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It makes no difference whether you are dealing with fine hair detail, smoke, or reflections,
EZ Mask can separate them from the background. For separating opaque objects
you do not need such a powerful product: the vendor’s Snap tool should do the job.
Version: EZ Mask 1.5 (2008)
Plugs into: Photoshop 7 and above, Elements 3 or 4
OS: Windows XP, Vista; Mac OS X 10.4 and higher (Rosetta emulation mode not supported)
RAM: 1GB for images up to 8 megapixels; 1.5GB for images up to 12 megapixels; 2GB for
images up to 16 megapixels
Supported file formats: RGB formats
Price level: Approx. $150
Address: Digital Film Tools, LLC., Los Angeles, CA, United States
www.digitalfilmtools.com
Fluid Mask
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Vendor: Vertus Tech
Purpose: Specialist cut-out tool, with new segmentation technology for optimal results
Description
Fluid Mask contains a new way of making image cut-outs. It uses an advanced segmentation
technology that divides the image into dozens of segments with clearly
defined edges. This enables you to select, group, and mask objects in the image, obtaining
the cleanest possible separations between masked and unmasked areas.
An Edge Detection Option panel contains slider controls for edge sensitivity and infocus
edge width. Radio buttons offer a choice of high, medium, or low settings for edge
contrast; and fine, medium, or coarse settings for a texture filter that groups areas of
similar texture, such as grass, into larger groups for more efficient masking. However,
this is not all, because Fluid Mask provides many more, easily accessible tools, including
a Color Workspace that displays all the colors that are present in a selected region
of the image. With this tool you can fine-tune the mask by assigning colors to “keep,”
“delete,” and “complex” categories. It even has a “test rendering” tool that quickly renders
a selected rectangle so that you can check the quality of the mask.
Fluid Mask can be used with Wacom tablets, with pen pressure linked to brush size. It
has full support for 16-bit images.
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Fluid Mask is one of the best Photoshop plug-ins because not only does it make nearperfect
masks, it also has a well-designed interface to make mask creation easier than