a2aviator{at}gmail.com wrote:

 >                 Once I can perfect a "blue screen"
> method on the scanner I may do them that way. Part of it is I desire a
> 100% neutral background, unlike the images I have on the old site.
> Outlining in Photoshop takes about 15 minutes per card, those auto
> outline packages all leave jaggies, so.. thats not gonna cut it.

I've heard that "Knockout" does a great job, including
"feathering" the edges of the mask in an adaptive way to
conform to fine details.

For relatively simple edges, the feathering can be done more
simply in Photoshop.

-michael

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