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From: Mike Echo on 12 Jun 2010 08:46
I need to crop some pics taken with a digital camera to fit my mobile
phone (360x480). I usually use Irfanview and I know you can drag the
selection handles to get the exact size you need.

My problem is that I don't know the optimum size for a photo resize so
that the selection crops the exact area I want. If I make a selection of
360x480 in Irfanview then as soon as I resize the image so as to fit a
person (or their face) exactly in the selection , the selection area
disappears.

Is there a viewer that will keep a static selection area while I resize
the whole image so that I can make the desired area fit into my
selection? I hope what I am trying to do is clear.

TIA.
R.
From: M.L. on 12 Jun 2010 09:29


>I need to crop some pics taken with a digital camera to fit my mobile
>phone (360x480). I usually use Irfanview and I know you can drag the
>selection handles to get the exact size you need.
>
>My problem is that I don't know the optimum size for a photo resize so
>that the selection crops the exact area I want. If I make a selection of
>360x480 in Irfanview then as soon as I resize the image so as to fit a
>person (or their face) exactly in the selection , the selection area
>disappears.

Using Irfanview hold down the CTRL key while resizing the selection so
that it maintains the ratio while resizing.

To move the selection, press the right mouse button inside the area
then drag.

Edit->Crop selection.
From: rich on 12 Jun 2010 09:58
On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:46:37 +1000, Mike Echo wrote:

> I need to crop some pics taken with a digital camera to fit my mobile
> phone (360x480). I usually use Irfanview and I know you can drag the
> selection handles to get the exact size you need.
>
> My problem is that I don't know the optimum size for a photo resize so
> that the selection crops the exact area I want. If I make a selection of
> 360x480 in Irfanview then as soon as I resize the image so as to fit a
> person (or their face) exactly in the selection , the selection area
> disappears.
>
> Is there a viewer that will keep a static selection area while I resize
> the whole image so that I can make the desired area fit into my
> selection? I hope what I am trying to do is clear.
>
> TIA.
> R.

I don't know of anything that has a built in function a you describe but
use an image editor, set up a grid to required dimensions then you have a
target to aim for before cropping.

This is how I would do it in gimp, but apply the principals to your
favourite editor.

http://rapidshare.com/files/398204572/scale.avi.html (4 MB divx avi)


--
rich
From: Mike Echo on 12 Jun 2010 18:10
In article <7l1716tirtjvts2g8k0tsb9h2p9949dbl2(a)4ax.com>,
me(a)privacy.invalid says...

> >I need to crop some pics taken with a digital camera to fit my mobile
> >phone (360x480). I usually use Irfanview and I know you can drag the
> >selection handles to get the exact size you need.
> >
> >My problem is that I don't know the optimum size for a photo resize so
> >that the selection crops the exact area I want. If I make a selection of
> >360x480 in Irfanview then as soon as I resize the image so as to fit a
> >person (or their face) exactly in the selection , the selection area
> >disappears.

> To move the selection, press the right mouse button inside the area
> then drag.

Handy, I didn't know this, thanks.

It doesn't address my problem though, so maybe I didn't explain clearly.

The annoying thing in Irfanview is that the selection box for a crop
takes a bit of effort if you want an *exact* size (if it could remember
a default or the last used size that would be good). Now, when I get the
selection box to my exact size and then resize the image, the selection
box disappears.

I am trying to resize an image while the selection box is visible so
that I can crop exactly what I want and make a perfect fit. I have done
this before but cannot remember what I used. Must be my old age. :-)

Thanks for the responses,
R.
From: Mike Echo on 12 Jun 2010 18:18
In article <Xns9D956708495FDbearbottoms1gmaicom(a)news.albasani.net>,
bearbottoms1(a)gmai.com says...

> Set the ruler box to the size you want, (set the tranparency of the
> ruler) and overlay it on the area you wish to crop, then match the ruler
> with your crop selection.
>
> http://www.wonderwebware.com/screen-ruler/

Thanks, Bear, it might be a workaround for my needs. I'll give it a go.

R.
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