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Customizing your media generation with text prompts

When generating background scenes with Shopify Magic, start by selecting a template that's closest to your desired result, such as Studio or Kitchen, and then edit the preset text to customize your prompt.

Aesthetic and style keywords and phrases can help improve final touches to the rendering. Some examples to consider include the following types of descriptors:

• Location: indoors, outdoors, underwater, in the city
• Lighting: warm even light, ambient, overcast, neon, studio lights, flash photography
• Color: vibrant, muted, bright, monochromatic, black and white, pastel
• Material or texture: brass, bronze, gold, concrete, fabric, vinyl, canvas, wood, muslin
• Size (relative to the subject): extreme closeup, wide shot, 6" x 4" x 2"
• Camera angle: front shot, closeup, from above

When crafting your text prompt, consider the following best practices:

• Text prompts should be at least 3-7 words long. Ideally, format the prompt with short keywords or phrases separated by commas.
• Avoid long lists of requests and instructions. Unlike a large language model (LLM) or chatbot, the text prompter for media generation isn't conversational.
• If your product seems too large or too small compared to the context of the background scene, then include sizing information to help the generator scale the background to your product correctly. For example, 8oz jar candle or 26" x 18" suitcase.
• To avoid objects 'floating' in the background scene, specify how the object should be grounded in relation to the background. For example, drink bottle sitting on table or boots resting on floor against wall.

Select an image's subject

When you choose to change an image's background in the media editor, Shopify Magic automatically analyzes the image to identify and separate the subject from the background. However, you can manually adjust what Shopify Magic considers to be part of the subject when the automatic selection doesn't fully capture your desired subject.

Steps:

1. From your Shopify admin, go to the media file that you want to edit.
2. Click the pencil icon, or click the thumbnail to open the media editor.
3. In the media editor, click the Enhance background icon.
4. An Analyzing image message displays and the subject flashes, surrounding it with an outline. If the automatic selection of the subject isn't fully captured, then click Choose subject.
5. Depending on how you want to adjust the subject selection, do any of the following steps:
6. When you're satisfied with the subject selection, click Apply.

Remove an image's background

You can remove an image's background to make the background entirely transparent.

Note

Images with transparent backgrounds are always saved as PNG files, even when the original image is a JPEG.

Steps:

Desktop

1. From your Shopify admin, go to the media file that you want to edit.
2. Click the pencil icon, or click the thumbnail to open the media editor.
3. In the media editor, click the Enhance background icon.
4. Confirm that the subject is selected correctly. You can manually adjust the subject selection if necessary.
5. In the Remove background section, click Remove.
6. Click Done.
7. Click Save or Save as new to save your image.

If you want to discard all changes to the image, then click Revert to original.

Mobile

Replacing an image's background

You can replace an image's background with an AI-generated scene or a solid color.

Replace an image's background with a AI-generated scene

You can replace an image's background with a different background scene generated with AI. These backgrounds are more complex than a solid color and can help situate your product in the context it would likely be used in. For example, an image of a bench in your workshop could be modified to display the same bench in a home's entryway.

Scenes are generated by using a text prompt to describe the existing subject and the background you want. You can also select from a list of suggested scene prompts based on a scene style, such as Studio or City, which you can customize further as well.

Note

Shopify Magic creates 4 AI-generated scenes at a time. Additional sets can be generated, but any unused scenes are deleted when you close the editor unless you save the images to your device.

You can also report any generated images that contain inappropriate or harmful content.

Steps:

Desktop

1. From your Shopify admin, go to the media file that you want to edit.
2. Click the pencil icon, or click the thumbnail to open the media editor.
3. In the media editor, click the Enhance background icon.
4. Confirm that the subject is selected correctly. You can manually adjust the subject selection if necessary.
5. In the Replace background section, click the Scene tab.
6. In the Describe the subject section, briefly describe the subject using keywords or short phrases separated by commas.
7. In the Describe the background you want section, add a text-based prompt to describe your desired background scene by doing either of the following steps:
8. Click Generate.
9. Along with the original image, 4 thumbnails with the new versions of the image display at the bottom of the editor for you to preview. Click the thumbnail to select the image you want to use in your final version.
10. Optional: If you want another set of images, then click Generate again. You might also want to adjust your text prompt.
11. When you're satisfied with the results, click Done.
12. Click Save or Save as new to save your image.

If you want to discard all changes to the image, then click Revert to original.

Mobile

Replace an image's background with a solid color

You can replace an image's background with a solid color. Preset color swatches are picked directly from the generated image.

Steps:

Desktop

1. From your Shopify admin, go to the media file that you want to edit.
2. Click the pencil icon, or click the thumbnail to open the media editor.
3. In the media editor, click the Enhance background icon.
4. Confirm that the subject is selected correctly. You can manually adjust the subject selection if necessary.
5. In the Replace background section, click the Color tab.
6. Select the background color you want by doing one of the following options:
7. When you're satisfied with the results, click Done.
8. Click Save or Save as new to save your image.

If you want to discard all changes to the image, then click Revert to original.

Mobile

Save generated images to your device

You can save any image you generate directly to your device's local storage or share on a mobile device. Generated images that aren't saved are lost when the editing session is finished.

Steps:

Desktop

1. Follow the steps to generate a selection of AI-modified backgrounds, but don't click Done to close the editor.
2. Click the thumbnail for the image you want to save.
3. In the image preview, click the ↧ icon to download the image to your device's local storage.

Mobile

Report the content in generated images

Shopify Magic uses trained models that implement filters and safeguards to recognize and block harmful or offensive content. However, you can manually report any generated images that still contain inappropriate or harmful content. Your feedback helps improve the quality of scenes generated by Shopify Magic.

Note

Shopify prioritizes originality and respects creators' rights, and doesn't support or endorse uploading images from the web or copyright infringement.

To report potential infringement, rights holders can use Shopify's existing copyright and trademark reporting forms. Learn more about Legal removals and intellectual property.

Steps:

After you've followed the steps to generate a selection of AI-generated scenes and encountered inappropriate or harmful content:

Desktop

1. Click the thumbnail for the image that you want to report.
2. In the image preview, click the ⚐ flag icon to Report content.
3. In the Report image dialog, select what you want to report about the image.
4. Optional: In the Add more details section, enter specific information about what you want to report.
5. Click Submit.

Mobile

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I report issues with generated images?

You can report any image directly from the image editor by using the Report content feature.

What is the source of generated images and how is copyright handled?

Shopify Magic relies on multiple generative media models and follows Shopify's privacy and data protection principles.

Rights holders can report potential infringement using the copyright and trademark reporting forms.

What are the ownership and usage rights for AI-edited images?

Shopify doesn't claim ownership over images merchants create using Shopify Magic, nor restrict where they can use those images. Images created can be used for merchants' business purposes, both within and outside of Shopify.

Note

An invisible watermark is applied as a form of 'metadata' on content that's generated with AI, but this is undetectable to the human eye and won't impact the final result of the image.

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