Freistellungssoftware/ Freisteller

English translation: knock-outs

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German term or phrase:	Freisteller
English translation:	knock-outs
Entered by:	Klaus Herrmann

13:29 Aug 21, 2002

German to English translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Printing & Publishing / Graphics

German term or phrase: Freistellungssoftware/ Freisteller

wir fotografieren Ihre objekte und stellen sie mit der *** Freistellungssoftware frei.
Have found that this is for separating the object in the pic. from its background, e.g. Procreate Knock-Out, but can't find a simple equivalent Eng.term. And in the price list there are also Freisteller (a price is given per Freisteller). What are they?

Anne Humphreys (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 23 (none open) Answers: 68 Germany
Local time: 06:48

knock-outs/knock-out software

Explanation:
Knock-out is not exactly a simple term. Neither is Freisteller. BTW, your explanation (separating the object in the pic. from its background) is perfect.

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Note added at 2002-08-21 13:42:05 (GMT)
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I suppose for general audience, you could describe it as as objects separated from the background. Hemera, a Canadian publisher of picture collections, refers to knock-outs as photo-objects (possibly trademarked?)

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Klaus Herrmann
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Local time: 06:48

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Thanks - I ended up offering the client a choice of knock-out and image isolation, an telling them that release (which they produced from an earlier translation) didn't seem appropriate.
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knock-outs/knock-out software

Klaus Herrmann

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screen capture software

Joanne Parker

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screen capture software

Explanation:
Actually, I think this is referring to the "crop" function, where you cut out the parts of the image that you don't need.

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Joanne Parker
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knock-outs/knock-out software

Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Local time: 06:48
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Thanks - I ended up offering the client a choice of knock-out and image isolation, an telling them that release (which they produced from an earlier translation) didn't seem appropriate.

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