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Cropping Questions...

18 years ago

If I have a picture in PSP and want to crop it into an oval shape...I can use "preset shapes" to get an oval where I want it. But..what do I do next to crop the picture in that shape? I hope I've stated this so that it can be understood. I want to crop a picture into a circle or oval shapes...

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Zipper_TX
18 years ago
Yes, use the selection tool set to the shape you want then goto Image/crop to selection.
Zipper_TX
18 years ago
Sorry misread part of your question, I don't think you can use the preset shapes to crop with, but you can use the selection tool.
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amy_z6_swpa
18 years ago
If you want the picture to be saved as an oval afterwards, then you have to have your oval on a transparent background, and then export as a GIF file to keep the transparency. This process may or may not affect the quality of the image itself. You have to play with the settings while exporting.
maybee_gw
Original Author
18 years ago
Okay..I'm off the try the selection tool...

What good is the preset shapes if you can't crop something to that shape?
amy_z6_swpa
18 years ago
Well, you can, really---after you draw your preset shape, just use your magic wand tool outside the shape, invert the selection, then crop to selection.
jeannej
18 years ago
Maybee, the preset shapes are good for other things--adding backgrounds to your photo, decorative shapes to a scrapbook page, using as conversation balloons for your photos just to mention a few--:)
urlee
18 years ago
AND TEXT on a CURVE!

~Urlee~
maybee_gw
Original Author
18 years ago
I have a picture and I was able to do the oval, but the background wasn't transparent...can I change that? In other words...if you have a picture that doesn't have a transparent background, can you "put" it on one?
jeannej
18 years ago
There's a couple of ways to do that--the easy way is to copy your image, open AS, paste as new animation and then replace color with transparency--unfortunately that will remove all of the replaced color, even in your image. The other way is to stay in PSP, use your free-hand selection tool (the lasso) and outline your image; invert your selection and delete. You may find that you like the image better if you modify your selection by feathering it 1 or 2 pixels. Oh, yes, make sure your image is a raster layer rather than a "background" layer.
jeannej
18 years ago
Here's a tut that will explain better than I did--

Here is a link that might be useful: how to

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