Mask AI and transparencies

[prborromeo (No EMAIL displayed in Name)]

Seriously, has anyone tried to mask a transparent article in a picture yet? I’ve tried to mask a bridal veil and no soap!! Still hafta use Remask 5!!

[AiDon]

Try with Contrast mode rather than AI mode.

[prborromeo (No EMAIL displayed in Name)]

Tried it. Ehhhh…still not acceptable. Trying to figure out what colors to use in areas of the veil is a hit and miss effort. A tutorial would be nice! Seems most of the complaints are centered around the loss of the color range capability. Needs some major work.

[AiDon]

There is a webinar pinned to the Forum and you may want to add your vote to this Product Feature Request:

Mask AI - Ability to Remove Residual Color

To add to the subject line… Not just to remove residual color, but also to remove lingering background color in quasi-transparent areas (like the frizzy hair in my example image below, or wedding veils or etched windows for architectural pics, etc.). I have been running some sample image tests using MAI 1.0.2 plugin to Ps CC 2019 (Win PC). 1st I drew a manual TriMap on my image. Started with the CUT (all red) view. [Fotomaker_TopazMaskAI-TriMapDrawn] Then ran the Compute in AI Mode to produ…

Typically I have found that AI for the initial compute and then Contrast seems to work best along with the edge tools, especially defringe.

But I don’t envy you the veil except maybe at 400% view and that would be tedious.

[prborromeo (No EMAIL displayed in Name)]

Did a side by side of a veil with Remask 5 and Mask AI. No comparison. 5 did a much better/easier job than AI. Sorry. Tried every which way. AI first then Contrast and vice versa. AI isn’t there yet.