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168 Working with Pictures
For Show transparent mode, a different Background color can be
set (at the bottom of the Studio) while Show Transparent is
enabled; this may help give better contrast at cut edges while fine
tuning.
To select image areas for keeping/discarding:
1. In Image Cutout Studio, click either Keep brush or
Discard brush from the left of the Studio workspace.
2. (Optional) Pick a Brush size suitable for the area to be worked on.
3. (Optional) Set a Grow tolerance value to automatically expand the
selected area under the cursor (by detecting colors similar to those
within the current selection). The greater the value the more the
selected area will grow.
4. Using the circular cursor, click and drag across the area to be retained.
It's OK to repeatedly click and drag until your selection area is made—
you can't lose your selection unless you click the Reset button. The
Undo button reverts to the last made selection.
5. If you're outputting an alpha-edged bitmap, you can refine the area to
be kept/discarded within Image Cutout Studio (only after previewing)
with Erase and Restore touch-up tools. Vector-cropped images can be
cropped using standard DrawPlus crop tools outside of the Studio.
6. Click OK to create your cutout, or Cancel to abort the
operation.
Make your outline edge as exact as possible by using brush and
touch-up tools before committing your work.
You'll see your image on the poster page in its original location, but with the
selected areas cut away (made transparent).