Is it possible to copy one image's cropped aspect ratio for cropping to another image?

[Ken Nielsen]

For years I've been winging it by guess and by golly and finally I need to ask here so I can get it right. I have images that I crop but nowhere do I see what the aspect ratio is for the cropped image is and I want to transfer or crop other images in the same aspect ratio. Pixel size does not matter for this question, it's only for 'shape' so I can get the same height and width aspect ratio copied and pasted to cropping for the other images. Is there a tutorial on this? or a place where I can see what the first images aspect ratio is in actual nuimbers to make the transfer to other images successfully?

[Bojan Živković]

Can you achieve this using Front Image then Clear button in the Options bar? It should keep aspect ratio.  After clicking Clear it should keep same shape but remove pixel and resolution information. This can be workaround for a single image.

[Ken Nielsen]

I fiddled with that bar and nothing shows up when I use the crop tool. I'll give it another go per what you have said here and report back.  Thanks for responding.

[Bojan Živković]

Open both images, switch to image you want to use as source, choose Front Image then switch to another image, click Clear.

[Trevor.Dennis]

A couple of ideas Ken.

1) In Image #1, create a new layer and fill with a solid colour.

   Drag that layer to Image to Image #2 and use it as a guide.

   It's quick and dirty, but not something I'd want to do.

2) In Image #1 open the Image Size dialog, and with size units set to a

    linear unit like Inches, put an integer number in the width field.

    Ignore the Resolution.  You don't need it.

    Select the Crop tool and set it to W X H X Resolution

    Type the numbers from the Image Size Dialog into the Width and Height but leave the Resolution field empty.

    Scroll down to New Crop Preset and save it.  It will default to naming it with the sizes in the fields like below

[Yolanda Treutel]

First, you need to set a custom crop preset, as @Trevor.Dennis demonstrated. However, if you are dealing with multiple images, you can automate the process. Here is one of the YouTube videos I've found; you can follow along.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdTEeXYfENc

[Trevor.Dennis]

Ken Nielsen  I have just noticed something after going back to Photoshop.  The last use aspect ratio is still there in the Options bar, even if you select another tool, and later select the Crop tool again.  I have test trying to break it, but it holds firm.  So it is actually really super easy.

Open the original image. 

Select the Crop tool and set to W X H X Resoloution.  

You need to keep the crop tool selected, and open Image 2

The aspect ratio will still be set in the Options bar, and the Crop window active still set to the previous aspect ratio.

Click on any of the corner handles to make the crop window active.  You will then be able to compose Image 2 within the confines of the previous aspect ratio and OK it.

There is no reason not to save the preset as a just in case back up.

[Ken Nielsen]

This is a good thread on an important subject. I now need to wing my way through every post and try each suggested way. Thank you for the careful and complete reply.

[Ken Nielsen · Accepted solution]

In searching on this subject for days now I finally came across what I consider, for my use, the correct answer. All help here is appreciated and this just happens to be what I was looking for....

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richardplondon

Community Expert ,

33m ago

At lower left of Develop are buttons Copy and Paste. You can also use standard key shortcuts Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V respectively. Copy with a chosen source image active, opens a dialog where you can select which aspects of this particular image's current editing you will want to transfer. Any aspect left un-checked here, is going to be left alone on the target image, when you later Paste what you have copied. 

Currently there may be a number of aspects (other than crop) checked. For convenience there are buttons to check all or to check none. The latter button is a good idea here. Then you can put a checkmark against whatever aspects of cropping you want to transfer onto another image. The main Crop option refers to position in the image, angle, size, shape - everything - though when the source and destination images are of different orientations, the result is a bit non-obvious. If you check only aspect ratio, and/or only straighten angle, without the main Crop option checked - you are copying only that stuff across without imposing the same position in the image, or the same size.

Then you highlight another image, or several, and click Paste. If AutoSync is active, all the highlighted images receive that update - if not, only the most-highlighted current active image does."