HOW TO REMOVE WHITE BACKGROUND FROM GRAPHIC LOGO ART?

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HOW TO REMOVE WHITE BACKGROUND FROM GRAPHIC LOGO ART?

I am trying to "knock out" the white background on some logo art that I am using on title pages. The logo art was supplied to me in both PSD and JPG format. I can certainly use photoshop to remove the white and save in layers, but when I import and place, the white comes back. Thanks in advance!

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Posted on Sep 25, 2009 6:39 AM

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NiN213

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Sep 25, 2009 9:55 AM in response to videoguyonline

Be sure to save it with its alpha channel and in a compatible format like *.tga

Chava

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Answer 2

Sep 25, 2009 10:00 AM in response to videoguyonline

So you open the PSD and how many layers are there? Are your Photoshop preferences set to show the canvas transparency? Did you try importing the original PSD into Motion?

o| TOnyTOny |o

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Answer 3

Sep 25, 2009 10:38 AM in response to videoguyonline

You also might be able to get a vector logo from www.brandsoftheworld.com

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Answer 4

Nov 5, 2009 4:58 PM in response to videoguyonline

http://discussions.apple.com/message.jspa?messageID=10290949#10290949

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Answer 5

Nov 7, 2009 4:50 PM in response to videoguyonline

Clear the white background in Photoshop then choose Save for Web and Devices. Then pick the format PNG 24 instead of JPEG and make sure Transparency is checked on. Also check the Interlaced box if you're working with interlaced material.
Just one thing when you're clearing white around the edges: depending on how wiggled and smooth the edges are, make sure you remove all anti-alised white or near-white pixels. Use Refine edge in Photoshop to extend the selection with a bit of feather into the logo.

The other way might work for you, depending on the colors of your backgrounds and the logo, and unless you don't have whites within the logo to use. In that case simply just drop the logo image with the white edges included into the project and set the blending mode to either Darken, Multiply, or Linear Burn and the whites will disappear. It will only works with certain combinations of colors but maybe worth the try.

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