{"id":1093,"date":"2008-05-20T21:04:03","date_gmt":"2008-05-21T05:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.mhvt.net\/?p=1093"},"modified":"2009-01-11T10:29:12","modified_gmt":"2009-01-11T18:29:12","slug":"mask-pro-4-for-mac-quick-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mhvt.net\/?p=1093","title":{"rendered":"Mask Pro 4 for Mac Quick Overview (1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"mac\/mac_shareware\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_4.gif\" width=\"120\" height=\"120\" alt=\"Mask Pro 4 Mac video tutorial onOne Software Photoshop plug-in\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\nRemoving background is never easy whether you use Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Photoshop, Graphic Converter or whatever.  Whatever you have and no matter how you do it, you will lose some important pixels in the course of removing background colors.<\/p>\n<p>We have produced the following 3 videos to see the effectiveness of Mask Pro 4.  It&#8217;s an Adobe Photoshop plug-in from onOne Software.  As the name suggests, Mask Pro&#8217;s main function is masking.  Masking is a technique to remove unnecessary pixels, keeping a group of objects intact.  Hopefully, we can release a review on this Photoshop plug-in in a few days.<\/p>\n<p>In the first video, we use Adobe Photoshop CS3&#8217;s Color Range and QuickMask to remove background colors in the sky.  In the second video, we use onOne Software&#8217;s Mask Pro 4 to do the same job.  The brush mode is used to remove background colors.  And we only adjust the brush size.  Finally, we adjust the brush size and also transition in the third video to compare masking results.  <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The original graphic image used in these videos comes from <a href=\"http:\/\/pdphoto.org\/PictureDetail.php?mat=pdef&#038;pg=8185\">Photo PD<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<strong>Original image<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mac\/mac_shareware\/mask_pro_4\/original_image_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"mac\/mac_shareware\/mask_pro_4\/original_image_01.jpg\" width=\"140\" height=\"105\" alt=\"Mask Pro 4 Mac video tutorial onOne Software Photoshop plug-in\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<strong>Results<\/strong><\/p>\n<table width=\"460\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"140\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"mac\/mac_shareware\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_results_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"mac\/mac_shareware\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_results_01.jpg\" width=\"140\" height=\"105\" alt=\"Mask Pro 4 Mac video tutorial onOne Software Photoshop plug-in\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nVideo 1 result<br \/>\nPhotoshop Color Range<br \/>\nQuick Mask<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"mac\/mac_shareware\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_results_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"mac\/mac_shareware\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_results_02.jpg\" width=\"140\" height=\"105\" alt=\"Mask Pro 4 Mac video tutorial onOne Software Photoshop plug-in\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nVideo 2 result<br \/>\nMask Pro 4 (1)<\/td>\n<td width=\"140\" valign=\"top\"><a href=\"mac\/mac_shareware\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_results_03.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"mac\/mac_shareware\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_results_03.jpg\" width=\"140\" height=\"105\" alt=\"Mask Pro 4 Mac video tutorial onOne Software Photoshop plug-in\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nVideo 3 result<br \/>\nMask Pro 4 (2)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<strong>Screenshots<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Video 1<\/p>\n<table width=\"440\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhvt.net\/quicktime\/eng\/screenshots\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_4_01_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhvt.net\/quicktime\/eng\/screenshots\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_4_01_01.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"200\" alt=\"Mask Pro 4 Mac video tutorial onOne Software Photoshop plug-in\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhvt.net\/quicktime\/eng\/screenshots\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_4_01_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhvt.net\/quicktime\/eng\/screenshots\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_4_01_02.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"200\" alt=\"Mask Pro 4 Mac video tutorial onOne Software Photoshop plug-in\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Video 2<\/p>\n<table width=\"440\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhvt.net\/quicktime\/eng\/screenshots\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_4_02_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhvt.net\/quicktime\/eng\/screenshots\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_4_02_01.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"200\" alt=\"Mask Pro 4 Mac video tutorial onOne Software Photoshop plug-in\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhvt.net\/quicktime\/eng\/screenshots\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_4_02_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhvt.net\/quicktime\/eng\/screenshots\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_4_02_02.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"200\" alt=\"Mask Pro 4 Mac video tutorial onOne Software Photoshop plug-in\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Video 3<\/p>\n<table width=\"440\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhvt.net\/quicktime\/eng\/screenshots\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_4_03_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhvt.net\/quicktime\/eng\/screenshots\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_4_03_01.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"200\" alt=\"Mask Pro 4 Mac video tutorial onOne Software Photoshop plug-in\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhvt.net\/quicktime\/eng\/screenshots\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_4_03_02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mhvt.net\/quicktime\/eng\/screenshots\/mask_pro_4\/mask_pro_4_03_02.jpg\" height=\"150\" width=\"200\" alt=\"Mask Pro 4 Mac video tutorial onOne Software Photoshop plug-in\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><\/p>\n<li>Adobe Photoshop version: Adobe Photoshop CS 3 10.0.1 Mac<\/li>\n<li>Mask Pro version: Mask Pro 4.1.1 Mac<\/li>\n<li>Video versions: 1.0<\/li>\n<li>Video lengths: 4 minutes 12 seconds for video 1, 7 minutes 24 seconds for video 2, 11 minutes 53 seconds for video 3<\/li>\n<li>Video file size: 19.0 MB for video 1, 19.6 MB for video 2, 43.4 MB for video 3<\/li>\n<li>Video format: QuickTime<\/li>\n<li>Video compression: H.264<\/li>\n<li>Video resolution: 900 x 675 pixels<\/li>\n<li>Audio effects: Not available<\/li>\n<li>Audio commentary: Not available<\/li>\n<p><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\nVideo 1<\/p>\n<table width=\"440\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><a href=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"machouse\/video_tutorials_no_visitors.gif\" alt=\"Mac video tutorials\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhvt.net\/quicktime\/eng\/vtc\/quick_overview\/mask_pro_01.php\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"machouse\/video_tutorials_members.gif\" alt=\"Mac video tutorials\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Video 2<\/p>\n<table width=\"440\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><a href=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"machouse\/video_tutorials_no_visitors.gif\" alt=\"Mac video tutorials\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhvt.net\/quicktime\/eng\/vtc\/quick_overview\/mask_pro_02.php\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"machouse\/video_tutorials_members.gif\" alt=\"Mac video tutorials\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>Video 3<\/p>\n<table width=\"440\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\">\n<tr>\n<td width=\"200\"><a href=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"machouse\/video_tutorials_no_visitors.gif\" alt=\"Mac video tutorials\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"200\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhvt.net\/quicktime\/eng\/vtc\/quick_overview\/mask_pro_03.php\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"machouse\/video_tutorials_members.gif\" alt=\"Mac video tutorials\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\nPlease read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mhvt.net\/quicktime\/eng\/terms_guests.php\">Terms of Use for Guests<\/a> before watching any of the video tutorials.<br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\n<br \/><\/br><br \/>\nAdobe Photoshop CS3 is a product of Adobe Systems Incorporated.<br \/>\nMask Pro 4 is a product of onOne Software.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Removing background is never easy whether you use Adobe Fireworks, Adobe Photoshop, Graphic Converter or whatever. Whatever you have and no matter how you do it, you will lose some important pixels in the course of removing background colors. 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