Selecting An Area By Color; Modifying A Selected Area - ArcSoft 3000F - CanoScan Scanner User Manual

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Making Selections
3. Click at another location to set a second anchor point. As anchor points are added a dashed contour line
will indicate each edge of the selection area.
4. Continue to add new anchor points until the entire selection is outlined.
5. Double-click to complete the selection.
Note:
1. To make a more precise selection, refer to "Modifying a Selection" in this chapter.
2. To make a precise selection of an area that has both straight and freeform edges, use the click-
release-click method in conjunction with the trace method described in the previous section.
3. PhotoStudio will complete the selection by drawing a straight line between the first and last anchor
points unless the finish point is double-clicked.

Selecting an Area by Color

To select an area by color similarity, use the Magic Wand, which selects color-similar areas such as blue
skies or white walls, and is convenient for performing enhancements to areas of an image that are
complicated in shape but uncomplicated in color.
To select an area by color:
1. Click the Magic Wand from the Tools Palette.
2. Open the Options Palette.
3. To select the pixels closest in color, drag the RGB color slider to a lower value.
4. To select more of the variation of a color, drag the color slider to a higher value.
5. To select connected like-color areas, check Contiguous Area Only.
6. To select all like-color areas, connected or unconnected, uncheck Contiguous Area Only.
7. Click the Magic Wand in the part the image to select it.

Modifying a Selected Area

There are numerous ways to modify selections for precise and effective image editing.
The following provides an overview of how to use the various selection controls:
• To remove a selection, press Ctrl + N, or click Select on the Main Menu and choose None from the
drop-down menu, or click anywhere outside the selection.
• To invert or "select the exact opposite area of the current selection", press Ctrl + I, or click Select on the
Main Menu, then choose Invert from the drop-down menu.
• To select the entire image, press Ctrl + A, or click Select on the Main Menu, then choose All from the
drop-down menu.
• To transform a regular selection into a border, click Select on the Main Menu, then choose Border from
the drop-down menu.
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