When
it comes to complex masking, you won't find anything more powerful than Corel
KnockOut 2. Built as a plug-in for Adobe® Photoshop®, Corel PHOTO-PAINT® and
Corel® Painter™, it lets you retain the finest image details, including hair,
smoke, liquid, fire, glass and shadows. And it does it with more speed and
accuracy than any other masking technique.
If you've made Adobe Photoshop a key part of your tool set, Corel KnockOut 2 is
an ideal fit. With shortcut keys, menus and commands like those in Adobe
Photoshop, it slides right into your workflow. It's also designed for Mac® OS X,
runs on Mac OS 8.6 to 9.1 and is available for Windows®, which gives you the
freedom to work on the platform of your choice.
New! Zoom
Tool
Gain greater control and flexibility by zooming in on an image at
predefined zoom levels using a drop-down list.
New! Aqua®
Interface and Mac® OS X Design (for Macintosh® users only)
Take advantage of this powerful new interface. Corel KnockOut 2
is built to run natively on Mac OS X and features the intuitive Aqua interface.
New! Multiple
Undo/Redo
Go back to different stages of your work instead of starting from
scratch, with up to 99 levels of Undo/Redo. Specify how many Undo and Redo
levels you require, and select which shortcut keys you prefer to use for Redo.
New! Polygonal
Line tool
Mask large, complex images more easily by using the polygonal
mode to define the selection by points or freehand.
New! Reduced
Memory Requirements
Save disk space without sacrificing functionality, and enhance
the ease with which Corel KnockOut 2 integrates into your existing tool set.
Improved User Guide, Online Documentation and Tutorials
Get started quickly and easily.
New! Revert
File option
Revert to an image's earlier or original state whenever you want
to discard numerous unwanted changes. If an image has never been saved, Corel
KnockOut 2 will retrieve the image from the host application or file and discard
the current image. If an image has previously been saved, Corel KnockOut 2 will
revert to the last saved state and discard the current image.
New! CMYK
File Option
Work with CMYK images, ensuring that KnockOut 2 can easily fit
into any workflow.
Enhanced! Shortcut
Keys and Streamlined Workflow
Enjoy enhanced ease of use and reduce the learning curve, with
shortcut keys, UI menus and commands that are similar to those in Adobe®
Photoshop®. This allows graphics professionals to streamline their workflow and
work in the manner to which they are most accustomed.
New! Touchup
Tools
Perform fine corrections to masked images with the new Brush and
Eraser tools, ensuring that the images in your composites are virtually
indistinguishable.
New! Property
Bar
Take advantage of quick access to commonly used controls. Auto
Outside Object, for example, lets you automatically create an outside selection
after having created an inside selection on the image.
Live Color Swatch
Point to an area of an image with the Inside Syringe tool, and a
circle beside the syringe cursor (the color swatch) displays the color under the
tip of the syringe cursor. When you insert a syringe color, the color swatch
displays the color to be inserted.
Automatic Error Correction
Avoid costly or time-consuming mistakes before they happen. Corel
KnockOut2 automatically recognizes errors in selections and does not permit you
to make selections that will cause errors. For example, if you have created an
inside selection and then draw an outside selection that intersects with the
inside selection, Corel KnockOut 2 will correct the selection by moving it away
from the first selection boundary by a specified number of pixels. If working
with the Pushpin or Tweezers, Corel KnockOut 2 will display a different cursor
and will not allow the action to be performed.
Background Insert
Insert Adobe Photoshop, JPEG, Macintosh PICT and TIFF images as a
background after processing the foreground of an image. Corel KnockOut 2 also
includes a library of images that can be inserted, or you can import your own
images.
Inside Object and Outside Object Tools
Use the Inside Object tool to draw the marquee selection lines
that define the color in the interior of the transition area or the foreground
object, and use the Outside Object tool to draw the lines that define the color
in the background of the transition area. Holding down the Command key turns the
Inside Object and Outside Object tools into the Pushpin and Tweezers tools
respectively, for selection areas too small for the standard marquee lines.
Inside Shadow and Outside Shadow Tools
Preserve the transparency and realism of shadows and highlights
by drawing the lines that define the interior and exterior of a shadow.
Inside Syringe Tool
Sample the interior colors of an object when it is not possible
to define the foreground or background of an object with the Inside Object or
Outside Object tools.
Edge Feather Tool
Create edge transitions when the foreground and background colors
of an object are so similar that the transition area cannot be identified.
Info Palette
Display the XY coordinates and the RGB or CMYK values for the
pixel under the pointer.
Transition Complexity
Utilize four settings to describe the amount of detail in the
foreground and background area of an image, and create a more precise mask by
choosing the setting that is appropriate for the image.
Underlay Color Palette
See your masked image on different colored backgrounds by
displaying the foreground of a processed image against various colors.