Photoscape Crop and Rotate

[Fordprefect]

Photoscape for the New User
Part One

Basic Guide to Rotate Image.
Basic Image Crop.

As a single post is limited to Ten Images a seperate
guide will be put up for the items below.

Basic Round Image Crop to be added
Basic Resize to be added.:angel:

First off obtain the Free Software.
It's a Safe Site http://www.photoscape.org/ps/main/download.php


Install the software. Read each screan.
Free Software can often include Browser Add ons
and other unwanted must haves. Uncheck them.

The Openg Screen. The Editor Tool
The Tool that will be used in this How Too



The Workspace of Photoscape.
Folders containing your images Top Left.
Images within selected folder Bottom Left.



Rotate The Coin
Nothing looks so odd as a poorly presented off axis coin.
Select the image that requires correction.
Double clicking on image or drag and drop image into workspace.



Use the Slider Bar to correct rotation
No More than 10 degrees is best.



When happy with the look OK you will be back to workspace.


Back at the Workspace

Basic Crop
Select your Coin Image.
Select Crop Tab. Default Crop Freely.
Place cursor Top Left Corner and Drag to Bottom Right Corner.
Don't be alarmed minor adjustments can be made by moving
the little Handles (Indicated as Red Arrows in image).



When your happy with your handywork.
Save Cropped Area



Save your work
Give the file a new name or accept the default.



Accept the Quality Setting and OK



New Cropped and Rotated Image



A Part Two will follow

[Fulvio]

Setting JPEG compression to 75% produces a MUCH smaller file size, for no perceptible loss of quality. Try it, I think you'll agree.