Extract filter - the right way
This tutorial is for those who stopped using Extract filter because it didn’t give you good results. Watch this and learn how to get the most of it.
Most of you probably tried using Extract filter when it first showed up in Photoshop. Some of you probably noticed a big potential that this filter has and you’re already using this filter in the way this tutorial demonstrates. The rest of you probably stopped using it, because the results was far from perfect and you’re still using standard selection tools for creating masks.
If you’re one of those who don’t use Extract filter, then this tutorial is a must-see. Learn how to take advantage of the results Extract filter provides to create masks fast and easy.
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Very nice Tututorial I wish i had seen this before a recent photo job it sure would have helped to cut the time it took to produce the photos. I liked the humor of your presentation.
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Clair Staples said this May 3rd, 2007 at 23:47
Nice tutorial.
- BTW Most small imperfections on a (any) layermask can be removed by adding a (small) gaussian blur to it and then adjust it with levels. This way you can easily grow or shrink a mask and, in this case, get rid of the noise generated by the extract filter. Only downside is that you will also lose the small details you might want to keep.
Salival said this November 10th, 2007 at 23:17
Most times I use calculations to extract an image. Then clean it up from there.
And in EXTRACT filter I also use the clean-up tools, then apply remove black (or) white matte
Ted Cullen said this March 17th, 2008 at 8:17
all the tutorials are in aep compression, i dont even know that. how can i see them?
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nelly.Colombia said this April 23rd, 2008 at 17:28