Fixed scaling in Photoshop 7

If you have scripting support installed, you could try using a script. Something on the lines of..
If you haven’t installed script support you can download it from Adobe.

var newHeight = prompt("Size in percent","0"); if(newHeight != 0){
activeDocument.activeLayer.resize(newHeight, newHeight); }

You would need to select the layer you wish to resize before running the script.
The value is entered as a Percentage.
100 = Same size, 200 = Double size, 50 = Half size etc..

Niclas wrote:

Hi all,

I’m looking for a way to scale several layers with a fixed size. Currently I’m having four different squares which shall all be scaled with the same dimensions.
Recently I use the standard feature "Transform/Scale" and scale the shapes by dragging them while the size is shown in the Info-window. But this way I always have to enlarge the shapes by dragging which is not exact enough.

Is there a way in Photoshop 7 to enter width and height while scaling, like I can do when opening a new image or when resizing the size of the whole image ?

For replies, thanks in advance.

Niclas

First, select the layer to which you want the other three to conform, and use ‘Image/Image size’ to obtain the image size in pixels. Note the pixel dimensions and, lower in the box, the pixels per inch.

Put the cursor on one of the rulers, right click and choose Pixels. The rulers will then be graduated in pixels. If rulers are not showing, go to ‘View/Rulers’ and click to turn rulers on.

Now, select the Crop Tool from the tool panel – the one which looks like crossed set squares. Above the image area on the screen you will see three boxes, labelled height, width, and dpi or ppi.

Enter the dimensions you obtained from the Image size box. Now, select the second layer, drag a frame around the image, and double-click inside the frame. The image layer will be resized exactly to the dimensions you entered in the three boxes.

Do the same for the third and fourth layers, and you’re home.

Colin D.
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Hi Colin_D and thanks for your reply.

By using the crop-tool the non marked part of my workspace will be/is deleted (cropped).
This way I have a layer with the dimensions of the first one, but have lost the rest of my image.
But I need to change all layers in size which are in an image without cutting out the rest.

Paul R’s proposal also doesn’t seem to be helpful for me, because this can also be realized by choosing "Edit/Transform/Scale". There the values can also be entered and the layer will be resized by percent.

Niclas

Colin_D schrieb:

Niclas wrote:

Hi all,

I’m looking for a way to scale several layers with a fixed size. Currently I’m having four different squares which shall all be scaled with the same dimensions.
Recently I use the standard feature "Transform/Scale" and scale the shapes by dragging them while the size is shown in the Info-window. But this way I always have to enlarge the shapes by dragging which is not exact enough.

Is there a way in Photoshop 7 to enter width and height while scaling, like I can do when opening a new image or when resizing the size of the whole image ?

For replies, thanks in advance.

Niclas

First, select the layer to which you want the other three to conform, and use ‘Image/Image size’ to obtain the image size in pixels. Note the pixel dimensions and, lower in the box, the pixels per inch.
Put the cursor on one of the rulers, right click and choose Pixels. The rulers will then be graduated in pixels. If rulers are not showing, go to ‘View/Rulers’ and click to turn rulers on.

Now, select the Crop Tool from the tool panel – the one which looks like crossed set squares. Above the image area on the screen you will see three boxes, labelled height, width, and dpi or ppi.

Enter the dimensions you obtained from the Image size box. Now, select the second layer, drag a frame around the image, and double-click inside the frame. The image layer will be resized exactly to the dimensions you entered in the three boxes.

Do the same for the third and fourth layers, and you’re home.
Colin D.
** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **

Niclas wrote:

Hi Colin_D and thanks for your reply.

By using the crop-tool the non marked part of my workspace will be/is deleted (cropped).
This way I have a layer with the dimensions of the first one, but have lost the rest of my image.
But I need to change all layers in size which are in an image without cutting out the rest.

Paul R’s proposal also doesn’t seem to be helpful for me, because this can also be realized by choosing "Edit/Transform/Scale". There the values can also be entered and the layer will be resized by percent.
Niclas

See below for reply

Colin_D schrieb:

Niclas wrote:

Hi all,

I’m looking for a way to scale several layers with a fixed size. Currently I’m having four different squares which shall all be scaled with the same dimensions.
Recently I use the standard feature "Transform/Scale" and scale the shapes by dragging them while the size is shown in the Info-window. But this way I always have to enlarge the shapes by dragging which is not exact enough.

Is there a way in Photoshop 7 to enter width and height while scaling, like I can do when opening a new image or when resizing the size of the whole image ?

For replies, thanks in advance.

Niclas

First, select the layer to which you want the other three to conform, and use ‘Image/Image size’ to obtain the image size in pixels. Note the pixel dimensions and, lower in the box, the pixels per inch.
Put the cursor on one of the rulers, right click and choose Pixels. The rulers will then be graduated in pixels. If rulers are not showing, go to ‘View/Rulers’ and click to turn rulers on.

Now, select the Crop Tool from the tool panel – the one which looks like crossed set squares. Above the image area on the screen you will see three boxes, labelled height, width, and dpi or ppi.

Enter the dimensions you obtained from the Image size box. Now, select the second layer, drag a frame around the image, and double-click inside the frame. The image layer will be resized exactly to the dimensions you entered in the three boxes.

Do the same for the third and fourth layers, and you’re home.
Colin D.
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If you cover the entire image on each layer with the crop tool before you crop you will lose none of your image. The idea is to drag the crop lines around the whole image, then select ‘crop’.

Strictly, I suppose, you are not cropping, rather you are resizing so all images have the same dimensions, which is what you wanted.

Colin D.
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