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05/09/2009 10:50:03 AM · #1 |
This couldn't be anymore simple...
I want to select a circular area of an image and crop it...can someone tell me how to do this??
Yup, I know you're probably all chuckling but hey, if I don't ask you guys I'll never know!
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05/09/2009 10:54:58 AM · #2 |
Actually it is pretty simple:
- select the ellptical Marquee tool (2nd from the top on the left side)
- hold down the SHIFT (PC) key and draw your circle
(holding down the SHIFt key makes a perfect circle, otherwise you get an ellitical shape :))
- you can move the circle (marked by these marching ants) by draging it around in your pic.
- to crop you go to IMAGE - CROP
done...
Message edited by author 2009-05-09 10:58:03. |
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05/09/2009 11:01:09 AM · #3 |
Thanks Heini, though I think I must be doing things wrong still as when I do the Image > crop thing it crops to a square around the marching ants :(
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05/09/2009 11:12:00 AM · #4 |
You click on the square marquee selection tool and hold the mouse key down for a second or so.
you'll see other options for selections apearing. pick the elliptical one.
When ever you see a small little trianle in one of the PS buttons - there are more options to select.
Originally posted by talj: Thanks Heini, though I think I must be doing things wrong still as when I do the Image > crop thing it crops to a square around the marching ants :( |
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05/09/2009 11:14:11 AM · #5 |
You can't make a round crop in Photoshop, it has to be rectangular. But what you CAN do is make the selection and then edit/copy it. With the selection on the clipboard, now go to file/new and create a new file; select "transparent" for background contents. Now paste your selection in there, and *voila*!
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05/09/2009 11:17:26 AM · #6 |
As far as I know, the overall image has to be a rectangle. If you want to cut out an oval to place it in another image or whatever, select the oval as HeiSch described, then either select inverse and delete, or just copy the oval area and open a new document using the clipboard dimensions and choosing "Background Contents: Transparent", then just paste.
Dang, beat me to it...
Message edited by author 2009-05-09 11:17:43. |
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05/09/2009 11:17:31 AM · #7 |
:( too slow :)
I see what you mean. Yes PS crops to a square then. The result of cropping is always a square/rectangle
Here is how you can make the outside area white:
select WHITE as your background color
reverse your circular selection SELECT INVERSE
and hit the delete button.
Now you have a circular picture and the corners are white.
For a transparent background:
create a new file, make sure you sleect TRANSPARENT as the background.
drag the layer from your original picture to the new one with the transparent background
and do the circular selection and SELECTIon-INVERSE there. You end up with a transparent background
Message edited by author 2009-05-09 11:18:27. |
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05/09/2009 12:07:30 PM · #8 |
Thanks for the help guys...
Now to do all the others! :) |
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