ReMask 2

TOPAZ
REMASK 2
Getting Started
ReMask 2 Getting Started
Here is your Topaz ReMask 2 interface and easy to use tools.

2 1 1. Preview & Views

Displays the preview of the image.
2. Preview Navigator Your View tabs offer multiple
Displays the region of the ways to view your image in the
preview image currently 3 Preview area while making your
being focused on. tri-map and refining selections.

3. Tools
Displays all of the
tools that you will 4. Menu
need to successfully Enables user settings and
create your mask. contains other options.

Zoom - Allow you to zoom in and out of specific Fills - Allow you to fill all of your image or just a
areas of your image to allow for more precise selections. portion of your image with the selected color.

General - The general tools include: undo, redo, Reset - Allow you to reset your entire image to the
selection and the hand tool. selected color. Using this feature will erase any
previous selections made.
Brushes - Allow you to select the elements in the
image that you want to keep, remove and computer. Compute - Analyzes the tri-map selections
and creates mask.
Topaz Magic Brush - Transforms red & blue
brushes into refinement tools. Mask Hardness - Allows you to adjust how hard
the mask is applied.

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ReMask 2 Getting Started

Your tri-map is the key to creating your mask. The color selec-
tions (tri-map) and the refinement selections that you make
provides ReMask 2 with a starting and an ending point. 1
A tri-map is made up of 3 colors: Red (cut), Green (keep) and
blue (analyzed by ReMask 2). The purpose of your tri-map is to
sample the colors in your image.

Wherever you paint red, ReMask looks at it and determines

that those colors are meant to be removed. Wherever you paint
blue, ReMask will take the color samples gathered in the red
and green areas to figure out what the blue areas should be.

2
1. Red Area
The red area represents the part of the image that you want to cut.

2. Blue Area
The blue painted area represents the part of the image that you
want to process. When you process your image, Topaz ReMask 2 will
analyze this area to help extract the unwanted background from the 3
desired image subject.

3. Green Area
The green area represents the part of the image that you want to keep.

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ReMask 2 Getting Started

1. Start by unlocking your bacground layer and then create a

duplicate layer. Then go to Filter -> Topaz Labs -> ReMask 2.
When ReMask 2 loads it will automatically open to the Tri-map
view and your image will be filled with green.

2. Select the Blue Brush tool and then use the brush size slider
to select your desired brush size. Then begin to outline the edges
of the object that you would like to mask.

3. Select the Red Flood Fill tool and fill the outside of your blue
selection with red.

Your tri-map is now complete. You can view the Keep, Cut and
Mask views before you process your image, if desired.

4. Click on the draft quality button process your image. Select

your processing speed / quality (if you are using a large image).

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ReMask 2 Getting Started

5. After you process your image you can use the Mask Hardness
slider to adjust how hard your mask is applied to your image
edges.

6. After your mask has been made you will notice that the Topaz
Magic Brush is now available under your brushes menu. Use the
Topaz Magic Brush tool to refine your image by bringing back
lost detail or eliminating excess detail or color contamination in
your image.

Select the red brush (remove detail) or the green brush (restore
detail) and then select a small brush size and then make short
strokes down the refinement area. Each time you make a stroke
your image will automatically update reflecting the change.

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ReMask 2 Getting Started

7. You can also change the background color in your mask to

increase visibility of fine details while refining your mask.

To change your background color go to Menu and select the

Set Background Color option.

8. Once you are happy with your selections click OK to process

and save your masked image back to Photoshop.

These simple, yet powerful tools make it easy to mask

out the unwanted background while retaining intricate
image details and overall image quality.

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