Line surrounding images after cropping

[Liz Gabel]

I am trying to crop product photos and add a solid white backdrop to the photos.  I am cropping the photo, then using the Free Hand Selection Tool to cut out the image.  I then delete the background and change it to white.  However when i export the image file there is a gray line surrounding the image.  Even if i use the Pixel Tool to change the border pixel by pixel to white, when i reexport the image, the gray line still surrounds the image.

any tips on getting rid of the surrounding line?

thank you!

[gdenby]

Hi, Liz Gabel

 

What type of export file are you creating? ".jpg" will add compression artifacts, tho' usually those a bits of noise close to the white and color area boundry. If exporting to .jpg, try .tif.