Why crop them at all?

Don't do it.  Buy yourself a nice die-sub printer.  What are
they these days anyway?  About $250 ~ $350 ?   And they're faster
than shhhhhaving cream these days.

BTW, you said in your first post that digital images are cropped
as if 35mm film images aren't.   They are.  The standard print
cuts a massive 7.5mm off either the right or the left of a landscape
oriented neg. and you're at the mercy of the photo guy to raise
that blade and make the change.  The paper cut may crop more yet
depending on the machine used but usually not with Maritsu or
a Boss.




"Reinder Mulder" <rDOTiDOTm.NO2SPAM@hccnet.nl> wrote in message news:bej5d2$ah$1@news.hccnet.nl...
> Batch conversions are supported by (www.) IrfanView (.com) - perfect
> free picture viewer and simple editor. It supports a.o. batch *resizing*
> to 3:2 or *cropping* to a fixed position and size in pixels.
> The first option will lead to some distortion whilst the second requires
> all pictures in one batch to have the same resolution e.g. 1600 x 1200
> so these can be cropped to let's say 1500 x 1000 from absolute position
> 50, 100
>
> Hope this helps,
> Reinder
>
>
> Reg Siemens wrote:
> > Hey Pete,
> >
> > Thanks for the further info on Paintshop Pro.  I guess cropping them one
> > picture at a time with the predefined format will have to do if there are
> > none that incorporate some type of wizard to do a batch.  I still think it
> > would be a feature that would be beneficial...do a batch conversion to 3:2
> > and then just preview thumbnails to ensure that they're OK before printing.
> >
> > Based on your message I looked for pre-defined 4x6 cropping feature and none
> > of the photo editors that I had previously installed on my machine had it,
> > however I found a copy of PhotoSuite Platinum sitting on the shelf that was
> > bundled with some video editing software that I bought and I'd never
> > bothered to install it...till now.  I went ahead and installed it and sure
> > enough it has the predefined formats and this certainly works better than
> > the hit and miss manual cropping.
> >
> > Thanks for steering me in the right direction!
> >
> > Reg
> >
> >
> > "pmg" <pmg@replytogroup.com.au> wrote in message
> > news:3f0c80fa$0$9355$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au...
> >
> >>Reg
> >>
> >>Most of the graphics editing software I've used allows you to either
> >>manually resize the image using the mouse or there is a resize tool option
> >>that allows you to set the ratio or actual dimensions. What I have often
> >>done is set the width or height to what I want, looking at the value that
> >>this creates in the resize tool's options or settings and then simply
> >>calculate the other dimention by either multiplying or dividing by 1.5
> >
> > and
> >
> >>setting the other dimension to that figure.
> >>Any "totally automatic" cropping tool (if it exists) will obviously leave
> >>you no control of where the crop needs to be.
> >>Paintshop Pro, the editor I use has configurable presets in it's resize
> >>toolbar (4X6, 6X4, etc etc) that you can add to or modify. When using the
> >>resize tool this option appears on the toolbar and you can simply click
> >
> > the
> >
> >>ratio you want. This produces the cropping frame correctly proportioned
> >
> > over
> >
> >>your image and you only need to drag the corner and move the position to
> >
> > get
> >
> >>the correct crop position, the preset ratio is fixed. Of course Paintshop
> >>comes with all the other enhancement tools like redeye removal, automatic
> >>photoenhancement, special effects, etc so it is a complete package. It's
> >>available for a free download and trial period.
> >>Good luck.............Pete
> >>
> >>"Reg Siemens" <regsiemens@coldmail.com> wrote in message
> >>news:0MTOa.10028$V8.7648@news1.mts.net...
> >>
> >>>>Almost any graphics editing program will do this, from lowly freewares
> >>
> >>(eg
> >>
> >>>>http://www.rocketdownload.com/details/grap/4676.htm) all the way to
> >
> > the
> >
> >>>big
> >>>
> >>>>daddies like Photoshop. Usually the dig camera comes with a software
> >>
> >>that
> >>
> >>>>will do the cropping along with other things like rotation, etc. I use
> >>>>Paintshop Pro (www.jasc.com) because it's loaded with other options
> >
> > for
> >
> >>>>tidying up your image before printing.
> >>>
> >>>Thanks Pete,
> >>>
> >>>I have various photo-editing packages on my system and I've been fixing
> >>>red-eye etc. and I have also used their cropping tools but it seems to
> >
> > be
> >
> >>>trial and error i.e. crop and undo until you have the 3:2 ratio required
> >>
> >>for
> >>
> >>>standard prints.  I'm probably not alone in wanting to print my digital
> >>>photos professionally and I would hope/imagine there is software out
> >
> > there
> >
> >>>that would, as an example, format all of the selected photos from 4:3 to
> >>
> >>3:2
> >>
> >>>cropping the bottom only.
> >>>
> >>>Reg
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Pete
> >>>>
> >>>>"Reg Siemens" <regsiemens@coldmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>>news:NpNOa.9533$V8.7146@news1.mts.net...
> >>>>
> >>>>>Sorry if you have answered this question a million times, but I'm
> >
> > new
> >
> >>to
> >>
> >>>>the
> >>>>
> >>>>>world of digital photography and just found out the hard way that
> >>>
> >>>digital
> >>>
> >>>>>photos are created in 4:3 format when your standard photo processing
> >>>>>facility print is 3:2 (e.g. 6x4, 7x5, 10x8, etc.).  Taking digital
> >>>
> >>>images
> >>>
> >>>>in
> >>>>
> >>>>>to have them professionally printed has resulted in the top and
> >
> > bottom
> >
> >>>>being
> >>>>
> >>>>>cropped.  I like to take my photos with very little head room and
> >>>>
> >>>>therefore
> >>>>
> >>>>>have found many of my shots are less than ideal when cropped equally
> >>>
> >>>from
> >>>
> >>>>>top and bottom.  What I'd like to do is manipulate the images prior
> >
> > to
> >
> >>>>>burning my CD to take to the printer so that I choose how they're
> >>>
> >>>cropped.
> >>>
> >>>>>So the point of this whole message...what is the best software to
> >>>>
> >>>>facilitate
> >>>>
> >>>>>cropping a whack of images to 3:2 ratio prior to printing?  More
> >
> > often
> >
> >>>>than
> >>>>
> >>>>>not, I'd like to crop exclusively from the bottom.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Thanks in advance for your help
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Reg Siemens
> >>>>>Winnipeg, Canada
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
> >
> >
>