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allpurposecleaner
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May 4, 2020
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cut out text from image

  • May 4, 2020
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how can I cut out this text and use it?

 

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Correct answer Warren Heaton

How are your Photoshop skills?  You can get a very clean extraction by using the text as it's own Alpha Channel.  Open it in PS, duplcate the base layer.  Desaturate the duplicate layer and then use Levels to with the White Eyedropper to set the gray to white.  Then, copy and paste the resutling white type on black background to an Alpha Channel.  Make another duplicate of the base layer and paint white over the white text and red over the red text.  Follow this by loading the Alpha Channel and applying a Layer Mask.  Save a work file as PSD and use File > Export Quick Export as PNG to get just the type over a transparent background in a PNG with transparency.

 

Or... draw a Rectangular Marquee around the text and use Type > Match Font.  The closest match I could find in Adobe Fonts is Heebo Medium which needed the Tracking and Horizontal Scale adjusted to be a close match.

 

I've included a sample of the results below (extracted text is the 1st row, re-created text is the 2nd row).

 

 

 

-Warren

 

 

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Jacob Bugge
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Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
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May 5, 2020

For my part you are welcome, allpurposecleaner.

 

    Warren Heaton
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    Warren HeatonCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    May 5, 2020

    How are your Photoshop skills?  You can get a very clean extraction by using the text as it's own Alpha Channel.  Open it in PS, duplcate the base layer.  Desaturate the duplicate layer and then use Levels to with the White Eyedropper to set the gray to white.  Then, copy and paste the resutling white type on black background to an Alpha Channel.  Make another duplicate of the base layer and paint white over the white text and red over the red text.  Follow this by loading the Alpha Channel and applying a Layer Mask.  Save a work file as PSD and use File > Export Quick Export as PNG to get just the type over a transparent background in a PNG with transparency.

     

    Or... draw a Rectangular Marquee around the text and use Type > Match Font.  The closest match I could find in Adobe Fonts is Heebo Medium which needed the Tracking and Horizontal Scale adjusted to be a close match.

     

    I've included a sample of the results below (extracted text is the 1st row, re-created text is the 2nd row).

     

     

     

    -Warren

     

     

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    allpurposecleanerAuthor
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    May 5, 2020

    Hi Warren,

     

    thanks for the reply! Unfortunately I'm just getting started but I managed to find the font and just created it myself instead of cutting it out of the background. 

     

    I'm trying to learn everyday but I can see how much you can do on this! 🙂

     

    thank you very much everyone

    Jacob Bugge
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    Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
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    May 4, 2020

    allpurposecleaner,

     

    If it is a raster image and you want it to look good, there is little you can do, except starting over, preferably finding the font.

      Monika Gause
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      Monika GauseCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      May 4, 2020

      I don't quite understand what you want to do.

      Just creating a new document and then writing that text doesn't work?

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