Removing an object on a photo with GIMP

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Tutorial to remove objects (or people) and restore the portion of the background they hide in a photo with the Resynthesizer plugin.

An impressive video has been posted on Youtube to show how, with Photoshop, it is possible to delete objects in an image automatically, without any design work. The same can be done with The Gimp in fact and for longer (it is not impossible that the same algorithm has been reused).

This plugin "re-synthesizes" the background" and rebuilds it from same elements on the photo. It can thus reconstruct the sky, lawn, or even more complex views, from a sample taken from the image.

First, see the Resynthesizer tutorial to know the purpose of controls.

We will put in practice the commands using the same pictures that the Photoshop demonstration video.


Using Resynthesizer in Script-Fu


1. Load an image





2. Select an area with the lasso

We want to remove the tree on the top left.

http://www.scriptol.com/design/gimp/...anc-select.png


3. Click on Script-Fu -> Enhance -> Smart remove selection

This windows is opened. Select a radius and click on OK.





4.Here is the final image





Using the Map -> Resynthesize filter

To choose the sample that reconstructs the background, this command is necessary.

1. Load an image





2. Select a sample

Use the Selection tool to delimit a part of the picture, we choose here a part on bottom right.
Then we made a cut and paste into a new image. There is no need to save it.





3. Select an item to delete

To remove the road, it is delimited with the lasso.





4. Click on : Filter -> Map -> Resynthesize

This window is opened:



For the Texture source, we use the sample taken from the image.
It is also used to Input map.
For Output map, we use the original photo.

5. Here is the final image


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You know how sometimes photobombs happen...Can't avoid them can you?
Well with this free plugin at least you have some hope.

I wonder if you can now make clothes disappear...