exact crop and placement…

"solrpwr" wrote in message

I have a some digital photos that I need to crop the same size and in the same position. In corel photopaint (not used by choice) I can place a crop selection, take down the pixel demensions. 12 pixels from the left edge, 22
pixels from the top, 48 from the right edge, 122 from the bottom. Then it draws the crop selection to those specifics. I can then just hit return and
voilla, it’s cropped. I would create an action but, for 2 or 3 images at a time it doesn’t pay.

Yes, you can. Open up the first image. Open the Actions panel. Click on the little blank-document icon at the bottom. Now you are recording an action to use later. Take the crop tool and first press the ‘clear’ button at the top (to be sure), then make your crop. Commit it. At the bottom of the actions pallet press the ‘stop recording’ button.

Now you can take file-automate-batch and execute the action against a whole folder if you like. (Take the option to close and save).

"jjs" <john&#064;xstafford.net> wrote:

"solrpwr" wrote in message

I have a some digital photos that I need to crop the same size and in the same position. In corel photopaint (not used by choice) I can place a crop selection, take down the pixel demensions. 12 pixels from the left edge, 22 pixels from the top, 48 from the right edge, 122 from the bottom. Then it draws the crop selection to those specifics. I can then just hit return and voilla, it’s cropped. I would create an action but, for 2 or 3 images at a time it doesn’t pay.

Yes, you can. Open up the first image. Open the Actions panel. Click on the little blank-document icon at the bottom. Now you are recording an action to use later. Take the crop tool and first press the ‘clear’ button at the top (to be sure), then make your crop. Commit it. At the bottom of the actions pallet press the ‘stop recording’ button.

Now you can take file-automate-batch and execute the action against a whole folder if you like. (Take the option to close and save).

Read his last sentence: "I would create an action but, for 2 or 3 images at a time it doesn’t pay"…

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"Johan W. Elzenga" wrote in message

Read his last sentence: "I would create an action but, for 2 or 3 images at a time it doesn’t pay"…

I disregarded it because it seem ambivalent, or silly.

"jjs" <john&#064;xstafford.net> wrote:

"Johan W. Elzenga" wrote in message

Read his last sentence: "I would create an action but, for 2 or 3 images at a time it doesn’t pay"…

I disregarded it because it seem ambivalent, or silly.

What’s so silly about it? The fact that he DOES know how to record an action? Or the fact that he apparently needs other coordinates for each set of 2 or 3 photos, so an action won’t work?

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"Johan W. Elzenga" wrote in message

"jjs" <john&#064;xstafford.net> wrote:

"Johan W. Elzenga" wrote in message

Read his last sentence: "I would create an action but, for 2 or 3 images
at a time it doesn’t pay"…

I disregarded it because it seem ambivalent, or silly.

What’s so silly about it? The fact that he DOES know how to record an action? Or the fact that he apparently needs other coordinates for each set of 2 or 3 photos, so an action won’t work?

Bad day, Johan?

jjs wrote:

Read his last sentence: "I would create an action but, for 2 or 3 images at a time it doesn’t pay"…

I disregarded it because it seem ambivalent, or silly.

What’s so silly about it? The fact that he DOES know how to record an action? Or the fact that he apparently needs other coordinates for each set of 2 or 3 photos, so an action won’t work?

Bad day, Johan?

On the contrary. I always enjoy reading answers to questions people didn’t ask. 😉

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"Johan W. Elzenga" wrote in message

jjs wrote:

Bad day, Johan?

On the contrary. I always enjoy reading answers to questions people didn’t ask. 😉

Well, it was apparently a bad day for me.

"jjs" wrote in message

"Johan W. Elzenga" wrote in message

jjs wrote:

Bad day, Johan?

On the contrary. I always enjoy reading answers to questions people didn’t ask. 😉

Well, it was apparently a bad day for me.

It seems like an action would be the way to go, unless of course he wants to do them "the long way." Your comments and suggestions made perfect sense to me. Yet I still wonder, was that the 5 minute argument of the full half hour? 😉

Peadge 🙂

On Sat, 22 Jan 2005 01:25:00 +0100, (Johan W.
Elzenga) wrote:

jjs wrote:

Read his last sentence: "I would create an action but, for 2 or 3 images at a time it doesn’t pay"…

I disregarded it because it seem ambivalent, or silly.

What’s so silly about it? The fact that he DOES know how to record an action? Or the fact that he apparently needs other coordinates for each set of 2 or 3 photos, so an action won’t work?

Bad day, Johan?

On the contrary. I always enjoy reading answers to questions people didn’t ask. 😉

I find it much more entertaining when you answer the questions they did ask and they go "Huh?" 😉

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"solrpwr" wrote:

I have a some digital photos that I need to crop the same size and in the same position. In corel photopaint (not used by choice) I can place a crop selection, take down the pixel demensions. 12 pixels from the left edge, 22 pixels from the top, 48 from the right edge, 122 from the bottom. Then it draws the crop selection to those specifics. I can then just hit return and voilla, it’s cropped. I would create an action but, for 2 or 3 images at a time it doesn’t pay.

Does anyone have a way of doing this in photoshop. I don’t want to use Corel!

Open all the images you want to process and copy them to one of them as layers, then crop. Separate the layers into individual images again and you are done.
This will work, an if you are good at shortcuts, it will not be as intricate as it sounds. An action which creates an image out of a layer and deletes the layer at the same time will definitely pay off and will be reusable without modifications.

Peter

solrpwr wrote:

I have a some digital photos that I need to crop the same size and in the same position. In corel photopaint (not used by choice) I can place a crop selection, take down the pixel demensions. 12 pixels from the left edge, 22 pixels from the top, 48 from the right edge, 122 from the bottom. Then it draws the crop selection to those specifics. I can then just hit return and voilla, it’s cropped. I would create an action but, for 2 or 3 images at a time it doesn’t pay.

Does anyone have a way of doing this in photoshop. I don’t want to use Corel!

Thanks
Jeff

Probably the easiest way to crop to an exact size in PS is to select the crop tool
and type in the crop dimensions you want. (e.g. 5×7") You can also set the resampling resolution (e.g. 240 ppi) at the same time, if you like. Then drag your crop tool across the image until you get exactly the composition you like and press ENTER. Voila… EXACTLY 5×7 at exactly 240 ppi. Life is good!
Bob Williams

"Bob Williams" wrote in message

Probably the easiest way to crop to an exact size in PS is to select the crop tool
and type in the crop dimensions you want. (e.g. 5×7") You can also set the resampling resolution (e.g. 240 ppi) at the same time, if you like. Then drag your crop tool across the image until you get exactly […]

The problem with that approach appears to be the ‘exact placement’ for every image. Maybe Crop needs a ‘transform again’ button. 🙂

(Peter Wollenberg) wrote:

"solrpwr" wrote:

I have a some digital photos that I need to crop the same size and in the same position. In corel photopaint (not used by choice) I can place a crop selection, take down the pixel demensions. 12 pixels from the left edge, 22 pixels from the top, 48 from the right edge, 122 from the bottom. Then it draws the crop selection to those specifics. I can then just hit return and voilla, it’s cropped. I would create an action but, for 2 or 3 images at a time it doesn’t pay.

Does anyone have a way of doing this in photoshop. I don’t want to use Corel!

Open all the images you want to process and copy them to one of them as layers, then crop. Separate the layers into individual images again and you are done.
This will work, an if you are good at shortcuts, it will not be as intricate as it sounds. An action which creates an image out of a layer and deletes the layer at the same time will definitely pay off and will be reusable without modifications.

Peter

I was pondering about your problem and found another solution: select the region of interest on the first image you want to process. Read the height and width of your selection from the info palette (ruler units should be set to "pixels" for this to work). Now go to Selection>Transform Selection.
Read and wirte down the values for X and Y at the left of the toolbar. Crop the first image.
Now move to the next image. Set the rectangular marquee mode to "fixed size" and enter the size values you used in the first image. Go to selection>transform selection again and enter the X,Y-coordinates from the first image.
Crop again.
Repeat this for all images.

Peter

Now now Jeff, what is wrong with using Corel software? Are you frightened you might like it? You obviously have it and know how to use it! I came to this newsgroup to learn a little more about Photoshop, but I am open to any software that is good. Photopaint is excellent. I am still waiting to see what is supposedly better about Photoshop. When I see it I will use Photoshop. Until then I will stick to Photopaint and keep dabbling with Photoshop on the side.
Brian.
Photographer / Photo Restorer

"solrpwr" wrote in message

I have a some digital photos that I need to crop the same size and in the same position. In corel photopaint (not used by choice) I can place a crop selection, take down the pixel demensions. 12 pixels from the left edge, 22
pixels from the top, 48 from the right edge, 122 from the bottom. Then it draws the crop selection to those specifics. I can then just hit return and
voilla, it’s cropped. I would create an action but, for 2 or 3 images at a time it doesn’t pay.

Does anyone have a way of doing this in photoshop. I don’t want to use Corel!

Thanks
Jeff

On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 22:11:38 +1100, "Brian"
wrote:

Now now Jeff, what is wrong with using Corel software? Are you frightened you might like it? You obviously have it and know how to use it! I came to this newsgroup to learn a little more about Photoshop, but I am open to any software that is good. Photopaint is excellent. I am still waiting to see what is supposedly better about Photoshop. When I see it I will use Photoshop. Until then I will stick to Photopaint and keep dabbling with Photoshop on the side.
Brian.
Photographer / Photo Restorer

Hi Brian,

I’ve used both. There really is no comparison. It would take pages to describe the advantages of PS over Photopaint. I still have Photopaint on my system – I use it as my image viewer.

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That is a typical response I would have expected. Don’t worry about "pages", give me a mere half dozen or so examples. Then maybe I will respond to those, and give you a half dozen examples in my favour.
Brian.

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On Fri, 28 Jan 2005 22:11:38 +1100, "Brian"
wrote:

Now now Jeff, what is wrong with using Corel software? Are you frightened you might like it? You obviously have it and know how to use it! I came to this newsgroup to learn a little more about Photoshop, but I am open to any
software that is good. Photopaint is excellent. I am still waiting to see what is supposedly better about Photoshop. When I see it I will use Photoshop. Until then I will stick to Photopaint and keep dabbling with Photoshop on the side.
Brian.
Photographer / Photo Restorer

Hi Brian,

I’ve used both. There really is no comparison. It would take pages to describe the advantages of PS over Photopaint. I still have Photopaint on my system – I use it as my image viewer.

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On Sat, 29 Jan 2005 12:48:12 +1100, "Brian"
wrote:

That is a typical response I would have expected. Don’t worry about "pages", give me a mere half dozen or so examples. Then maybe I will respond to those, and give you a half dozen examples in my favour.
Brian.

Hey, I know you won’t agree with me because it comes down to, like the Mac/PC silliness that occurs every now and again, personal preference and ones "comfort zone" using the particular package in question. All we’d do is confirm to each other that we’re both wrong 🙂

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Hey, I know you won’t agree with me because it comes down to, like the Mac/PC silliness that occurs every now and again, personal preference and ones "comfort zone" using the particular package in question. All we’d do is confirm to each other that we’re both wrong 🙂
Hecate – The Real One

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That was a very good answer Hecate, I am impressed. Let’s face it, we have 2 terrific programs here. Either one gets the job done and well. Take care, Brian.

On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 21:27:05 +1100, "Brian"
wrote:

Hey, I know you won’t agree with me because it comes down to, like the Mac/PC silliness that occurs every now and again, personal preference and ones "comfort zone" using the particular package in question. All we’d do is confirm to each other that we’re both wrong 🙂
Hecate – The Real One

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That was a very good answer Hecate, I am impressed. Let’s face it, we have 2 terrific programs here. Either one gets the job done and well.

Thanks. Yes – a skilled operator in either program will be able to do good work 🙂

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