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How to Make Image Background Transparent

It is not necessary to know everything all the time. Having a zero idea about making background
transparent is completely okay. It can be di�cult to get aware of these technical and photo editing skills
when you belong to some other �eld and have busy schedules. There are many people like you who
don’t know how they can execute this transparency method. If you can relate here and are looking for a
way to make background transparent, we are here to help you out. We would gladly like to tell you that
there are several useful methods with which you can learn how to make background transparent. This
is what we are going to demonstrate in this article. Without much more talk, let’s focus on the different
methods.

• Part 1. How to Make Background Transparent with Fotophire Editing Toolkit

• Part 2. How to Make Background Transparent in Photoshop

• Part 3. How to Make Photo Background Transparent on Mac

• Part 4. How to Make Photo Background Transparent on Mobile

Part 1. How to Make Background Transparent with

Fotophire Editing Toolkit
Before you ponder over what is Wondershare Fotophire Editing Toolkit, let us remove the
ambiguousness. Fotophire is a professional and a powerful photo editing software by a well-known
brand ‘Wondershare’. This product by Wondershare can work on Windows PC and is considered as one

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• Enables you to apply more than 200 effects to your photos to make them better.
• Crop or cut pictures to the size to meet any of your need.
• Help you to remove any unwanted objects from your photos.
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Key Features of Wondershare Fotophire

The software’s ‘Photo Cutter’ feature will help you removing background, making it transparent or
replacing the existing background with the other one easily.
There are numerous photo-editing tools available to make your editing experience better than ever
before.
A large number of �le formats are supported via this tool including BMP, JIF, PNG or JPG etc.
You can customize your brush size while removing the background and then choose from more than
20 background templates to add a different view to your picture.
It gives edge blur option through which you can overlay your cut-out object smoothly no matter what
background is. All this can be done with ease using Wondershare Fotophire.

How to Make Background Transparent with Fotophire Editing

Toolkit
Here are the steps to make background transparent with Wondershare Fotophire.

Step 1 – Download and Open the Program

The process starts when you download Wondershare Fotophire via its o�cial website. Install it post
downloading and then launch it. When you come to the �rst screen of the program, you will notice
some panels with different options. You are required to click on ‘Photo Cutter’ one for the transparent
background making process.

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Step 2 – Upload Photo

Now, the next screen will require you to import your photo in which the process needs to be taken. Click
on the ‘Open’ option and pick out the image you want. Your picture will begin uploading once you select
it.

Please note that you can get a brief information about the process in the ‘Tutorials’ section with the
sample photos given.

Step 3 – Make the Photo Background Transparent

3.1 The actual process starts here. Choose the ‘Paint Areas to Remove’ tool given at the right side of
the interface under the ‘CUT-OUT’ tab. With this tool, begin to mark the background area that needs to
get transparent. You can mark rough lines and leave the rest on the software.

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3.3 Also, you can use the ‘Erase Painting’ tool under the same section in case you have accidentally
made the part transparent or kept the part you didn’t want.

Step 4 – Saving the Results

When everything gets done and you can see the �nal output as per your expectation, you can then save
the transparent photo background �le in your PC. Hit on the save icon that can found on the top of the
screen.

In case you want to get the result �le printed, you can choose the print icon which is just next to save
icon. On choosing this, you can go through the preset printing templates in order to get the settings
customized in your way.

Lastly, you can share the �le to Facebook too if you wish. For this, look just next to the print icon and
you will see a share icon. Click and ful�l your needs.

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Note:After you �nish making background transparent and add your wanted background to the picture, Background
you could try another new product from Wondershare. It is called Fotophire Slideshow Maker, which
could turn your photos into vivid Slideshow with abundant effects, you only need 3 fast steps to �nish
an amazing slideshow.

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Part 2. How to Make Background Transparent in

Photoshop
The next contender on the list of how to make background transparent is Photoshop. Adobe Photoshop
is a renowned tool that is an ideal tool for pro users and is e�cient enough to enhance the quality of
picture or to make the background transparent of your desired image �le. Since, it is an advanced
editing tool you must have high editing skills too in order to use this software effectively. No matter,
how tough it is to operate Photoshop but with a good amount of practice, it can be fun to use.

How to Make Photo Background Transparent in Photoshop

Let’s explore the steps on how to make background transparent in Photoshop.

There are multiple tools available in Photoshop using which you can make the background transparent,
namely ‘Quick Selection’ tool or ‘Magic Wand’ tool or the ‘Lasso’ tool. In this article we are going to use
‘Quick Selection’ tool to make the background transparent of your desired image �le.

Step 1 – First of all, launch the software and import the image �le from which you wish to make the
background transparent. Now, tap the ‘W’ key on your keyboard or choose the Quick Selection tool from
the tool-rack on the left.

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Step 2 – Take a close look at your cursor, if you’re able to see a ‘+’ sign in the middle of a small circle
that you have successfully equipped the Quick Selection tool. Now, start marking out the area that you
wish to remove from the image and make its background transparent. Photoshop will detect the parts
that are being selected and will choose the hard-edged and high-contrast parts itself neatly.

Step 3 – Let’s now make your selection more �ne-tuned. For this, you are required to minimize the
brush size and zoom into your image. In case, you accidentally or unintentionally select the an
unwanted area, hold down the ‘Alt’ key on your keyboard and then start dragging your brush over the
region which you wish to deselect.

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Step 4 – Once you are satis�ed with the selection that you wish to remove, you now need to inverse
your selection by following key combination on your keyboard: ‘Shift + Control + I’ in order to keep the
giraffe in the image and remove the remaining background. Next, hit on ‘Re�ne Edge’ button available at
the top and then hit the drop down icon next to ‘View’ under the ‘View Mode’ section in order to see the
selections. Then, click on ‘On Layers’ option from the drop down menu.

Step 5 – Next, in the ‘Re�ne Edge’ pop up window, select the ‘Smart Radius’ option and set the radius
accordingly to make the subject details more smooth and realistic. Post that, look under the ‘Output’
section and select the option ‘Decontaminate Colors’, this will erase extra colour fringes. Also, in ‘Output
to’ section, you need to select the ‘New Layer with Layer Mask’ option.

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Step 6 – Once done, hit on ‘OK’. You’ll now be navigated to the main image and notice that the
background of your image has been removed already and only your new layer (isolated object) is visible
on the canvas.

Step 7 – Lastly, you now need to save your isolated object image (transparent background) in a PNG �le
format. In case you save it to other image formats, please remember, it will turn the transparent
background into white background by default. Transparency can only be retained in a PNG �le format.
Hit ‘Ctrl + S’ button on your keyboard and then give a name to your output �le and select the �le format
as ‘PNG’. Finally, hit on save and then con�rm you actions. That’s it, you’re all sorted now.

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Part 3. How to Make Photo Background Transparent on

Mac
If you are using a Mac computer, you must be aware about its inbuilt tool ‘Preview’. It is a photo editing
software that can be used to make background transparent in your computer. On having a Mac, you
should not give a second thought about Preview tool when there is a requirement of making
background transparent. This tool is able to support �le types including JPG, PNG and PDF. Let us
move to its guide now.

How to make background transparent on Mac via Preview

Step 1 – First of all, you need to open the preferred photo. For this, go to the picture and click along with
Control or simply right click on it. Go to ‘Open With’ option and click ‘Preview’ option. This will open your
image with Preview and you can now proceed to the step 2.

Step 2 – To create a transparent photo background in Mac, the ‘Markup toolbar’ is going to help you.
For this, click on ‘Show Markup Toolbar’ button. This option is available as a toolbox icon. Subsequently,
choose ‘Instant Alpha’ option (kind of a magic wand icon).

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Step 3 – After this, click and drag the cursor over the background of the photo and the software will
detect the space and mark the selection with a ‘Marching Ants’ line.

Step 4 – As the next step, click on the ‘Delete’ key in your keyboard and this will remove the chosen
section from the picture. You maybe now asked to convert your picture into PNG. Con�rm it and
proceed to repeating the steps of selecting and deleting the background until all the remaining space is
cleared.

Step 5 – Once the image is in your desired form, it’s time to save it. Now, press the ‘Command’ Key
along with ‘N’ key on your keyboard to bring up a ‘New Clipboard’. Now drag the isolated image from the

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Part 4. How to Make Photo Background Transparent on

Mobile

For Android Users: Background Changer & Eraser

If you don’t want to use your PC for background transparent process, you can easily do it on your phone
also. Also, if you don’t own a PC, there are some apps that can help you do the same. Thanks to
Background Changer & Eraser to be in the top list and there to help those who wish to do editing on
their tips. This app provides so many features that make it a good choice to work with when one
doesn’t have a computer. With this app, the users get crop option, brush size increase/decrease feature,
variety of colours to set as a new background, emojis to add in your photo etc. you can rotate and
zoom your photo with ease. Also, you can either save the photo in your SD card or share it on social
media directly. It also gives you functionalities to sharpen, smoothen, set brightness, and contrast your
photo. Let’s know its steps now.

How to make background transparent in Android devices

Step 1 – Download the app from the Play Store and install it. Open it post installation and tap on ‘Start’.

Step 2 – Tap on ‘Gallery’ to get into it and bring the picture required to get edited.

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Step 3 – Choose one photo and it will appear in the app interface. Crop it according to you and tap
‘Done’.

Step 4 – Choose the ‘Eraser’ option given at the bottom and start highlighting the parts of the
background you need to make transparent. You can undo and redo your actions and even set the
offset.

Step 5 – When the highlighting gets done, tap on the ‘tick mark’ icon twice and your picture will save

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For iPhone Users: Background Eraser Change

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Background Eraser is the one the best iOS apps available to make the background transparent of an Background

image. Being rated with 4+ stars of rating at the Apple Store, the process to make background
transparent via this app is quite simple. You can make use of its Target function in order to make the
background transparent of an image effectively and e�ciently. The app is available for free and the
latest update of this app have a lot of major improvements, for instance, you can now remove
watermarks or zoom, rotate or move the foreground of a transparent image. If you wish to save the
processed image directly to your social accounts (twitter, facebook, instagram or other), you can easily
get that done from within the app. Moreover, it enables you to crop out your desired image with the help
of 15 presets. The tool is packed with 9 adjustment tools (vignette, shadows, brightness, exposure etc.)
that will also aid in enhancing the beauty of your image.

How to Make Background Transparent in iPhone/iPad Devices

Below mentioned is a step by step procedure to remove the background of an image, please make sure
to follow the steps as demonstrated.

Step 1 - Download and install the Background Eraser app from App Store and launch it.

Step 2 - Now, hit on the image icon available on the left top corner and locate your desired image from
which you wish to cut out the background.

Step 3 - Next, after your preferred image is loaded on the canvas, tap the Erase button from the tools
panel available at the bottom. You can now manually start removing the background of the image.

Step 4 - In order to boost your speed and e�ciency, make use of ‘Target Area’ tool at the bottom, it will
help you to quickly make the background transparent. When you select the aforementioned tool, you
will �nd a circle with two intersecting lines. The point where the lines meet i.e. the intersection point will
help in removing the background. In other words, you simply need to stick the intersection point where
you want to make the background transparent.

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Step 5 - Once you’re satis�ed with the processed image results, hit the ‘done’ button on the right top
corner. Now, hit the export button from the next screen which is available at the right top corner again.
Subsequently, select the preferred �le format (PNG or JPEG) for your processed image. Make sure to
choose PNG in this case to keep the transparency of your processed image intact. Or else, it will get
replaced by a white background if you opt for the other �le format. Also, set the desired image quality
by selecting from either ‘Small’, ‘Normal’ and ‘Max’.

Step 6 - All set now, you just need to hit on the green coloured ‘downward pointing arrow’ icon. Con�rm
your action by tapping the ‘Yes’ on the pop up message con�rming the save operation. You will be
noti�ed of successful saving of photo and that’s it.

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Conclusion:
Many occasions occur when there comes a need for making the background transparent from a photo.
We have stated some helpful methods that can help you making background transparent. However,
using Wondershare Fotophire would turn out to be the most helpful solution for you since it is
extremely easy to use and provides a great deal of amazing features. And its modern interface is really
appealing. So, have you started making your photo’s background transparent? If not yet, then start
doing it now! Thank you for reading. Hope you liked this post and got useful advice.

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