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Old May 14th, 2005, 09:37 AM
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Magic Wand?
Using PS CS and XP

I have several photographs of objetcs like chairs, stools. lamps
and i need to remove (make transparent) the whole background
so the object can be used as a logo or icon.
I was thinking of using the wand and delete area or inversing the selection to remove unwanted background.
Is there a better or faster technique or method?

Thank you
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Old May 14th, 2005, 02:26 PM
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Better: the pen tool
Faster: magic wand, magnetic lasso
There are some third-party plugins to fine tune your work
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Your best bet is quick mask mode. hit Q to enter, then use the pen and eraser tool to "draw" a selection. your selection will appear in transparent red. Then hit Q again, and your "drawn" area will convert itself to a selection! Have fun and good luck.
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Your best bet is quick mask mode. hit Q to enter, then use the pen and eraser tool to "draw" a selection. your selection will appear in transparent red. Then hit Q again, and your "drawn" area will convert itself to a selection! Have fun and good luck.

Thats how I'd tackle it..
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Pen is the easiest and best looking. Take the time to learn the tool... once you learn it, you're invincible...

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