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Crop tool proportions in Adobe PS
- Thread starter kartracer
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I use CS3 and in that version once you've selected the crop tool you get an option near the top of the screen to input some hight and width proportions. You can input it in pixels, cm or inches and it will then only crop to the proportions you've specified.
Thanks, OK I see it now - but it seems to give me a portrait crop box even though the image is a landscape format. Obviously I need to learn this software - but any ideas on that? Thanks again.
Edit - oh, I see I can rotate the crop but - but surely there's a better way to crop landscapes?
Edit - oh, I see I can rotate the crop but - but surely there's a better way to crop landscapes?
It'll only give you a portrait crop if you put in portrait proportions. If you put in landscape proportions then it'll give you a landscape crop.Thanks, OK I see it now - but it seems to give me a portrait crop box even though the image is a landscape format. Obviously I need to learn this software - but any ideas on that? Thanks again.
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anwa
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Expand the image window (or scale the image view down) so that the window is larger than the image and you get the PS grey background around it.
Select the crop tool and delete the entries for the crop width/height proportions.
Click and drag the crop tool across the entire image.
Hold the <SHIFT> key down while clicking and dragging any of the corner handles on the crop tool marquee selector. This will proportionally scale the marquee selection. <SHIFT><ALT> with click and drag scales it around the centre of the selection.
A few extra tips:
You can enter almost anything in the entry fields for the crop width/height:
"10 cm" for centimetres
"4 in" for inches
"800 px" for pixels
Clicking the two way arrow between the width/height entry boxes swaps the values between them, so goes from landscape to portrait orientation.
<SHIFT> and drag to rotate will rotate in 15 degree steps.
The centre point can be moved for proprtional scaling and rotations.
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to nudge the selection marquee in small steps.
Select the crop tool and delete the entries for the crop width/height proportions.
Click and drag the crop tool across the entire image.
Hold the <SHIFT> key down while clicking and dragging any of the corner handles on the crop tool marquee selector. This will proportionally scale the marquee selection. <SHIFT><ALT> with click and drag scales it around the centre of the selection.
A few extra tips:
You can enter almost anything in the entry fields for the crop width/height:
"10 cm" for centimetres
"4 in" for inches
"800 px" for pixels
Clicking the two way arrow between the width/height entry boxes swaps the values between them, so goes from landscape to portrait orientation.
<SHIFT> and drag to rotate will rotate in 15 degree steps.
The centre point can be moved for proprtional scaling and rotations.
Use the arrow keys on the keyboard to nudge the selection marquee in small steps.