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Remove.bg is a Website That Removes Backgrounds from Portraits in Seconds (petapixel.com)

An anonymous reader shares a report: If you often find yourself needing to remove the backgrounds from photos but don't have the time to manually do it, you might want to bookmark Remove.bg. It's a simple free website that automatically removes the backgrounds from photos in just 5 seconds with a single click.

Simply use the button on the homepage to select a photo from your computer (or you can also enter a photo's URL on the Web). The website then processes the photo and shows the result in moments. Under the result is a button that lets you download it as a PNG image with a transparent background.

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  1. I prefer "we do phoshop" by damn_registrars · · Score: 2

    ... although this is much much faster.

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    1. Re:I prefer "we do phoshop" by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 4, Funny

      I can't find a good pho shop around me. There's one that tastes fantastic but I stopped going after they kept getting C grades for health inspection.

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    2. Re:I prefer "we do phoshop" by damn_registrars · · Score: 4, Informative

      Have people really forgotten about this awesomeness?

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  2. Not 100% accurate by Locke2005 · · Score: 4, Informative

    I tried it, and it's not perfect at distinguishing foreground from background, so the picture of myself I gave it came back with a huge black lump on the side of my faces that should have been part of the background. Of course, I could clean up that minor imperfection in photoshop.

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    1. Re:Not 100% accurate by 110010001000 · · Score: 2

      Have you seen a doctor?

    2. Re:Not 100% accurate by Mab_Mass · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I also tried a few random images from news sites, with similar, incomplete results.

      The real question, though, is how is this site funded? I'm deeply suspicious of giving them any of my personal images, hence the trial with public images only.

    3. Re:Not 100% accurate by CFD339 · · Score: 2

      You should ask for your money back.

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    4. Re:Not 100% accurate by MrKevvy · · Score: 4, Funny

      No, just a lump.

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    5. Re:Not 100% accurate by fahrbot-bot · · Score: 3, Funny

      It's even better when there's an animal in the picture. Try this one for instance: (photo of lady with Great Dane).

      Or this photo of lady with Great Dane :-)

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    6. Re:Not 100% accurate by Nikademus · · Score: 2

      They might also be trying to get the most possible amount of images tested to train their AI. And then provide a paid service, whether it's for removing background or detecting people in groups automatically.

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  3. Where was this 20 years ago? by unfortunateson · · Score: 3, Interesting

    20 years ago, my wife and I ran an independent online children's bookstore. Our catalog/shopping cart was, to a large degree, hand-built by me (yay Perl and FoxPro), and the product images (only for monthly features) were scanned from publisher paper catalogs. It was ridiculous levels of effort to clean those images up (especially with Photoshop Elements, we couldn't afford more than that).

    It was the best of times (a search on Yahoo or AltaVista had as much a chance of finding us as Amazon when you searched for a title), it was the worst of times (not enough volume to get discounts on rapidly-rising credit card and shipping fees). We got out with a small profit... but I would have loved to have had today's image tools.

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  4. Why is this Slashdot worthy?/Privacy concerns? by mykepredko · · Score: 2

    I'm curious because I would think that the majority of people that come to this site can probably remove backgrounds it themselves with photoshop/Paint.net/Gimp/Krita/etc. I guess it's less work but I would think that most people here would pride themselves on being able to do it themselves.

    Secondly, I don't see any privacy/ownership statements on this - couldn't this be a way for the owners of the site to collect personal pictures or even gain access to a user's computer?

    Hopefully I won't get slammed like my last post.

    1. Re:Why is this Slashdot worthy?/Privacy concerns? by bluefoxlucid · · Score: 2

      Technology is awesome. Instead of spending 40 minutes cleaning up a photo, you can spend 40 minutes developing the product page. So much more gets done.

    2. Re:Why is this Slashdot worthy?/Privacy concerns? by Archfeld · · Score: 3, Informative

      A Note on Privacy :
      Your images are uploaded through a secure SSL/TLS-encrypted connection. We process them, and temporarily store the results so you can download them. After that (about an hour later) we delete your files. We do not share your images or use them for any other purpose than removing the background and letting you download the result.

      https://www.remove.bg/about

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    3. Re:Why is this Slashdot worthy?/Privacy concerns? by KlomDark · · Score: 2

      Right up there with "I promise not to cum in your mouth"

    4. Re:Why is this Slashdot worthy?/Privacy concerns? by chispito · · Score: 4, Insightful

      I'm curious because I would think that the majority of people that come to this site can probably remove backgrounds it themselves with photoshop/Paint.net/Gimp/Krita/etc. I guess it's less work but I would think that most people here would pride themselves on being able to do it themselves.

      Secondly, I don't see any privacy/ownership statements on this - couldn't this be a way for the owners of the site to collect personal pictures or even gain access to a user's computer?

      Hopefully I won't get slammed like my last post.

      I don't find it Slashdot-worthy. It's more like a random posting on Reddit fishing for bored upvotes "Hey look at this cool site."

      Okay.

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    5. Re:Why is this Slashdot worthy?/Privacy concerns? by g01d4 · · Score: 2

      Also from the about page it looks like they're trying to get you to sign up for an email list in the likely event they come out with a commercial product (better output resolution, version updates, access to an api &c).

  5. Is there a website ... by novakyu · · Score: 5, Insightful

    ... that removes spam from Slashdot?

    1. Re:Is there a website ... by OrangeTide · · Score: 4, Funny

      Add slashdot.org to your hosts file, and block 100% of slashdot spam.

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    2. Re:Is there a website ... by nuckfuts · · Score: 2

      I took your advice - it hasn't made any difference!

      216.105.38.15 slashdot.org

  6. Re:without a single click by Quirkz · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Yeah. Why is it always "with a single click?" Nothing is ever with a single click. You have to double-click just to open your damn browser. In what world does everything amount to "the very last thing I did"? In that case, I'd like to swim across the English Channel with "a single stroke," write a novel with "a single word," drive across the country on "a single gallon of gas, in a single minute". It's stupid, and for damn near 30 years there hasn't been a software marketing person capable of advertising their product without using the phrase.

    "I promoted something on a computer without using a single outrageous cliche" - now THAT is a statement someone should be proud of!

  7. Here's what remove.bg does to a Slashdot screencap by Draconi · · Score: 3, Interesting
  8. Re:without a single click by forkfail · · Score: 3, Funny

    Chuck Norris could have written this entire post with a single click.

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  9. Why is this advert masquerading as an article? by Mjlner · · Score: 3, Insightful

    This "shared report" is 100% advertising. Why is it published as a story?

    An anonymous luser shares a report:

    If you often find yourself needing a refreshing beverage on a hot day, but don't which one to choose, you might want to try Acme Cola. It's a delicious carbonated beverage that drowns your thirst in delicious taste in just 5 seconds.

    Simply unscrew the cap and let your mouth be filled with delicious, refreshing nectar. It will leave you feeling ecstactic and refreshed. Try Acme Cola today!

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