Tips – Cropping & Resizing

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I’m familiar with the basic concept of cropping and resizing images.
I’m just wondering, if there is an easy way to take an image (eg http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2529/testvqt.jpg 585px by 390px) and crop/resize it to 200px x 100px?

Is it pretty much trail and error until I find a resulting image that I like, or is there a quick methodical way to do this without losing detail?

Have a look at the crop options – BTW what version of PS are you using.

Have a look at the crop options  – BTW what version of PS are you using..

I’m using CS3. I don’t know if this is the most efficient way, but it works.

I take the image, use the marquee tool with fixed ratio and select as much of the image as possible. I then copy what was selected and paste it into a new photoshop file.

Finally I resize the image to the thumbnail size I require.

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Have a look at the crop options – BTW what version of PS are you using.

I’m using CS3. I don’t know if this is the most efficient way, but it works.

I take the image, use the marquee tool with fixed ratio and select as much of the image as possible. I then copy what was selected and paste it into a new photoshop file.

Finally I resize the image to the thumbnail size I require.

Just looked at CS3 when you select the crop tool in the top options bar you have width height and resolution.

fill theses in and it will drag a maquee over the image and make it the correct sizing you require then save as.

try that.

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I’m familiar with the basic concept of cropping and resizing images.
I’m just wondering, if there is an easy way to take an image (eg http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2529/testvqt.jpg 585px by 390px) and crop/resize it to 200px x 100px?

Is it pretty much trail and error until I find a resulting image that I like, or is there a quick methodical way to do this without losing detail?

File – Automate – Fit Image
Enter 200 into each of the two boxes

You can run it in batch against a whole folder.
Output to a different folder to keep from destroying the originals.

John Joseph wrote:

wrote:

I’m familiar with the basic concept of cropping and resizing images.
I’m just wondering, if there is an easy way to take an image (eg http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2529/testvqt.jpg 585px by 390px) and crop/resize it to 200px x 100px?

Is it pretty much trail and error until I find a resulting image that I like, or is there a quick methodical way to do this without losing detail?

File – Automate – Fit Image
Enter 200 into each of the two boxes

You can run it in batch against a whole folder.
Output to a different folder to keep from destroying the originals.

That will only do half of the required work. 585 x 390 is not the same aspect ratio as 200 x 100, so ‘Fit Image’ at 200 pixels will not give you a 200 x 100 pixels image. It will be 200 x 133 pixels. So the next step should be ‘Canvas Size’ to crop that 133 pixels heigth to 100 pixels heigth.

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Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.com

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I’m familiar with the basic concept of cropping and resizing images.
I’m just wondering, if there is an easy way to take an image (eg http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2529/testvqt.jpg 585px by 390px) and crop/resize it to 200px x 100px?

Is it pretty much trail and error until I find a resulting image that I like, or is there a quick methodical way to do this without losing detail?

http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/

On 5/26/09 9:18 AM, in article
1j0bzr8.1iw67a212d3beoN%, "Johan W. Elzenga"
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John Joseph wrote:

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I’m familiar with the basic concept of cropping and resizing images.
I’m just wondering, if there is an easy way to take an image (eg http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2529/testvqt.jpg 585px by 390px) and crop/resize it to 200px x 100px?

Is it pretty much trail and error until I find a resulting image that I like, or is there a quick methodical way to do this without losing detail?

File – Automate – Fit Image
Enter 200 into each of the two boxes

You can run it in batch against a whole folder.
Output to a different folder to keep from destroying the originals.

That will only do half of the required work. 585 x 390 is not the same aspect ratio as 200 x 100, so ‘Fit Image’ at 200 pixels will not give you a 200 x 100 pixels image. It will be 200 x 133 pixels. So the next step should be ‘Canvas Size’ to crop that 133 pixels heigth to 100 pixels heigth.

I know. I figured he wanted it quick ‘n dirty, or for the sake of simplicity would accept the outcome regardless (as in close-enough considering the problem below.)

Second answer – the marquee can be saved as an action and invoked with a stop or keystroke – but that presumes the crop will be in the same place every time.

MotzaBall wrote:

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I’m familiar with the basic concept of cropping and resizing images.
I’m just wondering, if there is an easy way to take an image (eg http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2529/testvqt.jpg 585px by 390px) and crop/resize it to 200px x 100px?

Is it pretty much trail and error until I find a resulting image that I like, or is there a quick methodical way to do this without losing detail?

http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/

The way I see the question is that they still want to move the marquee around to "find a resulting image that I like,".

will the above programme do that?

I know. I figured he wanted it quick ‘n dirty, or for the sake of simplicity would accept the outcome regardless (as in close-enough considering the problem below.)

Quick n dirty would be ideal, but quality is number one as it was on a high profile site that I was using the thumbs. The solution I came up with works really well however, it may not be the quickest or most efficient, but the end result is really perfect.

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Have a look at the crop options – BTW what version of PS are you using.

I’m using CS3. I don’t know if this is the most efficient way, but it works.

I take the image, use the marquee tool with fixed ratio and select as much of the image as possible. I then copy what was selected and paste it into a new photoshop file.

Finally I resize the image to the thumbnail size I require.

There is no need for that copy and paste. Photoshop can crop to a selection, so just make your selection and then choose ‘Image – Crop’. You could record that step, plus the next resize step, into an action, so you only have to hit a key to crop and resize. Simply use ‘Save as…’ to save a copy, and not overwrite the original.

—
Johan W. Elzenga johan<<at>>johanfoto.nl Editor / Photographer http://www.johanfoto.com

John Stafford wrote:

On 5/26/09 9:18 AM, in article
1j0bzr8.1iw67a212d3beoN%, "Johan W. Elzenga"
wrote:

John Joseph wrote:

wrote:

I’m familiar with the basic concept of cropping and resizing images.
I’m just wondering, if there is an easy way to take an image (eg http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2529/testvqt.jpg 585px by 390px) and crop/resize it to 200px x 100px?

Is it pretty much trail and error until I find a resulting image that I like, or is there a quick methodical way to do this without losing detail?

File – Automate – Fit Image
Enter 200 into each of the two boxes

You can run it in batch against a whole folder.
Output to a different folder to keep from destroying the originals.

That will only do half of the required work. 585 x 390 is not the same aspect ratio as 200 x 100, so ‘Fit Image’ at 200 pixels will not give you a 200 x 100 pixels image. It will be 200 x 133 pixels. So the next step should be ‘Canvas Size’ to crop that 133 pixels heigth to 100 pixels heigth.

I know. I figured he wanted it quick ‘n dirty, or for the sake of simplicity would accept the outcome regardless (as in close-enough considering the problem below.)

I know there are programs design for this specipic, and many graphic viewers and editors also have the option. But I just can’t figure out why someone wants to batch cropping to specific size. This is what I have in mind.

– Cropping is one of the advanced technique of photography and I don’t think any professional photographer want to mess up his/her work by the auto-cropping.

– That’s about it! I was thinking about reducing the size for web page but reducing is completely different than cropping.

Second answer – the marquee can be saved as an action and invoked with a stop or keystroke – but that presumes the crop will be in the same place every time.

This is one of the points I am looking at. And that’s why I mention above that cropping is an advanced skill of a photography, and batch cropping is pretty much mean selecting/removing the exact same area.

Rob wrote:

MotzaBall wrote:

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I’m familiar with the basic concept of cropping and resizing images.
I’m just wondering, if there is an easy way to take an image (eg http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/2529/testvqt.jpg 585px by 390px) and crop/resize it to 200px x 100px?

Is it pretty much trail and error until I find a resulting image that I like, or is there a quick methodical way to do this without losing detail?

http://www.fookes.com/ezthumbs/

The way I see the question is that they still want to move the marquee around to "find a resulting image that I like,".
will the above programme do that?

I believe it’s called MOUSE DRIVER (cursor pointer) <bg>