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From: Michael on 17 Feb 2006 17:50
I'm using FW8. For this discussion, let's say I have a large photo of a
flower. The image is 300x400. I want to create a mask that will remove the
background and leave only the flower in the middle of the photo.

I create a vector oval object that overlays the photo. The oval object is
only 100x150. I can successfully create a mask as desired.

Now, on my canvas, I have a smaller oval-shape that contains a flower image
inside it. Yet, when I hover my mouse over the masked object, the boundaries
of the photo are highlighted. To me, this is confusing.

So, if I have many masked objects on a canvas, I have to deal with seeing
boundaries that are not even close, in proximity, to the actual "visible" part
of the mask.

I even converted the masked objects to a symbol, but the symbol will still
show the extreme boundaries of the photo.

Is this just the "way it is" or am I doing something wrong?

From: Lanny Chambers on 17 Feb 2006 23:39
In article <dt5jvh$99e$1(a)forums.macromedia.com>,
"Michael" <webforumsuser(a)macromedia.com> wrote:

> Now, on my canvas, I have a smaller oval-shape that contains a flower image
> inside it. Yet, when I hover my mouse over the masked object, the boundaries
> of the photo are highlighted. To me, this is confusing.

You're seeing the outline of the mask *group*, which includes both the
photo and the mask. If you want to see them individually, use the
Subselect Tool (the white arrow).

> So, if I have many masked objects on a canvas, I have to deal with seeing
> boundaries that are not even close, in proximity, to the actual "visible"
> part of the mask.

If this presents a selection problem, put each mask group on its own
layer, and either lock or hide the other layers. Otherwise, I don't see
it as a big deal.

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From: Jim Babbage - .:TMM:. & .:CMX:. on 18 Feb 2006 01:11
Masking does not delete pixels - it only hides them. So as far as FW is
concerned, the entire image is still there. Use the Image Preview
feature (File > Image Preview) to size and/or crop the image to exclude
the undesired area. That way, you original PNG file is never altered,
giving you - or the client - the flexibility of changing your mind at
any time.

Alternatively, you can crop the image right in FW, but if you save the
file after cropping, you'll permanently delete that information.

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Michael wrote:

> I'm using FW8. For this discussion, let's say I have a large photo of a
> flower. The image is 300x400. I want to create a mask that will remove the
> background and leave only the flower in the middle of the photo.
>
> I create a vector oval object that overlays the photo. The oval object is
> only 100x150. I can successfully create a mask as desired.
>
> Now, on my canvas, I have a smaller oval-shape that contains a flower image
> inside it. Yet, when I hover my mouse over the masked object, the boundaries
> of the photo are highlighted. To me, this is confusing.
>
> So, if I have many masked objects on a canvas, I have to deal with seeing
> boundaries that are not even close, in proximity, to the actual "visible" part
> of the mask.
>
> I even converted the masked objects to a symbol, but the symbol will still
> show the extreme boundaries of the photo.
>
> Is this just the "way it is" or am I doing something wrong?
>


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