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The Digital Photographer's Software Guide
Version: Snap 2.5 (2008)
Plugs into: Photoshop 7 and above, Photoshop Elements 3 and above
OS: Windows XP and Vista; Mac OS X 10.4 and higher
RAM: 256MB
Supported file formats: RGB formats
Price level: Approx. $50
Address: Digital Film Tools, LLC., Los Angeles, CA, United States
www.digitalfilmtools.com
Summary
Long used by the film and television industry to swap one background image for
another, masking tools have been refined to a point where they can do much the same
for high-quality photographs. Shooting against a color background in the chroma key
method is one option, still preferred by exacting professionals. However, the development
of powerful sampling algorithms allows photographers to separate a subject from
its background, even when either one consists of many tones, shapes, or colors. Some
of the specialist tools described here, such as EZ Mask, go beyond the masking capabilities
of the major image editors.