In this quick video tutorial you will learn how to change background photo
using Pixelmator Pro.
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Basically we are going to change background photo of this picture.
So, in order to change background using Pixelmator Pro
First, we will open it using Pixelmator Pro.
And, by the way, if you are not familiar with the Pixelmator Pro user interface,
let me tell you: On the left,
we have got layers and right on the we have got all the tools
along with their properties. And in middle, we have got the canvas.
You may increase or decrease this canvas size by simply
pressing the shortcut on your keyboard that is 'command +' and 'command - '.
In order to change background Photo,
first, we will bring the photo that we want to keep in background
into this canvas as a new layer.
For that, we will select the picture that you want to set as background
and drag this into this canvas area.
As we brought this background photo into the canvas,
you may see that the image size is very small. So, first,
we need to resize this image. And for that, we will select the arrange tool
which is here.
And then from the corners, we will simply pinch and
fix the size
that suits the best to this image. I am going to cover the image completely.
Like this.
But now you can see that the image that we want to set as background photo
has completely covered our canvas and our subject is not visible.
And that's because the image that we just brought into the canvas
is on the top layer. So, in order to fix this, we will simply select this top layer
and move it below the background layer which is behind the subject.
So, now the background photo layer is behind this subject layer.
Now, in order to change the background photo of this image,
we will simply have to remove the background from this photo
and make it transparent.
So that the layer behind this will be visible.
For that, we will first, select the right layer which is
this one
and use the background removal options that we have got.
You may either use this
quick selection tool here
to select the subject.
Or you may also use the one click
background removal tool which is here in the top right corner. I"ll simply use this tool
because this is the simplest and quickest way to remove background.
I'll simply click on this and you will notice that within a few seconds,
It'll start removing the background. So, I'll wait for that
and as you can see it has removed the background.
But the problem is this doesn't look perfect.
So I'll simply make some adjustments and resize this front layer. For that,
I'll first click on this arrange tool. Simply resize this
by pinching from the corners like this.
Now the subject is in middle and this looks perfect.
It's time to export this image
as the background photo is now changed.
So I'll simply click on the share button and then select export for web.
And from here, we can select the file format for this image,
whether we want to export in PNG format or JPEG format or any other format.
I'll select JPEG and then, click Export.
Further, I'll have to rename it.
And then, final confirmation to Save this.
So that is how you can change background photo using Pixelmator Pro.
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Thanks for watching! I'm Rahul, signing off, and I'll see you in the next video.