Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Step Five:
If you know you want a particular size
ratio for your image, you can do that
from the Ratio pop-up menu in the Crop
& Straighten section. Go ahead and click
the Reset button, below the right side
Panels area, so we return to our original
image, and then click on the Crop Overlay
button, again. Click on the Aspect pop-up
menu at the top-right side of the Crop
& Straighten options panel, and a list of
preset sizes appears (seen here). Choose
4x5/8x10
from the pop-up menu, and
you'll see the left and right sides of the
Crop Overlay border move in to show the
ratio of what a 4x5" or 8x10" crop would
be. Now you can resize the cropping rect-
angle and be sure that it will maintain that
4x5/8x10 aspect ratio.
Step Six:
The other, more “Photoshop-like,” way
to crop is to click on the Crop Overlay
button, then click on the Crop Frame
tool (shown circled here in red) to release
it from its home near the top left of the
Crop & Straighten section. Now you can
just click-and-drag out a cropping border
in the size and position you'd like it. Don't
let it freak you out that the original crop-
ping border stays in place while you're
dragging out your new crop, as seen here—
that's just the way it works. Once you've
dragged out your cropping border, it
works just like before (grab the corner
handles to resize, and reposition it by
clicking inside the cropping border and
dragging. When you're done, press R to
lock in your changes). So, which way is
the right way to crop? The one you're
most comfortable with.
