Elements alters screen display aspect ratio, but not the actual image

[scott16823005]

On occasion I use Elements to modify PDFs or TIFFs of Architectural drawings, typically 24"x32" or 30"x42".  Sometimes the image of the drawing sheet displayed on the screen is distorted from the true / actual size of the drawing. These distorted aspect ratio displayed images are more difficult to work on than a true represented 1:1 image. The screen distorted images always print at their true 1:1 (or 30"x42") ratio after viewing them on screen.  Is there a way to force the image (tiff) to be represented in it's true length and width on screen without using the image size tools and truly destroying the actual aspect ratio of the original image?

The attached screen shot is of a drawing that is actually 42" wide and 32" tall. Obviously it is not represented that way on screen, and actually looks taller than it is supposed to be in width!

[Jeff Arola]

Your screenshot didn't appear.

The forum doesn't accept attachments from email, you have to use your Internet browser to post screenshots on the forum.

Then use the Insert Image button.

In the screenshot try to include the whole photoshop elements interface with the document in question open.

[Mark_Sand]

In addition to the Insert Image button, you can also copy a screenshot to the clipboard and then past it into a forum message.

The previous reply suggested your screenshot include the entire PSE work area, so in PSE you can hit the Print Screen key which places the entire screen in the clipboard, and then do the paste in a new message.

[scott16823005]

Thanks all;

I tried the "insert image" with no luck. I even converted the image to 3 different formats and made sure the file size was small but still no luck. Then I did the screen shot trick which looked great in my preliminary post, but apparently failed to develop in the final posting. I will continue to try to get the full screen image posted. Thanks for the responses.

[scott16823005]

[Jeff Arola]

The reason is the Pixel Aspect Ratio of the image is not Square.

Where it says Scaled is how you can tell.

In later versions of photoshop elements, images that don't have Square Pixel Aspect Ratios like yours are shown Squared using what abobe calls Pixel Aspect Correction and turns that off during display so the image looks normal, but saves with the original pixel aspect ratio intact.

Unfortunately, photoshop elements 6 doesn't have that feature to display the image so it looks normal.

[scott16823005]

Thanks for the information!