Adobe Photoshop is a highly flexible prepress services editing tool which offers a number of techniques in removing background from photos/images. Two very significant techniques in this realm are image clipping path / image cropping services and photoshop / transparency / knockout masking services. Though both image clipping path / background removal and image / alpha masking are used for photo / image editing purposes, they have specific features and differences associated with them. Some of the differences between clipping path / outline services and photo / layer masking services are listed below.
Image Clipping path / Cropping / Outline
1.In clipping path / image cropping, the images are saved including their path. Easy to select the path.
2.E-commerce applications are more.
3.Illustrator or In-design wont support clipping path / image outline.
4.Image output size is less.
5.More commonly used.
6.Less natural appearance compared to masking when defining hairstyles.
7.Supports all formats.
8.Clipped image can be saved as a masked image using layer masking or Alpha channel masking.
9.As clipping path / image outline is saved, any modification or further use is possible.
10.Pen tool is used. The output obtained will have hard edges.
11.Clipping path / image cropping is faster.
Photo / Image / Transparency Masking
1.The images are saved without a path associated with them.
2.Less e-commerce applications.
3.Alpha channel masking supports other software or commercial applications.
4.Image output size is more.
5.Not used much, compared to image clipping path / image outline.
6.Even intricate hair structures can be masked with natural effects.
7.Supports only .tiff and .psd.
8.Not possible to be saved as a clipped image.
9.Not as flexible as clipping path / image cropping.
10.Mask tool or techniques such as Layer mask can be used. Output will have smooth edges.
11.Not as fast as clipping path / image cropping , but fixes complex hair styles faster.
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