Timebox now includes a new 3D model called a Cutout. A Cutout model is a customizable photo frame with special features so you can add realistic photos of people to your Timebox scenes.
A Cutout model is a customizable photo frame with special features so you can add realistic photos of people to your Timebox scenes.
Cutout models remove or “cutout” the background of iPhone or iPad portrait mode photos. They also preserve the transparent background in PNG photos so the person in the photo will appear as if they’re standing (or floating) in the scene without the background of the original photo.
A Cutout model:
Looks like a vertically-oriented, smoked-gray glass.
Is usually added to the ground or floor in a scene.
Takes advantage of iPhone and iPad portrait mode photos and the new Select Subject feature in Adobe Photoshop 2020 for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
A Cutout is also a customizable Photo Player to show and play any Timebox photo stories.
To add a portrait mode photo to a Cutout:
Use the Camera app on your iPhone or iPad to take a photo in Portrait mode. Currently Portrait mode is only supported on recent devices listed here along with helpful how tos and lighting tips: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208118.
In a Timebox scene, tap the ground or floor where you want to place the cutout, then tap the + button, then Signs & Screens, then tap Cutout.
Tap the new Cutout model, then tap the Photos button, then Photo Library, then Albums, then Portrait from Media Types to choose one or more portrait photos.
You may want to tap the Photos button again to adjust how the photo is positioned or cropped in the Cutout by tapping Player Settings, then No Cropping.
To make any photo useful for a Cutout using Adobe Photoshop for iPad:
Launch the PhotoShop for iPad app and open or import a photo of a person.
Tap and hold the select toolbar button until the popup with Select Subject appears, then tap Select Subject.
Once the person is selected, tap the Mask button on the toolbar that appears on the bottom of the screen.
Crop the result as desired, usually making a vertical photo works best with the Cutout model.
Tap the Share button and choose Publish and export, then choose PNG format (to preserve the transparent background).
Then choose where you’d like to save the PNG photo.
Then follow the steps above, starting with step #2 to add the photo to your Cutout model.
Give cutouts a try! We’d love to hear what you think. Thanks!
(updated 11/11/2020)