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March 14, 2018
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Cropping an image

  • March 14, 2018
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If I import an image onto the stage and want to crop it (not resize or distort), how do I do that exactly - I don't want to be having to be to-ing and fro-ing to Photoshop in order to get the image to show in the position at the crop I want it at.

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Correct answer ClayUUID

If you crop it in Animate, via masking or bitmap fill, the full bitmap will still be included, wasting bandwidth when the page is downloaded.

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ClayUUIDCorrect answer
Legend
March 14, 2018

If you crop it in Animate, via masking or bitmap fill, the full bitmap will still be included, wasting bandwidth when the page is downloaded.

Dazzer_21Author
Known Participant
March 14, 2018

Bottom line, I guess then, is no. That's a trick missed! Photoshop it is.

Colin Holgate
Inspiring
March 14, 2018

The mask or break apart things would give you what you want to see, but as ClayUUID says, the full image would still be in the file.

There are many feature requests in for better bitmap support in Animate. Maybe one day it will not need Photoshop.

kglad
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Community Expert
March 14, 2018

you should crop it in ps.

that said, you can crop it in animate by converting it to a vector (modify>bitmap>trace bitmap) and then selecting the regions you want to remove and using the backspace key.

Inspiring
March 14, 2018

Mask it. Then you won't see the parts you would have liked to crop but don't feel like it.

Inspiring
March 14, 2018

You can just temporary edit bitmap image on stage. Exported image will preserve original imported look. 1. Select image on stage, Ctrl+B, select and clear parts of image. 2. Right click on image on stage, Break Apart, select and clear parts of image. 3. Select image on stage, Modify, Break Apart, select and clear parts of image.