HOW IT WORKS CROP AND STRAIGHTEN 04

Counteract tilted horizons, magnify distant subjects and remove distracting objects

01 CROP & ROTATE

Our example image features a tilted horizon and distracting clutter at the sides of the frame. This type of shot will benefit from a bit of careful cropping. Click on this tab to access the crop and rotation tools.

02 ASPECT RATIO

Although you can crop the shot to any shape using the Free option from this drop-down menu, it’s often more useful to constrain the shape of the crop. You may want the cropped shot to fit into a specific picture frame, for example. To fill a widescreen TV use the 16:9 ratio. A 1:1 aspect ratio gives a square crop that’s ideal for sharing on social media, like Instagram. You can even choose the Custom option and type a ratio in the boxes below.

03 CROP OVERLAY BOX

Click-and-drag over the image to begin cropping. A rectangular crop overlay box appears. Drag the corner handles to change the shape and size of the cropped area. Areas outside of the crop overlay will be greyed out (and disappear once you crop the image). Drag within the crop overlay to reposition the composition of the scene without changing the size of the cropped area.

X,Y, WIDTH & HEIGHT

As you adjust the shape and size of the crop overlay box the values of these fields will change. Fine-tune the shape and size of the cropped shot by typing numbers into these fields.

05 ANGLE

Drag this slider to rotate the crop overlay window to counteract tilted horizons. You can also rotate the crop overlay by placing the cursor over a greyed-out area. The cursor will change to a rotate icon.

06 SHOW BORDERS

Tick this box to toggle the borders of the crop overlay window on and off. It will also show or hide the corner handles. You can still adjust the shape of the cropped area when the borders and handles are hidden.

07 OPACITY

This slider lightens or darkens the overlay’s greyed-out area to make it harder or easier to see pixels that will be removed after cropping is applied.