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@schwanksta schwanksta released this 14 Jun 02:42
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Halftones 0.5.0

Layer Mask (new)

Load a mask that clips every plate at once — confine artwork to a shape, knock out a region, etc.

  • SVG (preferred — resolution-independent, crisp at any output DPI) or raster (PNG/JPG/WebP); stretched to the image rect.
  • Convention: white = keep, black = cut, with automatic use of the image's alpha when present, an Invert toggle, and Auto / Alpha / Luminance source modes.
  • Feather the mask edge (in inches) for a soft transition. (On 1-bit plates this is an anti-aliased gray edge; it reads as a true soft fade in the preview, color proof, and composite PNG.)
  • Stroke (keyline) tracing the mask boundary in your choice of width and color — exported as its own dedicated plate in spot mode.
  • Applies in the live preview and every export (PNG, channel PNGs, PDF, color proof), and is non-destructive: the full source image is kept for palette extraction.
  • Persisted in the .halftones project file (schema v2).

Also since 0.4.x

  • Recommended-size hint for raster masks; the mask UI notes SVG is preferred.

Unsigned app — on first launch, right-click → Open, or System Settings → Privacy & Security → Open Anyway.

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