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Setting The Size Of An Object In a Photo When Cutting

New Here ,
Apr 23, 2022 Apr 23, 2022

Hi,

    I'm hoping somebody with more experience than I will be able to suggest how I solve a problem I have. 

I am cropping photos for a 6 x 4 photo frame and I want the person in the photo to be a certain size (13.1cm) so it shows nicely in the frame (I have 200 of these to do - and want them all to be the same). I've played around with rulers and grids but its still a hit or miss. I'd ber extremely grateful if one of the experts on here could suggest a process to do this please.

Many thanks

Chris

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Community Expert ,
Apr 23, 2022 Apr 23, 2022

Use the rectangular selection tool set at a fixed size (6 X4)  and move the selection until you like the framing.

Then Image > Crop.

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Community Expert ,
Apr 24, 2022 Apr 24, 2022
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Hi,

    I'm hoping somebody with more experience than I will be able to suggest how I solve a problem I have. 

I am cropping photos for a 6 x 4 photo frame and I want the person in the photo to be a certain size (13.1cm) so it shows nicely in the frame (I have 200 of these to do - and want them all to be the same). I've played around with rulers and grids but its still a hit or miss. I'd ber extremely grateful if one of the experts on here could suggest a process to do this please.

Many thanks

Chris


By @eintracht1611

 

Another solution:

- Create a new empty file of the final size,  resolution and file format. It will be your 'canvas' - you can save it for further use.

- In Expert mode, show the canvas in the editing space

- Use the file > Duplicate command and save it with with the name of your first photo to fit in.

- Drag the photo from the photo bin to the canvas copy in the editing space

- use the move tool to resize the photo over the canvas to the size and position you prefer

- flatten, save and close the copy. If you did not save and rename the canvas copy in the second step, 'Save as' now before closing.

 

Note: the 'duplicate' command creates a duplicate in memory, not yet on your disk. You have the option to create a duplicate from a flattend layered source image.

 

- Save that duplicate with a new name and close it

 

The original canvas is still open to be duplicated for each other photo you have to process.

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New Here ,
Apr 25, 2022 Apr 25, 2022
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Thank ypu both for your useful replies, very useful. I have been using Rectangular tool / Crop in a 6x4 ratio but it is a guess and I have to repeat the process several times until I get the person/object to be the right size. Is it possible to say, put two points on the top and boottom of the object and set that to 13.1cm and then crop ? That way I'd know thew object is the right size, or am I completely misunderstanding this?

Thanks again 

Chris

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