User Guide

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ADOBE PHOTOSHOP 5.0
User Guide
Removing fringe pixels from a
selection
When you move or paste an anti-aliased
selection, some of the pixels surrounding the
selection border are included with the selection.
This can result in a fringe or halo around the edges
of the pasted selection. These three Matting
commands let you edit these unwanted edge
pixels:
• Defringe replaces the color of any fringe pixels
with the colors of nearby pixels containing pure
colors (those without background color). For
example, if you select a yellow object on a blue
background and then move the selection, some of
the blue background is selected and moved with
the object. Defringe replaces the blue pixels with
yellow ones.
• Remove Black Matte and Remove White Matte
are useful when you want to paste a selection anti-
aliased against a white or black background onto a
different background. For example, anti-aliased
black text on a white background has gray pixels at
the edges, which are visible against a colored
background.
You can also remove fringe areas by using
the sliders in the Layer Options dialog box
to remove, or make transparent, areas from the
layer. In this case, you would make the black or
white areas transparent.
To decrease a fringe on a selection:
1 Choose Layer > Matting > Defringe.
2 Enter a value in the Width text box for the
distance to search for replacement pixels, and then
click OK. In most cases, a distance of 1 or 2 pixels
is enough.
Original selection, and selection defringed: 2 pixels
To remove a matte from a selection:
Choose Layer > Matting > Remove Black Matte or
Remove White Matte.