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Basic idea and steps:

Contrary to compose a object into background, inpainting operation try to remove/erase a unwanted object from bacground. The following figure will help you understand the basic idea:

From above sample, we know there are 3 basic steps of inpaint:

1. Select the object in base layer (only support inpaint on base layer).
2. Call menu 'Selection-Inpaint Selection', set parameters, and click 'OK'
3. Select none.

How it works?

In fact, the inpainting function is the automatical version of 'camera paint tool', which try to find patch around the selection and paste it to replace the original object.

Repeat Inpaiting

In many case, inpaint once can not get the best result. There maybe artifact make the result seems 'not real'. You can repeat select and inpaintiong until getting a acceptable result.

Example:

First time inpainting:

Select the unreal partand inpaint again:

FAQ:

1,About parameter 'Feather', when should we use it?

This parameter can make the result more smooth at the edge of selection. If you selection is too close to the object, you can uncheck it to avoid the remain pixels of object on edge.

2,Error shows 'Too close to border', How can I do?

You can expand cavas size by using 'Image-Cavas Size' command. and inpaint again. After done, use 'Crop' tool for original size.

3, I repeat many times, and still can not get good result.

Try use 'Camera paint tool' for inpainting manually.

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