Refine Selection Explained - Better Selections in: Affinity Photo

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  • Make better Selections in less Time. Learn to use the Refine Tool Settings to improve your Selections and get the results you need. This video explains what every slider and functions does. Especially the Preview Mode are important. They show you the result on a black, white and transparent background. The Border Width, Smooth, Feather and Ramp Sliders help Affinity Photo adjust the selection a lot better based on your needs. The Matte Brush can help you adjust the Foreground and Background after creating the selection. And with the Output Selection you can get anything from a Selection to a Mask, a new Layer and a new Layer with a Mask. Perfect for any use.
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  • @indianwinter
    @indianwinter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Of all of TH-cam, you're the best on Affinity Photo. Keep it up and thank you.

  • @rosebuddesign635
    @rosebuddesign635 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This might be the best video about refine selection.
    Coming from Photoshop I was a bit puzzled by it in Affinity.
    Thank you so much. 👍

  • @artysanmobile
    @artysanmobile ปีที่แล้ว

    I just learned the answers to about 10 big questions. Thank you, Olivio. Great video.

  • @georgewade4173
    @georgewade4173 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent video, thank you!

  • @jamescordon8133
    @jamescordon8133 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best description of the refine panel I've watched Olivio, thanks.

  • @crankcuffin7238
    @crankcuffin7238 ปีที่แล้ว

    Completely EPIC! I actually love you! 😘😄

  • @nostaticatall
    @nostaticatall 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Excellent, thorough explanation. Thanks.

  • @LindaDonaldsBTJ
    @LindaDonaldsBTJ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was incredibly helpful, because of the detailed explanations. Often there are a bunch of options for applying a feature, but you have no idea what each of them do or when you might want to use them -- and all the video tutorials you watch seem to gloss over them, focusing instead on one narrow task. But I'm one of those people who want to know what those other feature options are used for! So, thank you for making this video that focused on explaining what each of these refinement options do (and that it was not just for background erasing). I will be checking out more your other videos now -- hoping to discover that you will be my "go to" person for figuring out what all the various options do in other areas of the Affinity suite.

  • @russelsteward3412
    @russelsteward3412 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Glad I watched this, puts a few finer points across and made me a better user of the tool. Thanks my friend!

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Awesome, happy i could help you understand this better :)

  • @shahidmir106
    @shahidmir106 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great job Olivio. I really appreciate that.

  • @SousDine
    @SousDine 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A clear and extremely useful explanation. As someone below has suggested, one is often told what a feature does, but not why one would want to use it, and life is too short to look up everything with Google!

  • @rickyperez2066
    @rickyperez2066 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Ramp... Wow, how have I missed that for so long? Thanks again for a fantastic video.

  • @vikasgautam2701
    @vikasgautam2701 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You once again have proven that you are a great teacher and also that you are THE MASTER OF AFFINITY SOFTWARE. I really appreciate you and thank you, because you make videos to teach and not just to upload videos to gain subscribers. This video of Refine Selection, has solved my many problems regarding the refine Tool with which I was struggling for months. But this video of 11 minutes has solved all my problems with Refine Selection. Though your example was simple, but now I am able to cut out low resolutions images with perfection (though I resize them to a high DPI image). Thanks once again for doing a great job for Affinity Community. Besides, If possible, can you make a video, on how to perfectly resize a document within Affinity Photo itself.

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, Vikas. That makes me very happy to read. What kind of resize for what purpose are you doing? For example for Social Media? Or for Web Design? Or something else?

    • @vikasgautam2701
      @vikasgautam2701 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@OlivioSarikas I cutout images for Social Media and also for print like Brochures & Flyers etc. Some times clients send me a small size and low resolution image, which create problems when I zoom the image while making selections. My current workflow, is that I increase the DPI of the image to 300 within Affinity Photo, so that pixelation is less and making selection is less problematic. But many times this method fails. So, if you can guide on how to resize the image perfectly for making cutouts and also on how to adjust the contrast, levels etc, so that the foreground is easy to distinguish from the background. Hope I am able to convey, what I am trying to request to you.

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@vikasgautam2701 For upsacling a low resolution image you really need a AI upscaling software or online tool You can see me comparing different of these tools and pages here: th-cam.com/video/6yf9kFhIGq0/w-d-xo.html

  • @DSLRVIDEOTIPPS
    @DSLRVIDEOTIPPS 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Danke für die nützichen Hinweise. Thanks for the usefull notices :-)

  • @PORKUNIT1
    @PORKUNIT1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really enjoy your Affinity Photo tutorials. Keep up the great work.

  • @10mins
    @10mins 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very interesting. This provides me with answers to problems I've encountered in the past. I shall definitely be using these tools. Thank you for sharing.

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, happy i could provide new insights :)

  • @silenciowatford
    @silenciowatford 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Best video on affinity selection's

  • @tompatton2086
    @tompatton2086 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Very good explanation Olivio. By the way, great shirt! 👍

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you :) I love that shirt too. Just bought it in Bangkok :)

  • @ch4mb3rl41n
    @ch4mb3rl41n 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you. Great tutorial. You are my favourite Affinity Photo teacher.

  • @robertYTB78g
    @robertYTB78g 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Well! just can't get a better presentation than this one :) .Thanks.

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you very much. Really happy to hear that :)

  • @mauricemagiq
    @mauricemagiq 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks a bunch very detailed...

  • @enertron4976
    @enertron4976 ปีที่แล้ว

    very informative, thanks for the video

  • @Steve-xm2xu
    @Steve-xm2xu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    absolutely fantastic! thanks Olivio, amazing for my workflow

  • @RobertLitschauer
    @RobertLitschauer 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Olivio!

  • @alkhateeb6410
    @alkhateeb6410 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another great video, thank you Olivio.

  • @wreford07
    @wreford07 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Another excellent tutorial. Thanks!

  • @TheEtbetween
    @TheEtbetween 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellent thanks

  • @theunclemez
    @theunclemez 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    rewatched and applied on personal project and .... woooooow
    Thank you Olivio

  • @Anaphase001
    @Anaphase001 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Absolutely brilliant! Thank you so much, you have helped me a lot with a work project I've been trying to get through. I am producing a technical manual for a car engine component and I took all of the pictures of the parts on a white background without realising that there would not be enough contrast to select them. I'm new to all of this (I actually build the engine part, I'm not a designer).

  • @GeekRedux
    @GeekRedux 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Olivio, you do some pretty great tutorials. Well-paced, straight to the point, and very thorough. Great work!

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, that makes me really happy to hear :)

    • @GeekRedux
      @GeekRedux 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@OlivioSarikas No, thank you! I've learned a lot!

  • @thomasfritsch4004
    @thomasfritsch4004 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you Olivio, in i've learned a lot that makes my work easier

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Happy i could help you improve your skills :)

  • @taste_is_sweet
    @taste_is_sweet 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderfully clear explanation, thank you! I'm trying to learn Affinity so I don't have to keep subscribing to Photoshop, and your tutorials have been the most helpful so far. Much appreciated!

  • @ptst19
    @ptst19 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    A very good tutorial, one of the best

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you, that makes me very happy :)

  • @imzaazmi
    @imzaazmi 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very detail explanation n easy to understand.. Thank you so much Olivio 👍👍

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You are very welcome. Happy i could help :)

  • @nerrelloader4226
    @nerrelloader4226 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Excellently explained Olivio. I've used refine often, but at times struggled with certain images getting them perfect. Now I know the full use of this tool. Many thanks, as always. :)

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Awesome, happy i could improve your workflow :)

  • @GaeusRufus
    @GaeusRufus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for that!

  • @peteranita1231
    @peteranita1231 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Vielen Dank, jetzt habe auch ich das verstanden... :-)

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Danke, freut mich sehr das ich helfen konnte :)

  • @ianbrowne9304
    @ianbrowne9304 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    another good one mate with little but important tips I need to revisit, relearn, or perfect better . As you said, low resolution files like my little Lumix fz300 make Affinity work much harder; and many of my selections are bush/forest/nature subjects and that can make refine work very hard; even with my Oly files.
    I will post recent select edit in your FB group
    Tip mostly for newbies : we often go over board with the perfection of our selection so we go to 200-300% screen enlargement which is generally not required
    Free tip: I have a macro that shrinks /smooths / feathers the selection by 1 pixel per click to take "the edge" off the selection
    Cheers -- keep safe

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That is a very good advise. I actually made a separate video about this for removing bright and dark edges around objects :) th-cam.com/video/Q3w28B75VxI/w-d-xo.html

  • @markoehlschlager3862
    @markoehlschlager3862 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great tutorial, Olivio. One minor point of feedback: the audio track sounds thin, a bit like you're talking through a tin can. Check your settings.

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, sorry for that. This was my first recording after coming back from Thailand and i spoke into the backside of my Mic (looks the same from both sides). In the future the sound is going to be perfect again :)

  • @qruxart
    @qruxart 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about the matte edges checkbox? Is that for color decontamination ? That’s the one thing you left off your detailed tutorial.

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Andrew, that simply turns the Matte Section on and off. If it is off you get a very rough and pixelated selection that goes from 100% directly to 0% with nothing in-between

  • @simonchilds2928
    @simonchilds2928 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey Olivio, great video but can you do one on Hair this always seems to be the most difficult thing in Affinity

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Simon, i'm working on that. Want to create a tutorial with really good results, so i'm still researching this more :)

    • @simonchilds2928
      @simonchilds2928 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@OlivioSarikas Awesome, thanks Olivio - I am positive that there must be a way to do it quicker and more accurately.

  • @islamicsourcesreviewed388
    @islamicsourcesreviewed388 ปีที่แล้ว

    I tried to shrink my selection to remove some fringe. In the desktop version of Affinity Photo there is an actual menu to grow/shrink your selection. On the Ipad version I can’t find this option? Do you now where I can find this function on the Ipad version?

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  ปีที่แล้ว

      Sorry, i'm not on iPad. But you can ask in my Facebook Community: facebook.com/groups/oliviotutorials.superfan/

  • @justinkd
    @justinkd 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    How can this be done on the iPad version? I seem to be getting a lot of that slight fading/haze

    • @OlivioSarikas
      @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I don't have an iPad sorry. But you can join my Facebook Community and ask there. They are very helpful :) facebook.com/groups/oliviotutorials.superfan

  • @hellssurprise9338
    @hellssurprise9338 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Heya people I need to know all the colours in a photo automatically, and have if possible the codes to make the colours else where, does anyone know if theres a way to do this in affinity photo? If not is there a addon I can download somewhere for the software. I have uploaded a few of my photos to colour extractor tools online and concerned I don't exactly know where my
    photos will end up
    Please reply back even if its a no it's not possible to do this

  • @OlivioSarikas
    @OlivioSarikas  2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Join my Welcome Back Live Stream here: th-cam.com/video/YcggJfCiEuw/w-d-xo.html

  • @CatToy4000
    @CatToy4000 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    a