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| This page shows you how to crop a photograph in PSP to the exact size required for the FlipAlbum ® Photo Cover Tutorial - specifically to 360 pixels wide by 530 pixels high. These dimensions allow for an additional 20 pixels in length, which will be cropped off in the FlipAlbum ® Photo Cover Tutorial. | ||||||
    
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In this first step, we are going to crop your image, so that it is 360 pixels wide by 530 pixels deep, with an aspect ratio of .710.
To crop your image to 360 x 530 pixels: 1. Double click on the Crop tool. The system displays the Crop Area dialog box. 2. Change the Crop Area settings to the following: Left = 10, Right = 370, Top = 0, Bottom = 530. We are reducing the image to 360 wide x 530 high, as we can afford to crop off some of the outside areas. We still need the extra 20 pixels in height (for the required flip alblum cover size) for the next step. 3. After making these settings, click on the [OK] button. The system displays a "Crop Area" line around the area you have selected as your Crop Area. If you are using your own photo, this may not be in the right place to crop (as shown in my example image on the left, which would crop off too much of the young boy on the right!). 4. To move your "Crop Area" to a suitable place on your photo, hold down your left-mouse button and drag the Crop Area over to the right and down some, so that it is sitting in a good spot over your image ready to be cropped. 5. When you are happy with the area to be cropped, click on the Tool Options - Crop Palette [CROP IMAGE] button. The system crops your image to the area you have specified. 6. After cropping your image, again save your image [CTRL+S]. |
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