Restoring what the eraser has erased

[Libertarian webforumsuser@macromedia.com]

I'm using the eraser tool in Fireworks MX to fine-tune the edges of one bitmap layered on top of another. What I have to do right now is zoom in tight, be VERY careful, and do-undo-redo until the edges are perfect.

With my old Micrografx, this was easy to do. Just toggle a switch that determines whether you're erasing or unerasing. Fine-tuning edges was a breeze.

How do I do this with Fireworks? Is there a way to tell it, "Okay, now instead of erasing the pixels in the bitmap, restore them using the same edge and opacity settings."?

Thanks.

[Craig Hartel]

I have found that using a mask instead of erasing is a much safer way to go,
simply because you are adding or subtracting from the mask, without worrying
about the original image itself.

Check out [url]http://www.communitymx.com[/url] for masking articles from the experts.
Also, at [url]http://www.cbtcafe.com[/url] there is a Fireworks masking tutorial as
well.


"Libertarian" <webforumsuser@macromedia.com> wrote in message
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> I'm using the eraser tool in Fireworks MX to fine-tune the edges of one

bitmap layered on top of another. What I have to do right now is zoom in
tight, be VERY careful, and do-undo-redo until the edges are perfect.

>
> With my old Micrografx, this was easy to do. Just toggle a switch that

determines whether you're erasing or unerasing. Fine-tuning edges was a
breeze.

>
> How do I do this with Fireworks? Is there a way to tell it, "Okay, now

instead of erasing the pixels in the bitmap, restore them using the same
edge and opacity settings."?

>
> Thanks.
>
>

[Lanny Chambers]

In article <biiu8i$bs0$1@forums.macromedia.com>,
"Libertarian" [email]webforumsuser@macromedia.com[/email] wrote:

> I'm using the eraser tool in Fireworks MX to fine-tune the edges of one
> bitmap layered on top of another. What I have to do right now is zoom in
> tight, be VERY careful, and do-undo-redo until the edges are perfect.

Use a vector mask. All you'd need to do is nudge the control points
around to adjust the clipping. Nothing is erased, no pixels are altered
permanently. Set the Fill of the mask to anti-aliased or feathered.

--
Lanny Chambers, St. Louis, USA
[url]http://www.hummingbirds.net/[/url]