To work with round numbers, let's say you have an 8+ Mpix camera which produces images that are 3600 x 2400 and in the EXIF it says the image is 300 dpi. Therefore, I'll also add ratios which exactly match those of images from my camera, for example, one of my cameras shoots images which are 4288 x 2848 so I'll add a crop ratio of 134:89 and use it instead.Īnd now for the difference between a 6x4 inch crop and a 3:2 crop. However, sometimes I want all my images to exactly match in size after I reduced them to a constant width. Most Digital SLR cameras create images with an aspect ratio close to 3:2 and cropping with that ratio will give you an image that matches (the width to height) close enough to your original images for most purposes. Personally I select each of the sizes specified in cm and use the Remove button to make the list shorter, since I don't work in cm. [Hi, Wren here with more details than you probably want to know, but in case you're interested. Paper ratios can be added, removed, edited, or change their position in the menu by clicking on the ellipsis to get the 'Paper Ratio Settings' dialog box: For example, requesting a 6x4 inch crop is basically the same as one with a 3:2 ratio. There's almost no difference between a size in inches and an equivalent ratio. First pick a size or ratio from the 'Print Ratio' drop down menu:

For example, with 3:2 ratio the selection box is always two-thirds as high as wide (or vice-versa). It's just like Free Hand, but the selection always keeps a specified shape. Enter the dimensions in the width and height boxes by typing the numbers or using the up and down arrows.Ĭlick on a size from the 'Pick Other Size' drop down menu.Īfter the free-hand technique, the next most useful is a selection with a fixed aspect ratio.You can also resize it by grabbing any side or corner and streching or shrinking the selection. The selected area can be repositioned by clicking inside the selection and dragging the rectangle around. Left click on one corner of the box you want to select, and without releasing the button drag diagonally to the opposite corner. To make a selection of any size that you think looks good, first set the paper ratio to 'Free Hand': There are 4 ways to make a rectagular crop selection:

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