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Hi:
I have a recurring graphic problem I am never able to solve easily:
I get logos from companies, usually in low-res gif format, or a jpg. They always come off their websites. In all these cases, I have to lift the logo out of it’s background and insert it onto another background. I always struggle to get the logos out of the original graphics, due to the aliasing of the edges of the logo where it merges with its original background.
One way I attempt to lift this out, if the logo is one color, is to simply marque and paste the image into the new psd file, where I set the layer to "multiply". I usually desaturate the image so it’s black and white (balancing levels too). When "multiply" is chosen, the aliased edges work fine. But this is a really limited method, and with a complex or non-monochromatic logo, it doesn’t work.
Does someone have a method(s) for extracting images like this for use in other design settings?
Of course, of course, get the original vector or hi-res tiff or whatnot. That is never never an option given that we are always working with a sales rep who never has access to anything other than the website or a photocopy or something lo-res like that.
Doug
I have a recurring graphic problem I am never able to solve easily:
I get logos from companies, usually in low-res gif format, or a jpg. They always come off their websites. In all these cases, I have to lift the logo out of it’s background and insert it onto another background. I always struggle to get the logos out of the original graphics, due to the aliasing of the edges of the logo where it merges with its original background.
One way I attempt to lift this out, if the logo is one color, is to simply marque and paste the image into the new psd file, where I set the layer to "multiply". I usually desaturate the image so it’s black and white (balancing levels too). When "multiply" is chosen, the aliased edges work fine. But this is a really limited method, and with a complex or non-monochromatic logo, it doesn’t work.
Does someone have a method(s) for extracting images like this for use in other design settings?
Of course, of course, get the original vector or hi-res tiff or whatnot. That is never never an option given that we are always working with a sales rep who never has access to anything other than the website or a photocopy or something lo-res like that.
Doug
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