Serif WebPlus X4 WPX4-HFMINI-ENG-STA-1 User Manual
Product codes
WPX4-HFMINI-ENG-STA-1
216
Images, Animation, and Multimedia
The white initial background is discarded, leaving interim checkerboard
transparency, from which another image can be used as a more attractive
background. A red tint on the second image's background is used to indicate
areas to be discarded.
transparency, from which another image can be used as a more attractive
background. A red tint on the second image's background is used to indicate
areas to be discarded.
To launch Image Cutout Studio:
1.
Select an image to be cut out.
2.
Select
Image Cutout Studio from the displayed Picture context
toolbar. Image Cutout Studio is launched.
Choose an output
It's essential that you choose an output type prior to selecting areas for
keeping/discarding. Either an alpha-edged or vector-cropped bitmap can be
chosen as your output type prior to selection. The choice you make really
depends on the image, in particular how well defined image edges are.
keeping/discarding. Either an alpha-edged or vector-cropped bitmap can be
chosen as your output type prior to selection. The choice you make really
depends on the image, in particular how well defined image edges are.
Zoom into your image to examine its edges; this may influence the
output type chosen.
Let's look at the output types and explain the difference between each.
Output Type
Description and use
Alpha-edged Bitmap
Use when cutting out objects with poorly defined
edges. Transparency and pixel blending are used at
the outline edge to produce professional results with
negligible interference from background colours.
The term "alpha" refers to a 32-bit image's alpha
transparency channel.
edges. Transparency and pixel blending are used at
the outline edge to produce professional results with
negligible interference from background colours.
The term "alpha" refers to a 32-bit image's alpha
transparency channel.
Vector-cropped
Bitmap
Bitmap
Use on more well-defined edges. A cropped image
with crop outline is created which can be later
manipulated with the crop tools. You can optionally
apply feathering to the image edge but will not
remove background colour.
with crop outline is created which can be later
manipulated with the crop tools. You can optionally
apply feathering to the image edge but will not
remove background colour.