Author Topic: Keyboard shortcut to rotate the crop box.  (Read 43 times)

Offline robmiracle

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Keyboard shortcut to rotate the crop box.
« on: Yesterday at 03:51:41 PM »
While a more functional crop tool would be great, I'm hoping for something simpler to implement.

While the old-school journalist/sports photographer in me wants to free crop to get the most impactful shot, the reality is that our photos are going to end up on social media. Many social media platforms want either a square or a 4:5. I've been going to the dialog box to set the ratio to 5:4, but sometimes I want a vertical 4:5. A simple key stroke to rotate the selection would be quite helpful.

In the long run, I think the crop tool could get a solid update.

Offline Mick O (Camera Bits)

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Re: Keyboard shortcut to rotate the crop box.
« Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 04:49:45 PM »
Hi robmiracle,

Note that in Photo Mechanic Version 2025.1, build 7955, if you have the ratio set to 5:4 but drag the box in a vertical way, it will automatically adjust to snap to 4:5 without having to adjust the settings.
Does that help at all?

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