Pudens Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Hi! I found that cutting backgrounds in product photos I've have to work on is somewhat tricky in Affinity Photo. I try to switch from PS to AP, but similar functions in both programs gives different effects. See attachments and you see squared edges in AP, and smooth (no feather etc.) edge in PS. Any suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Hi Pudens When selecting in Affinity Photo, did you use the Refine option? It may be that PS are automatically applying smoothing (feathering) to your selection, whereas this is not the case in AP. I recommend creating your selection, then using the Refine options to smooth your selection before applying it. Does this produce cleaner results for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pudens Posted November 7, 2019 Author Share Posted November 7, 2019 Yes, I use Refine with "matte edge" tuned off, because when it's on, on any setting, egdes are way too soft (specially seen in corners). So, both refine settings are bad for me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Thanks for confirming that, could you provide a sample of the image used in your screenshot so I can look into this further for you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pudens Posted November 8, 2019 Author Share Posted November 8, 2019 Thanks. Here you got a file. https://1drv.ms/u/s!AvfVTYIOwTHygYArxbsVh13T48Ifgg?e=Uh0dzr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pudens Posted November 9, 2019 Author Share Posted November 9, 2019 Not bad, but I know, that in PS things comes easier and edges are better. I'm afraid of edges in some areas: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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firstdefence Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Why not use the pen tool to do this, you have a continuously editable mask and you can add a very slight gaussian blur to haze the edge. zeppelin Curve mask.afphoto (10Mb) Forgot to put the curve mask back to 100% it's at approx 60% so just up it back to 100% Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pudens Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Lagarto said: Those internal parts where something that i initially missed and then just used the flood selector without refinement to cut them out so they are worse than the outer edges where refinement was applied. I have not used the selection tools of Photo long enough to use them effectively and they work a bit differently than in Photoshop (where the combination of shift edge, smooth and contrast help you create perfect cut-outs for these kinds of objects with uniform background) . Ok, ok. I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pudens Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 47 minutes ago, firstdefence said: Why not use the pen tool to do this, you have a continuously editable mask and you can add a very slight gaussian blur to haze the edge. I love pen tool and prefer to make mask via paths. Usually I have not 5 or 10 pictures to cut backgrounds off, but hundreds of products photos. Tools that automate selections saves a lot of my work time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 54 minutes ago, Pudens said: I love pen tool and prefer to make mask via paths. Usually I have not 5 or 10 pictures to cut backgrounds off, but hundreds of products photos. Tools that automate selections saves a lot of my work time. Ah, yes, not very practical using the pen. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Sequoia 15.0 (24A335), iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Apologies for the delayed response Pudens! If you select the watch using the selection brush, then enter Refine Selection and add 2px worth of Smoothing and Feathering, then apply your selection - does this provide more desirable results? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chita Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 Why is not possible to have choice "Soft edges" by both - Selection brush and Flood selection? Edges from "flood selection" are terrible or inaccurately after refine...:/ ONEBYSTUDIO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Chita said: Why is not possible to have choice "Soft edges" by both - Selection brush and Flood selection? Unfortunately this option is not available for the Flood Selection tool, however I will ensure this is listed as an 'Improvement' with our developers. I hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chita Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 3 hours ago, Dan C said: Unfortunately this option is not available for the Flood Selection tool, however I will ensure this is listed as an 'Improvement' with our developers. I hope this helps Yeah, it would be greate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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