Mike Ryan Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 Yes, there are about ten million plugins that already perform certain portions of this effect, but trust me I wouldn't publish it if I didn't think somebody would have a use for it! I wrote this out of frustration with Illnab's new version of Alpha Mask. Yes, the Copy from Clipboard function was incredibly useful, however it no longer rendered a B&W copy of the layer if no file was selected. So here is my plugin, which does just that and a little bit more. It generates a B&W copy of the layer then applies it as an alpha mask. You can invert the mask, blend it with the current alpha, and then I threw in some extra settings that I often need. In the old days, after running Alpha Mask 'blanked' I would find myself opening up BoltBait's Transparency plugin and my Silhouette plugin to make some final adjustments. As you can tell, that functionality is incorporated for ease of use. I thank Illnab for providing the old source code, and BoltBait for the concept behind Transparency. Enjoy! You can find it in Effects -> Color -> Isolate Black / White IsolateWhiteBlack.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance McKnight Posted January 24, 2010 Share Posted January 24, 2010 First to download it. I'll see if I can find a use for it. Looks very promising. :wink: Quote Officially retired from this forum. Have a nice day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ryan Posted January 24, 2010 Author Share Posted January 24, 2010 I find myself using it when I need to isolate objects on a layer or when I am creating a template. Glad you downloaded so quickly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted February 11, 2010 Share Posted February 11, 2010 Thanks a lot! I'm definitely going to use this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Do we have to install the CS file as well as the dll file ? Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lance McKnight Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Goon, the CS file is the plugin source code, if I'm not mistaken. Just the DLL is needed. Quote Officially retired from this forum. Have a nice day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goonfella Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Thanks. :wink: Quote Please feel free to visit my Gallery on PDNFans And my Alternatives to PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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