can i set a custom crop size?

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can i set a custom crop size?

i was wondering if i could set a custom crop size? i work as a cinematographer and am constantly needing to crop my photos to a custom size.... i usually crop them to either 2.4 to 1 and constrain the size... or sometimes 1.85 to 1.... is there a way to have these ratios saved in my menu? at the moment i have to reset it every single time that i crop a photo... at the moment the menu offers only limted sizes... 16 by 9, 4 by 6, etc....

i would appreciate any help as this would save me a lot of time...

thanks,

josh

g5 desktop, intel macbook pro, Mac OS X (10.6)

Posted on Jul 20, 2011 6:47 AM

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Answer 1

Jul 20, 2011 8:59 AM in response to panahead

Hi Josh -- Afaik, you cannot save a custom crop size after setting it.

Three workarounds come to mind.

. Find where Aperture stores the crop constrain presets, and hack it.

. Keep cropped images with your custom aspect ratio handy, and Lift and Stamp.

. Use a macro program such as Keyboard Maestroand execute a macro that inserts your custom aspect ration. (This is easy to do with Keyboard Maestro -- I'm sure there are others.)

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panahead Author

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Jul 20, 2011 10:02 AM in response to panahead

thanks.... i also have found that if i set the aspect ratio to custom and then enter my ratio (ie: 2.4 to 1) then crop the 1st photo and then when i move to the 2nd photo if i then hit the "c" key it launches the crop function and retains my custom aspect ratio.... and i can keep going from photo to photo and use the "C' key to crop.... it helps...

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Answer 3

Jul 20, 2011 10:58 AM in response to panahead

You might know this, but the easiest way to crop a group of Images is to leave the Crop tool active and just switch between the Images. In fact, you can set up Split View to show you large thumbnails, and as you crop in the Viewer your thumbnails are updated showing the crop.

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