On another YT vid , they show that in Ventura you can do a quicklook on an image , then hold down the mouse button and it has copy selection , it actually cuts out the background , really impressive !!!
Very helpful! Thanks. I didn't know you could do this using Preview. I can see it useful for keeping the subject of a photo in full colour but desaturating or turning B&W the background.
Yooo! I no longer need to use a website to do this! Thanks for showing me how to make my life easy! I convert images with white backgrounds and sometimes it gets part of the subject.
That first tip with the mostly solid background will come in handy. I’ve tried the smart lasso and just don’t have the steady touch. Another very helpful video, Gary!
That's interesting. I never knew that was possible. I do these types of things in PhotoShop. But it's good to know that it's possible this way. Thank you!
Someone else might have mentioned this in the comments, but if not then maybe this will be helpful. I find it much easier to use "smart lasso" to trace the subject I want to keep, and once I have the subject selected right click within the subject field and select "copy">left click "file">"open new from clipboard" Now you have a new png in Preview with just your subject and little to no background. You can then zoom in and delete any remaining bits of bordering background that smart lasso missed on the first pass.
If you select the subject like I show, then copy, then File, New From Clipboard, you'll get a transparent image with just the subject. But if you export to PNG and uncheck "Alpha" then you get a solid background. Or, export as a jpeg which doesn't even support an alpha/transparent channel.
Heya bro Thanks for the videos I do this most of the time for a quick fix good vid 👍🏼 ... I have a question, not to do with this above video. I am trying to connect my MacTower (old heavy bit of metal) with no monitor to (be seen on) my laptop ?? Do you have any videos on your channel where you explain that process, if not could you do one please. I heard somewhere 'COMMAND T' but not sure where I heard it and how it was used etc. thanks in advance 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽
Not sure what you mean. If you remove the background, there is no background. The gray is just something shown because something has the be there, your screen can't be "transparent." If you want to take the subject of one photo and put it on a solid background, you would copy it and then paste it on another image that is a solid background.
I just found a tool which just has a "remove background" feature in preview mode - it's an HEIC image. Seems to work OK. Is it possible to change the background colour?
How can I restore part of the image? Let's say the "Copy Subject" did not get some part of the part you need. Let's say it cut your hand. How can I restore that?
Sorry, I don't understand. When you select an area and use it to crop, it will crop to that area. What's the alternative, that it leaves a hole in the middle at that selection?
A very useful video tutorial today. You explain so well. Thanks for the visuals. Thank you, Gary! 👍👏🏻❤️
On another YT vid , they show that in Ventura you can do a quicklook on an image , then hold down the mouse button and it has copy selection , it actually cuts out the background , really impressive !!!
Very helpful! Thanks. I didn't know you could do this using Preview. I can see it useful for keeping the subject of a photo in full colour but desaturating or turning B&W the background.
Worked perfectly for what I needed to do! Wow, to think I almost considered buying an app for this...
I always learn something new on this channel.
And the hits just keep on coming!
Had no idea we could use preview for this... Thank you
You're literally helping me make my own youtube channel logo with this. Thanks!!!
Yooo! I no longer need to use a website to do this! Thanks for showing me how to make my life easy! I convert images with white backgrounds and sometimes it gets part of the subject.
That first tip with the mostly solid background will come in handy. I’ve tried the smart lasso and just don’t have the steady touch. Another very helpful video, Gary!
That's interesting. I never knew that was possible. I do these types of things in PhotoShop. But it's good to know that it's possible this way. Thank you!
I didn't know you could do this with a tool that, at first look, seems so basic; thanks Gary!!!
I had no idea this was available on preview. Thank you!!
Very helpful.... your videos are always on top whenever I searched for Mac Help
Wow followed your clear instructions and hey presto it worked 😁 in Monterey 12.1 it didn’t require converting the pic either
Thank you ur a legend
Another winner thank you Gary 💯
really helpful to get the work done. thanks
Another great video. Thanks.
Thank you, this is a great video! I learned.
So helpful! This was so easy to do, and perfect for a crafty project. :)
Love your work Gary. ✌️🇦🇺
Thanks for the help !
Amazing tutorial
Once again a very useful tutorial, thanks Gary.
Someone else might have mentioned this in the comments, but if not then maybe this will be helpful. I find it much easier to use "smart lasso" to trace the subject I want to keep, and once I have the subject selected right click within the subject field and select "copy">left click "file">"open new from clipboard"
Now you have a new png in Preview with just your subject and little to no background. You can then zoom in and delete any remaining bits of bordering background that smart lasso missed on the first pass.
It might be Edit, not File...was trying to recall from memory without having the program in front of me.
just what I needed!
great video!! Thank you!!!
Perfect video!
Great vid thanks 🙏
pop art effect seems to be removed anymore in mac photobooth?
Maybe not? I haven't kept track of changes to that old app.
Hi Gary is their a way to make the entire background a solid color like white for example around a person or object? Thanks for the video!
If you select the subject like I show, then copy, then File, New From Clipboard, you'll get a transparent image with just the subject. But if you export to PNG and uncheck "Alpha" then you get a solid background. Or, export as a jpeg which doesn't even support an alpha/transparent channel.
Another useful video. Thanks
very useful tutorial~thanks
Good stuff 👍
That was helpful ! Thanks !
awsome! Now I have a new toy!
Thanx
does it works for jpag pics?
Thank you
Heya bro
Thanks for the videos I do this most of the time for a quick fix good vid 👍🏼 ... I have a question, not to do with this above video.
I am trying to connect my MacTower (old heavy bit of metal) with no monitor to (be seen on) my laptop ?? Do you have any videos on your channel where you explain that process, if not could you do one please. I heard somewhere 'COMMAND T' but not sure where I heard it and how it was used etc.
thanks in advance 🙏🏽❤️🙏🏽
There's no real way to use a MacBook screen as the screen for your Mac Pro. Just get a cheap screen, even a used on, if nothing else.
thanks Garry. Any way background can be "ADDED" natively in macOS?
Not sure what you mean. How is that different from what I show here?
Thanks bunches
Can this be done with text?
Not sure what you mean. This is about backgrounds in photos.
How do you change the color from grey background to something else?
Not sure what you mean. If you remove the background, there is no background. The gray is just something shown because something has the be there, your screen can't be "transparent." If you want to take the subject of one photo and put it on a solid background, you would copy it and then paste it on another image that is a solid background.
What’s the best way to geotag photos that have already been taken
See th-cam.com/video/mVF4AlHUIRw/w-d-xo.html
I just found a tool which just has a "remove background" feature in preview mode - it's an HEIC image. Seems to work OK. Is it possible to change the background colour?
Not sure what you mean. If you remove the background there is no background to have a color.
Hello sir, is there a way to remove the video background on the Mac? Background not in one color
Not sure what you are trying to do. Just remove the background so it is a solid color? There's no easy way to do that with Preview or anything I use.
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I have a video without a green screen, can I remove this background by the Mac?
@@_hb6181 Probably not.
How can I restore part of the image? Let's say the "Copy Subject" did not get some part of the part you need. Let's say it cut your hand. How can I restore that?
You can't. If you need to be more precise, then you'll need to move up to an image editing tool. th-cam.com/video/_qKGCF_Gwhk/w-d-xo.html
@@macmost Thank you! Appreciate your help and reply! ❤
good.
Somewhat reminds me of the earlier renditions of Photoshop.
Why not just right click the photo in finder and select remove background? It works very well.
It was not an option at the time the video was recorded.
thank you demi god
Ha Ha, who knew that Preview could do that! (Yeah, I know - just Gary did!)
Having a Mac is epic. You can just photoshop for free.
Wierd...when I do it, it crops everything except the area I lasso'd
Sorry, I don't understand. When you select an area and use it to crop, it will crop to that area. What's the alternative, that it leaves a hole in the middle at that selection?
A bit discouraging that this is much more painful of a process than it is in Paint 3D, of all things
This is an older video. See th-cam.com/video/1YcUHOpbX4E/w-d-xo.html
Thanks man.. it worked like magic 👍