Graphics Programs Reference
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Step Three:
There are two more controls you need to know about: First, if you try Content-Aware Scale
and it stretches your subject more than you want, get the Lasso tool
(L)
and draw a selec-
tion around your subject (as shown here), then go under the Select menu and choose
Save
Selection
. When the Save Selection dialog appears, just click OK and press
Command-D
(PC: Ctrl-D)
toDeselect. ThenbringupContent-AwareScaleagain,butthistime,goupin
the Options Bar and choose your selection from the Protect pop-up menu (as shown here)
to tell Photoshop where your subject is. Now you can drag up or down to fill the empty
space with the least possible stretching.