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Removing a background in Studio

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This tutorial walks you through removing the background from a photo in Studio. In about a minute you'll turn a raw camera photo into a clean cut-out, ready for a pano or poster.

Before you start

  • Open a design in the Studio editor and make sure the photo you want to process is already on a photo layer (see Adding photos to a design).
  • Background Removal availability is set per organization (it's on by default for new organizations). If you don't see the buttons described below, ask your organization owner — see Why don't I see Background Removal?.

Remove the background

  1. Select the photo layer on the canvas. The properties panel opens on the right.
  2. Find the Photo Processing section. It appears once the layer has a photo.
  3. Click Remove BG.
  4. Wait while it runs — the panel shows "Processing image, this may take a few seconds..." and both buttons are disabled until it finishes.
  5. When it completes, a Background removed confirmation appears and the photo on the canvas updates to the cut-out version.
The Photo Processing section with Remove BG and Enhance buttons on a selected photo layer

What to expect

The subject is cut out on a transparent background, so whatever sits behind the photo layer in your design — a background graphic, a color, another photo — shows through cleanly.

A subject photo before Background Removal, with the original background visible The same photo after Background Removal, subject cut out on a transparent background

Most photos finish in a few seconds; a large full-resolution camera file can take around 10–15 seconds. The cut-out is used everywhere the photo appears from then on, including the final render.

Re-running is free and instant

Once a photo has been processed, the result is saved. Clicking Remove BG again on the same photo — or re-rendering, or using that photo in another design — reuses the saved cut-out instead of processing from scratch, so it's near-instant and you aren't charged again. Replacing the layer with a new photo starts fresh: process the new photo when you're ready.

Enhance: automatic lighting and color

The Enhance button next to Remove BG applies automatic lighting and color correction without touching the background. Use it when a photo looks dark or flat but you want to keep the original backdrop. It runs the same way: click, wait a few seconds, and a Photo enhanced confirmation appears.

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