Re: Extraction into Mask ?

In article <1142951090.103775.82940@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
crane763@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

I've used the Extract command to isolate a small
part of a photo. I used Extract because the item has
rather vague feathery or hairy edges. The extract
command worked pretty well for this. It captured
most of the detail that I wanted.

Now I want to make a mask that maintains all that
edge detail.

How do I do this?

Load the layer as a selection (hold down Control on the PC or Command on
the Mac and click on the thumbnail in the Layers palette). Now you have
a selection that defines the transparency. Save this selection as a
layer mask on the layer you want to mask.

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