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Crop Rotation?

Richard Allen
I apologise if this question has ben posted before as I can't find it...

Is it possible to rotate a crop for an image?

For instance, if I have a landscape crop that I now want to make into a portrait crop of the same dimensions.

Thanks... 😊
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  • SFA
    Richard,

    Crops are just ratios.

    If you re-size a ratio that is nominally, say, a "Landscape" ratio onto an image that is, nominally, a "Portrait" ratio the crop will also flip when it no longer fits the original orientation.

    So if you use, say, 7x5 in landscape on a portrait mode image you will most likely see quite a small area suggested as a crop initially. Re-position the suggested crop and drag one corner out in a vertical orientation and it should change to portrait at the same crop ratio. Then position and size as you require.

    Alternatively just add your own starting ratio. Have a 7x5 and a 5x7 starting point available for example. You can then right click on the crop tool icon and select the ratio orientation you want.

    If you want to make the output image a specific SIZE that is a different matter and is controlled by an Output recipe. The output recipe and the crop work together but of course it makes sense to ensure that the two are at least loosely related to each other to deliver the results you expect.

    HTH.



    Grant
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  • Permanently deleted user
    Richard:

    Not sure if I understand you right about what you intend to do. But the pixel dimensions of a taken photo are defined at the moment when the image is framed and you push the shutter release button. So a landscape shot taken in landscape orientation has a greater pixel count horizontally than vertically.

    Of course though you can change the look by cropping which can maintain the (original) ratio aspect and just chopp off unwanted parts / elements, but can also change the ratio aspect to 3:4, 4:5, square, 16:9. And additionally those crops don't need to keep the original orientation. So out of a 2:3 original landscape oriented image with the larger side horizontally, a 3:2 portrait oriented crop (with the larger side vertically) can be created - however this crop would have as its largest dimension the vertical pixel count of the original image. This means for a 24MP 6,000 x 4,000px original that a vertical crop in 3:2 ratio would have a max. pixel count of 2,667 x 4,000px = 10,7MP.

    Additionally, if you choose the option "unconstrained" in the crop definition you can choose any rectangular aspect ratio you like, from a small horizontal stripe to a small vertical stripe and everything inbetween.

    I'd say, enough dry theory and suggest to simply try it out. Simply go to the crop tool in the middle top section of the screen and play with it. BTW, if you hold it instead of clicking only a list of some predefinied aspect ratios is shown from which you choose. But you can also define your personal one. Then cropping is only positioning the curser on an edge, click-hold it and move the mouse. For moving the crop over the image just move the cursor inside the crop until it appears as four-way-arrow and by click-hold you can move the crop around on your image.

    If you like a certain crop and you need it to apply to a series of images similary composed you can copy the crop definition to the adjustment clipboard and from there apply it to an entire set.

    Hope this is what you asked for.
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  • Richard Allen
    Thank you for your advice, you've been very helpful, as usual... 😊
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