How to: Make Background of Image Transparent in Photoshop CS4

[58mohit]

hey thanks :-) very short-time useful video :-) thanks boy...

[wachwachaful]

the creator of this tuturial isn't pro:) a simple thing only extensions GIF or PNG allow for transparent bg:)

[GamingPanda01]

Thanks For The Help

[MsSbrody]

Hi! This was a GREAT help!!! Just in case it wasn't touched on before. Be sure to save as a .PNG file so that the transparency holds!!! :-)

[drumerman15]

@MsSbrody Thank you sooo much!! I couldn't figure out how to get it transparent onto imovie since it was saved as jpeg. 8]

[omgillian1]

i had no idea, thank you so much!

[1207reza]

Good Job :)

[yayitsgeorge]

Very helpful!!! Thanks dude

[thewbduvallshow]

totally awesome. indispensable technique I will have so much fun with. thanks!

[reltih89]

Saving an image as jpg after removing background and then asking why my background doesn't show as transparent...? What about saving it as *.png file you moran!

[EndangeredSpeeches]

THanks man!!! You are a great teacher :)

[Harleyquinn191]

thanks ^^

[danielheale12345]

only fucking works with a white background

[stinkepoep]

THNX

[crysis123144]

thanks it help me alot :D

[RickyJamesPivotVids]

Thanks

[ssnnkk1133]

Thank you so much it help allot.

[SupremeParkitects]

cheers mate, helped me out a load

[dozzaskebab]

Awesome because it goes straight to the point. Thank you for this tutorial!

[kpholsith]

you HAVE to save it as PNG, otherwise it won't show up as transparent.

- Software developer , Kenister Media

[MrBeezy919]

@kpholsith thanks!

[koopakablooper]

thank u!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[viktor2008]

so I wan't to make a spray for tf2 and it has to be in transparent. but since tf2 doesn't support PNG files I can't have it in transparent. so... what should I do

[HipUrbanGirl]

THANK YOU!!! Easy to understand and very helpful.

[jaminago]

It took me longer to search for this than to do it. Thanks so much.

[DreDre8424]

thats bc it should be in PNG format :)

[MissShowCat]

Perfect! Just what I was looking for. Thanks!

[niboryentruoc]

Does anyone know how to take an existing tinted image and make the tint darker? I've spent 4 hours trying to figure it out.

I'm using it as a background for text on a website. The site has a photo background already - I just want to take this transparent image that came with the them and make it darker so my copy shows better on the background.

I'm using elements 9.

This is just a solid plain tinted transparent image that repeats to be clear

Any help is greatly appreciated

[MrRead2learn]

Thanks! I was looking online for the past 30 minutes, and just found a bunch of nonesense. You are the only person who seems to know what they are doing. Hah

[LiteCastStudios]

watch?v=XEIj_08iffw

[McKayMachina]

Hey! You just saved me a TON of time. Thank you so much! keep making great tutorial vids!

[benyblancs]

Thank you, well explained and this was very helpful

[LouiseMyersTV]

I love the magic eraser, but jpeg does not support transparency. Bad advice to save as jpeg!

[Im2Awsm]

@Tutorials4OSX What was the music for your intro?

[coulsun]

Don't save it as a jpg, that is why it didn't work.. save it as a gif or png...(save for web)

[xXxMCmanxXx]

wow i spent an hour doing this another way

[PhantasyStarUn1verse]

thx u dont even know how hard i though this was thx

[pcamore]

Thanks for that just what i needed

[MorrisLuxuryLiving]

Quick and easy. I like it.  Thanks!

[Inchips]

Thank you!!

[KaibaCorporationDTDL]

MAC sucks, really good tutorial however :)

[StraightHugo]

Thank You Very Much.. I was trying to do the same with my company logo. GOD BLESS YOU.

[piggiesmalls4]

1:45 how did you do that, where you got the screen to divide?? i'm such a noob at mac :(

[miyavi22kun]

wtf... your actually bieber -___-'' ohmygod why?!

[HDJosephHD]

i needed to make parts in between hair transparent, u saved me soooo much time thank you

[krusty1231]

Thanks - most helpful!

[modemeisje90]

Yeaah just what I was looking for :), thanks!

[lolmad4]

Thanks!

[camzHieTooTz]

what application did you use in zooming the video? and how did you record that? :)

[L4d2Godz]

@camzHieTooTz he used camtasia studio i think but that's what I always use so maybe he used it too :D

[SHAZPEREZ]

GREAT VIDEO! THX!!!

[LazyLob]

FAIL



[Nevan2479]

sick video dude, thanks alot

[mohancool10]

Thanks man this helped me =D

[tadejko1]

JPG does NOT support transparent, save as PNG instead.

[leseanden]

nice help thanks!

[joleenb8man]

Doesn't work!

[TheWTFHaCkz]

omg thanks i hate when the background ruins my pictures!

[Hamburgerman]

helpful, thank you

[Bradhahn14]

@decilios Pretty sure that's a male. I hesitated calling him a "man" because it sounds like he's ten or something.

Despite this, thanks for the vid.

[hazecorps]

Thanks buddy! great info straight to the point!

[hazecorps]

Thanks buddy! great info straight to the point!

[TheOthli]

Hey man great video!

I only have one problem here, i did everything you said and when i open the edited picture instead of the white background i get the checkered background..

Thanks in advance man :) !

[HardCoreProgrammer1]

doesnt make it transparent

[TheWeirdMusic]

Thanks man :D

[Emericansemisk8rpro]

If this person had kids they would be a "Trans Parent" get it we dont know if hes a boy or a girl(transvestite)

[BigidyBooh]

can you do it manually as when i do it trys to delete a bit of the photo.

[iWillGoApeShit]

wow thank you soo much for saying right click that was my only problem

[savvystablescindy]

thank you so much!

[Ricky11Hun]

Save as PNG and works, thanx dude.

[DannyEddy357]

Brilliant Tutorial, thanks.

[Breezey2468]

Thankyou worked amazingly, easy when you have the right tool.

[360Premier]

shit didnt even work...

[Xirogify]

@360Premier try saving as a PNG : )

[MrNiklasPersson]

Thank you!

[Reggaeman4u]

Thank you very helpful.

Reg

[NewEnglandCamper]

Thank you! Great presentation!

[KyraValentineXx]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! c:

[ModdingNation1]

nice tutorial, thanks

[winkelkarr]

m a c . : ) 

[acjeffers]

The Jpeg image format does not support transparent backgrounds hence the reason it did not save the transparent background. Better luck with Png :)

[measic6695]

thanks

[0707andy]

i was saving in jpg :l

[0707andy]

AT LEAAASTTTT i kno how to make inv bg i made it and when i was saving it it had an white bg>.< i just neded to save it in png xD

[decilios]

i really cant tell if your a man or a woman.

[iWillGoApeShit]

@decilios stfu faggot

[Slurpershaker]

Man.

[BorysMotion]

@decilios Who cares? at least he made this, not like you, running around videos and whining.

[PhantasyStarUn1verse]

@decilios wow i can u guys must by bisexuel

[TreehuggerSnr]

Subbed just for the epic intro

[egyptianmaria]

Just wondering how did you make the background FOR Photoshop transparent? I can see your desktop picture.

[InHouseMaterial]

tried this. when importing the new transparent picture into EG dreamweaver. it still has its background. your tutorial should show an example of it going into other software with no background; around he webs it says this is not possible at all with jpegs. but is with eg .png but i cant get either to work

[atisburg]

but what if the background isn't white ..

[Smackindaface]

nice video, simple and easy

[punktimbo]

hey thanks, well useful. i used photoshop years ago and couldnt remeber where it was haha

[wtfVIDEOSS]

You actually save it as a PNG.

[wtfVIDEOSS]

@wtfVIDEOSS Dumbass @Tutorials4OSX

[kaubry]

@wtfVIDEOSS Thanks!! worked perfectly!

[heypncph2gr]

@wtfVIDEOSS this comment just saved me so much trouble. i was saving it as a jpg. thank you tons.

[LCPoUNIVERSOUL]

we use mac

[MarkyAriesRamirez]

anyone here can help me how to disable the gray background of photoshop just like this video has. i mean the gray background when you using the photoshop so that i can see my desktop like this video. mail me guys please? mharky@ymail.com.. thanks.

[MarkyAriesRamirez]

how did you disable the background of your photoshop? most of the video i saw has a gray background when using p.s. but you dosnt have. i only see your toolbars.

[MarkyAriesRamirez]

Nice video. Very helpfull. How can you make your photoshop without background. i mean i see your desktop even if you open your photoshop. please let me know. just message me mharky@ymail.com... thanks.

[SeanPain773]

thanks for the help

[CowzMooo]

thanks realy helpfull

[Skateboarder55]

thanks

[DethangeI]

Wow thanks for the help, your awesome

[FlashProAnimations]

Awesome video!

[jmtechshow]

thank you so much. this helped me a lot.

[127Chriss]

cheers me deers

[WolfsRainFan4ever]

Seeing as you seem to have a MAC, my eraser tool doesn't just do it if I click so I have to drag it round like a brush tool. Renember that if you have a PC, everyone!

[iLoneWolfRoblox]

Your suppose to save it as PNG

[surfboysurf]

Thank you^^ Really really helpful!

[kennroo22]

i ran something like this in adobe photo and it didnt work :P i used windows, i think thats the issue

[SinginPuffle]

@kennroo22 Thumbs down

[MrUberTech]

thanks mate,helped alot

[b0bicPK]

Simple, easy, cool.

Thumbs up.

[golharam]

nice.  This was the easiest I've see. Thanks. BTW - Saving it has to be GIF or PNG. Nothing else supports transparent background

[TEAMELITEMODS1]

thanks!!

[SoccerHighlightsTV1]

Actually I think it wouldn't be transparent. You didn't save as .GIF.

[AndrewBotish]

@SoccerHighlightsTV1 gif is for animated icons

png is for trasnparent images and icons

[cooldiponline]

great.. simple and easy...

nice..

thanks.. :-)

[xxWAFFLEPWNZxx]

hey howd u make photoshop like that?

[genepools]

i thought this was going to be so hard! haha. great video--thank you for the help :)

[tallskinnymofo]

Thanks buddy.  You helped me figure this out. Appreciate it!

[5alamander]

Thankss!

[bafmd]

JPEG's don't support transparencies. go with tiff or targa.

[kakashiJulia]

HELPFUL!! thank u so much!

[KraiGx]

Thank you.

[stevensonrf]

Thanks for this very helpful video!! Say, I like your wallpaper! Can you tell where i can get this image?

Thanks

[smoov80]

you sure help me preciate it.

[Atouraya2165]

thanks man

[anniepearl121]

..I think I love you,man....

Thanks bunchies for this tutorial ♥

[spsa16]

Thanks alot, ive been trying for hours to do this!! no one videos worked but your! thanks heaps!!! i reall really appreicate it

[MrAlexl33t]

Thanks alot for this video man i appreciate it alot!

[WindowsErrorFixer]

Nice vid, but how do I do this in PowerPoint. I want to put it in powerpoint, but if I make it transparent, it still gives a white background in powerpoint... Help?

[Insanelykid]

Thanks

[domassan]

Thanks ,

But Mac sucks !

[frejgun]

@domassan Nope... It doesnt :P

[XxSocialTechxX]

@frejgun yea it does! Big Time!

[frejgun]

@XxSocialTechxX Do you own a mac?

Because you are probably some 13 year old kid, who never tryed a mac.

- And while were at it you probably didnt even buy Photoshop, you just downloaded it illegally. Sad.

[XxSocialTechxX]

@frejgun I used to have a mac. It messed up so i got a laptop with Xp

[frejgun]

@XxSocialTechxX ...

How can you possibly mess a mac up.. that's almost not even possible.

- You really must be Retarded.

[XxSocialTechxX]

@frejgun LOL i really don't know. That was the first time i ever messed up a mac

[frejgun]

@XxSocialTechxX .. Lol :D

[youzzzef]

@frejgun who pays like 2000 bucks for a program

[Wtfdevin]

@youzzzef $699 - get a job, welfare won't get you this program.

[youzzzef]

@Wtfdevin hhahha , its just plain stupid to buy it anyways , and im 16 and i do have a job ;) so know your facts before you critisize people

[felixauthor]

Thanks a MILLION! I'm grateful for this clear instructional video.

[wilky1994]

Thanks so much I have been trying to do this for ages

[evergreen261965]

If you save the image with the deleted background go to save for web and devices and then save as a png 24 file with the transparency mode check it will save the transparency so that when you import image into other programs like illustrator or other psd files it will still have a transparent background.

[Johan96M]

If you got windows and want the deskop lined up like that, then just google rocketduck.

[SquishBeats]

kinda off topic, but how did you get your desktop icons all lined up like that at the bottom of the screen? ive seen a few people with it and I have to have it.

[MrVlogWhore]

@SquishBeats He has a Macintosh computer. Not a PC With Windows. If you want that you need windows 7, or a Mac.

[planbsk8er891]

thanks man i finally figured it out after an hour

[crazymileyfan98]

thanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ShelterDogs]

Very nice instructions. Thanks for the video. However, I don't think this was the best image to use as an example.

[DuskShark]

I run into a snag. After making my image's background transparent, I placed in paint but the background not transparent. What do I do?

[FiloJacobbb]

@DuskShark try saving as a PNG

[AltarCallTV]

Respect Daddy. thank you Man...

[QUIKSILVER0LOL]

ty a lot 5/5 +sub

[YoMaafaka]

whats that windows and how you make the icons in the toolbars flip around like that?

[85ranger10]

Thats a Mac.

[TheSexyTeen95]

No its has to be saved as a .GIF or .PNG it wont work with .JPEG

[AppReviewer21]

it works fine

[HDLeeT]

how you do it so u can see the desktop, is it only mac?

[AsAmIBand]

thank you very damn much. if you were my child i'd buy you a candy bar

[fox0333]

ty is work in css 2 love u :P

[fox0333]

in css?

[standart777]

Thank you very much!

[MissAirBender1]

Thanx 4 sharing.. Now I've made it..

[GaMiNg1AcCoUnT]

Haii

i can save it to a jpig "THING" HELP ME

PLEASE

[k3i1n0g]

hey do0de what i wanna know is HOW u make it so that your work space isnt a grey slate ... but its your windows wallpaper ... u get me ????

well if you or anyone knows how to do that plz plz plz get at me ....

thanx =]

[Fortyn9n3]

cause its photoshop on the mac thats just how it works i know what ur talkin about tho

[GustemLt]

Thanks alot! Helped :)