Old Tom Loc: South Fort Myers

Sizing - When coping an image from one photo to another is there away to size the photo to corect proportion -like with the mouse wheel (larger-smaller) rather than using the image-size tab and coping image -then transfering.
I feel like I have learned to to it the hard way and a much easier technique is out there.

Old Tom Loc: South Fort Myers

The question is for Paint Shop Pro users

Al FR-153 Loc: Chicago Suburbs

I am trying to digest what you are asking.

If you are asking about copYing a layer image onto another image (as a layer), yes, there is a way. Go to the Help on the menu bar and search for "layer sizing" with will bring up a detailed instruction set for Scaling and transforming photos using the Pick tool. Sorry, I tried to cut and paste the instructions here and it didn't work very well.

If however, you are talking about cRopping an image, the only way that I know of keeping them in proportion is by using the pull-down menu at the bottom of the cropping tool screen.

I might add that although I still have PSP X4, I have switched over to Photoshop CS6 and find I am getting rusty on the use of PSP.

marcomarks Loc: Ft. Myers, FL

Re-phrase this for me if I'm misunderstanding. Is "coping" supposed to be "copying" or "cropping"? I'm going to assume cropping for my explanation below. Is the -x in your title supposed to be Version X (10)?

In most of the Paintshop Pro versions I've used in the last 5 years (X1, X2, X3, X5) if you want to crop to the same proportions as the original photo file, when the grid appears over the photo there is a drop down box of choices next to the green "okay" checkmark that you push to cause the crop to happen. That dropdown box will offer several choices of sizes plus "freeform" and "original proportions".

If you choose original proportions, the grid box becomes as big as your picture that is displayed. When you put your mouse on any corner of the grid and drag it, the grid will become smaller but the height to length proportions remain the same. You can also move the crop grid around on the screen, and reduce it or increase it further until you get what you want. When you're satisfied with it you press the green "OK" checkmark and the crop occurs. The crop can still be reversed at this point with Edit/Undo if you like.

If you're talking about copying a portion of one photo file into another photo file, let me know and I'll go through that process instead. It involves pasting what you copied as a new layer which can be resized to fit the base photo it was pasted onto.

Old Tom Loc: South Fort Myers

Thanks for the reply- I am using pro-x4 and traping and copying from one photo to another. I then use the Image- resize and guess at the resize. Is there a way to have the new image visable on the screen and then resize it using the mouse wheel ?

HOT Texas Loc: From the Heart of Texas

If your talking about making the window size bigger you can hold down the Ctrl button and then use the mouse wheel to zoom in or out.

If you have the hands pan icon selected in Corel edit mode you can use the mouse wheel to zoom in or out.

marcomarks Loc: Ft. Myers, FL

Give me an example of what you're doing so I can better understand the situation.

Do you have "rulers" turned on which run along the horizontal and vertical sides of your workspace?

Are you, let's say, cutting a person out of one photo and want to insert that person onto a different background which is another photo?

Or are you copying a whole photo and want to put it beside another whole photo so you can print them both on the same sheet of photo paper?

These would be similar layer-related actions but require somewhat different explanations.

By the way, I see you're in South Ft. Myers. Another poster here is OldSarge69 and he is now living in South Ft. Myers too. He just moved down but is out of the country right now, last I heard. I'm in Lehigh Acres not far from you but I'm over around Summerlin, Ben C Pratt, and Winkler a lot to visit friends and do my photography work.

Old Tom Loc: South Fort Myers

Are you, let's say, cutting a person out of one photo and want to insert that person onto a different background which is another photo?
Yes - I then have to resize the cut person to fit the new picture. Is there a way to use the mouse wheel to size up or down while looking at the picture on screen. Then left click when done.
I am in Brookshire - Daniels and six mile 239-561-3540

marcomarks Loc: Ft. Myers, FL

Choose the person with a Selection Tool - most likely the Magic Wand. Go to Edit and choose Copy. Put your second photo on the screen. You could even close the first one if you want to. Go to Edit again and choose Paste As New Layer. Your person appears on top of the second photo. Choose the Pick Tool on the left side of your screen. The very top tool is Pan or Zoom (depending on how you have your X5 set). Mine is a hand and is Pan. The second tool under that is an arrow. That is the Pick Tool.

Go to the person you added to the second photo with the Pick Tool and click on the person. The person is now surrounded with a rectangular dotted box. Grab a corner of the box with your mouse (not a side but a corner) and drag it inward - which keeps the width to height ratio constant. That will resize your person. It's not done with the mouse but it's certainly easy.

After the resizing, getting everything the way you want it, and you're satisfied with the result, go to Layers, choose Merge All, and it will flatten the layers all into one so you can save it as whatever you want.

Does that help?

I'm at the northeast end of Daniels where it changes to become Gunnery and near the intersection of Lee Blvd. Maybe we can get together and do lunch some day soon. Possibly the Denny's near I-75 and Daniels.

Old Tom Loc: South Fort Myers

I am saving so much time now. Thanks for that tip. I tried the pic tool once and was one click away from getting the results. This sure makes things easier.

Thanks for bearing with me and resoling the problem.

Tom

I sent U a PM also.