Bitmap > Colour > Reduce Number

Bitmap > Colour > Reduce Number

Bitmap > Colour > Reduce Number

Use this menu option to reduce the number of colours in the artwork on a selected bitmap layer. Carveco takes colours of a similar shade in the artwork and produces an averaged colour from them. The averaged colour replaces the originals.
      The Reduce Colours  button on the Bitmap Tools toolbar is a shortcut for this menu option. The accessibility of this button is layout dependent.

Reducing the number of colours helps to:

  • Remove unwanted colours.
  • Control the number of vectors created when converting bitmap artwork.
  • Control the shape of vectors created when converting bitmap artwork.
  • Control the size of 3D shapes.
    Colour reduction should be done as an iterative process so the number of colours can be minimised while preserving the detail in the original bitmap artwork.

Reducing the number of colours in the bitmap artwork resets all colour links and shape attributes.

To reduce the number of colours on a bitmap layer:

  1. In the Project Tree, select the bitmap layer.
  2. Select Bitmap > Colour > Reduce Number or click . The Reduce Colours dialog is displayed.
  3. Move the slider, or enter a New maximum number of colours for image value between 2 and the Current number of colours in image value.
  4. Click Apply.

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