A vector-based selection outline drawn around a product in an image using the pen tool in Adobe Photoshop. The path defines a precise, hard-edged cutout of the product, isolating it from the background. Clipping paths are used for products with clear, defined edges — packaged goods, electronics, furniture — where the boundary between product and background is unambiguous.
Background Removal
The process of digitally erasing the original background from a product photo and replacing it with a solid white, transparent, or custom background. Background removal is the most common post-production service in e-commerce photography, required by Amazon, Shopify, eBay, and most major marketplaces for main product images.
Image Masking
An advanced background removal technique for subjects with complex, fine, or semi-transparent edges that a clipping path cannot handle precisely. Image masking uses layer masks, channel masks, or luminosity masks in Photoshop to separate fine hair, fur, transparent fabric, glass, and delicate jewelry from their backgrounds. The result is a clean cutout that preserves fine detail at the edges.
Transparent Background
An image output where the background has been fully removed and the file saved as a PNG with an alpha channel, so the product appears on any colored surface without a white or colored box around it. Transparent backgrounds are used for website product displays (where the page background should show through), email marketing, printed catalogs, and any context where a white background box would be visually inappropriate. Transparent PNG files are larger than JPEG equivalents.
A vector-based selection outline drawn around a product in an image using the pen tool in Adobe Photoshop. The path defines a precise, hard-edged cutout of the product, isolating it from the background. Clipping paths are used for products with clear, defined edges — packaged goods, electronics, furniture — where the boundary between product and background is unambiguous.
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