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Michael31415902v4ji
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July 31, 2023
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Black borders on cropped images?

  • July 31, 2023
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Hey all. I am trying to crop an image that has black borders (screen cap of a video game that is not wisecreen). However, when I crop, it adds the borders back. I assume it is retaining the initial width of the image instead of changing to reflect the crop, which strikes me as weird. How can I get my desired crop? Object seletcion tool is drunk or high so that is not an option. I am just starting with photoshop and find that while some actions are simple, they are not always obvious. I appreciate any help.

    Correct answer pixxxelschubser

    As I assumed. This is a smart object. This type of "file in the file" cannot be cropped. Convert your smart object to a layer and try again.

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    pixxxelschubser
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    pixxxelschubserCommunity Expert
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    August 2, 2023

    Please show your Layers panel.

    Could it be that there is a smart object (or more likely a frame) of this size in your file?

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    Michael31415902v4jiAuthor
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    August 3, 2023

    Here is a picture with the layer frame visible. Also a shot of how the backround is affected post crop. When I do select crop from the left toolbar it initially boxes in the entire canvas. I would then box in the area I want to crop. Is it cropping the background layer and so doing nothing to the layer I want the crop performed on? The directions for cropping don't mention that as a possibility.

      pixxxelschubser
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      pixxxelschubserCommunity Expert
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      August 3, 2023

      That worked, thank you.


      Glad we could help

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        Ged_Traynor
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        Ged_TraynorCommunity Expert
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        August 1, 2023

        @Michael31415902v4ji can you post a screenshot of the Photoshop interface with the pertinent panels and options showing to highlight the issue

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        Michael31415902v4jiAuthor
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        August 1, 2023

        Here are photos of the image and the process and results. I use the crop tool and perform the crop. The select tool still highlights around the cropped area, and when it is copied to another project the black border reappears to fill in the empty space.

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