Trouble with cropping & resolution question

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Kugar13
Mar 12, 2007
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Hello,

I am new to photoshop and am having some trouble with the cropping feature. I would like to crop a picture without it changing anything else. Once I crop a picture it cuts away at my template (background) and everything else. I tried hiding everything and cropping the picture and it still effected the other layers. I tried putting the picture in its own group and cropping it and it still effected the other group. I don’t know how to crop a picture without it effecting anything else in the work area. Please help!

Also, the tutorial I found for making dvd covers was almost 2 years old. It suggested using a resolution of 200 for pics used for a dvd cover. Is this still standard?

Thank you very much!!

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Michael_D_Sullivan
Mar 12, 2007
If you want to keep the canvas size and layout, and merely crop the image, make sure the image you are cropping is on its own layer. Then use a rectangular marquee to line up where you want it cropped (make sure feather is set to 0). Invert the selection and press Delete.
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Bernie
Mar 12, 2007
A better option may be to reate a layer mask once you have made the selection, that way instead of deleting parts of you layer, you are merely hiding it.
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Michael_D_Sullivan
Mar 12, 2007
Good point. Another option would be to use a clipping mask.
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Kugar13
Mar 12, 2007
Thanks guys!
I’ll look into layer masks, clipping masks, and how to invert a selection. Thanks again!
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John-Pierre_Hannam
Mar 12, 2007
You could also try selecting the part you want to keep with a selection tool (lasso, rectangle, etc.), copy it, and paste it to a new layer. Then turn off the original layer. Again, this is assuming you have separate layers for your background and foreground.

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Phosphor
Mar 12, 2007
" You could also try selecting the part you want to keep with a selection tool (lasso, rectangle, etc.)…"

….then just hit CTRL + J to automatically copy it—in place—to a new layer. (No "CTRL + C, CTRL + V" necessary)

Additionally, "CTRL + Shift + J" will CUT a selection from the original layer and place it—in place—in a new layer.

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