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Post by Paul Whiting on Mar 3, 2019 17:21:20 GMT
I'm working on an old photo and I want to simply remove a narrow selection from the final print. I'm using the rectangular select tool and the selected area has the marching ants. Now how do I remove that narrow area? I've also tried the opposite, ie selecting the area I want to keep. Either way, how do I end up with a print without that narrow strip?
It's got to be simple! Thanks all...
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Post by pontiac1940 on Mar 3, 2019 18:29:30 GMT
"I'm using the rectangular select tool and the selected area has the marching ants. Now how do I remove that narrow area? "
Go to "Image" on top menu bar and then select "Crop" from the drop down menu. Voila.
Alternatively, you can use the crop tool set at a prescribed dimension and resolution.
Good luck,
Clive
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Post by Paul Whiting on Mar 3, 2019 19:13:25 GMT
Clive,
Voilà's the word all right! Simple when you know how.
Thanks very much!
Paul
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Post by whippet on Mar 3, 2019 19:52:44 GMT
A much easier way is to forget about the rectangular tool, and just go down to the Modify section, and click on the left top one. That is the crop tool.
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Post by Paul Whiting on Mar 3, 2019 20:48:23 GMT
Of course, if you would check with my friends, I always choose the hard way  Thanks! Paul |
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Post by Bailey on Mar 4, 2019 3:37:39 GMT
Image -> will make a 100% crop. The crop tool with a set resolution will resample the image which might affect the image quality.
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 4, 2019 3:56:17 GMT
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Post by Bailey on Mar 4, 2019 4:16:55 GMT
. . just happens to also be Adobe's suggestion when you want to crop to a selection boundary. That's most probably because it makes a 100% crop as I posted earlier. Thank you for confirming my preferred method is also Adobe's. |
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Post by Paul Whiting on Mar 5, 2019 0:25:28 GMT
Now, to up the ante:
A few months ago I made a fairly complex select. I made a darken in the area selected,and then had trouble figuring out where to go next. The marching ants selected area was now a bit darker, which I wanted, but then I had trouble knowing what to do. It was not a simple area like the rectangular area in my initial post.
I must have done something to save my selected area - I think I had dumb luck and stumbled on what to do. So, what do you with a complicated selected area, then processed, portion of a photo?
Paul
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 5, 2019 4:53:03 GMT
I must have done something to save my selected area - I think I had dumb luck and stumbled on what to do. So, what do you with a complicated selected area, then processed, portion of a photo? Paul,
If my selection is going to be used just for a project I am working on, I favor the Save Selection feature.
Saving selections in Photoshop Elements (Help)
Use Save Selection to store your selections in the image
If I see the potential for using that selection in other projects, e.g., composites, I will save the selection layer as a separate file in the .psd or .tiff format to preserve background transparency.
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Post by Paul Whiting on Mar 7, 2019 21:49:15 GMT
Thank you, Sepiana,
Actually I think my question is even more basic...suppose I've done a selection, I then modify that area, say darken it, and I've got my photo the way I want it. I've got my darkened area but I've still got the marching ants.
Then what... I want to save my newly altered photo but I don't want the marching ants. If I delete those ants, my darkened area reverts back to its original state. How can I save my photo's new version without the ants?
There's got to be something simple I'm overlooking here!
Paul
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Post by Sepiana on Mar 8, 2019 3:40:36 GMT
. . . suppose I've done a selection, I then modify that area, say darken it, and I've got my photo the way I want it. I've got my darkened area but I've still got the marching ants. . . . I want to save my newly altered photo but I don't want the marching ants. If I delete those ants, my darkened area reverts back to its original state. How can I save my photo's new version without the ants? Paul, this should not be happening. Once you are done modifying the area within the selection boundaries, you just do Deselect (Ctrl/Cmmd-D) to get rid of the marching ants. The changes you made should not be affected.
Which selection tool are you using? Are you working on the background layer or on a duplicate layer?
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Post by Paul Whiting on Mar 8, 2019 16:34:30 GMT
Thanks Sepiana,
I was using Rectangular Marquee and Quick Selection. And I was working on the background layer.
Regards,
Paul
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Post by Paul Whiting on Mar 9, 2019 14:19:56 GMT
Everyone's been very helpful in this thread,I've got plenty of good tips now. Thanks to all of you!
Best,
Paul
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