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1. Basic operations
[Detail–] []
In these modes, the noise in the background image can be removed step by step.
This is a useful way of adjusting images lost by other sampling operations to adjust the texture or transparency of images.
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Detail
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[Matte Sponge]
In this mode, the semi-transparent parts of the subject in a foreground image are selected and made matte (non-transparent).
Unlike [Clean FG Noise] on the Sample sub menu, the color information is not changed in the process.
With [Clean FG Noise], the colors of the selected parts are restored to their original colors but, with [Matte Sponge], only the
semi-transparent keys are made matte (non-transparent) while the colors remain unchanged and the original colors are not
restored.
[Make FG Trans]
In this mode, the transparency of areas with a low transparency in the foreground image is increased.
This is useful when, for instance, areas covered with dark smoke or clouds in a foreground image are to be made
semi-transparent.
[Restore Detail]
In this mode, the transparency of areas with a high transparency in the background image is reduced.
This is useful when, for instance, restoring the details of an image (such as an image with a subject who has loose hair or an
image with smoke), which have been lost as a result of a [Clean BG Noise] or other such operation on the Sample sub menu,
to what they were in the original image.
