0 Replies Latest reply: Jul 9, 2013 1:10 PM by bonalymac999 RSS

    Crop & Straighten photos problems

    bonalymac999 Community Member

      Not sure if this can help anyone having problems using "Crop & Straighten photos"!

       

       

       

      I'm using CS3 (but I'm guessing the problem may exist in other versions) to try and subdivide a huge pile of old scanned prints. To make the job easier, I scanned with only 2 images on the platen so that there is plenty of white space around each image.

       

      When I try and apply the "Crop & Straighten photos" command, in almost every case it fails, only creating a duplicate image which looks ALMOST identical to the original. However if I then apply "Crop & Straighten photos" to that copy, it works perfectly.

       

      What I discovered is that my scanners (both HP models, a flat bed and an all-in-one) both create a scan with a fairly thick black edge on two sides of the image.

       

      So when I apply "Crop & Straighten photos", Photoshop thinks (quite correctly) that the image actually extends to the edge of the original scan, and there is therefore nothing to divide.

       

      The solution is to re-size the original image to 99%., and then apply "Crop & Straighten photos" and it works perfectly. So far 99% has worked on all the images I've tried, but it may need to be changed to 98 or lower in exceptional circumstances. Since the scanned photos are well away from the edges, there is no danger of cropping any of the originals scans, but be on the lookout just in case.

       

      Finally, I created an action to crop to 99% and save all the images (to a new directory), meaning I could automate that step, and then I used the script provided elsewhere in this forum to automate the "Crop & Straighten photos".

       

      Works a treat, and saves loads of time

       

       

      Colin