How do I extract a CLEAN version of this image ?
This is a stock photo. (www.BobTaylorProductions.com/psinfo)
Using Photshop (and I'm really a nubie here) how do I extract a really clean (and by that I mean with VERY clear edges) copy of this.
I'm taking it into SWISH and trying to make the white background transparent, but I keep getting fuzzy edge artifacts around the CD's .
How do I make them sharp in Photoshop first or how do I create a nice clean transparent background so that the edges of the CD's are sharp?
Please be sensitive to the fact that I'm just learning Photoshop
Bob, which tool are you using to make your selection? For the smaller of the two CDs, it looks like you just need to go to Select>Modify>Contract, then enter in the necessary number of pixels to make the selection smaller (to get rid of the white outer circle around the CD). Also, be sure that you haven't specified any amount of Feathering for the selection. That should keep the selection edges nice and crisp.
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