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Photoshop CS6 - Cropping box size to smallest before resampling limit

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December 5, 2023
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I am often cropping my 12Mp images to zoom in on a bird or another critter with a preset of 1333 px x 1000 px (my final image). But I want to use the available pixels, no more, no less (no resampling).

So far, I have been playing with the crop box corner handle for matching box actual pixel size with the number of pixels I want to keep (1333x1000). Seems kind of primitive to me, and it's tricky to get the box exactly that size by moving the corner handle with the mouse.

→ Is there a short-cut or another way in PS CS6 to make the crop box size itself to the preset pixel size over the displayed document so that I will then just have to position and possibly rotate the box before applying the crop? Or if no short-cut, an equivalent trick?

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Correct answer Semaphoric

You could use the Rectalgular Marquee tool set to Fixed Size, place the selection in the desired location, and Image > Crop.

Stephen Marsh

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I thought of this topic:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-discussions/crop-to-selection-action/td-p/9035702

However, CS6 is so old that it may not be compatible with newer features.

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Arzaloued34050870p5u4Author

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Thanks Stephan!

I'll look at that. I am learning tons even if not really solving my question!
... which was if there is a simple way, keyboard shortcut or macro, to force the crop box, once opened, to size itself to the preset size in order to not involve any resampling. I have the feeling that it does not exist. That's fine.

Just to "reframe" the context of my question : I am processing my pics one after the other in CS6 and they almost all involve some reframing and rotating using the crop tool before saving to 1333x1000. I wanted to save a few seconds, not going into designing a completely different workflow.

Cheers,

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Arzaloued34050870p5u4Author

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I understand--could you use a guideline to make it simpler and faster?Dragging out a guideline would give you something to reference when you crop and rotate.

In any case, I wanted to give you another option to work with, but ultimately whatever gives you the most flexibility and gets the job done is the best option!

Let us know if you have any other questions!

Michelle

The horizontal and/or vertical ref. I use must by nature be contained in the image itself. Could be the horizon, a post, a building, etc. They are never the same and have all been accidentally rotated by a certain angle that must be corrected. When I reframe, I rotate the image to have those internal ref. parallele to the crop tool grid lines, so that what should be horizontal or vertical will end up as such in the final image. Once the horiz-vertic. is done, I size what I want to keep and finally, accept the crop.

I don't know what you call a "guideline" and how you would dragg it out and how it would make it simpler and faster to restaure true horizontality (is that a word?). I am quite happy with the way I proceed, except for these extra seconds required to get my crop box to measure 1333x1000, but may use Semaphoric option in certain circunstances where it may in fact be faster without hampering a correct horiz-verti. adjustement.

And I will sure come back to you guys if I have other questions! You rock!

Cheers!

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r-bin

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maybe?

Menu->Image->Canvas Size (1333px x 1000px).

Then move, rotate as necessary.

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Arzaloued34050870p5u4Author

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I tried that. CS6 tells me that it is going to clip if I reduce the canvas. Is there a way to keep layers larger than the canvas inside the document?

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r-bin

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To avoid cutting, turn the background into a regular layer

mglush

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Hi!

Using Semaphoric's great suggestion above would allow you to rotate the selection also if you needed to.

Another option if you have a number of images you want to crop is to create a new document the size that you want (1333 x 1000) and then drag the images into this document as layers. you can then move the image around or rotate it to place the "critter" exactly where you want it, and when you export as a jpg, you will have just the image size you want (1333 x 1000). This method will also allow you to keep the whole image just in case you want to move it around at another time.

I don't have CS6 anymore, so I am not sure of this next bit of info is pertnent--Check File>Export and see if you can Export Layers to Files? If you can and you have a number of images you want to crop, just drag them all over into this new document, postion them where you want, and then use Export Layers to Files to crop and export all of them at one time—which is a real timesaver!

Michelle

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Arzaloued34050870p5u4Author

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Thanks. Just tried your suggestion:
In CS6 I did not find the way drag files into the canvas as layers. From what I just read, to import as layers, I have to use File/Scripts/Load files into Stack... And if I do that, PS open another new document where it stacks the called images instead of using the document I previously created and sized to 1333x1000 as you suggest. The new docment is sized as the originals, not 1333x1000. Maybe I am not doing it right....

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Arzaloued34050870p5u4Author

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Correction: I can drag a series of files into the canvas (just tried again), but I have to work on that function because I am not familiar with it, and so far, it squeezes them according to some parameters, leaving a huge margin around, and cutting out the rest. Will be back soon...

Semaphoric

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You could use the Rectalgular Marquee tool set to Fixed Size, place the selection in the desired location, and Image > Crop.

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Arzaloued34050870p5u4Author

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Thanks! I just tried on a series. It does work well, and it's faster than trying to adjust the crop box.
But... I lose the convenient integrated crop box rotation adjustement with grid lines for horizon matching (I can still call a transform on the marquee that enable rotation, but it's not as fast, accurate & convenient).
Anyway, still a good work around!

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