If I touch on the subject in a. photo on my iPhone, the subject separates from the background, and I can use it on its own, paste it into a text, etc. But I'd like to be able to do the same with photos on my MacBook Air with Photos, but I don't see a way to do it. Is there a way?
MacBook Air Apple Silicon
Hello John Reed6,
While that exact feature isn't available in macOS, you can extra part of an image in the Preview app using the steps below:
1. In the Preview appon your Mac, click the Show Markup Toolbar button
(if the Markup toolbar isn’t showing), click the Selection Tools menu
, then choose the Smart Lasso tool
.
2. Trace the edge of the image you want to extract.
Make sure the image’s edge is within the thick border that appears as you trace.
3. Connect the end of the border back to its beginning, or stop dragging to connect the border in a straight line back to the beginning.
4. Do one of the following:
• To copy the image so that you can paste it in a document: Choose Edit > Copy.
• To remove everything outside your selection: Click the Crop button in the Markup toolbar (or choose Edit > Invert Selection), then press Delete.
You can also find those steps in this resource: Extract an image or remove a background in Preview on Mac - Apple Support
Take care.
Hello John Reed6,
While that exact feature isn't available in macOS, you can extra part of an image in the Preview app using the steps below:
1. In the Preview app
2. Trace the edge of the image you want to extract.
Make sure the image’s edge is within the thick border that appears as you trace.
3. Connect the end of the border back to its beginning, or stop dragging to connect the border in a straight line back to the beginning.
4. Do one of the following:
• To copy the image so that you can paste it in a document: Choose Edit > Copy.
• To remove everything outside your selection: Click the Crop button in the Markup toolbar (or choose Edit > Invert Selection), then press Delete.
You can also find those steps in this resource: Extract an image or remove a background in Preview on Mac - Apple Support
Take care.
Since you are running Ventura, you can in Preview.
Open an image in Preview, press command+shift+k.
Is IOS image separation possible in Mac OS?
