Need help with editing one picture (quiet simple.. but I just can' do it)

Not too sure if this is the right place to ask this, but can anybody with good/decent photo shop skill help me edit this picture

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q154/DlayerZX/rrutlj.jpg

to some what like

http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q154/DlayerZX/-rrutlj.jpg

The whole point is to just leave original alone and make the back ground with out the light effect

The two line that extend into the central light ball is suppose to have sharp ending, but I can’t take away the light ball without making the symbol look uneven or ugly

can someone please help me with this

I will be using this symbol for the painting job on my new case :sweat:

bleh…makin me post again -__-'
yay for copy n paste:

i dun understand…
u want the 1st image to look exactly like the 2nd image?
y not jus trash the 1st image and use the 2nd image?

or r u sayin u jus want a simple black and white image wit that intricate shape and no special effects?

if so, then ur best bet is to take it into illustrator and trace the shape using the pen tool
(can also be done in photoshop)

ur 2nd best bet is to use select->colour range and brush tool to touch it up

edit: omg im so bored i actually did it ~__~
i did the 2nd method tho because its faster and only took me 2 mins
but results in lower quality image due to the edges either being jagged lines or anti-aliased

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5788/manimsooboredyv4.gif

alright, thank you for the image. This image is good enough for my purpose

i’ll keep in mind for the steps that you have mentioned