Press Release: Huge Leap Forward For Photoshop Cut-outs With
Vertus’ Fluid Mask
A new Photoshop plug-in tool has been released
which takes image masking and cutting-out to new
levels.
Vertus’ Fluid Mask is a tool that allows a user to
accurately cut out objects from images in a matter of seconds. It is based
around breakthrough technology which is similar to the way the eye, optic nerve
and brain perform visual processing.
When an image is loaded, Fluid Mask’s engine
analyses the distribution of colors, finding the natural groups according to the
content of the image. Together with information calculated about edges,
gradients and texture a model is constructed which divides the images into
regions.
The initial processing of the image provides data which is
used as a management layer, called the Image Information Layer (IIL). Fluid Mask
is unique in the way it creates and works on this image information layer,
making the process of masking and cutting out images faster and more
accurate.
The tool is aimed at graphic artists within design
agencies, catalogue houses and publishing houses who regularly cut-out
images.
Fluid Mask’s intelligent paint tools enable objects
to be cut out quickly and easily. Often a single brush stroke is all
that’s required to identify an object’s edges. It has been
calculated that Fluid Mask is on overage three times faster than any other
method of accurately cutting out objects.*
There is no need for
manual blending and chipping tools as Fluid Mask automatically detects color
transitions between shapes and naturally blends their
edges.
Progress can be checked as you work with the unique and
intuitive Test Render function.
The Regional Editor and Color
Palette provide total color/pixel control over the most complex cut-outs
allowing the user to work at levels of detail that were previously not
available.
Fluid Mask for the Macintosh is now available. A PC
version will be released next month. Fluid Mask costs $499 and users will
receive free upgrades for the first six months after purchasing the
product.
Posted: Tue - July 19, 2005 at 09:49 AM