Just be sure not to save it as a JPG again. We have gone from a completely flattened JPG image to a versatile transparent logo that works on both light and dark backgrounds. Here I selected the gray elements of the design with the marquee tool and Inverted them with an adjustment, and also used a Levels adjustment layer to make the gray elements white instead. But I wanted to share the additional steps for smoothing out the edges just in case. With that being said, it unlikely we would ever want to use such a dark text color on a dark background anyway. The result are much better this time around on both light and dark backgrounds. On high resolution images you may need to increase this to 2 pixels or more but it's best to try the smallest possible value first to avoid unnecessary masking.Ĭlick the Add new mask button again to create a new mask on the group layer. Press CMD/CTRL+G to group the masked layer and then with the group select ALT+LEFT CLICK on the mask layer icon to create a selection. The edges become very rough looking and unpleasant looking. But something unexpected happens on darker backgrounds. This is actually looking pretty good now, especially on transparent and lighter colored backgrounds. Step 9Ĭlick the layer visibility icon on the Mask channel again to turn off the red overlay and see the results. Then press CMD/CTRL+V to paste the image into the mask. Open the Channels window (Window > Channels) and click the layer visibility icon on the newly created Mask channel. Press the Add layer mask button at the bottom go the Layers window. Step 7Ĭlick the layer visibility icon on all 3 adjustment layers and select the original layer again. Press CMD/CTRL+A to select all, and the CMD/CTRL+SHIFT+C to Copy Merged. The background should already be #000000 if it was pure white to begin with.If it isn't then you will also need to adjust the shadows input level. Step 5Īdd a new Levels adjustment layer, and in the Properties window adjust the highlights input value until the areas that you want to be 100% opacity are #FFFFFF (you can use the eye dropper tool to check what color individual pixels are). Open the Properties window and turn the Saturation all the way down to -100 on the Hue/Saturation adjustment layer. Step 2ĭouble click on the background layer to unlock it, and then create a new Hue/Saturation Adjustment Layer. Now of course, the actual logo template is completely vector, but in this hypothetical situation we are going to pretend that some deranged lunatic has flattened the logo into a JPG and deleted the original file from existence (the horror!). I am using a logo from this set on Medialoot. Download your new image as a PNG file with a transparent background to save, share, or keep editing. Upload your image to automatically remove the background in an instant. The first step is to open your image in Photoshop. For best results, choose an image where the subject has clear edges with nothing overlapping. The right side is the same image after using the technique in this tutorial. We are all here to help and learn together.Īnd, if you really want to get into music visualization.Here is a quick preview of what you can expect from using this technique, the image on the left is a flattened JPG file with no transparency layers. Don't be shocked if you post your masterpiece and people have a few useful suggestions for you. As such, we encourage an atmosphere of helpful critique. This community is meant to be a place of helpfulness. If you are here for a critique of your work Screenshots and/or videos of the thing you want to create It includes things such as:Įxact version of AE you use - not just "CS6" or "CC" or even "CC 2019", but the actual version number (for example, 11.0.4 or 12.2.1 or 13.2.0 or 13.7.2 or 13.8.1 or 17.0.2) However, for useful help, please provide as much info as possible. Once you've gone through that, here are some other helpful resources: A foundation in the basics now will prevent much frustration later. If you'd like to join us on Discord, you can do it here! Are you looking for critiques for your piece or are you showing off someone else's work that you've found that is inspirationally excellent? If you post a video, please explain in the title of your post why you're posting it. We are not here to be sold to or spammed, so no posting of your AE templates, please. We're here to help with your After Effects problems, critique your pieces, and sometimes provide a spot of inspiration. Don't downvote a relevant submission you simply don't like kindly explain in a comment how it could be improved - anonymous downvotes don't help anybody.
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