WTF? Extract CS2

JJS wrote:

CS2! Win XP Pro. So I just spent 40 minutes using the Extract option on a copy (unlocked) layer. I’m done. And the OK button is dim. I cannot commit it! Of course, there is no ‘Help’ in this option. I’ve used this under CS. What did I do wrong?

I don’t have CS2, so not sure if it is different, but have you made sure that you have filled in the selection you made with the bucket tool?

Cheers,
Nicholas Sherlock

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JJS wrote:

CS2! Win XP Pro. So I just spent 40 minutes using the Extract option on a copy (unlocked) layer. I’m done. And the OK button is dim. I cannot commit it! Of course, there is no ‘Help’ in this option. I’ve used this under CS. What did I do wrong?

I don’t have CS2, so not sure if it is different, but have you made sure that you have filled in the selection you made with the bucket tool?

I had not. Silly me. I used the highlighter to fill in the entire part to retain. To escape the error, I used the bucket to fill the background. Unfortunately, it did not turn out well regardless; too many completely missed and transparent areas.

It’s probably better to use an ordinary mask anyway.

The thing about extract is that you need to use as small a brush as possible for edging the object you want to extra. If you use to big of a brush you ended up with a chunky messy edge. Zoom in to like 400% and use a very small brush to do the edges with. I think you will find it will turn out better, not perfect but better. Then using the other extract tools you should be able to clean up the edge pretty good and without a lot of time.

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JJS wrote:

CS2! Win XP Pro. So I just spent 40 minutes using the Extract option on a copy (unlocked) layer. I’m done. And the OK button is dim. I cannot commit it! Of course, there is no ‘Help’ in this option. I’ve used this under CS. What did I do wrong?

I don’t have CS2, so not sure if it is different, but have you made sure that you have filled in the selection you made with the bucket tool?

I had not. Silly me. I used the highlighter to fill in the entire part to retain. To escape the error, I used the bucket to fill the background. Unfortunately, it did not turn out well regardless; too many completely missed and transparent areas.

It’s probably better to use an ordinary mask anyway.

I have never used extract. What do you use it for??

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The thing about extract is that you need to use as small a brush as possible for edging the object you want to extra. If you use to big of a brush you ended up with a chunky messy edge. Zoom in to like 400% and use a very small brush to do the edges with. I think you will find it will turn out better, not perfect but better. Then using the other extract tools you should be able to clean up the edge pretty good and without a lot of time.

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"Nicholas Sherlock" wrote in message

JJS wrote:

CS2! Win XP Pro. So I just spent 40 minutes using the Extract option on a copy (unlocked) layer. I’m done. And the OK button is dim. I cannot commit it! Of course, there is no ‘Help’ in this option. I’ve used this under CS. What did I do wrong?

I don’t have CS2, so not sure if it is different, but have you made sure that you have filled in the selection you made with the bucket tool?

I had not. Silly me. I used the highlighter to fill in the entire part to retain. To escape the error, I used the bucket to fill the background. Unfortunately, it did not turn out well regardless; too many completely missed and transparent areas.

It’s probably better to use an ordinary mask anyway.

"KatWoman" wrote in message

I have never used extract. What do you use it for??

It is used to separate a foreground object from the background, or the opposite, but really it’s a waste because using any PS mask technique is so much better. I feel that it is an old feature that should be buried into a background menu item, but what to I know? 😉

Actually, it isn’t that old as far as Photoshop features go. It has only been around for 3 or 4 versions. The problem is that it was never really that great or I should say accurate to begin with and like other things Adobe never bothered to go back and trying to improve on it. They just added it and left it.

Personally, I like QuickMask mode with a nice paint brush. It is fast, easy and works well. Especially with a graphics tablet.

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"KatWoman" wrote in message

I have never used extract. What do you use it for??

It is used to separate a foreground object from the background, or the opposite, but really it’s a waste because using any PS mask technique is so much better. I feel that it is an old feature that should be buried into a background menu item, but what to I know? 😉