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Flip/Mirror Image feature
csborgman:
Sounded like a simple question to me, although the Apple Aperture rep was stunned that such a simple feature could have been overlooked. LightRoom has a Mirror All function which flips every picture, not good if the client want's to compair images.
So, any way to flip/mirror an image in Preview mode? If not, possible feature in a future version?
Thanks Kirk. cb
Kirk Baker:
--- Quote from: csborgman on April 25, 2007, 10:22:29 PM ---Sounded like a simple question to me, although the Apple Aperture rep was stunned that such a simple feature could have been overlooked. LightRoom has a Mirror All function which flips every picture, not good if the client want's to compair images.
So, any way to flip/mirror an image in Preview mode? If not, possible feature in a future version?
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Flip the image horizontally or vertically? What would be the purpose?
-Kirk
vAfotoriporter:
--- Quote from: Kirk Baker on April 25, 2007, 10:59:48 PM ---Flip the image horizontally or vertically? What would be the purpose?
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For certain editorila purposes designers and so on can be handy to see what this image would look like mirrored. In a newspaper it does matter which direction your face is looking (into the page or outside from the paper).
I can imagine someone might need it, however I never used such a feature even in programmes that offer it.
csborgman:
What's the purpose? Where do I start?.....
As an advertising/lifestyle/fashion photographer (http://chrisborgman.com) there are MANY times when I need to see a flipped/mirrored (flipped horz.) image for myself or to show a client during consultation. This is a matter of design while editing. Being able to view an imaged flippled while making selections for a series of photos such as for website, portfolio, promotional cards, books, magazine layouts and covers, newspaper layouts and covers, etc... would be a great help. I would also use the feature while selectiong elements for compositing in Photoshop. Being able to see 2 images side by side (one background, one subject) and then being able to flip it to see if it works better W/O going into PS every time would be a BIG time saver.
I just thought if you can crop an image why can't you flip it. I would love to see this in PM but I understand it's place in the workflow. You put in all the features people want and then you get Aperture/Lightroom that's slow and doesn't run well on older laptops. I just thought that these programs offer everything but don't do a simple task as flip image. Maybe PM can be the first to offer it. The others will follow....
Chris
Kirk Baker:
Chris,
--- Quote from: csborgman on April 26, 2007, 01:26:52 PM ---What's the purpose? Where do I start?.....
As an advertising/lifestyle/fashion photographer (http://chrisborgman.com) there are MANY times when I need to see a flipped/mirrored (flipped horz.) image for myself or to show a client during consultation. This is a matter of design while editing. Being able to view an imaged flippled while making selections for a series of photos such as for website, portfolio, promotional cards, books, magazine layouts and covers, newspaper layouts and covers, etc... would be a great help. I would also use the feature while selectiong elements for compositing in Photoshop. Being able to see 2 images side by side (one background, one subject) and then being able to flip it to see if it works better W/O going into PS every time would be a BIG time saver.
I just thought if you can crop an image why can't you flip it. I would love to see this in PM but I understand it's place in the workflow. You put in all the features people want and then you get Aperture/Lightroom that's slow and doesn't run well on older laptops. I just thought that these programs offer everything but don't do a simple task as flip image. Maybe PM can be the first to offer it. The others will follow....
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Flipping an image is trivial, actually. It's just that any text in the image will be backwards (or upside-down) and I always figured that would be of no use to anyone.
I can put it on the wish list.
-Kirk
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