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dlpictures:
I am new to PM. I looked in the Help documentation but could not find an answer to my issue: Once I use the crop tool in the edit box, the new 'cropped' version does not show in the thumbnail. The crop does not seem to take effect. If I can't crop in PM, then I would like to open the files(s) in Photoshop and do it there. How do I get to Photoshop from PM? Or better yet, how can I crop in PM?

Kirk Baker:

--- Quote from: dlpictures on May 23, 2006, 07:39:21 PM ---I am new to PM. I looked in the Help documentation but could not find an answer to my issue: Once I use the crop tool in the edit box, the new 'cropped' version does not show in the thumbnail. The crop does not seem to take effect. If I can't crop in PM, then I would like to open the files(s) in Photoshop and do it there.
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Crops in PM are "soft edits".  To make them take effect, you need to do a "Save as" and set the Apply Crop checkbox.  You can apply your crop in other areas of the program like when exporting HTML, sending photos via email, FTP upload, PhotoShelter upload, etc.


--- Quote from: dlpictures ---How do I get to Photoshop from PM? Or better yet, how can I crop in PM?
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You can always send photos to the editor of your choice, but you have to tell Photo Mechanic where each of your editors are.  You can do this with the Launching tab of the Preferences dialog.

Feel free to ask more questions.

-Kirk

BKPhotos:
Cropping with PM is easy and stright forward. First, open "Preferences", and select "Preview". Look on the left side towards the bottom. You will see the cropping section. Set the sizes you want as the default and decide if you want "constrained" cropping. Click on OK.

Then, when you open an image in preview, look on the left side, middle of the screen. Click on the "Crop" Botton. Once you have done this, the cursor should change into a "crop" tool (this may have an official name, but I am not sure what it would be). Once you have done this, click and drag the crop tool over the area you want to crop. Don't worry, you can adjust the positioning of the crop after releasing the left click. The portion of the image that will be cropped out is darkened. Then, simply go to file, save as..., and save the image with a new name or extension.  Don't worry, vertical and horizional images will be cropped correctly, as PM automatically converts the default size to fit the orinatation of the image.

This is very basic and I know Kirk could explain it much better, but I hope this helps.

Bruce

BKPhotos:
Ops, Kirk types faster.

Bruce

mzachs:
Hello,
How do I get a 4X6 crop to stay as a default for each picture that I advance to. Currently I have to reset the dimensions to 4X6 each time for each picture advanced to. I have also tried selecting the default button with no luck.
I sure can't wait for 4.4.3.1. Any word. Sorry to bug you in the form of "are we their yet?"
Thanks again,
Mitchell Zachs
http://www.MagicalPhotos.com/

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