Cropping a photograph or background
paper to a rectangular or square shape is easily accomplished with Digital Image
Pro. This tutorial should be applicable to both versions 9 and 10.
Open a new blank canvas or drag your
photograph onto your existing canvas or duplicate the photograph (so you are not
working on the original).
Using the Crop tool only allows for a
rectangular or square crop.
Ensure the object you want to crop is
selected.
Choose Format>Crop>Selected Object
The object will be slightly opaque.
From the Crop options select a
proportion by clicking on the arrow to access the drop down menu. You can choose
from a variety of proportions. Choosing a proportion means that as you drag you
the width and length will keep the specified proportion.
Choose Custom to crop an area of your
choice.
Position your cursor on the object
where desired. The cursor will look like a crosshair with a small box in the
middle. Click and hold the left mouse button to drag out the rectangle to
include the area you want to keep. The area you have chosen will be clear.
You can then use the resize handles
to adjust the area of selection.
When you have selected the area the
pixel size is given. You can specify a pixel size to crop to a required size.
You can also elect to show guidelines
for the rule of thirds when cropping. This is particularly useful when cropping
photographs to help with good composition.
Select Reset to redraw the area.
Select Done to crop.
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