Fixed cropping?

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Artie Badger
Feb 26, 2004
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I would like to be able to crop images to a fixed aspect ratio, but I can’t find instructions in help file for doing that.

For example, if I know that I’m going to print photos on 6×4 paper, I’d like to be able to crop all my images in a 3×2 or 2×3 ratio. How can that be done in Photoshop Elements? I can’t even find a way to display the sizing of the cropping tool.
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Larry
Feb 27, 2004
On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 11:21:27 -0500, Artie Badger wrote:

I would like to be able to crop images to a fixed aspect ratio, but I can’t find instructions in help file for doing that.

For example, if I know that I’m going to print photos on 6×4 paper, I’d like to be able to crop all my images in a 3×2 or 2×3 ratio. How can that be done in Photoshop Elements? I can’t even find a way to display the sizing of the cropping tool.

Sorry no direct answer as far as PSE2 goes, but you might be interested in this program called JPEGCrops. Its free and although it only works with jpg files its an easy way to go through and batch crop all of your photos so that they are the right ratio when printing. Worth a look at least. http://ekot.dk/programmer/JPEGCrops/

Mike
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Jim Lloyd
Feb 27, 2004
There may be a way to set a global crop size, but if so I’m unaware of it. For each individual picture however, you can set the ratio of the crop on the toolbar at the top when you select the crop tool. You will be able to draw the actual crop any size you want on the image, but it will retain the 2:3 ratio for printing.

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