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How to use Cutout.pro photo effects

Teeinblue is now intergrated with Cutout.pro to automatically remove the background of the uploaded photo and add various effects to it.

Various face effects

An example with teeinblue uploaded photo:

Pixelated Effects

This is a 3rd-party service so you'll need to create an account and subscribe to their plan.

If you haven't had a Cutout.Pro account yet, you can choose one of these links to create an account and get extra free credits:

To get 200 pay-as-you-go credits (no expiration)
To get 2000 subscription credits for the first month (credits expire after the 1st month if no active subscription is purchased after this 1st month)

Continue reading this Article to learn more about setting up this feature on your Store.

1. CONNECT API KEY

After signing up for an account, you need to find the API key of your account in their service.

From your User Panel, navigate to API Key section to find your API Key

After copying the API key, go to Teeinblue > Extras > 3rd-party Services > Cutout.pro - Photo Effects service > and paste the API key there

2. ENABLE CUTOUT.PRO INSIDE YOUR ARTWORK

USING CUTOUT.PRO AS BACKGROUND REMOVAL SERVICE

Remember to choose Cutout.Pro as your Remove background service first (in Extras > Extras Services section > Remove Background Service)

Go to Artwork editor > edit an image layer
In Personalization Options, choose Upload photo
Continue to select Remove Background option under Image effects section

USING CUTOUT.PRO TO ADD EFFECT TO UPLOADED PHOTO

Adding effect to Uploaded Photo

To add effect to your Photo, simply navigate to Image effects section, and select the feature you would like to use from the dropdown list.

Face cutout (Cutout.Pro): The face of the subject will be cutout using Cutout.Pro service
Cartoon (Cutout.Pro): Adding various effect to the uploaded photo using Cutout.Pro service. You can find more about these effect here. There are various effect for you to choose from.

THINGS TO KEEP IN MIND:

Each effect will cost you a certain amount of credit from your account.
Face Cutout already includes Remove background, so you should turn off the "Remove background of uploaded photo" to avoid unnecessary cost.
The order of the effect will decide what effect applies first.

We don't recommend using too many effects at the same time, it can return unexpected results.

3. PUBLISH YOUR CAMPAIGN

Once you are happy with your Settings, you can launch it!

For example, this is the result of pixelated result!

At the moment, Cutout.Pro supports PNG, JPG, JPEG, BMP, WEBP format.The maximum resolution uploaded at present is 4096x4096 pixels, and the image file size is less than 15MB.

Rate Limit for Photo Uploads

To prevent abuse and avoid unnecessary consumption of third-party AI credits, we’ve introduced a rate-limiting feature for photo uploads. This ensures fair usage while helping you control costs.

You can set a rate limit by going into Teeinblue > Extras > 3d-party Service > Upload limit settings

When a buyer reaches the upload limit, they’ll see a message directly in the Product Page so they know why they can’t continue. You can customize this message in Product page content > Upload photo > Error message when reaching upload limit.

It will look like this for the Customers:

When a buyer is close to the limit (less than 3 uploads left), they’ll see a warning message in Product Page. You can customize this warning in Product page content > Upload photo > Warning message when nearing upload limit.

It will look like this for the Customers:

Note: The upload limit does not apply in the Campaign editor, so you can test without restrictions.

Please keep in mind the following about this feature:

Applies per buyer (identified by device, not IP)
Applies per Custom Photo Upload option - not the total number of uploads
Only applies to 3rd-party AI effects. Teeinblue’s built-in effects are not affected.
Resets every hour

Updated on: 02/10/2025

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