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Binary Object Mask

segmentation, masks & control

Typeface · Black Ops One

Real-world algorithm demonstration, applied to a NASA portrait.
Real-world algorithm demonstration, applied to a NASA portrait.Image: NASA / Eileen Collins · scikit-image (public domain)View source ↗

Prompt

Transform this image into a Binary Object Mask, rendering the selected main subject as solid pure white and all background areas as solid pure black. Use hard, clean silhouette boundaries, retain meaningful internal openings, and remove color, shading, texture, and gray transitions. Keep the original subject and composition.

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Identify

White marks the selection, black the region to be hidden.

Principle

The foreground mask is taken from a segmentation1.

Try it out

Use it as a compositing mat2.

Classification

Calculated image processing result.

Further examples · 7 images

Thresholding
02 ThresholdingThe right panel shows a binary mask where white pixels isolate specific objects from the source image. This demonstrates a segmentation-based mask used to define regions of interest or create compositing mats.Taj Morton · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Alpha matte
03 Alpha matteA lion image is shown alongside its binary matte. The white area defines the foreground selection against a black background, demonstrating how a mask isolates a specific object for compositing.Yagan Kiely; Qsorter (derivative work) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Binary Object Mask, applied to “Old man reading newspaper early in the morning at Basantapur-IMG 6800”
04 Binary Object Mask, applied to “Old man reading newspaper early in the morning at Basantapur-IMG 6800”White pixels define the silhouette of the man and his newspaper against a solid black background. This high-contrast map clearly separates the foreground subject from the hidden region.Bijay Chaurasia (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AI illustration: A human silhouette is displayed in solid white against a black background
05 AI illustration: A human silhouette is displayed in solid white against a black backgroundA human silhouette is displayed in solid white against a black background. This depicts a binary mask where the white area selects the subject and the black area defines the region to be excluded.Illustration generated for the Atlas (AI)
AI illustration: A source photograph and its corresponding segmentation
06 AI illustration: A source photograph and its corresponding segmentationThe image shows a source photograph and its corresponding segmentation. The right panel uses binary values, white for the foreground objects and black for the background, to facilitate compositing.Illustration generated for the Atlas (AI)
AI illustration: A high-contrast scene displays subjects in pure white against a black bac
07 AI illustration: A high-contrast scene displays subjects in pure white against a black bacA high-contrast scene displays subjects in pure white against a black background. This illustrates a binary selection where white denotes the foreground elements to be kept.Illustration generated for the Atlas (AI)