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Cropping. No Standard Ratios?
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:46 pm
by jpmccormac
I searched the Forums but didn't find any way to crop images into standard paper ratios, i.e., 4x6", 5x7", etc. I was really starting to like XnView until I came across this omission. Am I overlooking something?
Re: Cropping. No Standard Ratios?
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 6:55 pm
by helmut
In Edit > Selection ratio and Edit > Selection Size you can set the ratio and/or size of the selection and then crop. From what I can see 4x6" and 5x7" is not amongst the selection size, but often one needs a specific ratio, regardless of the size.
Re: Cropping. No Standard Ratios?
Posted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 7:20 pm
by jpmccormac
Thanks for the quick reply, Helmut. I missed that in the Edit menu. I will give it a try. I believe that the 3:2 ratio is approximately the right size for a 4x6 inch print.
Re: Cropping. No Standard Ratios?
Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 10:53 am
by helmut
jpmccormac wrote:Thanks for the quick reply, Helmut. I missed that in the Edit menu. I will give it a try. I believe that the 3:2 ratio is approximately the right size for a 4x6 inch print.
Yes, 3:2 ratio should do the job. Just make sure that the cropped image contains enough pixels for the foto print.
Also checkout the other functions like "Edit > Selection > Swap Width & height" or "Edit > Selection > Selection ratio > Same as image" and the appropriate keyboard shortcuts ("D" and "Tab"). Makes cropping efficient...