OnOne Plug-in Suite 4

Create complex cut- outs which preserve fine hair detail

I’m still waiting for the perfect cut-out/masking tool. Is this it? There are so many functions, and ways to make a cut-out in MaskPro, that it would take several pages to cover them all. One of the simplest methods here is to use the green eye-dropper to define the colours you want to keep and the red one to sample the colours to remove. Then, using the Magic Brush, paint around the edge of your subject to remove the background. You can also use the Magic Pen tool to create an outline on hard edges – handy for product shots etc.

MaskPro produces excellent masks but requires a lot of work to get there, and it can be sluggish at times, especially on complex areas. My final image still had traces of the background, though with more drop samples I’m sure the mask could have been cleaner. The more sample colours you have the greater the accuracy, but this takes longer to do.

Mask Pro has two main competitors, Corel KnockOut and Vertuis Fluid Mask. Both offer a quicker means of creating a cut-out. However, MaskPro sits well in this Plug-in suite bundle. WDC RATING: 84%<