On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 12:26 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi <[email protected]> wrote: > On Aug 18, 2014, at 8:53 AM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Ok I managed to find out how to turn on and off the overlay, and i see >> the new dimensions after cropping. I'm a bit confused as to the aspect >> ratios never really worked with them. If i crop to a set of pixels >> that gets me close to 3:2 how do i know if its close to 5x7 or is 3:2 >> really a 5x7 in disguise. > > 7.5x5 would be an exact 3:2 crop. 7x5 is slightly more square.
right then > >>> >>> A good approximation: While the cropping tool is active, press the O key. >>> You'll see the crop overlay cycle through various grid and other options >>> until you get to one that has format proportion lines - 4x5, 5x7, and 2x3. >>> As you move the cropping around, you can see how close you are to one of >>> these three standards. >> >> I can toggle between various grids but they dont make much sense to me yet. > > Cycle to the one that shows the format proportion lines. Unlock the format > proportions and then watch how the lines appear and disappear as you move the > crop rectangle proportions around. I see that now thanks Dave > > G > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
