Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Corel bought Ultimatte KnockOut, which is one of the premier products for removing backgrounds from photographs. KnockOut used to cost hundreds of dollars, and then Corel starting selling it at a realistic and affordable price. Ultimatte also makes another product for blue-screening, but I don't know if Corel bought that or not (I have no use for blue-screening, so I've never used it). I've used MaskPro from Extensis--itself an excellent product, with a few advantages--and KnockOut, and KnockOut is far superior for most applications. You can do amazing things if you use it (or them) carefully. This is kind of off-topic, though. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "SonC (Sonny Carter)" <SonC@sonc.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 20:27 Subject: Re: [Leica] digital bokeh > Have you guys seen Corel Knockout in action? I've seen it > work. Pretty amazing selection, especially hair. > > From their website: > Perform complex masking in a fraction of the time using > Corel KnockOut 1.5 masking software. Built for both Windows > and Mac, this extraordinary application lets you preserve > fine image details, such as blurred or out-of-focus edges, > hair, smoke and shadows. > > > > > Kyle Cassidy wrote: > > > > > > mxmanic sed: > > > > > > >There isn't any software that will generate bokeh, as > far as I know. > > > > > > i often retouch my out of focus areas in fotoshop. i > assume i'm not alone. > > > as soon as someone can quantify "good bokeh", i'm sure > someone else will > > > develop a plugin for it. myself, i just use the ordinary > "blur". > > > > > > kc > > > > Me to the only problem is the quality of your selection. > The "edge" you've > > picked and it's feathering between the sharp for ground > and fuzzy background. > > > > > > Mark Rabiner > > > > Portland, Oregon > > USA > > > > http://www.rabiner.cncoffice.com/ >