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juanborlando
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so if i scan something to my comp, then put it on ps, how can i make it so its a transparent image?
Sep 20 2007 8:26AM
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quixotic
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you can cut out what exactly you want and put it on a new layer and then change the layer opacity.

Your question is kind of foggy as to what exactly you want to do though.
Sep 20 2007 9:38AM
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quixotic
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and when I say foggy I mean do you want the entire thing transparent? if so just change the opacity. Do you want something regular but with a transparent background? Lots of differant things.

Sep 20 2007 9:39AM
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juanborlando
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i want to scan an image, and have the backround of the image i scanned be transparent.

so say i scan a piece of paper that has my name written on it or something. i just want jack borland on a transparent back round
Sep 20 2007 7:28PM
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BSI
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If "Jack Borland" is the background, duplicate it as a background copy->use the magic wand to select all the white->delete->hide the background
Sep 20 2007 9:56PM
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quixotic
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I would take the magic wand tool, hopefully you know how to use it..., and then select all of "Jack Borland", then go to the select menu and click inverse so then everything will be selected except for your text, then delete. Then you should be left with a transparent background with only your writing left.
Sep 20 2007 10:58PM
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Pippin
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i find the masking tool better for more detailed jobs, wand can only wore in certain places
Nov 10 2007 10:35PM
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Microcosm
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Save it as a .gif with a transparent background after doing the above.
Nov 11 2007 12:26AM
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sherpasrock
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a .png also works well too. actually i usually use png's more often then gifs for keeping transparencies.
Nov 11 2007 11:44AM
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Microcosm
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hm, true. I never though of that. I normally use gifs. any advantage to png's?
Nov 11 2007 1:09PM
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Pippin
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same here,  they work better for me
Nov 11 2007 1:56PM
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sherpasrock
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i honestly have never bothered to look it up, but they have always worked just fine for me, and looked fine too. i don't really know if it makes a bigger file size then .gifs, but i've never had a quality issue with them.
Nov 11 2007 4:12PM
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Microcosm
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shit, really? I never knew that. I guess I'm going to start using .png's a lot more now.
Nov 11 2007 10:12PM
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