{"id":1845693,"date":"2023-09-08T12:34:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T16:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/microsoft-finally-took-our-advice-and-paint-will-be-better-for-it\/"},"modified":"2023-09-08T12:34:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T16:34:01","slug":"microsoft-finally-took-our-advice-and-paint-will-be-better-for-it","status":"publish","type":"station","link":"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/plato-data\/microsoft-finally-took-our-advice-and-paint-will-be-better-for-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft finally took our advice and Paint will be better for it"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>      <!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v18.8 (Yoast SEO v19.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ --> <title>Microsoft finally took our advice and Paint will be better for it | PCWorld<\/title>     <!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. --> <\/p>\n<p><!-- There is no amphtml version available for this URL. --><\/p>\n<p> <!-- Non AMP markup --> <\/p>\n<div id=\"page\" class=\"site\"> <a class=\"skip-link screen-reader-text\" href=\"#primary\">Skip to content<\/a> <!-- #masthead --> <main id=\"primary\" class=\"site-main\"> <\/p>\n<article id=\"post-2060980\" class=\"post-2060980 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-windows languages-en publication-pcworld publication-us-default story_types-news origin-wp\"> <!-- .entry-header --> &lt;!&#8211; <\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/> &#8211;&gt; <\/p>\n<section class=\"layout--right-rail\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail \"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/microsoft-finally-took-our-advice-and-paint-will-be-better-for-it.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Microsoft Paint background removal Magic Select\" data-hero> <\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"credit\">Image: Microsoft<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .post-thumbnail --> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content \">\n<div id=\"link_wrapped_content\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-bigbite-multi-title\"><\/section>\n<p>Microsoft Paint is finally testing background removal, the killer feature of Microsoft\u2019s Paint 3D that we hoped they\u2019d save. And they finally have!<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Microsoft pulled Paint 3D from Windows, ending its run of 3D VR applications. Unfortunately for Microsoft, <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/401917\/windows-mixed-reality-review-steamvr.html\">Windows Mixed Reality bombed<\/a> and they began quietly removing apps like Paint 3D and 3D Viewer. (Paint 3D lives on as a Microsoft Store app, however.)<\/p>\n<p>The idea behind Paint 3D and 3D Viewer was that you would create VR holograms that could be viewed by either the HoloLens or a third-party ecosystem of VR hardware. <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/411893\/how-to-use-microsofts-paint-3d-creating-cool-3d-scenes-has-never-been-so-much-fun.html\">Paint 3D was fun<\/a>, even though the idea of 3D dioramas never caught on.<\/p>\n<p>But <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/397798\/how-to-use-paint-3d-magic-select-tool-to-edit-out-shapes-objects-and-people-from-photos.html\">Paint 3D\u2019s best feature, Magic Select<\/a>, had nothing to do with 3D. Magic Select was a 2D feature, a Photoshop-like way to lasso a particular part of a scene, like a person, and edit them out of the photo. In 2019, this was pretty revolutionary. Since then, this function is now part of Adobe Photoshop; Google Photos\u2019 Magic Eraser, which is now a Google One perk, and other editing apps.<\/p>\n<div class=\"extendedBlock-wrapper block-coreImage undefined\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/microsoft-finally-took-our-advice-and-paint-will-be-better-for-it.gif\" alt=\"Microsoft Paint background removal Magic Select\" class=\"wp-image-2061007\" width=\"1200\" height=\"820\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How Microsoft Paint\u2019s background removal will work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"imageCredit\">Microsoft<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>We\u2019d like to say that we were responsible for Microsoft\u2019s decision and maybe we were. In 2020, as the company was killing off Remix 3D (the repository of 3D digital assets that you could incorporate into Paint 3D), <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/article\/397740\/as-microsoft-kills-off-remix3d-its-time-to-save-another-important-paint-3d-feature-magic-select.html\">we begged them to let Magic Select survive<\/a>. And it has! (Theoretically, Microsoft could always pull it before it hits the stable version of Paint, but let\u2019s not dwell on that.)<\/p>\n<p>Background Removal in Paint hasn\u2019t hit your desktop yet, even if it most likely will. If you\u2019re a Windows Insider in the Canary or Dev Channels, you can download the new version of Paint (version&nbsp;11.2306.30.0) and start using the new tool, which will appear in the Image section. Paint will use AI to remove what it thinks is the subject of the image so that you can use it elsewhere. Alternatively, you can use the rectangle select tool to do the same.<\/p>\n<p>So, this isn\u2019t quite perfect yet. Using a rectangle has always struck me as a little odd since a lasso would be better. But Paint has never been a precision tool and using a rectangle certainly pushes you to trust Microsoft\u2019s AI a bit more, which might be the idea.<\/p>\n<p>But there\u2019s a move Microsoft hasn\u2019t made yet, too. The most obvious use for a tool that uses background removal isn\u2019t Paint, it\u2019s Photos. Sure, you can argue that Paint is an editor and Photos is designed to view photos. However, Microsoft already re-inserted the Auto Enhance tool back into Photos, which uses AI to improve the photo\u2019s lighting, contrast, and more. Spot Fix\u2013again, which Microsoft pulled, then quietly added back\u2013also uses AI to identify specks of dust and grit and intelligently remove them from the photo. If these editing tools are already there, why not add background removal, too?<\/p>\n<p>Well, perhaps Microsoft will. And if Microsoft does, we\u2019d humbly suggest that Photos will be a better app because of it. Just don\u2019t take three years, okay?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author-box\" data-ga=\"article-footer-author\">\n<h3 class=\"article_author_head\"> <a rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcworld.com\/author\/mhachman\"> Author: Mark Hachman<\/a>, Senior Editor <\/h3>\n<div class=\"article_author_area\">\n<div class=\"article_author_box_bio\">\n<div class=\"img_cls\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article_authr_img\" src=\"https:\/\/platogaming.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/microsoft-finally-took-our-advice-and-paint-will-be-better-for-it-1.jpg\" height=\"125\" width=\"125\"> <\/div>\n<p>As PCWorld&#8217;s senior editor, Mark focuses on Microsoft news and chip technology, among other beats. 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