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07/01/2004 07:49:11 PM · #1 |
example: You crop a photo to what you THINK is the correct proportions for a 4x6 print.
You give the digital file to a friend to get a print at their local mini-lab via email or whatever.
It turns out that you had it wrong, and people in the photo get their heads chopped off!
Is there a program/tool/plug-in/whatever that can crop to correct standard print ratio's? |
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07/01/2004 07:53:08 PM · #2 |
In PS the crop can be set to a certain aspect ratio, in CS they even have the print ratios preset.
David
/edit: after checking, it is the selection tool that has the aspect ratio, but once selected the crop command can be chosen from the image menu.
Message edited by author 2004-07-01 19:56:26.
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07/01/2004 07:56:20 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by Britannica:
In PS the crop can be set to a certain aspect ratio, in CS they even have the print ratios preset.
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Thanks. I knew it was somewhere obvious, but I didn't know where. |
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07/01/2004 08:04:40 PM · #4 |
Suggestion...
In CS use the rectangular marquee with fixed aspect ratio to match your desired print dimentions. adjust the marquee to frame what you want of the photo. copy, then open new and paste. You now have a new version of the old photo for printing without changing the original. |
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07/01/2004 08:06:36 PM · #5 |
Message edited by author 2004-07-01 20:06:47. |
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07/01/2004 08:13:35 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
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This method does not just crop. It crops and resamples the image in one step. If you select a selection that is larger than the target selection, you are throwing away data; select one that is smaller and CS will interpolate data. If cropping is the first step of your workflow, this can be devestating. It is nearly always better to do the individual steps yourself.
David
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07/01/2004 08:22:41 PM · #7 |
Originally posted by Britannica:
Originally posted by faidoi:
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This method does not just crop. It crops and resamples the image in one step. If you select a selection that is larger than the target selection, you are throwing away data; select one that is smaller and CS will interpolate data. If cropping is the first step of your workflow, this can be devestating. It is nearly always better to do the individual steps yourself.
David |
If you leave the DPI field blank, Photoshop (CS for me) will not resample.
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07/01/2004 09:49:41 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by BikeRacer:
Originally posted by Britannica:
Originally posted by faidoi:
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This method does not just crop. It crops and resamples the image in one step. If you select a selection that is larger than the target selection, you are throwing away data; select one that is smaller and CS will interpolate data. If cropping is the first step of your workflow, this can be devestating. It is nearly always better to do the individual steps yourself.
David |
If you leave the DPI field blank, Photoshop (CS for me) will not resample. |
If you put a measurement in for the size, it will simply adjust the resolution -- this is true. That is, unless you do not select enough pixels. For example, if you chose a 4"x6" crop, but if you do not select enough pixels it will have to create them. Also, this is leaving the resolution of your image up to chance, and you could end up with a resolution that is far to small to print effectively. Also note that unless you crop exactly in the correct aspect ratio there will be some resampling in any event. The resolution must be the same, both horizontally and vertically -- in the 4x6 example above, it is a 2:3 ratio, but if you select only an area that is a 1:1 ratio (a square) the longer side will need to have pixels added, or the shorter side will need to have pixels removed, to make the result the proper aspect ratio. Again, it is leaving the resolution up to chance. This can be gotten around by saying the pixels are no longer square, but that will not likely print well.
David
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07/01/2004 10:11:25 PM · #9 |
| If you drag the crop box all the way out it will be the correct measurement. Then you can expand a corner to crop the correct area and keep the same ratio. |
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