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Post by toonbon on Aug 5, 2018 19:43:06 GMT
I have an image with a narrow black border. I want to get rid of this border. My first thought was to crop it out, but as soon as I move the cropping border toward the edge of the image, it snaps to the outside edge of the image, so I can never stop a few px short of the black border to eliminate it. See attached image. Does anyone have a suggestion for getting rid of this boarder? Thanks  |
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Post by pontiac1940 on Aug 5, 2018 20:02:18 GMT
Rectangular marquee tool should work. Start in lower right and pull the rectangle upward and left stopping just short of the black line. Then crop. (Image>Crop)
You can also use the canvas size tool. In this case, shift the image to the right (make sense?), then set image size LESS than actual size by about the width of the black line. <enter> Voila.
Also, try holding down <ctrl> while using the crop tool..not sure about this. It should block the snap function.
Clive
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 5, 2018 20:37:25 GMT
I have an image with a narrow black border. I want to get rid of this border. My first thought was to crop it out, but as soon as I move the cropping border toward the edge of the image, it snaps to the outside edge of the image, so I can never stop a few px short of the black border to eliminate it. toonbon,
The Crop tool should work just fine and you should be able to do what you want. I believe what you describe is the result of some changes Adobe made to the Crop tool in Elements 13. This tool now offers Automatic Cropping Suggestions. It has been my experience that these suggestions can sometimes get in the way. Fortunately, you can turn them off.
1. Go to Edit>Preferences>General. 2. Uncheck the "Enable Crop Pre-Selection" box. 3. Click on the OK button. 4. Restart Elements.
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Post by kdcintx on Aug 6, 2018 16:13:17 GMT
It worked! In PSE 14, holding down the <ctrl> key while using the crop tool solved the problem.
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Post by fotofrank on Aug 6, 2018 17:33:08 GMT
While using the Crop tool and holding the Ctrl/Cmd key brings up the level tool. The cursor changes from the crop symbol to a level with a +. That's the way it works on my MAC's.
I"m glad that worked for you.
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 6, 2018 20:07:46 GMT
One needs to be careful when using Ctrl + Crop to prevent this tool from snapping to the document boundaries; this will toggle the Crop and the Straighten tool. If you have the Crop tool activated and need to invoke the Straighten tool, the Ctrl key will do the job. You will see the cursor change accordingly to reflect the toggling of these tools.
In order to use the Ctrl key to prevent the Crop tool from snapping to the document boundaries, the order of the steps needed is crucial.
1. With the Crop tool activated, click on your document (where you want the cropping to start). 2. Hold the mouse button down. 3. Press and hold the Ctrl key down. 4. Begin dragging the cursor.
The above will also apply when using the Crop tool in the Raw Converter.
NOTE: I am not a Mac user but I think this will work for Mac users too. |
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Post by Major Major on Aug 6, 2018 20:50:46 GMT
I think maybe you mean hold the mouse button down in #2?
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 6, 2018 20:52:13 GMT
Craig, yes, that's what I meant. Thanks for catching it! I will make the necessary correction.
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Post by fotofrank on Aug 6, 2018 21:57:55 GMT
Yes that's the way it works on a MAC.
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Post by Sepiana on Aug 7, 2018 3:08:32 GMT
Frank, thanks for confirming it works for Mac users! Your feedback is appreciated.
As a side note, it works the same way if one is using Photoshop CC. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Sept 8, 2018 8:22:26 GMT
I have an image with a narrow black border. I want to get rid of this border. My first thought was to crop it out, but as soon as I move the cropping border toward the edge of the image, it snaps to the outside edge of the image, so I can never stop a few px short of the black border to eliminate it. See attached image. Does anyone have a suggestion for getting rid of this boarder? Thanks I have found that the easiest, most reliable method is to just make the "canvas" larger; then, you can both actually see what you are doing, and the image edge has now been moved far enough away that the tool no longer wants to jump out of control. Go to "Image" > Resize > Canvas Size and type in a couple extra inches in both of the boxes; remember, you need to add double the amount to achieve the desired result, as half of the added canvas will be added to each dimension; unless, of course, you restrict where the added canvas goes. Be sure to use a color that will make it easier to see your boundaries. |
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