Adding a Logo to a picture

[ridon127]

What would be the easiest way to add the attached logo to a picture? All I want is the heart and the Gifts from the Heart wording.
Thanks
Donna

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[Chuck Engels]

Do you have Photoshop Elements Donna?

[Wheat King]

Hi Donna,

The quickest way is to open the image in Photoshop, double click on the layer in the layers pallet and give it a name other than background Then use the magic wand in photoshop to click on a white part of the image. press delete. You should see gray and white in the background (this represents transparency) Finally, all you have to do is save it as a image that supports transparency. TIFFS are good for images with lots of colours, like pictures. GIFS are good for web and clipart type images. If you are using it in video you can save as a psd and use that in Premiere Elements.

Jamal

[Wheat King]

Oh yeah and make sure Contiguous is unchecked when you go to use the magic wand tool. Otherwise the white pieces inside the loop won't get selected.

Jamal

[Chuck Engels]

I was wondering what would happen if you brought it into Premiere Element and used the chroma key on the white and then exported a snap shot of a frame. My only concern is that the image might not be of good enough quality, Jamal has a better method that will give you much better quality.
You can even zoom in and use the eraser tool to clean it up if the magic wand doesn't get everything.

[ridon127]

Thanks Jamal. I never think about the magic wand.
Chuck, it needs to be the best quality possible. It' going on a picture for our fund raiser. I gave the video for the auction and the committee was really happy to get it. They don't have anything like it. Can't wait to see what it brings in..
Thanks for the help. Now I have got to get this logo on the picture. I am not so sure it is going to look that good but that's what the director of the school wants. The picture is B & W. It's a matter of preference but I am not really fond of the gold on it. We'll see how it looks when it is finished.
Thanks again
Donna

[Chuck Engels]

Sounds great, glad to hear you are doing the video

The magic wand will work great, just remember you may need to zoom in and clean it up with the eraser a little.
If you have any questions you know where to find us

Thanks Jamal ! Any snow yet?

[Wheat King]

I've been practicing extraction and cut outs lately. So I played around with this one. You might do better if you spend more time at it.
http://muvipix.com/cpg/albums/userpics/ ... parent.png

[Chuck Engels]

That looks the same as Donna's to me

[ridon127]

Chuck, It does look like it...

You're right Jamal. I do need to play around with my photoshop and get better. i use to do more with my photography but then I found this site and all I have done is learn to use PrEl.

As far as snow..no yet. Only what's here..
Thanks
Donna

[Wheat King]

Looks the same but its transparent.

[Wheat King]

Donna if you download it you will be able to place this image into your other file. It's a .png and I saved the transparency with it.

BTW how did you size you image in the first post.

[Wheat King]

Chuck, It does look like it...

You're right Jamal. I do need to play around with my photoshop and get better. i use to do more with my photography but then I found this site and all I have done is learn to use PrEl.

As far as snow..no yet. Only what's here..
Thanks
Donna

Donna,

When I said you might do better if you spent more time at it ... I meant you might do better than me if you spent more time at it than me.

[ridon127]

Thanks Jamal. The first post was a scanned picture, I didn't do any sizing on it.
Donna

[Wheat King]

Thanks Jamal ! Any snow yet?

Nope no snow yet. hopefully soon!