Transparent backgrounds with Photoshop Elements

guerillabill Says:

May 14, 2012 - When working in Photoshop Elements, you can layer images on top of each other. If the images are transparent, no white background will show

MSZIPPURR Says:

May 14, 2012 - It worked great, I can overlay my picture over text, without the white background.... but is there a way that I can overlay this picture on another picture without the white background showing. I'm working in word at the moment. thanks for sharing your knowledge :-)

RitsukaxSeimei Says:

May 7, 2012 - THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!

sjcodan Says:

Apr 5, 2012 - Thanks a ton! Very easy to do, once you know how.

zimamup Says:

Mar 23, 2012 - Thanks you so much Bill. Crystal clear as always. My winning formula: when in doubt, consult Bill.

janhunnicutt Says:

Mar 22, 2012 - Thank you so much for showing how to do this!

guerillabill Says:

Feb 10, 2012 - Only .gif and .png files can be saved with transparent backgrounds.  For best results, save as png.

defurry Says:

Feb 10, 2012 - Hi- I need to remove the white background from a logo to be used in print at 300 dpi. Do I use the same process and then save as a GIF? I must have some of the settings wrong, because I tried that and still get a white box when placing the logo in Quark. Using PSE 6. Any advice?

darlenemarieanne Says:

Nov 12, 2011 - Thank You So Much Bill! This is the best - and most easy-to-understand - instructions that I've ever seen on Transparent backgrounds. Appreciate your help!

terrydeben Says:

Sep 7, 2011 - Thank you Bill. This is much more helpful than anything that Adobe provides.

Mauvable Says:

Sep 3, 2011 - Huge help, thank you so much.

RobinIntell Says:

Aug 29, 2011 - thanks for your help - I'm not trying to do a video. I'm doing a website. See I have a transparent image that repeats 960 x 2 pix. It's the background for the content text of a website. I have this 960 x 2 pix image that is already a transparent greyish. I need it darker - to see the copy. You see, the image behind the transparent image/content box is light and so my white lettering is not showing up well on the transparent image I have - it needs to be darker. Thanks

guerillabill Says:

Aug 25, 2011 - In Photoshop Elements, create a new layer and place it below the image and text layer. Add a color to that layer, and then adjust the opacity of the layer using the layer effects.

niboryentruoc Says:

Aug 24, 2011 - Sorry - left my comment in the wrong place. I'm not making a movie. I have a transparent image. I am using as background on a website so my picture shows behind. It's the container bkground for my copy/text. I've spent 4 hours trying to learn how to make the transparent image a darker tint in Elements 9. Every thing I search is what you show - but that's not what I need. Any help is greatly appreciated I must complete this!

guerillabill Says:

Aug 24, 2011 - In Movie Studio, just add a video track below the image, add a color to the track, and lower the opacity to make it transparent and tinted.

niboryentruoc Says:

Aug 24, 2011 - What if you want to have a tint to the transparent part? Like I want to have an image, then transparent background for copy or text - there's nothing on Youtube that addresses this.

Switzrific Says:

Aug 2, 2011 - THANK YOU. I've been using the Remove From Selection Tool in Magic Extractor...xD

completeskincare Says:

Jul 30, 2011 - I have been trying to find out how to make my web site pictures transparent and your video was so easy. thank you so much your video was so easy to understand and what a breeze that was. picture looks great!

BardMuse Says:

Jul 29, 2011 - Thanks so much, GuerillaBill - I have been searching for days for an answer to this problem and your tutorial solved it - it is the best ever. Gabrielle

HomeVdz Says:

Jul 22, 2011 - Thanks Bill. This is what I was looking for!

Piintoooo Says:

May 19, 2011 - Thanks alot!

guerillabill Says:

May 17, 2011 - If the white is inside the selected area, it will remain and won't be a problem. Only the outlined area is removed.

Timothius25 Says:

May 17, 2011 - What if the image you are using has some white inside of it? How do you unselect certain white areas with the wand?

hanansk16 Says:

May 3, 2011 - Brilliant, exactly what I've needed to know for a while now!! Thank you

guerillabill Says:

Apr 17, 2011 - Not with tga in Photoshop Elements, but you can in Photoshop. You can get png with transparent background in Elements.