PHOTOSHOP QUESTION...Using an Action to Crop IMAGES...

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  • ProjectNaked
    Confirmed User
    • Jul 2004
    • 4309
    #1

    PHOTOSHOP QUESTION...Using an Action to Crop IMAGES...

    I am trying to create an action to crop out 150X150 images but it keeps making a tiny image in the top left corner of a 150x150 white box. I need to know how to do the crop when I am recording the action. I would like it to crop somewhat centered.

    Appreciate any advice

    THX-
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    • sinmaster
      Confirmed User
      • Dec 2001
      • 376
      #2
      I do 2 actions to do that.
      First action resizes the smallest side to the size I am aiming for (your case 150), then have it place the crop "box"(150x150) on the pic.
      From there I manually move the crop "box" to my desired position.
      Second action is just a crop and save then close the pic.
      This is the only way I have found to get a crop that I want from each pic.
      kind of a pain but worth it.

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        • iwantchixx
          Too lazy to set a custom title
          • Oct 2002
          • 12860
          #3
          Originally posted by sinmaster
          I do 2 actions to do that.
          First action resizes the smallest side to the size I am aiming for (your case 150), then have it place the crop "box"(150x150) on the pic.
          From there I manually move the crop "box" to my desired position.
          Second action is just a crop and save then close the pic.
          This is the only way I have found to get a crop that I want from each pic.
          kind of a pain but worth it.

          yeah that's the same thing i do. Set smaller side to dimensions then douplicate layer and then change canvas size to final dimensions. stop recording then manually center the cropping.

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            • TheDoc
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Jul 2001
              • 13827
              #4
              I don't think it's possible to set an action to auto crop. You may want to look and see if a plugin does it though.
              ~TheDoc - ICQ7765825
              It's all disambiguation

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                • ProjectNaked
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jul 2004
                  • 4309
                  #5
                  what a pain in the ass...can't seem to get it to work

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                    • ProjectNaked
                      Confirmed User
                      • Jul 2004
                      • 4309
                      #6
                      NEXT QUESTION......when I do a resize action on pics from two different cameras, it only works on the ones from the same camera as the original pic used during recording.

                      anyone know why?

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                        • TheMob
                          Confirmed User
                          • Jan 2003
                          • 8584
                          #7
                          did you get the cropping to work?

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                            • ProjectNaked
                              Confirmed User
                              • Jul 2004
                              • 4309
                              #8
                              not really, just doing it one by one right now-

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                                • BV
                                  wtf
                                  • Sep 2001
                                  • 10914
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by TheDoc
                                  I don't think it's possible to set an action to auto crop. You may want to look and see if a plugin does it though.

                                  you can, problem is it will crop that same area on every pic, so sometimes that doesn't work so well

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                                    • Mutt
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Sep 2002
                                      • 34431
                                      #10
                                      there really is no solution to this - if u want great thumbs u need to hand crop each one - or take a good look at the set and divide them up into groups where a common crop position looks good.

                                      it's why i would never use any CMS that does the creation of thumbnails automagically - u wind up with shitty looking thumbs.
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                                        • Mutt
                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                          • Sep 2002
                                          • 34431
                                          #11
                                          Arles is pretty good - u can set it up to auto crop but it allows you to move the crop to a better position on a pic by pic basis for those pics u can see are gonna be bad, like a head chopped off.
                                          I moved my sites to Vacares Hosting. I've saved money, my hair is thicker, lost some weight too! Thanks Sly!

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                                            • kemp
                                              Confirmed User
                                              • Feb 2001
                                              • 392
                                              #12
                                              First set the constraints to 150
                                              File>Automate>Fit Image

                                              Then resize the canvas to the center anchor at 150
                                              Image>Canvas Size

                                              You will then have all your images exactly 150x150 - only problem is that if the chick is off to one of the 4 sides your crop may look iffy - but this will work for most images and sounds to me like what you are looking for.

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                                                • ProjectNaked
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Jul 2004
                                                  • 4309
                                                  #13
                                                  thanks man, sounds like it should work--appreciate the help

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