Graphics Programs Reference
In-Depth Information
Step Three:
If you look back at the layout in Step Two,
did you notice that the image fit the cell
side-to-side, but there was a gap on the top
and bottom? That's because, by default, it
tries to fit your image in that cell so the
entire image is visible. If you want to fill
the cell with your photo, go to the Image
Settings panel and turn on the Zoom to Fill
checkbox (as shown here), and now your
image fills it up (as seen). Now, of course,
this crops the image a bit, too (well, at least
with this layout it did). This Zoom to Fill
feature was designed to help you make
contact sheets, but as we go through this
chapter, I bet you'll totally start to love this
little checkbox, because with it you can
create some really slick layouts—ones
your clients will love. So, even though it
does crop the photo a bit, don't dismiss
this puppy yet—it's going to get really
useful very soon.
Step Four:
Now, let's work on the whole cell concept,
because if you “get” this, the rest is easy.
First, because your image is inside a cell and
you have the Zoom to Fill checkbox turned
on, if you change the size of your cell, the
size of your photo doesn't change. So, if
you make the cell smaller, it crops off part
of your image, which is really handy when
you're making layouts. To see what I mean,
go to the Layout panel, and at the bottom
of the panel are the Cell Size sliders. Drag
the Height slider to the left (down to 3.87
in), and look at how it starts to shrink the
entire image size down right away, until it
reaches its original unzoomed width, then
the top and bottom of the cell move in-
ward without changing the width further.
This kind of gives you a “letter box” view
of your image (HD movie buffs will totally
get that analogy).
Continued
