Selections - Adobe Photoshop Elements 11 for Photographers - page 278

The Magic Extraction fea-
ture contains the ability to
quickly remove unwanted
background details leaving
just the foreground.

BEFORE AFTER

The Magic Extractor feature
Although not strictly a selection tool the Magic Extractor feature (Image > Magic Extractor)
does quickly remove the background of a picture whilst retaining the subject in the fore-
ground. It does this by marking, with a scribbled line or a series of dots, the foreground (to
be kept) and the background (to be removed) parts of the picture. Elements then automati-

Magic
Extractor
tools

Areas
marked as
background

Areas
marked as
foreground

Preview results for
current setting

The Magic Extractor isolates
and removes background
picture parts based on the
user identifying foreground
and background details with
painted dots or scribbles.

Brush size

B

Marking colors

M

Display content

D

Background
content

B

Feathering

Fill Holes F

D e fringe Width
options

Def Def

Reset to
previous
state

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