"selection" help.

[TitanSkies]

Not strictly, but anyway. Before I got PS I used to use Real Draw Pro. There's a function on it called "trace". Basically, (it's mainly meant for a black on white image, but can be used regardless) you open your black on white object, hit "trace" and it cuts the image from the picture, and makes it the "active object" if you will, then you're free to add glow, bevel, etc. etc.

Is there someway to do this in PS without the wand/lasso?

And I'm not refering to putting the image over another and darken/multiply, I'm talking about making it an active object with no background.

Thanks in advance.

[joshbond]

have you tried the color selection option? what kind of image is it?