Transforming several pictures to be the same size.

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Jun 4, 2007
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Suppose I want to create something with 3 pictueres on it. I create a new document that will be my main working piece. Then I open up the 3 photographs on which I am working. I crop them all to be the same size. Let’s say 3×3. Now, when I drag or copy the images to the main piece, they are too big for that canvas. Now, normally with one photo, I would do a free transform with the shift key until it reached the desired size. But how do you do it with more than 1 photograph that all need to be the same size?
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TK
Toobi-Won Kenobi
Jun 4, 2007
"cocoa" wrote in message
Suppose I want to create something with 3 pictueres on it. I create a new document that will be my main working piece. Then I open up the 3 photographs on which I am working. I crop them all to be the same size. Let’s say 3×3. Now, when I drag or copy the images to the main piece, they are too big for that canvas. Now, normally with one photo, I would do a free transform with the shift key until it reached the desired size. But how do you do it with more than 1 photograph that all need to be the same size?

C,
you need to create a new canvas that is either three times the length or breadth of one of your three identical images.
It also needs to be the same resolution as your 3 images (which also must be the same resolution as each other)
You then open your new image, then each indivudual image in turn and drag and drop the background layer of each image into the new document. This will place each image in the new document on its own layer which you can move around with the move tool(V) on the keyboard and the arrow keys. Have a look for tutorials about Compositing and also layer masks.

TWK
TK
Toobi-Won Kenobi
Jun 4, 2007
"cocoa" wrote in message
Suppose I want to create something with 3 pictueres on it. I create a new document that will be my main working piece. Then I open up the 3 photographs on which I am working. I crop them all to be the same size. Let’s say 3×3. Now, when I drag or copy the images to the main piece, they are too big for that canvas. Now, normally with one photo, I would do a free transform with the shift key until it reached the desired size. But how do you do it with more than 1 photograph that all need to be the same size?

C,

Just reread your post.
Using the tranform tool can degrade the image you are resizing, especially if you reduce, commit and then perform another tranformation. A better way would be to use "smart objects", (File>Place) this method puts in a shortcut to the image allowing you to make as many size corrections you need wthout degrading the image.
Make sure that all image resolutions are the same, that is why some of your images are to big (higher resolution) for your new document. TWK

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