How do I make jpeg image background transparent?

[handrawn]

In this Forum (as was the case in the Adobe Tutorial I visited before it) everyone seems to be responding to a question NOT ASKED. Everyone (trying to be helpful) gives instructions on how to do this process in Photoshop... when the original author [and I] would like to know how to do it in ILLUSTRATOR :-). If anyone can help with a simple step 1, step 2, step 3, that would be greatly appreciated.

it may have escaped your eagle eye, but this thread is in the photoshop forum not the illustrator forum - no wonder then that many of the answers were photoshop oriented - but of course most photodshop filters for background removal such as the free ones suggested by Gary and earlier, and masking principles, also work in illustrator - no problem

[YourPCGuruJim]

Thank you, Handrawn. I know it is a Photoshop forum.
HOWEVER:

1) My Google search "Remove white background and make it transparent in Illustrator" brought me here :-)
2) I downloaded and tried to install the eraser genuine tool (as recommended on this forum).... only to find after I unzipped it - that it has a .8bf extension and therefore will not install when I double click it. I have written to the author to determine how to get this installed as a Photoshop filter and also asked if it will work as a filter/tool in Illustrator.
3) The suggestions all intend to be helpful and I appreciate the time/effort of those responding.
4) HOWEVER, the simple, step by step solution requested at the beginning of this thread (30+ replies ago) still seems to remain allusive :-)

[handrawn]

nothing is simple when you don't know how to use the program by definition

which version illy do you have?

[YourPCGuruJim]

CS4

[handrawn]

ok I have taken the time to read this thread through again

firstly - this is quote from the original poster [nutmeg]:

Anyone know how I could do that either with Photoshop or Illustrator?

[http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthre...75#post166475] post #4

note, as I thought, he/she was asking for a solution in either program, unlike your assertion to the contrary in your first post in this thread.....



secondly: despite what has been said, I could not get the mehdi to work in CS5 Illustrator, [does work fine in CS5 Photoshop of course], but I am no illustrator expert

it's possible that Gary may come back to explain masking in illustrator, but this is an old thread - you should, and you are likely to have more success if, you ask in an illustrator forum

EDIT: ok I see you have done that:
http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthre...nd-transparent
thanks

[gwpriester]

Jim

I wrote a long message and then decided it was senseless.

I also tried copying some of my Photopshop compatible filters into Illustrator's Plug-ins > Photoshop filters folder. But I cannot access them in Illustrator and their Help files were no help.

Sorry if I confused you. I'm confused enough myself.

I could tell you how to do this in Xara Designer Pro, which is my drawing application of choice, but that would mean nothing to you.

Unless you get a copy of Xara Designer Pro 7

[piercedsphynx]

ok I have taken the time to read this thread through again

firstly - this is quote from the original poster [nutmeg]:



[http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthre...75#post166475] post #4

note, as I thought, he/she was asking for a solution in either program, unlike your assertion to the contrary in your first post in this thread.....

Unfortunately, not everyone takes the time to READ like you do. They also don't realize that just because you search for something on Google and click a link, doesn't mean it took you to a relevant result or the right place. If you walked in a room with a door labeled "WOMEN" and saw a bunch of men standing around, would you still assume you were in the women's restroom?

I like how people stop posting when they have nothing useful left to contribute or their own needs were met, or in the original poster's case, never answer a question on how they sorted out their problem which could potentially help out hundreds if not thousands of other users. I just wanted to thank you and Remi personally for being so helpful.

[handrawn]