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Photoshop "Export-As" insists on cropping image - how to avoid?

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July 8, 2019
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I have a transparent png image 256 x 256, and need to create an outline path from this and export this as .svg. I can create the path and a cut-out layer from the path, no problem, but when I go to "export as" this layer, the image is automatically cropped to the limits of the path. Yes, I can manually reset the canvas size up to 256 x 256, but as the image is asymmetric, the svg output ends up shifted laterally relative to the .png source.

This totally does not work for me, as I need the .svg to align with the .png image (they are for use in a 3d modeling program). What I need is a svg export in the original (256x256) size.

Using Photoshop CC 2019 (20.0.5 release) on a PC under Win-10 pro v1809

Anyone have any idea how to accomplish this (apparently simple) aim? Thanks! jb

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saver344

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Hello!

I was having the same issue and after countless painstaking hours...I found a solution that is not the best, but it worked for me.

After changing the canvas size on Photoshop, the orientation of the images and removing the background, I exported as a .psd file and then opened it up on Photopea (online website) and then exported it as a .png from there.

It exported it perfectly without the cropping.

Stephen Marsh

Community Expert

Why not use Save As/Save As a Copy: PNG?

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saver344

Participant

Some users (including me) are having issues with the way that it crops the image when exporting simply with: Save As/Save As a Copy: PNG, also even after changing the canvas size and image size in the 'Export As' tab.

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mikosoft

Participant

Same problem here - so so SO annoying!

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anth5ny

Participant

Also experiencing this. It's needlessly causing me hours of pain. The image centers in the frame unexpectedly and renders the art useless. <<sigh>>

damian_os

Inspiring

also experiencing this issue. ps insists on cropping 'export as' images. it only happens after i try to change the 'image size' settings. almost as if it is confusing 'image size' with 'canvas size' – the image stays the same size but the canvas size changes, cropping the image. even worse, it then remembers the setting for this particular image so i can't cancel and retry - even after restarting ps.

i can open another image and export as without problem. it's very random and extremely frustrating. currently the only workaround i can see is to use the legacy 'save for web' function. not ideal.

Abambo

Community Expert

I'm unsure what you want to do, but I would model a square in my 3D program and past the picture as a texture on. No need for Photoshop here.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

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JB-FlashAuthor

Participating Frequently

dear Abambo,

Thanks for the suggestion. Apologies for not being clear. The difficulty is that I want my 3d objects (rendered vis three.js and webGL) to appear as not squares, but as cut-outs with the shapes of the objects, hence the .svg files which carry the cut-out info and the .png's carrying the texture images. If these are misaligned one-to-the-other, the result is wrong.

Best regards, jb

Abambo

Community Expert

I see, for your situation it is necessary to use your approach. :-)

kglad 's response was not blank. He moved your entry to the Photoshop forum, as your question is Photoshop related. That's also what he said.

ABAMBO | Hard- and Software Engineer | Photographer

Sahil.Chawla

Adobe Employee

Hi there,

Not sure if I understand the question correctly, could you please share some screenshots as that would helpful for us to suggest some steps.

Regards,
Sahil

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JB-FlashAuthor

Participating Frequently

Thank you for looking at this. I have tried three approaches to generating the assets. While one of the approaches does create what I need (yay!), I do not understand why it would differ from the others, which leads me to suspect that the (desired) behavior is accidental, and likely to stop working in a future photoshop revision.

Please let me know your thoughts and how you suggest I proceed. Thanks so much, jb

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1. 256x256 original image, trimmed with eraser