Saving masks
Corel PaintShop Pro saves masks as separate files in PspMask format. You can load a mask into another image without opening the original image. After the mask is loaded, it is automatically saved with the image in PspImage format. If you want to share a mask or use it in another image, you can save the mask to your hard drive or to an alpha channel.
An alpha channel is a data storage area within an image. Masks and selections stored in alpha channels have no effect on the appearance of an image. You can save a mask to an alpha channel within the current image or within another image. For more information on saving or loading selections in alpha channels, see Saving and loading selections.
| To save a mask to disk |
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Edit workspace
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On the Layers palette, click the mask layer.
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Choose Layers  Load/Save Mask Save Mask to Disk to open the
Save Mask To Disk dialog box.
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The Mask Files group box displays the filenames of the masks in the default Masks folder. The New Mask group box displays the current mask. |
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Click Save.
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By default, mask files are stored in ...Documents\Corel
PaintShop Pro\14.0\Masks. For information about setting file
locations, see Setting file locations.
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| To save a mask to an alpha channel |
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Edit workspace
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On the Layers palette, click the mask layer.
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Choose Layers Load/Save Mask Save Mask To Alpha Channel
to open the Save Mask to Alpha Channel dialog box.
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In the Add To Document drop-list, choose an alpha channel.
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If you want to save a mask to an alpha channel in another image, open the other image in Corel PaintShop Pro, and click it to make it active. |
If you want to change the name of the alpha channel, type a new name in the Name group box. |
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Click Save.
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