Pyanepsion Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Here is a blue tit. I would like to divert it and make the green background transparent. GIMP and Photofitre allow us to select a zone of neighbouring colors and replace it with transparent. We can see from the video that it’s not quite perfect, and sometimes we have to adjust the threshold. How to proceed in Affinity? Which software? affinity-crop-01.mp4 Quote 6 cœurs, 12 processus - Windows 11 pro - 4K - DirectX 12 - Suite universelle Affinity (Affinity Publisher, Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo). ███ Mais je vous le demande, peut-on imaginer une police sans sérifs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Affinity Photo: Flood selection tool comes to mind: Pyanepsion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyanepsion Posted July 14, 2019 Author Share Posted July 14, 2019 Oh yes ! It is much simpler. Thanks Pixelpest. How to get the option: Refine? Quote 6 cœurs, 12 processus - Windows 11 pro - 4K - DirectX 12 - Suite universelle Affinity (Affinity Publisher, Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo). ███ Mais je vous le demande, peut-on imaginer une police sans sérifs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 Click on "Refine" to get to the additional options. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 The Selection Brush Tool will do a better job on this task, use the Selection Brush Tool to make a selection of the bird and branch (It's a relatively easy selection as the background pixels are out-of-focus) Refine the selection via the Refine button then set Output to new layer and click apply. This will then give you the transparent background you want You can then add a new background at the bottom of the Layer's stack comprising of whatever you want. Pyanepsion 1 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, PixelPest said: Click on "Refine" to get to the additional options. There is no ‘Refine’ button on the Context toolbar in @Pyanepsion’s screenshot! Hence the question about how to get that option. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyanepsion Posted July 14, 2019 Author Share Posted July 14, 2019 The translation of the French version sometimes differs from the original English term. For example, "Flood selection tool" is translated as "Outil Sélection par dispersion"" (Dispersion Selection Tool). A screen copy would be welcome to find out how to add the "Refine" button: see the difference enter the English and French screenshots above. Quote 6 cœurs, 12 processus - Windows 11 pro - 4K - DirectX 12 - Suite universelle Affinity (Affinity Publisher, Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo). ███ Mais je vous le demande, peut-on imaginer une police sans sérifs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 9 minutes ago, Pyanepsion said: A screen copy would be welcome to find out how to add the "Refine" button: see the difference enter between the English and French screenshots above. Try @carl123’s suggestion of using the Smart Selection Brush Tool (Outil pinceau de sélection intelligente). However, I’d still like to know why you don’t get a ‘Refine’ button for the Flood Selection Tool! Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 19 minutes ago, carl123 said: The Selection Brush Tool will do a better job on this task I just was trying to find the equivalent tool like in GIMP. The Selection Brush tool should offer also the "Refine" button. Is it there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, PixelPest said: I just was trying to find the equivalent tool like in GIMP. The Selection Brush tool should offer also the "Refine" button. Is it there? 27 minutes ago, PixelPest said: Click on "Refine" to get to the additional options. 17 minutes ago, Alfred said: There is no ‘Refine’ button on the Context toolbar in @Pyanepsion’s screenshot! Hence the question about how to get that option. Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 You´re real good in quoting. Alfred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 1 hour ago, Alfred said: However, I’d still like to know why you don’t get a ‘Refine’ button for the Flood Selection Tool! The Flood Selection Tool does not have a Refine button (on Windows at least) Though you can invoke it by switching to any of the other selection tools that do have it, after using the Flood Selection Tool Alfred 1 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PixelPest Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 macOS: Pyanepsion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyanepsion Posted July 14, 2019 Author Share Posted July 14, 2019 It only took a few seconds to replace the green blurred background with seeds ! Of course, for the result to be less rude, it would have been necessary to spend a little more time and to take a less wide brush (here flood 7 px, and selection brush 8 px). My graphic designer was right to have me known Affinity (yet it is a fan of Adobe softwares). Move Along People 1 Quote 6 cœurs, 12 processus - Windows 11 pro - 4K - DirectX 12 - Suite universelle Affinity (Affinity Publisher, Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo). ███ Mais je vous le demande, peut-on imaginer une police sans sérifs ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl123 Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 1 hour ago, carl123 said: The Flood Selection Tool does not have a Refine button (on Windows at least) Though you can invoke it by switching to any of the other selection tools that do have it, after using the Flood Selection Tool After a bit of research it looks like the Refine button was added to the Flood Select Tool in January this year on MACS but not on Windows. Also, you can access the Refine screen by using Layer > Refine Edges (CTRL+ALT+R) Alfred and Frozen Death Knight 2 Quote To save time I am currently using an automated AI to reply to some posts on this forum. If any of "my" posts are wrong or appear to be total b*ll*cks they are the ones generated by the AI. If correct they were probably mine. I apologise for any mistakes made by my AI - I'm sure it will improve with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilltop Posted July 14, 2019 Share Posted July 14, 2019 30 minutes ago, carl123 said: After a bit of research it looks like the Refine button was added to the Flood Select Tool in January this year on MACS but not on Windows. I just reported the issue in the bugs forum for APhoto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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