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Crop - Front image dimensions

Jul 20, 2012 6:54 AM

Tags: #cs6 #dimensions #crop_tool #crop_tool_preferences #crop_problem #front_image

Hi,

I have a little problem with the cropping tool in the new CS6 version.

In CS5 I had the oppotunity to choose "Front image" and the crop tool would copy the dimensions from the chosen image.

Now I made a mistake and cropped a picture with the wrong dimensions. Ususally I choose "original ratio", but this time I forgot. Then normally in CS5 I just choose one of the other pictures in my workspace (with the original dimensions) and hit the "front image" button, and then I got back the the picture I cropped in the wrong dimenions, and now I could easily crop it with the right dimensions.

I found another discussion in the forum that answered exactly this question, and it said "Try pressing 'R' in crop mode. It will open Crop Image Size & Resolution window, where you can choose Source: Custom, Front Image, etc."

But when I press "R" in the crop mode nothing like that comes up. Instead the oppotunity to rotate comes up... :-( Not what I was looking for...

What to do?

 

I work on a PC

 

Best regards

Hanne

590 Views   6 Replies   Latest reply: HPK_fotograf, Jul 23, 2012 2:58 AM
 
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  • c.pfaffenbichler
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    1. c.pfaffenbichler,
    Jul 20, 2012 7:04 AM   in reply to HPK_fotograf
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    Have you dragged out a Cropping Area before hitting R?

     
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    2. HPK_fotograf,
    Jul 20, 2012 7:28 AM   in reply to c.pfaffenbichler
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    No, that was apperently the issue, thanks.

    But it was actually a little easier in CS5. Because now I have to chose a picture in the workspace with the wanted dimesion, drag an area, save a preset and then I ca go to the other image I wanted to crop, choose the preset an then crop. In CS5 there was a direct button, and I could switch between higth and length, so that the hight dimensions became the length dimensions and so on, a good little feature when working with images in both horizontal and vertical versions.

    But well, I gues I'll have to live with that.

     

    Thank u.

     

    Best regards Hanne

     
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  • c.pfaffenbichler
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    3. c.pfaffenbichler,
    Jul 21, 2012 1:41 AM   in reply to HPK_fotograf
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    Well, quite frankly it seems in CS6 not everything that has been changed has been changed in such a way as to make its use more efficient.

    For example changing Path Operations now is a two-click (or click-drag-release) task when it was a one-click-task in CS5.

     
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    4. R_Kelly,
    Jul 21, 2012 2:20 AM   in reply to HPK_fotograf
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    With the crop tool selected you can right click on the image to get a pop-up menu.

     

    I guess using the R shortcut is easier because you don't have switch images.

     

     

     

     

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  • HPK_fotograf
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    5. HPK_fotograf,
    Jul 23, 2012 2:57 AM   in reply to c.pfaffenbichler
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    That's too bad :-/

    But I still love Photoshop though

     
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  • HPK_fotograf
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    6. HPK_fotograf,
    Jul 23, 2012 2:58 AM   in reply to R_Kelly
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    Ahaaa, thanx!

     
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