Photoshop Transparencies with Embedded Clipping Paths March 30 2005
I was just introduced to clipping paths in Photoshop. It seems that JPEGs and possibly other forms of non-photoshop files can have embedded clipping paths. These paths allow you to remove the backgrounds from images and create a transparent background. This will only work if the image has a defined clipping path!
How do you know if your image has an embedded clipping path? Open then JPEG file in Photoshop and turn on “Paths.” If the image has an embedded clipping path then a path will show up.
Here are the steps to use the clipping path to create a transparent background:
1. Open the file
2. Select the clipping path
3. Create a background layer using the “Add Layer Mask” button on the “Layers” panel
4. Make the path into a selection
5. Create a vector mask with the selection path
Et Voila!
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