How to make a image transparent

adobe-photoshop

I am trying to make a simple jpeg file as transparent. I want to erase all white color in it and save it as png. I remember in Photoshop CS2 there was one nice tool which removed white color by default. Currently, i am using Photoshop CS4. And i am not able to find that tool. Actually i am using Photoshop after quiet some months. Can anybody help me out with it? I need the simplest way to do it. I am not a Photoshop expert. This should be quiet easy for you folks.

Thanks in advance 🙂

Best Answer

For transparency you need to

  • Open up the JPEG
  • Double-click the background layer to make it a regular layer (background layers always have a background color I think)
  • Use the eraser or whatever to remove the parts you don't want in the picture. To remove white, I would probably try to use the Wand or channels or something like that.
  • Save it in a format which supports transparency (for example PNG)
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