punkmama Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 The_Lionhearted's post is dated May 31, 2007. If you look at the PdN forum post for that Tutorial, you'd see that T_Lh has since posted there extolling the virtues of said Tutorial... Yeah, we were all very aware when CMD finished that Tutorial. Well I did a search for alpha masking last month when I was trying to figure out how to use it and nothing useful came up. So I assumed the results would be the same this month, and since the person asking the question didn't edit his post saying that he had found one I again assumed that he had NOT regardless of the date it was posted. And even if he had, I figured a link to that tutorial would be relevant in this topic seeing how it's using this exact plug-in. I thought if someone new (like me) had came across this plug-in and wanted to know how to use it that that link would be useful and convenient since it's now posted in this topic and they don't have to Google the web for it. Sorry for wasting everyones time and precious posting space on this topic since obviously all of us (even us noobs) are all very aware of this tutorial. Sorry if you didn't mean what you said as rude or sarcastic, but I took it as such, and I'm not in a good mood right now. /end rant Quote Check out my DeviantArt gallery. All my photomanips are made with PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barkbark00 Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Sorry if I sounded a little rude. Please let me qualify my last statement... Yeah, we (interested parties; including T_Lh) were all very aware when (back in Jun. 07) CMD finished that Tutorial. ------------ I agree that the tutorial should be linked in this post; but, it'd probably be best if a Mod plugged the link into the main post, for all to easily find? Quote Take responsibility for your own intelligence. 😉 -Rick Brewster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punkmama Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 Sorry if I sounded a little rude. Please let me qualify my last statement...Yeah, we (interested parties; including T_Lh) were all very aware when (back in Jun. 07) CMD finished that Tutorial. ------------ I agree that the tutorial should be linked in this post; but, it'd probably be best if a Mod plugged the link into the main post, for all to easily find? Sorry that I was rude, and yes I agree it should be plugged into the main post, along with the other two links people have supplied also showing what this plug-in does. Quote Check out my DeviantArt gallery. All my photomanips are made with PDN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lionhearted Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 Yay tutorial! Quote My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
preahkumpii Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 I have found this plugin one of the most useful of all. I have a question/problem with it, though. I understand the concept of the plugin and am able to implement it. However, when I have a picture, apparently when the picture includes transparent pixels, the plugin does not seem to render the mask correctly. Consider my layer toolbox: I have a blue background and a black layer with the text cut out by using the alpha mask earlier. So, where the text is, it is transparent. I applied gaussian blur to the black layer, creating a feathered look/inner glow within the text. I then use the alpha mask (a white background with black text; a png) and expect this: Instead of that I get something like this: Apparently, the pixels in the black layer that have any (or a certain amount of) alpha are just being rendered as without alpha and opaque. This is my conclusion based upon playing with the alpha mask. It seems to render a certain a pixel with a certain percentage of alpha (say less than 50%) as opaque and a certain percentage of alpha (say over 50%) as transparent. I am expecting the mask to keep the pixels that are to be shown exactly as they are on the layer, but that is not happening. I think this is a bug of sorts, or maybe just an oversight? Any input would be appreciated. Quote "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which he cannot lose." -Jim Elliot John 3:36 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted October 30, 2007 Author Share Posted October 30, 2007 I am considering fixing this right now, just trying to see what would be best. Quote ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illnab1024 Posted October 31, 2007 Author Share Posted October 31, 2007 Version 1.2 added. CMD, update your tutorial. Quote ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lionhearted Posted October 31, 2007 Share Posted October 31, 2007 Sweet...an update! Thanks Illnab! Quote My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startreksuite Posted November 28, 2007 Share Posted November 28, 2007 Hi there! I really like this plugin, but in the update, the mix alpha feature confuses me. If I have a layer below the one I am masking, isn't it going to affect the one I am masking when checking off the mix alpha, or will an imported layer above the masked layer be affected? Sorry if this has been explained before, it is possible I didn't get it. :oops: Quote my photobucket my blog my DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
startreksuite Posted November 30, 2007 Share Posted November 30, 2007 Well, I don't consider this double posting, since it was a few days ago that I last posted, but experimenting with alpha mask 1.2, I discovered that I could mask a layer, and if the layer below was black, it could show through or be covered up, depending if the new feature was checked. I'll experiment more. Quote my photobucket my blog my DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted January 10, 2008 Share Posted January 10, 2008 Dont know if your still hanging around but I use this plugin constantly, I would not be able to survive without it haha, thanks a ton! Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ryan Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 quick question before I go requesting a plugin and look like an idiot in the General Discussion: If I was to set certain portions of an alpha mask transparent, would I be able to use the settings to only change the transparency of the image instead of deleting all Alpha pixels? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirby145 Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 Mike Ryan, I was thinking about what you were saying and so I just tested this on your signature: I feel kind of stupid not knowing you could use it for transparency like this! Well now I have good use for it Quote "By trying to reinvent the wheel every time we find very often with square wheels" ...X-blaster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ryan Posted January 31, 2008 Share Posted January 31, 2008 I just needed to be sure it was possible because I am in huge need of a Transparency Mask Import Plugin atm. Working on some text blending. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blooper Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Is there a way to make sure it doesn't import .pdn images? I saved my mask in .pdn, imported it, then PDN crashed It's kind of my fault, but it'd be pretty cool if it made sure things like that didn't happen Quote http://synthastic.deviantart.com http://soundcloud.com/siderealenterprise Lockerz invites are available, PM me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azonenberg Posted February 19, 2008 Share Posted February 19, 2008 Wow - this was the only feature I've ever found PDN lacking. If I knew C#, I'd just code it myself, but all of my development has been in unmanaged C++. Thanks a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeachesWithPDN Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 @Illnab1024: I should have said this months ago: Most.Useful. Plug-in. Evah!!! In my media classes, I get my students to do A LOT of image compositing - and this plug-in makes it a breeze... If anyone is interested, I posted a Student Handout: (http://www.geocities.com/gerry_satrapa/Compositing.pdf)... Is it worth a Tutorial (PM me if you think so)? I did search, but couldn't find a similar tutorial Quote [img]http://www.geocities.com/gerry_satrapa/PDNsig.jpg[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncfan51 Posted March 25, 2008 Share Posted March 25, 2008 @Illnab1024:I should have said this months ago: Most.Useful. Plug-in. Evah!!! In my media classes, I get my students to do A LOT of image compositing - and this plug-in makes it a breeze... If anyone is interested, I posted a Student Handout: (http://www.geocities.com/gerry_satrapa/Compositing.pdf)... Is it worth a Tutorial (PM me if you think so)? I did search, but couldn't find a similar tutorial WOW. :shock: That is a great PDF. There has been a tutorial on it though, by CMD: http://cmdsketchpad.com/tutorial.php?tutid=3 Quote +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+ I am a disco dancer. +_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+_+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pipp92 Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 I have one question: Why have I to save the mask before I apply the mask? This seems uncomfortable. :?: Quote Personal Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Brown Posted March 31, 2008 Share Posted March 31, 2008 Why have I to save the mask before I apply the mask? That would require two images - the alpha mask and the image. Effects plugins can only access one layer of one image each time per-run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 First off I love this plugin and use it constantly but there is an issue thats starting to bug me about it. It seems that after using the plugin to make a mask from an image there are left over pixels from the original image. Original image and mask: After using the plugin: As you can see there are leftovers from the original image. Is there a way to maybe edit the code and stop this from happening or is it just something I'm gonna have to deal with? Thanks Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Ryan Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 @Jake2K: It seems, from your image, that the pixels left over are from when black meets white. Perhaps something to do with the Mix Alpha option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyrochild Posted April 25, 2008 Share Posted April 25, 2008 jake2k, the plugin only affects the Alpha channel. The other channels (Red, Green, and Blue) will be unaffected and therefore the color information is still there, just not visible. If you need to remove the RGB info, it's fairly simple to do so with Curves+ or even just the Delete key. Quote ambigram signature by Kemaru [i write plugins and stuff] If you like a post, upvote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jake2k Posted April 26, 2008 Share Posted April 26, 2008 Yea I usually just delete it but I was just wondering Quote ^Click to visit my Flickr Gallery^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Lionhearted Posted April 29, 2008 Share Posted April 29, 2008 Does the eraser tool do the same thing...? :? Quote My Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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