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| ======Removing Background From an Image for Upload to PebblePad ====== | ======Removing Background From an Image for Upload to PebblePad ====== | ||
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| + | (("[[https://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/3844207513|DGJ_5652 - Brier Island Lighthouse]]" by [[https://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/|archer10]] is licensed under [[https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/|CC BY-SA 2.0]])) | ||
| Sometimes you may want to upload an image that has its background removed. This makes only the prominent or foreground objects present in the image against a blank background. | Sometimes you may want to upload an image that has its background removed. This makes only the prominent or foreground objects present in the image against a blank background. | ||
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| For this example, we’ll use the Pixlr. The process of removing a background is best with a foreground image against a plain white background, however it can also be done with more complex backgrounds of different colours. | For this example, we’ll use the Pixlr. The process of removing a background is best with a foreground image against a plain white background, however it can also be done with more complex backgrounds of different colours. | ||
| - | {{:remove_background_-1.1.jpg?700|Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/3844207513}} | + | {{:remove_background_-1.1.jpg?700|}} |
| 1. Open Pixlr Editor. Choose the option to open a new image from your computer files and select the desired picture to be edited. | 1. Open Pixlr Editor. Choose the option to open a new image from your computer files and select the desired picture to be edited. | ||
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| **Note:** Pixlr may sometimes not deselect the deleted objects. As a result, you will continue to see the small stripes running across objects you’ve selected. To fix this, select any other tool from the toolbar, and then choose the Wand tool again. Then right click and press “Deselect all” again. This will remove all the running stripes from the image. | **Note:** Pixlr may sometimes not deselect the deleted objects. As a result, you will continue to see the small stripes running across objects you’ve selected. To fix this, select any other tool from the toolbar, and then choose the Wand tool again. Then right click and press “Deselect all” again. This will remove all the running stripes from the image. | ||
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| - | **Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/archer10/3844207513** | ||
