Corel subsidiary today unveiled KnockOut 2, a major new upgrade to its masking software. It's the third product to be added to the procreate stable, and it introduces a variety of enhancements and changes requested by users of previous versions. With KnockOut 2, users can create masks of complex objects using simplified methods compared to the tools built into most imaging programs. It makes it much easier for designers and visual artists to 'knock out' fine detail like liquid, glass, ice, hair, smoke or fire than they could with ordinary imaging tools. In a recent meeting with MacCentral, field marketing manager Jill Perry explained that KnockOut 2 has been changed to help meet the needs of users of previous versions of the product. First and foremost, the software's core architecture has been changed to a plug-in, which can be installed in Adobe Photoshop 5 or higher, or other compatible applications including procreate Painter 7 or Corel Photo-Paint. Designed to work with Mac OS 8.6 or higher, KnockOut 2 runs natively under Mac OS X, as well, and will also function in Mac OS X's 'Classic' environment in tandem with software like Photoshop.