The canvas itself can be heavily customized and adjusted. This lets you adjust the view based on the needs of your project and the power of your computer.
The canvas controls are found at the top-right of the canvas.
PhotoKey 6 Pro: For information on the canvas navigation widget, take a look at the Batch navigation chapter.
Matte view
You can switch between a Full color view and a Foreground alpha view at any time.
| • | Full color - shows your fully composited images with all filters applied. |
| • | Foreground alpha - shows only the foreground image in a black and white alpha mode. Solid areas are shown white and transparent areas are shown black. Grey represents semi-transparent areas. This is useful for identifying areas that need cleaning up with the Key settings. |
Downsampling
PhotoKey adjusts the quality of the canvas while you adjust settings so as to maintain good performance. You can control this quality adjustment using the downsampling menu.
You can adjust this menu to suit your computer's capabilities.
| • | Quarter sample - the lowest quality mode is also the fastest. |
| • | Half sample - a balance of performance and quality. |
Scale
The scale of the canvas can be adjusted. This lets you see your entire image or zoom in on specific details.
A number of presets can be chosen from the scale menu, or you can select Scale to fit to ensure that the canvas always fits into the available window space.
You can also change the scale using the mouse wheel on the canvas.
You can move the canvas by holding the space bar and dragging with the mouse.