GraphicConverter - constrain selection?
Chip Zempel
part of the image into a vertical 3:4 ratio. Is there some way of making
GraphicConverter constrain its selection tool to either a certain ratio
(like 3:4) or number of pixels (like 480x640)? All I've been able to do
so far is constrain it to a _square_ by holding down the shift key as I
drag. Not very useful!
I've done a Google Groups search for this, and I've searched the Graphic
Converter manual for "constrain," "ratio," and "proportions" and not
been able to find an answer...
TIA
Chip
Chip Zempel
Chip Zempel <cze...@mindspring.com> wrote:
I just realized I can do this iPhoto - (from the organize window) select
a picture, click edit, select a ratio in the popup below, click and drag
to select, and click the crop button.
All the same, I'd prefer to do this in GC if possible.
Chip
PJ
(in message <czempel-38B2E0...@nntp.mindspring.com>):
Hi
If you option-double-click the selection button in the "Toolbox" a dialogue
box comes up and there you can set aspect ratio at the bottom.
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Patrick
Brighton, England
K.-Benoit Evans
PJ <nos...@nospam.invalid> wrote:
> If you option-double-click the selection button in the "Toolbox" a dialogue
> box comes up and there you can set aspect ratio at the bottom.
While this works, the option key is unnecessary. All you have to do is
double-click on the tool's icon in the Toolbox. Several tools have
adjustable paramaters and they are all accessed in the same way:
double-click on the tool's icon.
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Regards,
Benoit Evans
K.-Benoit Evans
> I've done a Google Groups search for this, and I've searched the Graphic
> Converter manual for "constrain," "ratio," and "proportions" and not
> been able to find an answer...
As mentioned in another reply: double-click on the select tool icon.
Unfortunately, the manual does not show a screen shot of the select
tool's dialogue box nor does it mention anywhere that the tool can be
aspect-ration constrained.
However, there is a hint. In manual section "4.2 Select Tool" it says:
"Use this tool to select or move a rectangular selection.Double click
on the symbol to get a dialog."
Graphic Converter, like PhotoShop, Canvas and other graphics
applications uses double-click on a tool icon to bring up a dialog box
for tools that have adjustable parameters. Its always a good idea to try
that on tools that seem logical for what you want to do just to see if
there are useful adjustments or constraints available.
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Regards,
Benoit Evans
PJ
(in message <kevans-4B2796....@news.videotron.net>):
Oh yes, of course, just double click as you say :)
I don't know why I wrote "option".
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Patrick
Brighton, England
PJ
(in message <kevans-4BFB42....@news.videotron.net>):
> As mentioned in another reply: double-click on the select tool icon.
>
> Unfortunately, the manual does not show a screen shot of the select
> tool's dialogue box nor does it mention anywhere that the tool can be
> aspect-ration constrained.
There is a third party manual in English on the way BTW. This is a
translation of a German one, which I've never seen. I suspect this third
party manual might be a lot better than the bundled one though. The manual
can be got by going to the Lemke web site, if you like you can order it now.
I am told the new manual will be available 15 April.
The Lemke URL:
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Patrick
Brighton, England
Chip Zempel
Chip Zempel <cze...@mindspring.com> wrote:
Hey, thanks everybody. I've double-clicked several of the tools to set
tolerances, etc. Never occurred to me to try that with the selection
tool for some reason. Duh!
Thanks again,
Chip
matt neuburg
Zempel <cze...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> In article <czempel-19FA0A...@nntp.mindspring.com>,
> Chip Zempel <cze...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <czempel-38B2E0...@nntp.mindspring.com>,
> > Chip Zempel <cze...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I have a horizontal format photo that's 1600 by 1200. I want to crop a
> > > part of the image into a vertical 3:4 ratio. Is there some way of making
> > > GraphicConverter constrain its selection tool to either a certain ratio
> > > (like 3:4) or number of pixels (like 480x640)? All I've been able to do
> > > so far is constrain it to a _square_ by holding down the shift key as I
> > > drag. Not very useful!
>
> Hey, thanks everybody. I've double-clicked several of the tools to set
> tolerances, etc. Never occurred to me to try that with the selection
> tool for some reason. Duh!
Reading the manual doesn't seem to have presented itself to your
consciousness as an option either, it seems... :-) m.
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Chip Zempel
<matt-03020...@209-144-103-157-dialup.casitas.ojai.net>,
ma...@tidbits.com (matt neuburg) wrote:
> In article <czempel-4EC824...@nntp.mindspring.com>, Chip
> Zempel <cze...@mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> > In article <czempel-19FA0A...@nntp.mindspring.com>,
> > Chip Zempel <cze...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> >
> > > In article <czempel-38B2E0...@nntp.mindspring.com>,
> > > Chip Zempel <cze...@mindspring.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > > I have a horizontal format photo that's 1600 by 1200. I want to crop a
> > > > part of the image into a vertical 3:4 ratio. Is there some way of
> > > > making
> > > > GraphicConverter constrain its selection tool to either a certain ratio
> > > > (like 3:4) or number of pixels (like 480x640)? All I've been able to do
> > > > so far is constrain it to a _square_ by holding down the shift key as I
> > > > drag. Not very useful!
> >
> > Hey, thanks everybody. I've double-clicked several of the tools to set
> > tolerances, etc. Never occurred to me to try that with the selection
> > tool for some reason. Duh!
>
> Reading the manual doesn't seem to have presented itself to your
> consciousness as an option either, it seems... :-) m.
Ah, Matt. Perhaps you didn't read my original post. While I didn't
RT_whole_FM, my original post mentioned that I _had_ searched the manual
for "constrain," "proportions," and "ratio" and didn't find anything
relevant to my question. Apparently, there's _one_ sentence in the whole
140 page manual about setting options for the selection tool - "Double
click on the symbol to get a dialog." Gee, how could I have missed it?
(Well, okay, I'll admit there's a similar sentence in the introduction
to Ch. 4, Editing Tools, too - double click on a tool to set options.)
But come on, you're a writer. Don't you agree that the GC manual leaves
something to be desired? "Double click on the symbol to get a dialog"???
How about "Double click on the symbol [on the toolbar] to get a dialog
[which lets you set transparency options, control the selection's
position, or constrain the selection to a fixed size or aspect ratio]."?
Lemke's web site says there's a new manual (being translated from German
- uh-oh! - let's hope they didn't just run it through Babelfish!) that's
supposed to be coming out in April, for $10. I'm not sure how I feel
about buying a piece of shareware for $35 and then being told I can buy
a _useful_ manual for it for another $10. Hmmmmm...
:-/
Chip
Steven Kan
[snip]
> Lemke's web site says there's a new manual (being translated from German
> - uh-oh! - let's hope they didn't just run it through Babelfish!) that's
> supposed to be coming out in April, for $10. I'm not sure how I feel
> about buying a piece of shareware for $35 and then being told I can buy
> a _useful_ manual for it for another $10. Hmmmmm...
My guess is that Thorsten didn't want to undertake the xlation himself,
and he found someone who would do a good job for a fee. He probably took
up a survey and found that he could at least break even if he charged a
small fee.
I predict that, once he's recouped his costs, Thorsten will probably
distribute it to paid registrants thereafter.
But that's just a guess :)
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Andy Hewitt
Chip Zempel <cze...@mindspring.com> wrote:
Go to the 'Picture' menu, select 'Size' and then 'Scale', a bos of
options will appear that will enable you to set the size or resolution
as required. You can also do this as a Batch Conversion too.
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Geoffrey F. Green
> I have a horizontal format photo that's 1600 by 1200. I want to crop a
> part of the image into a vertical 3:4 ratio. Is there some way of making
> GraphicConverter constrain its selection tool to either a certain ratio
> (like 3:4) or number of pixels (like 480x640)? All I've been able to do
> so far is constrain it to a _square_ by holding down the shift key as I
> drag. Not very useful!
You can. It took me ages to figure this out:
Double-click on the selection tool. Look at bottom of ensuing dialog
box. Hit self in head several times . . . :-)
- geoff