Help! How can I get rid of

[Adam McGuire]

Lorraine,

Is the image a Jpeg? and what software are you using? If you’re using photoshop, you should be able to set the background to transparent. I’m not 100% on how, but I’ll have a look later when I get back. I think if you "select all" and "copy" then do "File – New" there’s an option for transparent background. Again, I’m not 100% on if that’ll work as you want it to, you might have to select the part of the image you want and then copy it to the new image.

Sorry to be vague! Having a bad memory day!

Adam

[Lorraine Clinch]

Hi Adam, thanks for the quick reply.

I have Signlab, Corel 12 and Photoshop, have tried all of them but Photoshop is really b*ggering around, keep getting a ‘no disk in the drive’ message which won’t go away, and prevents work. Don’t know why, as it never used to happen. I really need to remove & re-load I guess, but don’t have the time. 👿

[Adam McGuire]

What format is the image?

Adam

[Chris Wool]

if its a simple shape use the node tools in coral to remove unwanted areas of the pic. in photoshop its a lot more involved.

chris

[Nick Minall]

If its just a white border use the crop tool in Corel Draw

Nick

[Lorraine Clinch]

Adam

They are Jpeg’s

[Martin Grimmer]

Lorraine,

can you post a picture – slightly difficult to visualise

martin

[Lorraine Clinch]

Ok, I’ll have to put in another forum…

I now have uploaded it to the file swapping forum, thanks all.

I have been trying your advice too, Corel won’t give me the crop option….

[Peter Normington]

Loraine in signlab, its dead easy. several ways and it depends which modulesyou have in your version.
Method one, using node edit draw round the pic make the resulting shape a colour then select the jpg and the shape and use the clipping tool, job done.
If you have colou phototrace, you can contour cut (if the image has a good edge ) then just make the cut path a shape (make path) then clip as above.
Hope this is clear
Peter

[Lorraine Clinch]

Peter, you are an absolute marvel! Job done!!!!! Thank you soooooo much. Big sloppy kiss for you.

I never even knew there was a clipping tool. Doh.

Thanks Marts and everyone else for your advice and support too.

:thanks2:

[Alan Drury]

Lorraine, have you tried the cut out tool in Corel Photo Paint? very quick and good at picking out ‘feathery bit’
alan