Bill,
Must be Leopard only. I tried it with Preview 3.0.9 running 10.4.11. I
found a "Select Tool" from the Tool menu but it doesn't appear to let me
select an image in the picture. Can't find the commands "Extract Shape" or
"Instant Alpha." If someone else finds it, please let me know.
Greg
On 2/11/08 9:03 PM, "Bill Rising" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Feb 11, 2008, at 18:49, Greg Schoettmer wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>> I've been asked a question I cannot even BEGIN to address. A lady
>> wants
>> to know if, on a Mac, you can take a digital picture and make a
>> silhouette
>> of something you took a picture of. In her case, if she takes a
>> picture of a
>> horse, can she make a silhouette of the horse?
>> How would you separate the horse from the background?
>
> You can do this in (of all things) Preview, at least under Leopard.
> Select 'Extract Shape' from under the Select item in the toolbar and
> drag around the horse.
>
> OR... if you want the image to use over another picture, you can use
> the 'Instant Alpha' item from the same toolbar item.
>
> I cannot say if this is a good solution for printing, but I've used it
> with success on the screen.
>
> Bill
>
>
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