Shadow Box Around Transferred Image

[Kevin34248585b0mr]

Hi everyone, I am very new to this software and trying to learn. I am useing Photoshop 26.0.0 on a MacBook Pro and having trouble trying to remove a green screen background, then transfer it to another tab with a background scene. It appears everytime I transfer it the "box" around the original image comes with it and shows. I attempted multiple videos to eleminate this from happening, but can't see what I'm doing wrong.

Thanks for any information or advice you may have.

[nikunj.m]

Hi there, it would be helpful if you could share the steps you're performing along with a screenshot of the layers panel so that we can look at what's happening.

Thanks,
Nikunj

[Kevin34248585b0mr]

Hi there, thank you so much for replying. I took your advice and started to go through the steps of what I think is how you do it so I could document it and take screenshots. Anyway, I don't see the outline of the greenscreen image this time. But since I did it, maybe you can advise me if I'm doing it correctly.

Thanks, Kevin

1. New File
2. Import Image > Done
3. Select > Color Range (Remove Green Screen)
4. Select > Select & Mask > Invert > Decontaminate Colors
5. Output To: New Layer with Layer Mask > OK
6. Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer > Change “Master” to “Greens” (Adjust Accordingly)
7. Click the “Hue/Saturation” Layer & “Image Copy” Layer and “Merge Layers”
8. File > New (To Start a New Tab for The Background Image)
9. Import Image > Done
10. Then back to the Original Image and Click & Hold it to Lift it into the Background Image Tab
11. Drop The Solo Image (w/o green screen) Onto the Background Scene
12. Resize and Click “Done”

[davescm]

After you create the mask, select that mask channel and check the the black areas are completely black. After using colour range there is a chance that certain shades are partially selected and if the mask is anything above black then it will allow some of the original layer to show.

Dave

[Kevin34248585b0mr]

Thanks, like I mentioned this is all new to me and I am by no means an expert (I just keep watching YouTube videos). So these little things that pop-up, like the original box outline showing after I removed the green is very confusing to figureout. Thanks Again

[davescm]

No problem. Where a mask is white the associated layer shows. Where a mask is black then the layer becomes transparent and the layer(s) below show through. Where a mask is grey the the layer is semitransparent (controlled by how close to black or white the grey shade is).

Dave