Simple question about clipping path

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Sep 4, 2007
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Simple question. If I select an area of an image and do a cut (ctrl-
x), how is that different from a clipping path? Is it because a
clipping path can be saved for future use?
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Ed Hannigan
Sep 4, 2007
jmDesktop wrote:
Simple question. If I select an area of an image and do a cut (ctrl-
x), how is that different from a clipping path? Is it because a
clipping path can be saved for future use?

Any path can be saved for future use. Clipping Paths are specifically for use in another application, like Quark. Actually, they are rapidly becoming obsolete.
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Mike Russell
Sep 4, 2007
"jmDesktop" wrote in message
Simple question. If I select an area of an image and do a cut (ctrl-
x), how is that different from a clipping path? Is it because a
clipping path can be saved for future use?

Clipping paths (aka masks or knockout paths) are stored as vector curves, and have been used to create transparent areas in graphic images for quite some time. Although they are associated with printing, they are also used in any operation involving hard-edged compositing and animating.

They have the advantage of being very compact, and they do not degrade when you resize the image. Unlike a cut and paste operation, clipping paths are also changeable after the fact.

Here’s an article about them:
http://www.deneba.com/COMMUNITY/howto/clipping_paths/default .html

I was surprised to find that there are websites that sell handmade clipping paths as a service:
http://www.misterclipping.com
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Tacit
Sep 4, 2007
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jmDesktop wrote:

Simple question. If I select an area of an image and do a cut (ctrl-
x), how is that different from a clipping path? Is it because a
clipping path can be saved for future use?

A clipping path is a vector object. It is the only way to get transparency in an EPS file, which is a file often used for professional page layout intended to be printed on a printing press. And a clipping path does not cause you to lose any parts of the image. You can go back later and change the clipping path, restoring parts of the image that used to be clipped out.

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ronviers
Sep 5, 2007
On Sep 4, 11:20 am, jmDesktop wrote:
Simple question. If I select an area of an image and do a cut (ctrl-
x), how is that different from a clipping path? Is it because a
clipping path can be saved for future use?

Plus they can be used to shape effects.
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JF
Sep 5, 2007
On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 16:20:54 -0000, jmDesktop
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Simple question. If I select an area of an image and do a cut (ctrl-
x), how is that different from a clipping path? Is it because a
clipping path can be saved for future use?

Also, using clipping paths is a best practice under non-destructive edition method of work.

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