Cropping with border

[Major Tom]

Hi,

it would be great, If you can implement a function (new button) into the cropping tool to switch the ratio between landscape and portrait - like in acdsee.
I often cut landscape out of a portrait format.

Also it would be great, if it would be possible to define a border in percent (or pixel). See attached file.
I often print pictures for a picture frame in standard format (e.g. 10x15cm). Many picture frames do not show the whole picture. xx percent are not visible. Because of this, a definable border will be very helpful to see the visible area.

I hope I could well describe what I mean?

Best regards.
Tom

[helmut]

it would be great, If you can implement a function (new button) into the cropping tool to switch the ratio between landscape and portrait - like in acdsee.
I often cut landscape out of a portrait format.

In cropping mode you can click on <> in the toolbar to swap width & height.

[Major Tom]

Ahh, I'am blind ... sorry

Then "only" the border.

[helmut]

Ahh, I'am blind ... sorry

I think it's a bit hidden but once you know it's easy.

Then "only" the border.

FAIK, currently this is not supported. But a possible future enhancement. In the meantime you might crop your images to the desired size and then use the batch processing to add a border for all images.

[Major Tom]

In the meantime you might crop your images to the desired size and then use the batch processing to add a border for all images

Thank you! Not perfect but a good workaround

...But a possible future enhancement...

It would be great, to see it in a near future release.

[helmut]

In the meantime you might crop your images to the desired size and then use the batch processing to add a border for all images

Thank you! Not perfect but a good workaround

Good to read that this workaround works for you, Major Tom.

It would be great, to see it in a near future release.

It's hard to support every possible use case while keeping a software simple. But "Cropping with border" sounds like a more common use case to me. I guess the toolbar of the cropping tool has to be partly redesigned, anyway, e.g. it's very hard to differentiate width/height and x/y position and to identify what the "<>" button does.

[m.Th.]

the toolbar of the cropping tool has to be partly redesigned, anyway e.g. it's very hard to differentiate width/height and x/y position and to identify what the "<>" button does.

Not enough space for texts - we need tooltips.

But "Cropping with border" sounds like a more common use case to me.

Yes.

How to do it:

Add another two (or one?) edit widgets for Border Width (and Height) and just draw inside the actual crop a rectangle offseted with BorderHeight, BorderWidth and with Width = Crop.Width-2*BorderWidth; Height = Crop.Height - 2*BorderHeight;

Add another checkbox for show/hide border.

Test for the extreme cases (small dimensions).

[helmut]

the toolbar of the cropping tool has to be partly redesigned, anyway e.g. it's very hard to differentiate width/height and x/y position and to identify what the "<>" button does.

Not enough space for texts - we need tooltips.

Yes, tooltips plus small graphics next to the field(s) which indicate the funcationality are the way to go.