Removing Backgrounds in PS 99 Responses

Last post: 1 month, 4 weeks ago | Thread started: Oct 5, 08, 4:35 p.m.

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• seed

  What do you think is the quickest, most efficient way to remove backgrounds in PhotoShop? In this case they are product images with a near white background. I'm removing everything including the shadows.

  Oct 5, 08, 4:35 p.m. – Permalink

• moveinspace

  http://www.ononesoftware.com/det…

  • +1– jaylarson

  

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  Dog-earOct 5, 08, 4:37 p.m. – Permalink

• MrOneHundred

  Find the 2 channels which have the most contrast with the background, pay a visit to Image > Calculations, create a new channel by multiplying them together, use Curves to further isolate the contrast in your new channel, and finally, do the final tweaks using the Dodge/Burn tool. Use this new channel as a layer mask for the main image. You can use Filter > Maximise/Minimise to shrink or grow the mask as needed.

  • bada-bing, bada-boom!– MrOneHundred

  

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  Dog-earOct 5, 08, 4:39 p.m. – Permalink

• seed

  OK great, thanks. I've only been using around $50 worth of PhotoShop for years. So I'm guessing the built in background eraser tool is pretty weak.?.

  • I’ve never used it. I have been using this method, more or less, for about 10 years. Since Version 3,anyways.– MrOneHundred

  

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  Dog-earOct 5, 08, 4:47 p.m. – Permalink

• marychain

  Photoshop background eraser is REALLY weak

  • I use a method similiar (though not as precise perhaps) as MrOneHundred– marychain1/4

    I didn’t want to be too critical of it.– MrOneHundred2/4

    It's good if you know how to use it properly.– 5timuli3/4

    -Same as OneHundo– squidy4/4

  

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  Dog-earOct 5, 08, 5:04 p.m. – Permalink

• doesnotexist

  onOne ^ makes some neat software

  • +1 btw. they've got some top stuff at decent prices.– airey

  

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  Dog-earOct 5, 08, 5:05 p.m. – Permalink

• Jnr_Madison

  http://www.vertustech.com/

  • ha, now I know how you remove the bg from my pic.– moamoa1/3

    I done that manually!– Jnr_Madison2/3

    you shopper, you– moamoa3/3

  

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  Dog-earOct 5, 08, 5:11 p.m. – Permalink

• airey

  after years and years of magazine work i actually still use the path tool. it gets the perfect result everytime.

  • manual path - not an autopath btw– airey1/3

    Yeah, but dildos don’t have too many difficult areas to deep-etch.– MrOneHundred2/3

    you make a point… a round rubbery one.– airey3/3

  

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  Dog-earOct 5, 08, 7:29 p.m. – Permalink

• mcLeod

  agree with airey. spend the time with the path tool. it will always look better than any other solution.

  • …except mine.– MrOneHundred1/3

    that's what I meant– mcLeod2/3

    glad to hear it.
    *puts-away “glove-slap” gloves.– MrOneHundred3/3

  

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  Dog-earOct 5, 08, 7:31 p.m. – Permalink

• airey

  a problem can be that you may eventually need a clipping path with the file and if you use any other method will have to make an autopath from your selection. as the autopath is unable to create curves it has to create the path with a million small straight lines from node to node. every node adds file size. not much of an issue these days but if you have a large job like a product catalogue the extra nodes in the file slow the bastard down on every step including the printing rip. saying that it's more an older issue that usually doesn't matter anymore.just worth remembering 'in case'.

  • pfft, I don’t work on product catalogues. ;-)– MrOneHundred

  

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  Dog-earOct 5, 08, 8:26 p.m. – Permalink