Mike's Framer CS2?

[Travis F]

Is there any way to constain the frame to a specified image size (or crop to frame size) from the original? In other words, I am trying to make an 11x14 print with text at the bottom between the frame and the image. I have tried to crop first and then adding the 3x matte at the bottom screws the ratio up.

Probably makes absolutely nosense, but it doesn't to me either.

Any help appreciated,
Travis

[tim]

You're better off posting to the big thread about it, Mike answers questions on there and I bet he gets email notification of the questions.

[Travis F]

You're better off posting to the big thread about it, Mike answers questions on there and I bet he gets email notification of the questions.

Sorry for my ignorance, what is the big thread?

Travis

[tim]

This one

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=75175

:)

[mickle]

Is there any way to constain the frame to a specified image size (or crop to frame size) from the original? In other words, I am trying to make an 11x14 print with text at the bottom between the frame and the image. I have tried to crop first and then adding the 3x matte at the bottom screws the ratio up.

Probably makes absolutely nosense, but it doesn't to me either.

Any help appreciated,
Travis
When I wrote the script it was intended mainly for images for the web, so keeping the aspect ratio correct when including a frame wasn't a priority. Obviously the actual picture keeps its correct aspect ratio all the time.
If you want to add a frame/matte to you pictue for printing, you need to crop your picture before running the framer. Also remember to untick the resize option in the framer.


As an example, if you want the final image to be 3000 x 2000 pixels (3 x 2 ratio) and you have the matte width in framer set to 100:


Crop the picture width to the final width minus twice the matte size.
3000 - (2 x 100) = 2800


If you have "Evenly matte all sides" ticked then crop the height to the final height minus twice the matte size.
2000 - (2 x 100) = 1800

If you have "Bottom x2" ticked then crop the height to the final height minus three times the matte size.
2000 - (3 x 100) = 1700

If you have "Bottom x3" ticked then crop the height to the final height minus four times the matte size.
2000 - (4 x 100) = 1600


If you add a frame as well then you need to take twice the frame width off of both the width and height when you crop.

Sounds more complicated than it actually is, honest........

[mickle]

You're better off posting to the big thread about it, Mike answers questions on there and I bet he gets email notification of the questions.

You're quite right Tim.

I'll post the answer to that thread also.

[Travis F]

Thanks Mike. Very much appreciated.

Travis

[mickle]

Thanks Mike. Very much appreciated.

Travis

No problem.