Transform to fit, possible?

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crkni
Jan 18, 2005
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Heya,

quick question: i have a big image put into small canvas, and i need to transform it to fit into canvas. That usualy means going through CTRL + – to zoom out totaly, to be able to select resize handles, then zooming back in, etc etc, you know the drill.

Is there a simple way to transform current selection to FIT onto canvas?

Thanks

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Odysseus
Jan 18, 2005
In article <csj7jn$8v5$>,
"Da\)em\(on" wrote:

quick question: i have a big image put into small canvas, and i need to transform it to fit into canvas. That usualy means going through CTRL + – to zoom out totaly, to be able to select resize handles, then zooming back in, etc etc, you know the drill.

Is there a simple way to transform current selection to FIT onto canvas?
Have you tried using the Numeric Transform dialog?

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cb
Jan 18, 2005
Don’t think so..
But once you go ctrl+T to transform, go ctrl + 0 (zero) to zoom out to the transform handles in one step.
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cb
Jan 18, 2005
Actually, you can just go Ctrl+T+0 (zero) as one quick shortcut.
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crkni
Jan 18, 2005
"cb" wrote in message
Actually, you can just go Ctrl+T+0 (zero) as one quick shortcut.

Hm, that is a step closer to my solution.

If only there was a shortcut to transform this Ctrl+T "selection" to fit onto canvas … man, my job would be over in 5 minutes instead in 1 hour 🙁
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jjs
Jan 19, 2005
"Da)em(on" wrote in message
Heya,

quick question: i have a big image put into small canvas, and i need to transform it to fit into canvas. That usualy means going through CTRL + – to zoom out totaly, to be able to select resize handles, then zooming back in, etc etc, you know the drill.

Why not resize the large to the same size as your smaller image, then drag it in? Just don’t save the resized original.
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crkni
Jan 19, 2005
"jjs" wrote in message
"Da)em(on" wrote in message
Heya,

quick question: i have a big image put into small canvas, and i need to transform it to fit into canvas. That usualy means going through CTRL + – to zoom out totaly, to be able to select resize handles, then zooming back in, etc etc, you know the drill.

Why not resize the large to the same size as your smaller image, then drag it in? Just don’t save the resized original.

Hm?

No, look, i got large images that i need to rescale to fit into 200x200px. Those images are not all of the same scale, and it is not always 200×200 i need to fit them in.

Only way to do it is to drag image in, Ctrl+T, and resize it manualy to fit – and that is a bit time consuming.
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jjs
Jan 19, 2005
"Da)em(on" wrote in message
"jjs" wrote in message
No, look, i got large images that i need to rescale to fit into 200x200px. Those images are not all of the same scale, and it is not always 200×200 i need to fit them in.

Only way to do it is to drag image in, Ctrl+T, and resize it manualy to fit – and that is a bit time consuming.

Okay. Let’s clarify further. Do you have to maintain exactly the same proportions, or just the aspect ratio with a 200px horizontal or vertical measurement, letting the other dimension fall where it may? There is an automation procedure for that built into PS.
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cb
Jan 19, 2005
If a good number of them need to be 200px by 200px (or need to be 200px wide OR high with constrained proportions), you could record an action to batch apply before combining them. Might save some time, unless they ALL need to be scaled down to different sizes.
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edjh
Jan 19, 2005
Da)em(on wrote:
"jjs" wrote in message

"Da)em(on" wrote in message

Heya,

quick question: i have a big image put into small canvas, and i need to transform it to fit into canvas. That usualy means going through CTRL + – to zoom out totaly, to be able to select resize handles, then zooming back in, etc etc, you know the drill.

Why not resize the large to the same size as your smaller image, then drag it in? Just don’t save the resized original.

Hm?

No, look, i got large images that i need to rescale to fit into 200x200px. Those images are not all of the same scale, and it is not always 200×200 i need to fit them in.

Only way to do it is to drag image in, Ctrl+T, and resize it manualy to fit – and that is a bit time consuming.
Look at File>Automate>Fit Image (which jjs hinted at). That should do it if I am understanding what you want.

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cb
Jan 20, 2005
But will Automate>Fit Image do a batch process for numerous files like recording an action could? I don’t see that option…
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jjs
Jan 20, 2005
"cb" wrote in message
But will Automate>Fit Image do a batch process for numerous files like recording an action could? I don’t see that option…

Of course. Open a sample picture. Make an action of ‘fit image’. Close the file without changes. Highlight the action you just made, then take File-Automate-Batch. Select a whole folder of the images with the ‘save and close’ button set and go for it. Done deal. Now you have the action you can use in batch (or make a droplet of it) for any future use.

Personally, I do find it strange that some ‘automate’ items aren’t already actions, but let’s call it something in transition.
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cb
Jan 20, 2005
Of course- make an action. (slap forehead) I was looking for automated within the FIt Image command.
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crkni
Jan 21, 2005
or just the aspect ratio with a 200px horizontal or vertical measurement, letting the other dimension fall where it may?

This one.

Rest of the image may crop out, i dont care.

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