OPF Image Treatment
Cutout Subject
A subject is isolated from its background and placed over a clean slide surface.
Best Fit
Product reveals, people-led stories, hero objects, and high-emphasis marketing slides.
Photography Guidance
Start with a transparent PNG or cleanly removed background. Add a subtle grounding shadow so the subject does not float awkwardly.
Avoid
Avoid rough cutouts, low-resolution edges, or subjects with complex hair and transparent detail unless the source asset is high quality.
Treatment Practices
Use cutouts for one dominant subject, not many small objects.
Preserve realistic scale and leave room for copy.
Use transparent image assets with clean edges.
OPF Config
image-treatments:cutout-subject{
"$schema": "https://openpresentation.org/schema/opf/v1",
"name": "PPTX.gallery — image-treatments/cutout-subject",
"description": "A subject is isolated from its background and placed over a clean slide surface.",
"tags": [
"gallery:image-treatments/cutout-subject"
],
"design": {
"slideImage": {
"src": "asset:hero",
"position": "right"
},
"imageFill": "fit"
},
"slides": [
{
"id": "gallery-preview-1",
"layout": "title-slide",
"title": "Cutout Subject",
"subtitle": "Product reveals, people-led stories, hero objects, and high-emphasis marketing slides.",
"image": {
"src": "asset:hero",
"alt": "Cutout Subject image treatment example"
}
}
]
}Preview this config live at pptx.dev/playground.
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General Image Rules
Crop with intent
Choose fit, position, and size based on the subject and message, not just available space.
Protect readability
Text over images needs enough contrast, an intentional overlay, or a separate text surface.
Respect image truth
Avoid filters or crops that distort evidence, screenshots, charts, or compliance imagery.
Keep a system
Use a small set of image treatments consistently so photo-heavy decks still feel coherent.