Extract Image Perfectly from Background using Photoshop Extract Tool

Extract Tool is a filter tool in Photoshop which is used to extract out an image from its background. But unfortunately it has been removed from Photoshop CS5 and CS4. It is present under filter menu in photoshop’s  previous versions. As the name suggests, this tool makes it very easier to extract an image out of its background. Especially the ‘furry’ part of the image. Its also a preferred tool to extract the image of a person as it can extract the hairs perfectly.
This tool can be manually installed in Photoshop CS5 and Photoshop CS4  by downloading the file from below given link and putting it into specified folder.
Follow the following steps:
1.    First Download the Extract Tool.
For Photoshop CS4, Download the rar file from:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3255460/photoshopextractfilter/CS4.rar
For Photoshop CS5, Download the zip file from:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3255460/photoshopextractfilter/CS5.rar
2.     Extract the downloaded file and navigate to ’32 Bit’ or ’64 Bit’ folder according to your system.
3.    Copy the file “Extractplus” to C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS\Plug-ins\Filters

Restart the Photoshop and you will find the Extract tool in Filter menu.

Now how to use it.
1.    Open the Image in Photoshop
2.    Goto Filter menu and choose ‘Extract’.

3.    Choose the “Edge Highlighter Tool”,

4.    Now use it to mark the edges of the areas that are to be retained as shown above. Choose the marker size in a way such that the furry part and the background edge is covered in the width of marker. Markers of different sizes can be used at different places.
5.    Use the Fill tool to colour the areas to be retained.

6.    Click ‘OK’ to extract the image out of its background.br />

7.    Now this Image can be put into any new background.

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