When it comes to complex masking, you won't find anything more powerful thanCorel KnockOut 2. Built as a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop, CorelPHOTO-PAINT and Corel Painter, it lets you retain the finest image details, including hair, smoke, liquid, fire, glass and shadows. And it does it with more speed and accuracy than any other masking technique.
New! Zoom Tool
Gain greater control and flexibility by zooming in on an image at predefined zoom levels using a drop-down list.
New! Aqua Interface and Mac OS X Design (for Macintosh users only)
Take advantage of this powerful new interface. Corel KnockOut 2 isbuilt to run natively on Mac OS X and features the intuitive Aquainterface.
New! Multiple Undo/Redo
Go back to different stages of your work instead of starting fromscratch, with up to 99 levels of Undo/Redo. Specify how many Undo andRedo levels you require, and select which shortcut keys you prefer touse for Redo.
New! Polygonal Line tool
Mask large, complex images more easily by using the polygonal mode to define the selection by points or freehand.
New! Reduced Memory Requirements
Save disk space without sacrificing functionality, and enhance the easewith which Corel KnockOut 2 integrates into your existing tool set.
Improved User Guide, Online Documentation and Tutorials. Get started quickly and easily.
New! Revert File option
Revert to an image's earlier or original state whenever you want todiscard numerous unwanted changes. If an image has never been saved,Corel KnockOut 2 will retrieve the image from the host application orfile and discard the current image. If an image has previously beensaved, Corel KnockOut 2 will revert to the last saved state and discardthe current image.
New! CMYK File Option
Work with CMYK images, ensuring that KnockOut 2 can easily fit into any workflow.
Enhanced! Shortcut Keys and Streamlined Workflow
Enjoy enhanced ease of use and reduce the learning curve, with shortcutkeys, UI menus and commands that are similar to those in AdobePhotoshop. This allows graphics professionals to streamline theirworkflow and work in the manner to which they are most accustomed.
New! Touchup Tools
Perform fine corrections to masked images with the new Brush and Erasertools, ensuring that the images in your composites are virtuallyindistinguishable.
New! Property Bar
Take advantage of quick access to commonly used controls. Auto OutsideObject, for example, lets you automatically create an outside selectionafter having created an inside selection on the image.
Live Color Swatch
Point to an area of an image with the Inside Syringe tool, and a circlebeside the syringe cursor (the color swatch) displays the color underthe tip of the syringe cursor. When you insert a syringe color, thecolor swatch displays the color to be inserted.
Automatic Error Correction
Avoid costly or time-consuming mistakes before they happen. CorelKnockOut2 automatically recognizes errors in selections and does notpermit you to make selections that will cause errors. For example, ifyou have created an inside selection and then draw an outside selectionthat intersects with the inside selection, Corel KnockOut 2 willcorrect the selection by moving it away from the first selectionboundary by a specified number of pixels. If working with the Pushpinor Tweezers, Corel KnockOut 2 will display a different cursor and willnot allow the action to be performed.
Background Insert
Insert Adobe Photoshop, JPEG, Macintosh PICT and TIFF images as abackground after processing the foreground of an image. Corel KnockOut2 also includes a library of images that can be inserted, or you canimport your own images.
Inside Object and Outside Object Tools
Use the Inside Object tool to draw the marquee selection lines thatdefine the color in the interior of the transition area or theforeground object, and use the Outside Object tool to draw the linesthat define the color in the background of the transition area. Holdingdown the Command key turns the Inside Object and Outside Object toolsinto the Pushpin and Tweezers tools respectively, for selection areastoo small for the standard marquee lines.
Inside Shadow and Outside Shadow Tools
Preserve the transparency and realism of shadows and highlights bydrawing the lines that define the interior and exterior of a shadow.
Inside Syringe Tool
Sample the interior colors of an object when it is not possible todefine the foreground or background of an object with the Inside Objector Outside
Object tools.
Edge Feather Tool Create edge transitions when the foreground andbackground colors of an object are so similar that the transition areacannot be identified.
Info Palette
Display the XY coordinates and the RGB or CMYK values for the pixel under the pointer.
Transition Complexity
Utilize four settings to describe the amount of detail in theforeground and background area of an image, and create a more precisemask by choosing the setting that is appropriate for the image.
Underlay Color Palette
See your masked image on different colored backgrounds by displaying the foreground of a processed image against various colors.
