TeoreX makes small programs that have little impact on Windows and mostly focus on their expertise using a newer, somewhat different method of image analysis. In short, they don't always do the job you want, &/or do the job as well as you want, but they can work great, & when they do work the tech they use is a huge time saver. The same tech is used in P/Shop & other image editors, and featured in plug-ins, whereas TeoreX keeps it simple with easy, stand-alone apps.

I think many people with more advanced image editing skills gladly add TeoreX apps like PhotoScissors to their tool kit, because occasionally you'll have an image where the tools in something like P/Shop, PaintShop Pro, the GIMP etc. don't quite get it right, & something like this may be just different enough to work. Those who don't get so involved in image editing OTOH very often value TeoreX apps on their own.

As far as the tech itself goes, it all started around 2005 I think, with a research paper describing a new way to analyze images. The 1st app to use it AFAIK was Retarget -- the files for the last version before their work was sold are dated 2007. wikipedia[.]org/wiki/Seam_carving

RE: PhotoScissors itself... Making a selection [or selections] -- frequently referred to as a mask or masks -- is one of the core functions in most every image editor, & very often a part of everyday editing, not to mention necessary for a great many special FX & most all compositing [combining elements from more than one image, e.g. green screen techniques]. PhotoScissors uses TeoreX's tech to approach the task in an unusual manner. It will not always work, or work as well as desired, and you'll often still need your regular editing app to finish the job, but when it works it can be a big time saver.

Selection Basics... You make a selection in an image so whatever you do will only effect part(s) of an image, or to copy & paste that selection somewhere else -- the PhotoScissors' site shows it pasted on a transparent background. The border of a selected object is the edge of that object where the color is different than anything in the immediate background. It's complicated by the fact that in a photo [unlike an illustration], those edges are not clear cut, but a mix of both the object & the immediate background -- how much so varies.

Many image editing apps have their own special tools to try and make the tedious task of creating a selection or mask less so, but the only tool I've read of pros recommending is Topaz Remask, & then because it can be faster in difficult situations rather than being absolutely necessary. When it can fit into your workflow, I'd personally try PhotoScissors 1st [& I have Remask] -- I mention workflow because there are situations when importing something from PhotoScissors or any other app just won't do, e.g. when you need to be able to later easily modify the steps you've taken along the way from RAW to finished project.

Otherwise the internet has a huge number of How-To articles & tutorials on making selections & creating masks, because different methods appeal to different people. A lot of that stuff focuses on P/Shop or the GIMP, but very often it can apply all or in part to most other editing apps, so don't be immediately put off because the title mentions one of those 2.

mike  –  8 years ago  –  War dieser Kommentar hilfreich? Ja | Nein (+26)

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This a simple app for removing background, just mark the background then mark the foreground and that's it.

Evgeny  –  8 years ago  –  War dieser Kommentar hilfreich? Ja | Nein (+18)

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Installation was very smooth. Photoscissors is a small application with a relatively straightforward interface that novices and professionals alike will quickly understand and be able to use. I was amazed at how easy it was to separate the background - and no fussing around with the odd rogue pixels - a clear and precise extraction! Thank you GOTD and developer.

Tony  –  8 years ago  –  War dieser Kommentar hilfreich? Ja | Nein (+16)

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I've installed the program, opened it, closed it down, extracted activate.exe to the desktop, run this as the PC administrator but it's having no effect at all.

Piers  –  8 years ago  –  War dieser Kommentar hilfreich? Ja | Nein (-5)

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Piers,
Extract both Activate.exe AND Active.gcd

Piers, Extract both Activate.exe AND Active.gcd
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Ootje  –  8 years ago  –  War dieser Kommentar hilfreich? Ja | Nein (+14)

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Works really nicely, I actually bought CutOut 5 Pro recently and so far I greatly prefer this. It would have been nice if you could save the work-in-progress though, so you could go back and tweak something later (or add/remove things).

JohnL  –  8 years ago  –  War dieser Kommentar hilfreich? Ja | Nein (+14)

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