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Description
Screenshot of the image window with activated QuickMask. The QuickMask is filled with a gradient from black (left) to
white (right).
white (right).
The QuickMask is now disabled and a selection is initialised from the QuickMask, which was filled by a gradient before.
You see the selection borders in the middle of the image.
You see the selection borders in the middle of the image.
A stroke is now added during the enabled selection. The key is, that the black color will have no opacity of the resulting
stroke (right) and white color will have a full opacity of the stroke (left).
stroke (right) and white color will have a full opacity of the stroke (left).
After the QuickMask Button is pressed, the command generates a temporary 8-bit (0-255) channel, on which the progressive
selection work is stored. If a selection is already present the mask is initialized with the content of the selection. Once QuickMask
has been activated, the image is covered by a red semi-transparent veil. This one representes the non-selected pixels. Any
selection work is stored. If a selection is already present the mask is initialized with the content of the selection. Once QuickMask
has been activated, the image is covered by a red semi-transparent veil. This one representes the non-selected pixels. Any
can be used to create the selection on the QuickMask. They should use only greyscale color, conforming the channel
properties, white enabling to define the future selected place. The selection will be displayed as soon as the QuickMask will be
toggled but its temporary channel will not be available anymore.
toggled but its temporary channel will not be available anymore.
Tip
To save in a channel the selection done with the Quickmask select in the image menu Select/Save to Channel
To save in a channel the selection done with the Quickmask select in the image menu Select/Save to Channel
13.2.2.4.4
Usage
1.
an image or begin a
2. Activate the Quickmask using the left-bottom button in the image window. If a selection is present the mask is initialized
with the content of the selection.
3. Choose a
and use it with greyscale colors on the QuickMask.
4. Deactivate the Quickmask using the left-bottom button in the image window.
13.2.3
Path Dialog
Figure 13.14: The Paths dialog
The Paths dialog is used to manage paths, allowing you to create or delete them, save them, convert them to and from selections,
etc.
etc.
The Paths dialog is a dockable dialog; see the section on
for help on manipulating it. It can be activated in
several ways: