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03/13/2003 04:03:38 PM · #1 |
Here is a real simple way to straighten an image in Photoshop...
1)Grab the measuring tool. It is one of the tools available in the eye dropper tool.
2)Draw a line with the measuring tool following the line you want to straighten. In this image the shore line
3)Go the menu Image - Rotate Canvas - Arbitrary. The number in the box is automatically calculated by PS. Click OK
4)Here is the final product.
This is a real simple way to do it without grabbing corners and rotating it on your own... Hope you enjoy. There are tons of these in PS...
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03/13/2003 04:14:53 PM · #2 |
Good tip, thanks.
I find it cute that PS uses "Clockwise" (CW) and "Counterclockwise" (CCW)instead of "left" and "right".
Message edited by author 2003-03-13 16:15:14.
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03/13/2003 04:23:45 PM · #3 |
| Nice description - it certainly looks like a quick and accurate way to get the job done. I'll have to give it a try before I forget it. |
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03/13/2003 04:36:46 PM · #4 |
This is an excellent method and it also works with a vertical line.
T
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03/13/2003 04:38:28 PM · #5 |
THANK YOU!
This will be a real time saver for me...
I am half way through post processing my Jordan trip photos and this is a fantastic tip!
I use Arbitrary Rotate a lot but estimate the degree of rotation by sight.
PS I find Clockwise and CC much more instinctive than Left and Right. After all I am rotating around a central point so how would I know whether Left meant the top of the image moving to the left or the bottom of the image?
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03/13/2003 04:39:01 PM · #6 |
Infact.
I think that is the single best tip I've ever learnt on DPC.
:)
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03/13/2003 06:30:39 PM · #7 |
I'm gonna piggie back on this one based on past experiences on DPC.
If you think an image on DPC isn't straight horizontally or vertically, and don't want to take it into your image editing program to check, try this little trick.
Set your browser window so it isn't full screen, then make it small enough so the entire image won't fit in the browser window. Now use the sides of the browser and the scroll features to compare vertical elements to the side of the browser window and horizontals to the top/bottom. It'll quickly show you whether or not an image is rotated away from true square and maybe avoid some silly comments. *grin*
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03/13/2003 07:04:37 PM · #8 |
| great tip. I like how exact it is. I've usually just guessed about 1 or 2 degrees to see what looks best. Thanks |
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03/14/2003 07:51:33 AM · #9 |
Jeff, excellent!!!! I do that all the time but have never passed it on. That is definitely a good one... Dave
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03/14/2003 08:12:47 AM · #10 |
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03/14/2003 11:00:27 AM · #11 |
Originally posted by Patella:
I'm gonna piggie back on this one based on past experiences on DPC.
If you think an image on DPC isn't straight horizontally or vertically, and don't want to take it into your image editing program to check, try this little trick.
Set your browser window so it isn't full screen, then make it small enough so the entire image won't fit in the browser window. Now use the sides of the browser and the scroll features to compare vertical elements to the side of the browser window and horizontals to the top/bottom. It'll quickly show you whether or not an image is rotated away from true square and maybe avoid some silly comments. *grin* |
I sometimes combine your techniques with the crop tool, either measuring the angle first and rotating the crop to the same setting, or moving the crop marquee in close until I can rotate it parallel to something straight, amd then expanding the marquee back to the full dimensions. |
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