{"id":1716,"date":"2011-03-10T13:31:07","date_gmt":"2011-03-10T04:31:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/photo-tech\/mat-builder"},"modified":"2011-03-10T23:26:24","modified_gmt":"2011-03-10T14:26:24","slug":"mat-builder","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/regex.info\/blog\/photo-tech\/mat-builder","title":{"rendered":"Jeffrey’s Fake-Mat-Building Photoshop Script"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n

A few (low-resolution) examples...<\/p>\n\n\n

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So, I've been working on and off for a while on a Photoshop script that\nbuilds photo-realistic fake matting around images. The script is not done\nyet, but I'll present what I have in the hopes it's helpful to someone, and\nthat perhaps I can get some good feedback for improvements.<\/p>\n\n

Let me say up front that the process is a bit complex, somewhat out of\nnecessity because I want very good results, but also because I haven't done\nthe work to wrap the script up in a tidy hand-holding user interface.<\/p>\n\n

If\nyou're not comfortable editing a script file with a text editor, this post\nis not for you<\/span><\/p>\n\n

If you'd like something more automated, consider a commercial product,\nsuch as John Hartman's pricy ($239) but automated Quick Mats<\/a>. I've not\ntried it, but the samples seem promising.<\/p>\n\n

Also up front: I've tested this on Photoshop CS5. I don't know whether it works on earlier versions.<\/p>\n\n

If you just want to play with a sample PSD created by this script, you can\ndownload this 28-megabyte sample-mat.zip<\/a>, which contains\none PSD: A4 size @ 250DPI with one opening at a 1½-inch margin, and John Hancock's signature.<\/p>\n\n