I am hoping that the next version of Photoshop will include a way to
exclude an unwanted area from being included in the content-aware fill.
With the spot healing brush and content aware, rather than stopping
near a line or edge, it is best to go on across that line or edge to an
area that has little or no detail in it. When it goes bad, I just back
up in the history panel and start over. It doesn't always do it's thing
the same way. In case you might wonder, I am a big fan of the
content-aware, both in the fill and the spot healing brush. It has
taken a bit of learning to work well with it, though. LOL
For the openings in foliage when replacing sky backgrounds, I have found
that using channels to make a mask works quite well. Russell Brown has
a tutorial where he does this when replacing the background behind hair,
but it works equally well with foliage.
Paul in Portland OR
On 9/17/2011 12:07 PM, Moose wrote:
>
>> I only say "damn near" because the "content-aware fill" _is_ worth the price
>> of the upgrade.<g> I've beeb revisiting a few images from a ways back, and
>> I've found instances where content-aware fill has done in a few seconds what
>> I spent much more time carefully cloning.
> Often sheer magic, sometimes frustrating. When it goes bad, fixating on some
> inappropriate source, I still sometimes
> can't find a solution.
>
> The two tools work together well. I often use Refine Edge=>Shift edge and
> =>Feather to expand and blend the edge of a
> selection for Content Aware Fill.
>
> With the Smart Healing Brush Tool, Content Aware and Proximity Match each
> have their place, depending on the content.
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