help me, i am not getting good results from Knockout 2

hi anyone and everyone

i have knockout 2 and tried to follow the tutorials using my own pictures

the test image, but im not having very good results

i find it difficult to trace around the image, when if i let go of the pencil accidentally, it creates the selection before i am ready – and additionally, i have to have the zoom set to view the whole picture on the screen at once, which makes fine accuracy impossible

i also found that the "auto-outer selection" function simply didnt work,

barely moved the selection line at all which meant that i then had to draw the outer selection as well

the results were much less than perfect – i am very familiar with

and the extract filter is my friend LOL, but i find it a little

with fine lines, so was hoping that knockout could be the answer for me
i have heard that knockout 2 is good – the photoshop 7 WOW book swears by it – but i must be doing something wrong – can anyone please help me?
steph ()

Hi.
Go to the Photo-i web site. look at reviews on the left hand side. At the bottom of the reviews page is a review and min tut on Knockout 2. Then join the forum and get help there. This is one of the better sites I know.

"steph c" wrote in message

hi anyone and everyone

i have knockout 2 and tried to follow the tutorials using my own

as

the test image, but im not having very good results

i find it difficult to trace around the image, when if i let go of the pencil accidentally, it creates the selection before i am ready – and additionally, i have to have the zoom set to view the whole picture on

screen at once, which makes fine accuracy impossible

i also found that the "auto-outer selection" function simply didnt work,

it

barely moved the selection line at all which meant that i then had to

the outer selection as well

the results were much less than perfect – i am very familiar with

photoshop

and the extract filter is my friend LOL, but i find it a little

insensitive

with fine lines, so was hoping that knockout could be the answer for me
i have heard that knockout 2 is good – the photoshop 7 WOW book swears

it – but i must be doing something wrong – can anyone please help me?
steph ()

Sorry, forgot to paste 🙂

http://www.photo-i.co.uk/index.html

"Jim White" wrote in message

Hi.
Go to the Photo-i web site. look at reviews on the left hand side. At

bottom of the reviews page is a review and min tut on Knockout 2. Then join the forum and get help there. This is one of the better sites

know.

"steph c" wrote in message

hi anyone and everyone

i have knockout 2 and tried to follow the tutorials using my own

pictures

as

the test image, but im not having very good results

i find it difficult to trace around the image, when if i let go of the pencil accidentally, it creates the selection before i am ready – and additionally, i have to have the zoom set to view the whole picture on

the

screen at once, which makes fine accuracy impossible

i also found that the "auto-outer selection" function simply didnt

it

barely moved the selection line at all which meant that i then had to

draw

the outer selection as well

the results were much less than perfect – i am very familiar with

photoshop

and the extract filter is my friend LOL, but i find it a little

insensitive

with fine lines, so was hoping that knockout could be the answer for

i have heard that knockout 2 is good – the photoshop 7 WOW book swears

by

it – but i must be doing something wrong – can anyone please help me?
steph ()