Crop photos in a circle?

broadwayron

Not with iPhoto, I'm afraid. You'll need an image editor like Photoshop Elements.

Regards

TD

I'm not sure that it's even possible to create a circular .jpg image file. It's going to have to be so many pixels wide and so many tall.

I'm not familiar with iPhoto plugins at all, but there might be a plug-in out there that would suffice to give you a 'porthole' type of effect on an image file so it was effectively circular.

No, you can get PSE 4 right now.

One way to do it might be to make a circular mask in Illustrator.

Regards

TD

CTBrown is right. The file will have to be square/rectangular and, unless you are abel to create a png file with transparency, that portion of the file outside the photo will be converted to white when saved as a jpg. You can almost create that effect with the Effects/matte option in iPhoto. Or for black around the photo use the Effect/vignette option.

Until PSE 6 comes out you might be able to create the transparent png file with GraphicConverter in the demo mode. It may be able to do that. I've not used it except to try out once.

Did your iMac come with OmniGraffle? If so you can do it with that. Post back if you have it and I can give you a workflow.

TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've created an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries and Leopard. iPhoto does not have to be closed to run the application, just idle. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

And if you purchase PE4 now they give you a free copy of PSE 6 when it ships (per Adobe at MacWorld)

LN

PhotoShop Elements 4 -- http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshopelmac/pdfs/pse6macdatasheet.pdf

I did not find info on purchasing PSE 4 and getting PSE 6 when it is released - at MacWorld they said that was the case - I'd call the Adobe sales line to see

LN

You can download the demo GraphicConverter at VersionTracker.com.