CROPPING AN IMAGE


This is the easiest way to crop off part of images at Image Magick.

Now what I've done is get an image as the one I'm using below and we want to take off the frame and then half of the picture below it. Sure if you know what the frame size is and you do know the picture size it's easy but that's certainly not with all images.

Use this picture and take it to Image Magick to practice with and it's only a couple of steps.




Step 1. Take your image to Image Magick and click on View. Now click the arrow and go to the bottom right corner inside of the frame and in this case we also want to take off part of the image below so place it right there at the water's edge inside the frame. Click and jot down the first 2 numbers you see at the bottom and in this case it should be 198,214, Jot it down so you don't forget. Now go up to Transform and in the box put +198+214. Click on CHOP and (TAKE NOTE: check mark in Reset Geometry) then Transform and your side frame and the bottom should now be gone.

Step 2. Again click your arrow, this time go up to the top left corner inside the frame and click. The two numbers at the bottom should be 22,22. Jot it down. Now go up to Transform and in the box put in +22+22 and click on this time CROP. Click on transform and you are done.

Important - Do the right side (Chop) first and then the left side (Crop). Here's the image I used and the cropped one below it.

For printers convenience: http://www.wtv-zone.com/MsLee/PSP/kittensreflect.jpg




Crop Tute
April 26, 2005
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