Hi Gang......
There must be an easy way to do this.....
I have a digital file......
I open it in PS 5.5
This is a Head Shot
I want to crop out some of the extra area out of the photo but I want the what I leave in the file to be an exact 8x10.
Now I can use the marquee tool to crop and then go over to image size and see if I cropped it to the right scale.
Isn't there a way that shows as I use the marquee tool what is the size I am cropping to?
Not that I've ever found. It's hit and miss.
(yes I have the rulers on but it isn't an exact way to do it)
One trick I use when I have to crop off the top or left side is to rotate the image so the rule gives me an accurate count. Also once I've determined one crop, I use Image>Image Size to set that dimension. Say you crop the sides and then you want that to be your 8", use Image>Image Size to set that at 8". Then you know just how much too high your image is and how much you need to crop off.
Also.......once I crop with the marquee tool. How in the world do I save the cropped image.
Cmd-S will save the final version of the image no matter what it was before. Cmd-S-Shift is SaveAs, which will save your current version as a separate file from the previously saved version, but you have to give it a unique name to save it as a separate file.
I keep trying to save it and I don't end up saving the cropped image.
Something fishy there. Can't imagine how that can be. You hit Return after cropping?
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