Cropping?

What OS are you running? What programs do you have already?
 
Go to the crop tool. Insert 800px in the height or width box depending on what orientation the image is in and enter 600px (important to add the "px") in the other

Drag the crop tool over the whole image and press enter.

That will size your image to 800 pixels by 600 pixels for use on the web. Use save as or save for the web to output the image - save will save over the original you opened.
 
or if you want to create an image that will be say 8"x10" enter "8 inch" and "10 inch" and then the box the you get will be locked to that ratio and you can then re-size the box till you are happy with the crop and then press RETURN
 
firstly, are you talking about resizing or cropping (2 different things), if you want to keep the aspect ratio the same and just resize to 800px on the long side, here is how to do it.

In CS4 got to image>image size. In this dialogue box make sure constrain proportions is ticked then depending on what orientation your pic is (landscape or portrait) put 800 in the width box (for landscape, height box for portrait). Click OK. This will keep the aspect ratio the same as you see it in it's original size.

If you want to crop to 800x 600 then follow EOS JD's answer.
 
cowasaki said:
or if you want to create an image that will be say 8"x10" enter "8 inch" and "10 inch" and then the box the you get will be locked to that ratio and you can then re-size the box till you are happy with the crop and then press RETURN
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Just be careful you have enough pixels to get a quality print.
 
Basically, is I resize the original photo to 800x600 with my image resizer it goes to 800x600 but when I crop the photo so it makes the subject bigger it buggers up the size and then is no longer the right size to crop to 800x600, e.g it mite be 800x420.


one of the pictures is this one

DSC00017800x600.jpg


I want to crop the original so there is less back ground but when I crop it, it looses the correct aspect ratio, so then doesn't look right?


Is that a better explanation?
 
Right, in CS4

Open your image,

Select the crop tool,
P_Crop_Lg_N.png
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then in put the dimensions in the menu bar 800px & 600px for which ever orientation you require.

Then drag across your image, Start at the top left hand corner, until it won't drag any more & release. You can now move the crop box to suit your image.
 
It's a b****r when you go and print out a cropped picture to put in a set sized frame and you have thick white bits on 2 sides ! a stretched photo isn't right either so i try and crop as little as possible.
 
Graham00 said:
It's a b****r when you go and print out a cropped picture to put in a set sized frame and you have thick white bits on 2 sides ! a stretched photo isn't right either so i try and crop as little as possible.
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Well what you need to do is resize your image before sending it to the print file.

When you have finished PP on your shot, say you want a 7x5 print done, then select the crop tool set to 7x5 inches, crop, confirm the crop then save the image.

You now have an image of 7x5 inches and there should be no more white edges to your finished photo prints.
 
Graham00 said:
Thanks Tom, i only use Gimp but i suspect there's a similar tool.
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try picassa as a free bit of software it has some good fucntions and the cropping option allows you to set your dimensions.
 
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