Graphics Programs Reference
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Resizing Just Parts of Your Image Using “Content-Aware”
Scaling
We've all run into situations where our image is a little smaller than the area where we
need it to fit. For example, if you resize a digital camera image so it fits within a tradition-
al 8x10" image area, you'll have extra space either above or below your image (or both).
That's where Content-Aware Scaling comes in—it lets you resize one part of your image,
while keeping the important parts intact (basically, it analyzes the image and stretches, or
shrinks, parts of the image it thinks aren't as important). Here's how to use it:
Step One:
Create a new document at 8x10" and 240 ppi. Open a digital camera image, get the Move
tool
(V)
, and drag-and-drop it onto the new document, then press
Command-T (PC: Ctrl-
T)
to bring up Free Transform (if you can't see all the handles, press
Command-0
[zero;
PC: Ctrl-0
]). Press-and-hold the Shift key, then grab a corner point and drag inward to
scale the image down, so it fits within the 8x10" area (as shown here on top), and press
Return (PC: Enter)
. Now, in the image on top, there's white space above and below the
