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Rofl_Mao
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 Posted: Tue, 9th Nov 2010 22:17 Post subject: Cleaning up pixelated GIF edges in Photoshop |
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So I have here this GIF image with some ugly and pixelated edges. It doesn't really show in its original size, but things will get more ugly when its enlarged. I need it to look a little better because its size will be increased a lot.
So how can I smooth those edges in Photoshop? Blurring didn't really give the desired effect. It made the image look like it was covered in vaseline.
Of course I COULD manually trace the image in Illustrator... That would however mean a lot extra work because of the cartoony black edges. And I ain't getting paid for that 
In case you're wondering, that funny looking fella is Zwarte Piet. Or Black Pete in English. Sinterklaas' little helper, the Dutch Santa. Pete has to do all the dirty work diving into chimneys, breaking in peoples' homes to deliver presents for the children. In the mean time white Sinterklaas gets to casually ride his beautiful stallion and take all the credit 
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| Posted: Wed, 10th Nov 2010 02:48 Post subject: |
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1. turn the gif transparency into photoshop layer mask (select nontransparent areas by ctrl+clicking the layer, and then click add layer mask)
2. add a black layer under the image
3. flatten the face image down onto the black image, but PRESERVE the layer mask
4. size it up
5. add a reference image of something in a layer under the image so you see how the edges look (or just fill it white or blue or whatever)
6. run median on layer mask (start with low values and see how it goes)
7. PROFIT!!
as an alternative to the median step, you could add blur(just 3-5 pixels) to the mask and then bring up brightness and contrast adjustment and pump the contrast up half way so it gets rid of the blurry edges, and use brightness to adjust the offset
if you find a nice balance where it's mostly good looking but there's a spot or few where it could use some more light touching up, grab the smudge tool, set it to very low (like 10%) and rub the layer mask where it's rough
layer masks are a life saver with edges
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Rofl_Mao
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| Posted: Wed, 10th Nov 2010 12:02 Post subject: |
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Cool that looks like a pro tip! I'll give it a go later this day 
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Saner
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| Posted: Wed, 10th Nov 2010 12:17 Post subject: |
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Thanks for the info about who it is, always nice to learn about other country's cultures etc..
Like the time I found out in the Netherlands you have a BLUE(!!!) Big Bird
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I saw things like that in here and in other "woman problems" topics so...... Am I the only one that thinks some authorities needs to be alerted about Saner and him possibly being a rapist and/or kidnapper ? |
Saner is not being serious. Unless its the subject of Santa!
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| Posted: Wed, 10th Nov 2010 17:06 Post subject: |
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I don't have Corel installed atm but it's a simple colored image. Couldn't you resize it with Corel and then resave it?
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Rofl_Mao
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| Posted: Wed, 10th Nov 2010 19:30 Post subject: |
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| Saner wrote: | Thanks for the info about who it is, always nice to learn about other country's cultures etc..
Like the time I found out in the Netherlands you have a BLUE(!!!) Big Bird |
Yeah he (or she??) is called Pino over here.
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Saner
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| Posted: Thu, 11th Nov 2010 08:38 Post subject: |
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hahah yeah I forgot that.
Years ago on IRC someone told me, and I just found it bizzare, I just figured stuff like that was exported across the world, not remade in / for some country's.
Still as I said its always nice to know.
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I saw things like that in here and in other "woman problems" topics so...... Am I the only one that thinks some authorities needs to be alerted about Saner and him possibly being a rapist and/or kidnapper ? |
Saner is not being serious. Unless its the subject of Santa!
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Frant
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| Posted: Thu, 11th Nov 2010 16:56 Post subject: |
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Surely you can convert it automatically in Illustrator to make it perfectly resizeable?
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