Background removal tool

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Newbie Joined: Jul 03, 2017 20:49 Messages: 6 Offline

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Jul 09, 2017 01:34

Hello!

I was able to get my product key issue resolved, however, the issue I'm having now is to remove an unwanted item in the background of a picture, which is not included in your "Tutorials" section, and when I went to You Tube, it was either an older version, or adding a photo in, then removing the background. Would it help if I posted a pic and explained what I'm trying to do?

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Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 21, 2011 00:02 Messages: 2910 Offline

Jul 09, 2017 03:26

Hello Technology,

Glad to hear your other issue is resolved.

It sounds like you're not trying to remove the whole background, but rather "get rid of" a particular item in the photo. If that's the case, you don't need the Background Removal Tool. You need the Content Aware Removal tool. PhD's Smart Patch may also meet your requirements. There are some some screenshots attached showing the removal of an object.

This tutorial is using an older version, but the process is still the same

... and here's a bit of fun I had with Content Aware Removal a few years back.

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Newbie Joined: Jul 03, 2017 20:49 Messages: 6 Offline

Jul 09, 2017 05:07

I followed the steps (so I thought) that the video showed, but I had to try several times for it to remove the unwanted item, but it did not automatically fill it in. Did I do something wrong, and what can I do fix what I started?


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Newbie Joined: Jul 03, 2017 20:49 Messages: 6 Offline

Jul 09, 2017 05:33

I meant to add this pic as the second one!


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Senior Contributor Joined: Sep 21, 2011 00:02 Messages: 2910 Offline

Jul 10, 2017 18:49

I see you've made some progress.

Before seeing your latest image, I made a short screen capture showing the use of the Content Aware Removal tool. Your first image - IMG_2019a-1.png - was done using the Background Removal tool, I think.

Removing the chair on the right is easy (shown in screen capture). Removing the other chairs is a bit more challenging.

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Newbie Joined: Jul 03, 2017 20:49 Messages: 6 Offline

Jul 10, 2017 20:35

The chair on the right, and the partial one next to it were the main ones I was wanting to remove. I may even remove the trim on the left altogether, as opposed to trying to add it and center it just right on the other side (where the chair is).

I see you've made some progress.

Before seeing your latest image, I made a short screen capture showing the use of the Content Aware Removal tool. Your first image - IMG_2019a-1.png - was done using the Background Removal tool, I think.

Removing the chair on the right is easy (shown in screen capture). Removing the other chairs is a bit more challenging.

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