Operation Manual

178 Working with Pictures
To launch Image Cutout Studio:
1. Select an image to be cut out.
2. Select Cutout Studio from the displayed Picture context toolbar.
Image Cutout Studio is launched.
Your original image, if linked, is unaffected in Image Cutout Studio.
However, embedded images, when cut out, are altered permanently
in the DrawPlus document.
Choose an output
It's essential that you choose an output type prior to selecting areas for
keeping/discarding, either an alpha-edged or vector-cropped bitmap. The choice
you make really depends on the image, in particular how well defined image
edges are.
• Alpha-edged Bitmap: Use when cutting out objects with poorly
defined edges. Transparency and pixel blending are used at the outline
edge to produce professional results with negligible interference from
background colours. The term "alpha" refers to a 32-bit image's alpha
transparency channel.
• Vector-cropped Bitmap: Use on more well-defined edges. A cropped
image with crop outline is created which can be later manipulated with
the crop tools. You can optionally apply feathering and smoothness to
the image edge; the background colour will not be removed.
To create an alpha-edged bitmap:
1. Select Alpha-edged Bitmap from the Output Type drop-down menu.
2. Drag the Width slider to set the extent to which the "alpha" blending is
applied inside the cutout edge.
3. Adjust the Blur slider to smooth out the cutout edge.