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garry2005

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 1:23 pm    Post subject: Need help with erasing background... Reply with quote

Hi all....another newbie here. I have Photoshop 7, but not very familiar with it.

I'm trying super-impose the bust of a PSD image (without the white background) on top of another GIF image, and I cannot figure out how to get rid of the white background. If any of you know how to do this, and are willing to go V-E-R-Y slow in explaining it, I'd sure appreciate the help.

Thanks,
Garry (garry@jetcoder.com)
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$limmy

Joined: 21 Sep 2005
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 2:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hi garry,

Try clicking select / color range,
click on the white that u want to remove and adjust the threshold so it selects as much of the white as U want.
click ok,
click delete,
repeat if nessasary.
Then place it ontop of the other image
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garry2005

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 3:16 pm    Post subject: RE: Background... Reply with quote

This is pathetic! I should be ables do something as simple as that, but...I can;t make it work. I don't know whether to choose "Selection" or "Image"....also, the Eyedropper is what I'm clicking with (dunno why)...is that correct? WHen I click the (-) symbol, nothing happens.

I could attach the file here, maybe, if you think would help; maybe something's haywire with the file, or something.

Thanks for the help, though...
Garry
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Gallo_Pinto

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

you want "image" not "selection". You should be using the eyedropper. Click once to select a colourr ange, then click"+" so that any further clicks will add to your current selection.
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cbadland

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 10, 2005 6:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

and try changing the mode of your GIF (Color Index) file to RGB. GIF will not support layers. (Image>Mode>RGB). Don't know how you are going about this, but changing mode may help.
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$limmy

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 11, 2005 9:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

both good points
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