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Sam Bataclan
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August 22, 2023
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I'm looking for a good plugin to remove background

  • August 22, 2023
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I'm looking for a good plugin to remove background  -  not too expansive - good quality

 

thanks for your opinion

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    Peru Bob
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 23, 2023

    Moved to the AE forum.

    Sam Bataclan
    Known Participant
    August 23, 2023

    Okay i m à newbie,  i thought i was  There

     

    Community Expert
    August 23, 2023

    If you want to remove a background, the first step is always to prepare the shot and the camera carefully. For example, this shot from Adobe Stock is going to be extremely difficult.

     

    This one is going to be a lot easier. The subject is in focus, the edges are sharp. most of the foreground has significantly different color values than the background.

    Rotobrush would be your best option for both edges, but both will require some hand masking and manual Rotoscope (animated masks) to do a really good job. 

     

    When I have to shoot a scene and remove the background I always use a higher shutter speed to reduce or eliminate motion blur. You can put that back in later. Control the lighting as much as possible so that edges don't blend in with the background. Control camera position to keep the color values between the foreground and background as far apart as possible, and eliminate fly away hair as much as possible. 

     

    Show us a frame from the footage you are trying to use and we can give you some specfic instructions. In many cases a procedural matte created from a heavily color corrected copy of the footage can be used to remove a great deal of the background, then a little Rotoscoping or Rotobrush can be used to clean up the rest of the image. Unless the background is fairly uniform, most of the time, even with careful planning, you are going to have to use more than one tool and have more than one layer.

     

     

    Greg_S.
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 23, 2023

    I'm not sure why @Nancy OShea moved your post to the Photoshop Elements forum.  It is unclear from your past posts which software you have.   But from my point of view, it doesn't matter which Adobe software you are using, Photoshop CC, Photoshop Elements or even some other software.  There should be no need to purchase a plug-in to remove the background from an image. If you provide some more information about what you are trying to do, and why you are unable to accomplish the task without a plug-in, perhaps we can offer you some advice.  An example image would be helpful.

    Sam Bataclan
    Known Participant
    August 23, 2023

    Hi  it s for AE.    I m trying unscreen pro 

    Jeff Arola
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 23, 2023

    Is that Adobe After Effects your wanting the plugin for?

    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 22, 2023

    [Moderator moved from Using the Community forums to PS Elements.]

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Nancy OShea
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    August 22, 2023

    No plugins needed to remove backgrounds.   This is easily done in Photoshop Elements or Photoshop CC.  See links below for details.

     

    Nancy O'Shea— Product User & Community Expert
    Sam Bataclan
    Known Participant
    August 23, 2023

    Thanks ,  it s for AE

    Community Expert
    August 22, 2023

    Which Adobe app are you reffering to here? Let me know so that I can move the post to the relevant forum for better help

    -Manan

    -Manan
    Sam Bataclan
    Known Participant
    August 23, 2023

    HI Manam   it s for AE,     i m testing unscreen pro.   What do you think of it ?