Vertus Fluid Mask

One of the crucial components of producing realistic cut-outs is how well the extracted object (cut-out) blends into the new background. Tools in Photoshop, for example, allow you extraction images with the extract tool or quick select tool but it’s when you drop in new backgrounds you see the cut-out sticking out like a sore thumb! Then is hours spent of your time trying to feather / soften / blend that hard edge – who needs that? Exactly!

So let us introduce to you yet another time saving function in Fluid Mask 3. Users of Fluid Mask 3 are already benefiting from Smart Blending - this tutorial will show you how to set parameters within Fluid Mask 3 that will automatically recognise and react to soft and hard edges within the same image!

Make a few adjustments, analyse the image and let Fluid Mask 3 do the work for you! Too good to be true? Nope! just watch video, all will be revealed.

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Trees & Lattices #1

Ever taken the perfect scenery shot only to be dissapointed with the dull grey skyline? You ever though - hey, this would look great if only I could drop in a new skyline? Then listen up! We’ve rolled two great video tutorials into one - so sit back relax and let us show you how Fluid Mask 3 can save you time AND your images.

The first tutorial is with the background is grey and lighter than the foreground - the task on this image is to preserve the all important highlights on the leaves; the second is more difficult with well defined branches and flowers where the foreground is both lighter and darker than the background.

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Hair Blending #1

Going by our customer support questions the biggest masking problem for everybody would seem to be cutting out hair from backgrounds. Here is where you’ll find out how Fluid Mask 3 can help you out with that!

Our guess is that you have at some point been tasked to drop in a new background behind a subject model with fine, fly away hair. Trust us you’re not the only one! We have put together a video tutorial for you to stream or download and watch in your own time. Click on the image below to check it out - you’ll be taken to our tutorials page where you’ll find more solutions to tricky masking problems - enjoy!

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We’ve been seen increased responses to our tutorials with some great requests - thanks for sending them in! So if there is a tutorial you would like to see please contact me directly - steve at vertustech.com and I will work on putting something together.

Thanks!
Steveo