Crop Image Preferences

Using the flyout menu of the Rasterino panel will bring up the Crop Image tool preferences dialog. You can also doubleclick the Crop Image tool in the toolbox or press the Enter key when the tool is selected, but in either case an embedded image cannot be selected as this finalized the crop instead.

Crop Image Preferences

1. Show Annotation

When enabled (the default), an annotated panel is displayed during cropping operations, showing the image’s before and after pixel dimensions and allowing the crop area to be reset or finalized. When the annotated panel is not shown, the crop may still be finalized by pressing the Enter key. Clicking the Close button on the annotated panel is the same as disabling this preference.

2. Constrain Crop to Image’s Pixel Grid

As with the Crop Image function on the Rasterino panel, disabling this preference allows the edge of the crop box to fall in between the image’s pixels. But be aware that since an image must contain an integral number of pixels in both dimensions, the tool will actually honor such a crop location by scaling the image non-proportionally.

3. Disable Smart Guides

When enabled, Smart Guides will, if they are on, be temporarily turned off while dragging the crop box.

4. Preview Cropped Area

When enabled (the default), parts of the image which are outside the crop box will be darkened, to better visualize the final crop area.

5. Help Button

Opens the help documentation in the Astute Manager. If this does not automatically appear, please ensure your Astute Manager is running first.