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brian19
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October 14, 2014
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how to remove the white background from a jpeg

  • October 14, 2014
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    Correct answer hatstead
    1. Open the file
    2. Double click the background layer to convert it to a regular layer
    3. Set up the Magic wand tool with tolerance=32 on the tool's option bar, and untick "Contiguous"
    4. Left click on a white area, then hit delete on the keyboard

    Now, you will have the  logo without background. The checkerboard pattern denoted transparency. What is your ultimate goal?

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    defaultiu5r7tf3edw4
    Participant
    October 10, 2020

    This method is not working for me

    Greg_S.
    Community Expert
    Greg_S.Community Expert
    Community Expert
    October 11, 2020

    @defaultiu5r7tf3edw4 , what method is not working for you?  What happens when you try whatever method you are talking about? 

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    Mlh_1974@sbcglobal.net
    Participant
    July 18, 2020

    Does this have to be done in Adobe photoshop 

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    MaceeMN
    Participant
    March 15, 2020

    Hi! Which program do I need to have in order to do Step 1? I have a jpg and a png file of the logo I'm trying to modify. 

    Greg_S.
    Community Expert
    Greg_S.Community Expert
    Community Expert
    March 15, 2020

    MaceeMN said:

    Hi! Which program do I need to have in order to do Step 1? I have a jpg and a png file of the logo I'm trying to modify.

     

    This is the Photoshop Elements forum.  You need to be in the Photoshop Elements Editor program.  You can get a 30 day free trial here.

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    MaceeMN
    Participant
    March 15, 2020

    Thank you. 

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    clippingpartnerindia
    Participant
    October 18, 2019

    Actually there are many way to remove the white background from a JPEG images but Clipping Path is the best way.

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    Mark_Sand
    Inspiring
    December 2, 2017

    FYI, you might consider installing the free add-on KillWhite that does just that: removes white in a picture. This can work well for complex pictures where it might be difficult to select the white using the PSE tools. It is installed in the PSE filters folder.
    As with the built-in PSE filters, you can apply it to just a selected area of the picture.

    Since the white is replaced with transparency, you would have to apply the filter either to a duplicate of the Background layer or else a renamed Background layer.

    KillWhite | Mike's Extra

    For demonstration purposes, here I ran KillWhite and put the result over a color background.

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    Mark_Sand
    Inspiring
    October 14, 2014

    Followup to hatstead's reply:

    You must save the result in a file type that supports transparency. PSD, GIF, PNG, TIFF, EPS support transparency.   JPG, BMP do not; If you were to save it as JPG or BMP you would end up with white background again.

      hatstead
      hatsteadCorrect answer
      Inspiring
      October 14, 2014
      1. Open the file
      2. Double click the background layer to convert it to a regular layer
      3. Set up the Magic wand tool with tolerance=32 on the tool's option bar, and untick "Contiguous"
      4. Left click on a white area, then hit delete on the keyboard

      Now, you will have the  logo without background. The checkerboard pattern denoted transparency. What is your ultimate goal?

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        brian19Author
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        October 14, 2014

        *Thank you, this worked great. I was trying to create my logo without a

        background so that I can overlay my logo on an image:*

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        hatstead
        hatstead
        Inspiring
        October 14, 2014

        You're welcome. Glad to help.

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