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Andski

2006-09-24, 7:13 pm

Hi,

Is there a way to while using flood-fill to smooth edges - to make some sort
of transition between background and the picture?

I´m currently taking photos for display with white background - and use the
filler-function a lot along with a paintbrush + "hardness 50" to smooth
edges after having used the flood-fill-tool (which is a big work)

Sometimes the flood-fill doesnt do the job well, and I manually have to edit
each edge - which can be a major work.
I have around 1000 photos to edit, done 200 so far - so long way to go. :)

Regards,
Anders


Trev

2006-09-24, 7:13 pm


"Andski" <spørgogduskalfåminem@il> wrote in message
news:45103944$0$183$edfadb0f@dread11.news.tele.dk...
> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to while using flood-fill to smooth edges - to make some
> sort of transition between background and the picture?
>
> I´m currently taking photos for display with white background - and use
> the filler-function a lot along with a paintbrush + "hardness 50" to
> smooth edges after having used the flood-fill-tool (which is a big work)
>
> Sometimes the flood-fill doesnt do the job well, and I manually have to
> edit each edge - which can be a major work.
> I have around 1000 photos to edit, done 200 so far - so long way to go. :)
>
> Regards,
> Anders


I'm not sure what you want with talk of flood filling Photos
I have put an image on http://www.trevbowden.clara.net/
with a photo edge border Is this what you are trying to do



Andski

2006-09-24, 7:13 pm

> I'm not sure what you want with talk of flood filling Photos
> I have put an image on http://www.trevbowden.clara.net/
> with a photo edge border Is this what you are trying to do


No, sorry for not making it clear enough.

Imagine taking product-pictures with a white background.
These photos you import to Paint shop to edit so the background becomes 100%
white.
It is that procedure which is I´m working on manually at the moment with an
ordinary brush or flood fill.
Its a big job, as you cant always use flood-fill to make the background 100%
white (255,255,255) because the flood-fill tool makes to sharp edges or
accidently converts some of the actual product into white as well.

So my question is if there is some way to do that job easier? (a better
tool, or way perhaps?)


Trev

2006-09-24, 7:13 pm


"Andski" <spørgogduskalfåminem@il> wrote in message
news:45104314$0$159$edfadb0f@dread11.news.tele.dk...
>
> No, sorry for not making it clear enough.
>
> Imagine taking product-pictures with a white background.
> These photos you import to Paint shop to edit so the background becomes
> 100% white.
> It is that procedure which is I´m working on manually at the moment with
> an ordinary brush or flood fill.
> Its a big job, as you cant always use flood-fill to make the background
> 100% white (255,255,255) because the flood-fill tool makes to sharp edges
> or accidently converts some of the actual product into white as well.
>
> So my question is if there is some way to do that job easier? (a better
> tool, or way perhaps?)

Making a selection of what you want to fill with a feathered edge may be
easier to select what you dont want to fill feather then invert.



Andski

2006-09-24, 7:13 pm

> Making a selection of what you want to fill with a feathered edge may be
> easier to select what you dont want to fill feather then invert.


Where do I find the option of "feathered edge"?



Trev

2006-09-24, 7:13 pm


"Andski" <spørgogduskalfåminem@il> wrote in message
news:45112301$0$183$edfadb0f@dread11.news.tele.dk...
>
> Where do I find the option of "feathered edge"?
>
>

Selections > modify Depending on your psp You may have two chooses Feather
and Inside and outside feather You will only need a couple of pixels just
enough the soften the edge


Andski

2006-09-24, 7:13 pm

> Selections > modify Depending on your psp You may have two chooses
> Feather and Inside and outside feather You will only need a couple of
> pixels just enough the soften the edge


Thanks Trev - I will have a go at it!

Regards,
Anders


t evans

2006-09-24, 7:13 pm

Why not use the background eraser ?


--
peace, T

Insignis? Non necessariae foetidus insignis!





"Andski" <spørgogduskalfåminem@il> wrote in message
news:45103944$0$183$edfadb0f@dread11.news.tele.dk...
> Hi,
>
> Is there a way to while using flood-fill to smooth edges - to make some
> sort of transition between background and the picture?
>
> I´m currently taking photos for display with white background - and use
> the filler-function a lot along with a paintbrush + "hardness 50" to
> smooth edges after having used the flood-fill-tool (which is a big work)
>
> Sometimes the flood-fill doesnt do the job well, and I manually have to
> edit each edge - which can be a major work.
> I have around 1000 photos to edit, done 200 so far - so long way to go. :)
>
> Regards,
> Anders
>
>



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