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1. dj_paige,

Jun 25, 2012 6:27 AM in reply to clareonadobe10

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You have ruled out cropping and letterboxing; thus the only other way in PSE to change a photo from the camera aspect ratio to 2:1 or 1:2 is to compress or expand the photo in one or two dimensions, making the photo look distorted. Is that what you want?

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2. clareonadobe10,

Jun 25, 2012 6:36 AM in reply to dj_paige

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No i don't want the images to look distorted, i would like to format the image my putting the new pixel aspect ratios in, as this changes the pixels or makes them rounder (less sqaure), giving the image a softer smooth look, but still within context or contstraint of the original image.

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3. MichelBParis,

Jun 25, 2012 6:58 AM in reply to clareonadobe10

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clareonadobe10 wrote:

No i don't want the images to look distorted, i would like to format the image my putting the new pixel aspect ratios in, as this changes the pixels or makes them rounder (less sqaure), giving the image a softer smooth look, but still within context or contstraint of the original image.

That's an interesting idea...

I take it that you are not kidding.

So, what happens if you change a 'pixel aspect ratio' ? You distort the pixel.

That's what is happening when you look at old TV movies with 4:3 aspect ratio ajusted on a 16/9 display.

If you distort all pixels the same way, the whole image will be equally distorted.

Now, if you imagine a software that can select given pixels so that they are not distorted, and ajust (distort) other pixel to fill the picture... well the other pixels will be more distorted

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4. dj_paige,

Jun 25, 2012 6:59 AM in reply to clareonadobe10

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As far as I know, the three methods produce the change in image size you are looking for are cropping, letterboxing or distorting. There are no other choices. Although I have never used CS5, I highly doubt there is some method in there that achieves your goals without cropping, letterboxing or distorting.

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5. clareonadobe10,

Jun 25, 2012 7:19 AM in reply to dj_paige

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Maybe i am not explaining what i mean very well. In most cameras you can change the shooting format ratios of an image before you shoot, and afterwards. . My camera is a nikon D60, unfortunately, the format ratio can not be changed. It will only shoot in one. So, how do i change this in elements 9, getting the same results, as if i had done this 'in camera'?

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6. MichelBParis,

Jun 25, 2012 7:32 AM in reply to clareonadobe10

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clareonadobe10 wrote:

Maybe i am not explaining what i mean very well. In most cameras you can change the shooting format ratios of an image before you shoot, and afterwards. . My camera is a nikon D60, unfortunately, the format ratio can not be changed. It will only shoot in one. So, how do i change this in elements 9, getting the same results, as if i had done this 'in camera

The different aspect ratios in camera are purely made by 'cropping' pixels.

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7. clareonadobe10,

Jun 25, 2012 7:36 AM in reply to MichelBParis

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ok then. I'll give it a go! Tell me how you do it then?

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8. MichelBParis,

Jun 25, 2012 7:51 AM in reply to clareonadobe10

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clareonadobe10 wrote:

ok then. I'll give it a go! Tell me how you do it then?

Here is an example of a camera having 3 aspect ratios:

http://www.dpreview.com/reviews/panasonictz5/

As you can see, only a part of the total pixels is used for the 'effective' pixels of each ratio. That means 'ignoring' = 'cropping' pixels.

Sensor pixels : 3712 x 2592

3:4 used 3456 x 2592

3:2 used 3552 x 2368

16/9 used 3712 x 2088

That's what you have to do in post processing = cropping.

You can't require something and its contrary at the same time

Message was edited by: MichelBParis = pixels dimensions for each ratio

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9. 99jon,

Jun 25, 2012 7:50 AM in reply to clareonadobe10

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You can use a custom crop and Elements will automatically re-sample the pixels. You won’t get any distortion but you will sacrifice part of the image.

In this example the original image was 3872 x 2592

I divided 3872 by 2 and changed the height in the options bar to 1936

Part of the sky had to go but still a pleasing result.

Result

You can position the crop shield anywhere. e.g. depending on the original you may want to loose part of the top or bottom. Simply move the image around to get the best composition then hit the green checkmark.

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10. clareonadobe10,

Jun 25, 2012 8:42 AM in reply to 99jon

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Nice image. Crop like that with a nikon image probably would not suit. I find with nikon images depending on lens type, only suit a small crop.

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