkbox disabled: Create first color or modify selected color Tool Option checkbox enabled: Create new color in existing set Create new color Replace selected color Create new color in new set Delete all colors in palette Macintosh Shortcut Windows Shortcut
Trash button
Alt ^ Alt Trash button
Keep/Drop Highlighters (cursor in brackets)

Action Change Highlighter color Hide/Show Highlighters Opacity 10% - 100% Erase Highlighter ( Fill Highlighter ( , , ) ) Macintosh Shortcut K-K for Keep color or D-D for Drop color or doubleToolbox icon ~ 1 through 0 -drag Windows Shortcut K-K for Keep color or D-D for Drop color or double-Toolbox icon ~ 1 through 0 Alt-drag ^
Straight line Highlighter Erase Highlighters
, move cursor,
-double tool icon
, move cursor,
Alt-double tool icon
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Tool Use (continued)
Brush, Magic Brush

Action Straight line brushstroke Macintosh Shortcut Windows Shortcut
, move cursor,
, move cursor,
Pen (cursor in brackets)

Create corner point ( Create smooth point ( Close path ( Add point ( Delete point ( ) ) ) ) )
+drag
on first point between points on point
+drag
on first point between points on point
Convert smooth point to corner point ( ) Convert corner point to smooth point ( ) Convert smooth point to corner with handles ( ) Move point ( ) ) )
on point +drag on point -drag one of the handles -drag point -drag segment -drag handle Magic Pen segment
Alt on point Alt+drag on point Alt-drag one of the handles ^-drag point ^-drag segment ^-drag handle ^ Magic Pen segment
Move curved segment ( Adjust smooth point (
Constrain tool to 45 degree increments Convert Magic Pen segment to Pen segment ( )
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Shortcuts
Tool Use (continued)
Magic Pen (cursor in brackets)

Action Start path ( ) ) ) ) Macintosh Shortcut Windows Shortcut
+drag along edge

Release mouse button
+drag along edge

Release mouse button
Drop anchor point ( Continue path (
+drag from last point , move cursor, on first point

) )
+drag from last point , move cursor, on first point

between points
Connect two points ( Close path ( )
Add point to closed path ( Delete point from closed path ( Move point ( Move segment ( ) )
between points
on point
-drag point -drag segment on normal Pen path
on point
^-drag point ^-drag segment ^ on normal Pen path
Convert Pen segment to Magic Pen segment ( )
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Channel Views (RGB, CMYK, Lab)

View All channels Red, Cyan, or Lightness Green, Magenta, or a Blue,Yellow, or b Key (Black) Macintosh Shortcut ~ 1 2 3 4 Windows Shortcut ^
^1 ^2 ^3 ^4
Mask Views
View Cycle views forward Cycle views reverse Solid Background Single Layer (mask only) Quick Mask (selection only) Mask Cleanup Composite (when available) Original View (toggle) Macintosh Shortcut Q Q 1 2 2 3 4 5 Windows Shortcut Q Q 1 2 2 3 4 5
~
Macintosh Shortcut +
~
Windows Shortcut ^+ ^ Âlt
View Magnification
Action Zoom in Zoom in (when Hand active) Zoom out Zoom out (when Hand active) Actual Pixels (100%) Fit on Screen
0 or Z-Z 0 or H-H
^ Alt 0 or Z-Z ^ 0 or H-H
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Shortcuts
File Commands
Command Close Save/Apply Macintosh Shortcut W S Windows Shortcut ^W ^S
Edit Commands
Command Undo Undo Stroke Redo Redo Stroke Macintosh Shortcut Z or Y Z or Y Windows Shortcut ^Z or ^Y ^Z or ^Y
Apply tool to entire image A (Brush, Magic Brush, Airbrush, or double-press tool key or Magic Wand, Bucket, Magic Bucket, double-Toolbox icon Blur, Chisel) Invert Mask I
Â or double-press tool key or double-Toolbox icon Î
Palettes (Hide/Show Toggle)

Palette All palettes All palettes except Toolbox Show All Tool Palettes Keep Colors Drop Colors Toolbox Options Mask Pro Tips Palette Navigator Windows Macintosh Shortcut F8 F7 F6 F5 F4 F3 See Page 32 Windows Shortcut F10 F9 F8 F7 F6 F5 See Page 32

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

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

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

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

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

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Introducing Mask Pro 4

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About This User Guide

Whats New in Mask Pro 4

Keep/Drop Detail Palette

Video Tutorials Palette

Tips & Shortcut Palette

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Additional Tool Improvements

Masking vs. Selecting

To mask an image and remove the background:

To create a precise selection but keep the background:

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The Mask Pro Plug-in

Highlighter Areas Opacity Slider

Channels displayed, from left: All, Red, Green, Blue.

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To save a workspace: To open a new Navigator:

Show Me How Menu

Mask Pro Tips Palette

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6. Select the Magic Bucket

Step 5-6 Despeckling in Cleanup View with the Magic Bucket.

Step 7 Using the Magic

area into view to continue the path.

Step 10 Using the Navigator to zoom in on the hand.

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Masking Transparent and Semitransparent Objects

and click one of

6. Select the Magic Brush

Step 3 Specifying Keep colors in the color picker.

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Select the Keep Highlighter inside the girl.

and draw a Keep area

In a Mask Pro selection:

Creating a Work Path

Paths can be created from:

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Mask Pro Tools & Palettes

Keep & Drop Color Palettes

New color set New color Delete sample

Keep/Drop Color Detail Palette

Tool mode (X)

Tools and Palettes

Color Selection Tools

Keep & Drop Eyedroppers

Keep & Drop Color Palettes

To define Keep & Drop colors:

Use the Keep and Drop Color palettes to:

Tool Options - Add new colors continuously

To adjust a color sample:

To create a new Color Set: