Watch an MPEG-1 demonstration video (4.5 MB) (for the ipod version of the video click here) to see SIOX live in action in GIMP 2.3.3 or look at the following snapshots. Please note, that the actual appearance will change as the development goes on. Please click on each image for a bigger version. GIMP 2.3.3 can be downloaded here.

1. Select the SIOX tool from the GIMP toolbox.
   
   
   
   
2. Select region of interest
   The region of interest must contain the entire object you want to extract and as few background as possible.
   
   
   
   Once you leave the mouse button your region of interest is shown:
   
   
   
   
3. Mark some known foreground
   Now mark representative foreground using the foreground brush. These strokes must not contain any background pixels.




Once you leave your mouse button, you will see a refinement of the selection. You can add as many foreground markings as you want, or you can choose to add background markings.




4. Create Selection
   Now press enter to get your selection mask.
   
   
   
   You may now use the object "as if it was real".