Erasing Backgrounds??

I am trying to cut and paste a selection from one image onto another. Is there a better (more accurate) way of erasing the background of the selection I just copied. I tried the background eraser tool but find the brush pattern leaves semi-cicular edges as I am erasing the background. Is there a better tool that gives a little more control or a better technique or settings for using the background eraser? Thanks

Once you have used the Lasso tool to make your initial selection, here is one way to fine-tune it, getting down to the details along the edges:
Use the Selection Brush tool with Mode set to Mask. Invert the selection and you will see that the selection is masked in red. Lower the Overlay Opacity enough to see the object, select a small brush size, and paint away... painting adds to the mask, holding down Alt as you paint erases the mask. Zoom in far to work on details and use a small brush size. When you are done set Mode back to Selection and invert the selection.
Mark

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Above using your items from your post with a slightly feathered edge selection.
Above using your items saved from your post...slightly firmer edge selection and a slight blur added to top portion of background to give it a little depth of field. I used the levels command to firm it up. I'll get into that under the firmer mask image below.
I always use masks so I can show you my actual selection using a screen grab. I started by selecting your wine glass with the quick select tool. I used the brush tool to soften the glass selection on the sides. I intentionally varied the softness for this glass because it seemed to sell the effect more.
I changed my mind and decided on firmer edges for the side of the glass. I firmed them by using the levels command on the mask. Shortcut is Ctrl + L. I used the middle gray slider in the levels command to firm up the glass selections edge.
(I posted both so you could see how the difference in a selection mask can change the blended outcome. IMO, the second mask makes the glass more realistic as the first has the glass edges just a tad too soft. You'll also notice the second image includes a copy of the background layer. I blurred the background then masked bottom portion of the blurred background to create a depth of field effect. You can pull a black to transparent gradient using the gradient tool on a mask to fade the sharp and blurred background version together.
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Couple layer visible. I went off of everything put together not necessarily what the individual layer looked. On a larger high resolution image, I would have probably made them more opaque and also cleaned up their mask better. It's tricky working with small images.
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term screen-256color
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screen -t shell 3 bash
screen -t shell 4 bash
screen -t shell 5 bash
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screen -t shell 7 bash
screen -t irc 8 irssi
screen -t home 9 bash
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!XTerm*font: -*-terminal-*-*-*-*-14-*-*-*-*-*-*-
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xterm*faceName: Mono
xterm*faceSize: 8
XTerm*background: #191919
XTerm*foreground: white
XTerm*pointerColor: white
XTerm*pointerColorBackground: black
XTerm*cursorColor: white
!XTerm*internalBorder: 3
XTerm*loginShell: true
XTerm*scrollBar: false
XTerm*scrollKey: true
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XTerm*multiClickTime: 250
XTerm*boldColors: false
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xterm*geometry: 160x25
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XTerm*color8: #252525
! Red
XTerm*color1: #C12121
XTerm*color9: #E50E0E
! Green
XTerm*color2: #597b20
XTerm*color10: #89b83f
! Yellow
XTerm*color3: #Ded838
XTerm*color11: #efef60
! Blue
XTerm*color4: #265997
XTerm*color12: #3F6FD0
! Magenta
XTerm*color5: #706c9a
XTerm*color13: #826ab1
! Cyan
XTerm*color6: #69a2b0
XTerm*color14: #a1cdcd
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URxvt.matcher.button: 2
URxvt.perl-ext-common: default,matcher
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URxvt*pointerColor: white
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URxvt*cursorColor: white
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!URxvt*shading: 90
!URxvt*tintColor: #999
URxvt*keysym.Home: \033[1~
URxvt*keysym.End: \033[4~
! Black
URxvt*color0: #262626
URxvt*color8: #252525
! Red
URxvt*color1: #C12121
URxvt*color9: #E50E0E
! Green
URxvt*color2: #597b20
URxvt*color10: #89b83f
! Yellow
URxvt*color3: #Ded838
URxvt*color11: #efef60
! Blue
URxvt*color4: #265997
URxvt*color12: #3F6FD0
! Magenta
URxvt*color5: #706c9a
URxvt*color13: #826ab1
! Cyan
URxvt*color6: #69a2b0
URxvt*color14: #a1cdcd
! White
URxvt*color7: #BBBBBB
URxvt*color15: #EEEEEF
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To Fix In Urxvt
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-Get shells i SSH into to recognize the reported term variable
To Fix In Gnu Screen
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Last edited by scv5 (2009-07-31 14:11:31)

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I followed that, and my panels appeared in their own group, as I had laid them out.
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