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Username: ZorzStudios
Post Date: 2020-04-17 00:17:35

Hello, Could someone share their approach to bringing a photo in PSD file into Rebelle? In particular, I need to add drawn elements to a "cutout" of a photo. I assume I need to mask that photo in Photoshop first. There is no equivalent to Photoshop masking in Rebelle, right? In other words, I have to know [i]exactly[/i] what part of a photo needs to go into Rebelle, down to pixels. If I missed anything, I'd need to re-import after adjustments in Photoshop. Am I understanding this correctly? Thank you for your help!

Username: amade
Post Date: 2020-04-17 10:38:53

This shouldn't really be on support forum, but I think I can answer your question. In PS, each layer (or folder group) can have their own layer mask. Just google "photoshop layer mask" and you'll find a lot of tutorials on using layer mask in PS. Once you have isolated the parts of the photo that you want in PS, you can import it into Rebelle (you may need to "apply", i.e. finalize, the layer mask in PS first before importing). Basically, anything that is transparent in a layer in PS will also be transparent in Rebelle after importing.

Username: ZorzStudios
Post Date: 2020-04-18 00:12:40

Thank you for taking time to reply, amade. As noted, I am an experienced PS user and handle layer masking in PS well. I asked about its equivalent in Rebelle. Since you did not mention it, it looks like my suspicion was correct - I have to be very precise about what is imported into Rebelle as there is no more masking here, other than erasing parts (but not unmasking). Confirmed?

Username: ZorzStudios
Post Date: 2020-04-18 00:16:34

Correction: I mentioned my experience with PS in another thread. The point remains.

Username: amade
Post Date: 2020-04-19 13:24:45

No, there is no PS equivalent of non-destructive masking in Rebelle.