This Adobe Photoshop plugin enables users to effortlessly extract any object from an image. It is a powerful tool that simplifies the tedious task of manually removing objects from images, saving time and effort.
The extraction process produces a mask, which is essentially a black and white cutout of the object. The white areas are extracted, black areas are not, and gray areas indicate a level of transparency. Once a mask has been created, it can be seamlessly composed onto a new background in Adobe Photoshop or Photoshop Elements. Moreover, users can apply filters and image corrections that are confined only within the area defined by the mask.
Using EZ Mask is straightforward. It iteratively estimates the transparency value for every pixel in the image based on a small sample of foreground and background pixels that have been marked by simple strokes on the image. This method is highly efficient and requires minimal effort to create high-quality masks for foregrounds with significant semi-transparent regions. Furthermore, foreground colors are estimated in the semi-transparent areas to create a seamless composite of the object and the new background.
EZ Mask is a revolutionary tool that can achieve what was once thought to be impossible. To use it, you must have Adobe Photoshop (Mac) 7.0 or above, or Adobe Photoshop Elements (Mac) 3.0 or 4.0 (5.0 is not supported). Additionally, the software requires a minimum screen resolution of 1024 x 768 and at least 1.0 GB RAM to process up to 8 megapixel images. For images larger than 8 megapixels, users will need a computer with at least 1.5 GB or 2.0 GB of RAM.
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