Clipping Path - Graphic Designer's Nightmare

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 18:50:53 GMT

There are many tools in various image manipulation softwares to remove the background and isolate an image, which can be used in websites or printed catalogs. Among them Clipping Path is still the best way to knockout background. Again, among the other softwares, Adobe Photoshop offers the best solution for Clipping Path and Photoshop Masking.

Please see the images of before and after version in the table below to understand what clipping path can offer you:

Before		After

Clipping Path is a closed vector path with hard and smooth edges that creates a vector mask around an image and helps to modify the image without distorting the original outlook of the image. To get the most out of Clipping Path, you have to work at least at 400 X zoom level and draw outline from one anchor point to another. This requires intense amount of time. Since most grpahic designer are creative, they try to utilize their time in creative activities. The Clipping Path job is in no way a creative job. Therefore, Clipping Path is always a designer's nightmare.

When designing a catalog or website, a designer need a large portion of his/her time for outlining Clipping Path around the desired images. Therefore, the design project's timeline will include both creative and non-creative tasks. However, to get rid of this Clipping Path nightmare, a designer can either swith to other masking option or tools for quick turnaround time or outsource it. Quick masking softwares has offered good quality in some cases where the background is similar. But, when the image is complex and the background is dissimilar, to ensure the best quality, there is no other alternative to manually drawn clipping path. Therefore, outsourcing the clipping path is the smart option for a Graphic Designer.

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Clipping Path - Graphic Designer's Nightmare