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transparency help
Posted on 11/9/10 at 12:21 pm
Posted on 11/9/10 at 12:21 pm
this has probably been asked before but i couldnt find it in the search.
for an image with say a white background and a colored logo. i want to keep the logo with a transparent background. in the past i have selected the white, inverted selection and then copy and pasted into a new image. this works well enough but usually leaves white crap speckles all on the side that i either have to live with or go in and manually "erase" them.
im sure there has to be an easier way to do this, but i am not aware. can anyone of you fark experts hook me up?
for the record im using GIMP right now but im sure its practically the same in photoshop, plus i have photoshop at home if it would be that much easier.
thanks
for an image with say a white background and a colored logo. i want to keep the logo with a transparent background. in the past i have selected the white, inverted selection and then copy and pasted into a new image. this works well enough but usually leaves white crap speckles all on the side that i either have to live with or go in and manually "erase" them.
im sure there has to be an easier way to do this, but i am not aware. can anyone of you fark experts hook me up?
for the record im using GIMP right now but im sure its practically the same in photoshop, plus i have photoshop at home if it would be that much easier.
thanks
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Posted on 11/9/10 at 12:39 pm to LSshoe
Sounds like you do it similar to myself. I cut the entire image, ad a layer then past the image back down and attach it. Zoom in and clean up with the eraser tool. I know of no other way to do it. If you find a better way please share.
Posted on 11/9/10 at 12:51 pm to HooDooWitch
After you invert the selection, contract the selection by 1 pixel...with the selection still active feather the selection by .4 pixels. Then ctrl + J to send it to a new layer. I use this method religiously....no more jaggy edges.
Posted on 11/9/10 at 12:52 pm to LSshoe
I use GIMP. I get the free select tool, trace around what image I want, invert the selection, and hit delete. But before you hit delete, go into layer- transparency- add alpha channel
Posted on 11/9/10 at 12:58 pm to LSshoe
When using the wand tool to select the white area, change the tolerance setting.
Example:
Example:
Posted on 11/9/10 at 3:21 pm to Rattlehead
you guys just saved me so much time
Posted on 11/9/10 at 3:44 pm to Skooter
God lawd, I need to take a photoshop class.
Normally, I manually cut out the image with polygonal lasso tool. It's long division, but I get the image I want.
Now if I used the magic wand (btw, my "shortcut") to cut out the unwanted white background, and there was still some white along the edges of the image, I would manually cut away the remaining white crap with the polygonal lasso tool.
I've never seen the Tolerance setting until today. Yet another example why my stuff takes me so long. There's no doubt I'm only using about 15% of an already outdated CS2 program.
Normally, I manually cut out the image with polygonal lasso tool. It's long division, but I get the image I want.
Now if I used the magic wand (btw, my "shortcut") to cut out the unwanted white background, and there was still some white along the edges of the image, I would manually cut away the remaining white crap with the polygonal lasso tool.
I've never seen the Tolerance setting until today. Yet another example why my stuff takes me so long. There's no doubt I'm only using about 15% of an already outdated CS2 program.
Posted on 11/9/10 at 4:00 pm to LSUFreek
Even with using the wand/tolerance and sometimes modifying the selected area as GOP described above, I still use the eraser to clean things up, get the edge I want or to blend.
That way you can control the hardness of the edge and you can also set the opacity to get a soft effect and/or blend to the image layer below.
That way you can control the hardness of the edge and you can also set the opacity to get a soft effect and/or blend to the image layer below.
Posted on 11/9/10 at 8:34 pm to LSshoe
Pen tool.
Do it the long and hard way. (twss)
Do it the long and hard way. (twss)
Posted on 11/9/10 at 10:33 pm to ChroniX
The wand and color range command are sometimes useful, but can give lack luster results. Most of the time for me it all starts with the pen tool to make my selection outlines. For hair or semi transparent things I usually make a channel based mask.
Not true Freek, all you ever need lies within CS2. There are a few more bells and whistles with CS5, but they are not really needed.
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outdated CS2 program.
Not true Freek, all you ever need lies within CS2. There are a few more bells and whistles with CS5, but they are not really needed.
This post was edited on 11/9/10 at 10:37 pm
Posted on 11/10/10 at 12:01 pm to TheNotoriousGOP
yes yes indeed you guys do rule. i appreciate the help. oh and freek, ive seen some of your work, you know plenty 
Posted on 11/10/10 at 2:20 pm to Rattlehead
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Rattlehead
Is wand/tolerance a Gimp tool or Photoshop tool. I have a wand in Gimp but do not see tolerance option. Am I not looking it the obvious spot or just driving a cheap no frills option?
Posted on 11/10/10 at 10:13 pm to HooDooWitch
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HooDooWitch
Wand/Tolerance is Photoshop. In Gimp it's called Fuzzy Select and the setting to adjust is Threshold.
This post was edited on 11/10/10 at 10:18 pm
Posted on 11/10/10 at 11:40 pm to Rattlehead
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