I've avoided using PhotoPAINT for nearly thirty years and am entirely unfamiliar with it, but I now have a situation where it is the perfect tool for the job.
Here's the situation:
- In CorelDRAW I've placed an image of a garment on a white background.
- I will then select the image and Edit Bitmap which will open the image in PhotoPAINT.
- Next, use Magic Wand Mask and select the white background.
- Go to Mask and Invert.
- Next, Copy and Paste, then delete the original layer.
- Now we'll Save which brings the image back into CorelDRAW with the overall bitmap now trimmed to the size of the garment in the photo.
- This is then resized to approximately full size so that a logo can be properly sized.
Question: Is it possible to record a macro that will do this process?
John what are you doing with the end result image and or CorelDRAW file then?
The image is only for reference and obtaining correct size and location of the logo. It is not used as production art.
The folks who are doing this lost an artist suddenly and I've been helping out. There is a tremendous amount of tedious, repeated steps and since I know how beneficial macros are I was hoping to find a way to automate the process with one or two clicks.
The image is enlarged (resolution is not important) to approximate height, say 29 inches high for a men's jacket, and that will act as a sort of template. Then the customer's logo can be overlaid and sized. An approval art will be generated as well as full size production art. Again, the image is only for reference and obtaining correct size and location of the logo.
For instance this image: https://cdnp.sanmar.com/medias/sys_master/images/images/h17/h71/11597098614814/11112-OliveGreen-5-J921OliveGreenFlatFront-337W.jpg
After running the image through the process I would end up with basically the jacket image clipped to the shape of the jacket. Simply knocking out the white still leaves me with a rectangle shape that is larger than the image.