How do I make jpeg image background transparent?

[nutmeg]

Thanks for the links! but isn't the answer I'm looking for.

I don't want to remove the background as there's nothing to remove.
I want to know how to make the white background of the Rose invisible when it is placed in illustrator. Please look at the example attached.
Anyone know how I could do that either with Photoshop or Illustrator?
Thanks!

[remi]

Thanks for the links! but isn't the answer I'm looking for.

I don't want to remove the background as there's nothing to remove.
I want to know how to make the white background of the Rose invisible when it is placed in illustrator. Please look at the example attached.
Anyone know how I could do that either with Photoshop or Illustrator?
Thanks!

Your background isn't transparent, so you have to remove the white background if you need this image with a transparent background in Adobe Illustrator. There are some different techniques to do that with Adobe Photoshop and you'll find some of the techniques in the tutorials above.

Here is another tutorial called "How to Create a Transparent Background in Photoshop", but it's only one method to do this. There are still more tutorials about that.

btw: JPG doesn't support transparency. Use .PSD, .PNG, .TIFF or .GIF instead.

Regards,
Remi

[nutmeg]

Remi, Thanks for the info!

I managed to sort it out

[amitm]

Hi nutmeg,
can you please let me know how do you sort it out?

Regards,
Amit

[sallybode]

Have you tried .png which can hold the alpha channel transparency?

[Creamlistner]

There are better ways >.>
If your using PS(photoshop) than heres how.
In your tool box there Is an eraser, If u right clikc It says "background eraser"
This will let u click on the white and It will turn It transparent.
If you have trouble with that, use the pen tool to outline the flower and copy and paste It onto a transparent doc.
Try this out and let me know how It goes.
Save as Png. Otherwise It dosent work, jpeg dosent do transparent =)

[martin_DTP]

Hi
You can insert jpg picture without backgroud. You must:
I. In Photoshop:
1. Create path by "pen tool".
2. Copy this path by "path selection tool".
II. In Illustrator:
1. Place jpg picture.
2. Paste path by CTRL C (PC) or cmd C (Mac).
3. Select picture and path by selection tool.
4. Create clipping mask (cmd 7 or menu/object/clipping mask/make)
5. In this way you will get jpg without background.

[Yerl]

There are better ways >.>
If your using PS(photoshop) than heres how.
In your tool box there Is an eraser, If u right clikc It says "background eraser"
This will let u click on the white and It will turn It transparent.
If you have trouble with that, use the pen tool to outline the flower and copy and paste It onto a transparent doc.
Try this out and let me know how It goes.
Save as Png. Otherwise It dosent work, jpeg dosent do transparent =)

This is pretty much correct, but you have to change a few settings to delete only the white background:

Select "background eraser"
At the top set "limits" to Contiquous, "Tolerance" to 50%, Tick "Protect Foreground Color" and set "Sampling" to Once

Set Color of foreground to Red and background to White and that should erase the background with deleting the image itself

Save as Png or Gif

[Ary1123]

There are better ways >.>
If your using PS(photoshop) than heres how.
In your tool box there Is an eraser, If u right clikc It says "background eraser"
This will let u click on the white and It will turn It transparent.
If you have trouble with that, use the pen tool to outline the flower and copy and paste It onto a transparent doc.
Try this out and let me know how It goes.
Save as Png. Otherwise It dosent work, jpeg dosent do transparent =)

This worked perfectly for me Creamlistner. Thank you so much!!! I actually got rid of my background (made transparent) by using the magic wand to select patches at a time and then once selected, I'd right click and select "cut via layer". I ended up having 12 layers, but it seems like I don't even need to do that next time! Great tip! Saved me a lot of time.

[jamiehutber]

Thanks for the links! but isn't the answer I'm looking for.

I don't want to remove the background as there's nothing to remove.
I want to know how to make the white background of the Rose invisible when it is placed in illustrator. Please look at the example attached.
Anyone know how I could do that either with Photoshop or Illustrator?
Thanks!

I had to sign up to this site. It was painful to read all of the comments giving you suggestions for photoshop. What's wrong with people. Good if your trying to help but the guy who just gave you google links was obviously just proving a point.

Remi, Thanks for the info!

I managed to sort it out

So dude how'd you fix it?