Descriptions:

Mask Pro 4.1 is the premiere, award-winning plugin for masking in
Photoshop. The latest version of Mask Pro 4.1 supports masking 8-bit and
16-bit digital images in both Photoshop CS2 and Photoshop CS3. Several
new "Show Me How" video tutorials are built directly into Mask Pro 4.1
so you can get visual training quickly. No other masking or selection tool
gives you the professional level results like Mask Pro 4.1.

Complete Collection of Masking Tools

In any given image, you may need more than one tool to get the job done.
That's why Mask Pro 4.1 plug-in for Photoshop provides a complete
collection of tools that help you take on the toughest masking project.
Included are tools such as the Magic Brush which will remove colors while
maintaining transparency as well as touch up tools like the Chisel which will
help you get the edges of your image perfect without any edge halos at all.
Each tool includes a palette where you can quickly and easily adjust the
tool settings.

Masking Hair and Transparent Objects

Masking images that contain hair can be tricky and often frustrating. This is
often because hair is thin, semi-transparent in some parts and rarely has a
sharp edge. It is difficult to use a tool that relies on edge detection to mask
something like hair or other thin or transparent subjects.

The award-winning Photoshop plugin Mask Pro 4.1 works differently by
using color instead of edges. This allows it to easily create a mask that
preserves the details you want and even removes unwanted ambient color
contamination caused by reflections and transparency. Mask Pro 4.1
actually paints away the colors that you do not want in your image, leaving
a natural transition between the subject and background. Photoshop plug-
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No Edge Halos

If you have ever spent time creating masks or cutting a subject out of a
background you know that the background color is picked up in the edge
of the foreground subject as a reflection or halo. This halo effect will
prevent your subject from blending with a new background in a realistic
looking way. With Mask Pro 4.1's color decontamination technology and
touch up tools, you can say goodbye to these halos forever.

With the color decontamination enabled, background colors are removed
from the edges the of the foreground subject. The edges of the foreground
subject are maintained but are now semi-transparent because only the
background colors have been removed from those edge pixels.

Two Photoshop Plug-Ins in One

With Mask Pro 4.1 you get standard Photoshop plugin as well a
Photoshop selection plugin. For images where you need to mask a
transparent item, use the standard Mask Pro 4 .1 mode and you can mask
any image using the simple method of choosing colors to keep and colors
to drop. Unlike other methods where you make a selection and then hope
for the best, Mask Pro 4.1 provides you with real-time previews, so there
is never any doubt as to the results.

For the times when you just want to make a selection, you can use the
advanced selection tools in Mask Pro 4.1 Select to give you a high-quality
selection that can be used to create an alpha channel or super-accurate
clipping path.

Preview Masking Results in Real-Time Eliminates Guess Work

The problem with other Photoshop plug-in masking tools is that many
operate in the "click and pray" mode. You draw a couple of lines or paint
the edge of your subject and then click apply and pray that it works right.
If things don't work out the way you expected there is not much you can
do to fix it other than start over again. It's different with Mask Pro 4.1
plug-in as you can see the results in real-time as you work. You can see
your image on a new solid color background, against the underlying layer
or even view the mask itself.

This way you can see your results and the quality of your mask as you
create it. If you make a mistake it is as easy to undo entire brush strokes
or portions of a brush stroke or you can just paint portions of the original
image back in. You can even see multiple views in real-time so you can see
what your composite looks like as well as the mask at the same time..

Features:

• Removes Unwanted Backgrounds

  The Magic Brush tool removes
  unwanted backgrounds by painting over the areas you want to
  remove.
  
  

• Color Decontamination

  The key to making realistic composites lies
  in Color Decontamination - the process of removing partial color
  from a pixel and leaving it semi-transparent. Nothing compares to
  how easy Mask Pro makes this otherwise challenging task.
  
  

• Color Based Masking

  Choose colors to keep and colors with
  precise eyedroppers or more general highlighters to remove
  unwanted objects or areas.
  
  

• Composite View

  One of the best ways to see the quality of your
  mask is to use Mask Pro 4.1's Composite View which displays your
  underlying layers from Photoshop so you can see your composite
  take shape.
  
  

• Complete Set of Tools

  Mask Pro 4.1 plugin for Photoshop gives
  you over a dozen different tools to choose from to help you create
  the perfect mask. From tools that do the "heavy lifting" to fine
  details, Mask Pro has you covered.

System Requirements:

Windows

• Current Version: 4.1.1
• Windows XP SP2 or Vista
• 32-bit operating system supported
• 64-bit operating system not supported yet

Mac OS X:

• Current Version: 4.1.1
• Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later
• Universal Binary - Supports PowerPC & Intel Processors

Mfr.# MPR-40211