How to Remove the Background From a Picture - TechSmith

If you are using a screenshot or a PNG image, it will default to have a transparent background. If you are using a JPG or other file format, you'll need to ... Skiptocontent BrowseCategories  Home VideoSeries VideoWorkflow Capture&Create VideoMarketing101 TrainingContent101 Research&Guides ValueofVisuals(Research) VideoViewerHabits(Research) InstructionalVideoGuide VideoMarketingPlaybook ShiftingtoOnlineTeaching RemoteCommunication SimplifiedUserInterface Webinars Upcoming PastRecordings Courses WritingHelpfulHelp BasicsofScreenRecording UsingJobAids CreatingTrainingContent Topics Video Capture&Recording Visuals Industry Business Education Theotherday,Iwasworkingonapresentation. IwastryingtocomeupwithawaytoaddalogoandfewiconsintoPowerPoint,buttherewasaproblem.Theimagesallhaddifferentbackgroundcolors,andIneededthemtoallhaveauniformlook. Maybeyou’vebeentheretoo.Youhavealogo,icon,orotherimagethatyou’retryingtodesignwith,butyouneedtoremovethebackgroundoftheimage.YoumayneedtoaddyourcompanylogotoanewimageoraddanicontoaPowerPointpresentation. YoucanmakethebackgroundofanimagetransparentwithanadvancedphotoeditorlikePhotoshop,withTechSmithSnagit,orwithavarietyofothertools. Luckily,theapproachissimilarnomatterwhattoolyouareusing.WithSnagit,itonlytakesafewstepstoquicklyremovethebackgroundfromyourimage. Howtomakeapicture’sbackgroundtransparent KeepinmindthatSnagitisnotassophisticatedasaprofessionaleditingprogramlikePhotoshop,anditmaynotworktodeletethebackgroundfromaphotoorimagewithcomplexbackgrounds. However,SnagitistheperfectPhotoshopalternativetomakeanimagetransparentifyouaren’tfamiliarwithhigh-endtools. FreeTrial:Youcantry Snagitforfree.GeteverythingyouneedtocaptureandeditimagesonyourWindowsorMac. Step1:Inserttheimageintotheeditor StartbytakingascreenshotwithSnagit,oruploadanimagefromtheFilemenu.Imagesthathaveawhitebackground,solidcolor,orhigh-contrastbackgroundsworkbest.   Step2:Next,clicktheFillbuttononthetoolbarandchooseTransparent IfyouneedtoaddatransparentfilltoyourQuickStylesforthefirsttime,it’sprettysimple.AllyouneedtoisclickdownonthefillcoloroptionintheToolPropertiesandselectthetransparentfill. Step3:Adjustyourtolerance It’sfairlyeasytoadjustthetoleranceonthisimagebecauseit’sonlyblackandwhite.Butsometimesyouhaveanimagewithlotsofdifferentshades.Ifyouhaveanimagewithlotsofsimilarcolorsorgradientsinthebackgroundyoumayendupwithsomebleedingaroundtheicon,logo,etc. Onethingyoucandotoremedythatistoadjustthetoleranceofthefill.Onepercentisthemoststrict,and100percentmeansitwillprettymuchwashoutyourentireimage.Youmayhavetoplaywiththetolerancetogettherighttransparencylevel. Adjustingtheopacitywilldictatehowtransparentyouwantyourfilltobe.Themoreopaque,thelesstransparentyourfill.Soifyouwantyourbackgroundcompletelyremoved,gowith0%. Step4:Clickthebackgroundareasyouwanttoremove IfyouareusingascreenshotoraPNGimage,itwilldefaulttohaveatransparentbackground.IfyouareusingaJPGorotherfileformat,you’llneedtoadjustyourbackgroundcolorintheSnagiteditorfirstoritwilldefaulttowhiteratherthantransparent. Todothis,simplyclickImage>CanvasColor(onWindows)orImage>ChangeCanvasColor… (onMac). Step5:SaveyourimageasaPNG Ifyoudon’tsaveyourimageasaPNGfile,itwilldefaultyourbackgroundtowhite. Andthat’sallthereistoremovethebackgroundfromanimage.Itonlytakesafewstepsandgivesyouthefreedomtocreateaseamlesslooktoyourtrainingdocuments,marketingmaterials,orpresentations. FreeTrial:Youcantry Snagitforfree.GeteverythingyouneedtocaptureandeditimagesonyourWindowsorMac. JustinSimon GlobalContentStrategyManageratTechSmith.Iplayalotofgolfandwatchalotoffootball. HowtoWriteaScriptforaVideo(FreeTemplate!) HowtoReplaceMeetingsWithVideo HowtoMakeaPresentationInteresting(AndNOTBoring!) Postnavigation SnagitvsSnippingTool:5ReasonsYouNeedToSwitchImagetoText:HowtoExtractTextFromAnImage English