hi, is there an easy way to remove this border from around png images, i am cutting the photo out in photoshop and exporting as png but when i import the photo into lightburn there is always a black line around as in the picture attached, this makes it harder but not impossible to get a cut line aro…

Images are always a “box” even if the rest of the image is transparent, the bounding box of the image is still a box I am unsure if this can be done within lightburn or if it can be done at all actually This will also mean that your “frame” will be the full size of the image imported, even if mos…

This may be what you’re looking for. [image] How do I optimize empty fields? Community Laser Talk I used the Trace tool to get an outline and then Mask out the white space. Image Attribution: A Snow Bunting Bird On Top Of A Branch On A Snowy Day by Lorie Shaull from Nou…

[image] Widget2k13: this makes it harder but not impossible to get a cut line around the actual image In what way is the bounding box interfering with this process? How are you approaching this? [image] Widget2k13: there is always a black line around as in the picture attached Note th…

hi, i am meaning like contour cut around the actual bird but the bounding box gets in the way, this is the closest i get it with trace but it makes it a bit more work, if the bounding box wasnt there im sure it would be a lot easier, there must be a way of removing it even in other software perhaps …

[Skærmbillede 2023-12-01 kl. 09.47.13] [Skærmbillede 2023-12-01 kl. 09.47.37] In the Tracing Window you can decide what you want to trace, pull a square on the inside of the square and you only get your bird.

Oh I never knew that thank you so much

In this case, it is probably a good idea to mark the question as “Problem solved” so that others with similar “problems” finds the answer faster. :slight_smile:

ive just tried that and it then traces around the new square ive just created so no further forward with it really

…try sending the bird picture up here or as a PM

The bounding box will only get traced under certain parameters. It’s not getting in the way so much as the parameters are exposing the box. Experiment with different values focusing only on the quality of the trace around the main subject. You can remove the outer shape after the fact if required. N…

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JohnJohn (John Johnson) December 1, 2023, 12:10am 3

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