cjartist

I need to figure out a quick, yet clean, way to "extract" an image from it's background. I have been tampering with the extract tool in Photoshop 6, but when I place the newly extracted image onto a new background in Quark...it is in a white box. I used the clipping command in Quark, but it comes out messy with white edges or holes. | Please help me!

scorpion

use the lasso tool to go around your image, then paste into a new document and use the eraser to touch it up, then copy the layer into the new image

hope that helps

theKeeper

Actually... this is a special situation Scorpion.

First off... welcome to the community cjartist. Hope you enjoy your stay.

And i hope we can find you a solution here too. [righton]

What version of Quark are you using? Older versions either do not support or having trouble supporting bitmap transparency in imporated image. Newer versions though have better support for this.

I'm not a Quark user myself... all i know is what i've read/heard. Hopefully someone else here can give you a more direct answer/solution.

Erik? Wendy? Gauss? Stu? Stroker? Any of you guys use Quark?

Anyone else maybe? 8[

kiwi

Erik has but I believe hes at an exhibition.


Quark is vector right? so maybe you need a vector mask.I am not familiar enought with Quark either sorry.



Stu.

Welcome to the board cjartist [righton]

Sorry, but I never used Quark.
Interesting to know for those who do use Quark what the background of your Quark document look like. Is it an image or just plain white?

cjartist

First...it's great to be here! Thanks to all you guys for responding so quickly...haven't had much luck with getting response from forums before. My backgrounds will change every two weeks...I design a car magazine. The background I am working on is a scene of a country road. I am trying to place an SUV in the foreground. I did come up with something interest last night, but it was really late so, I'll have to continue today.

After extracting my image with the extract tool. I went under "help" and select export transprancy...it worked to take out the white box, but was still a little messy. I will continue to work on it and I will check back with you guys later to see if others in the group can advise me! Thanks again!

Cindy

Rantin Al

Hiya & hullo cjartist,

I've used Quark 4 a fair bit and should be able to help.

What version of Quark first off, and in what format are you saving your 'clipped' images?

It would be better to place the SUV onto the background in Photoshop.
This would give a better final image. It's easier to 'fake it' in Photoshop.

Image on image in Q can be a bitch at times.

You would still be able to text wrap etc in Quark.

A screengrab of the problem would help, not the whole thing. Just a section showing where the SUV meets the background.

Al.

theKeeper

Ooo i like that idea Rantin... put the image over the same bg in PS, then save out with alpha. That would get rid of the white fuzzies.

Good thinkin'. [righton]

cjartist

What a good idea! It didn't even occur to me! [confused] I really haven't used Photoshop all that much and I don't know what you mean by "screengrab" and "save out with alpha". Sorry to be so dense! ;\ I'm quick to learn tho!!

Cindy

Rantin Al

Mark! I hope you are kidding?

"Not even fuzzies. Not even alpha channel." GAAAAAH!

Use the tools for what they are good at.

Pictures = Photoshop.

Quark = Compositing.

I've had graphics supplied as artwork, actually made in Quark, }P , nothing but problems, as you might guess.

cj, screengrab is just a snapshot of what is on screen, usually 'Print Screen', then trim to the bit of interest.


Al.