I am screwed

Nickc84 wrote in post #12351726
sorry, not very funny. I figured out if I just crop in raw editor its fine.

I wasn't trying to amuse you

Yes cropping in the raw converter is how I do it.

tim wrote in post #12354128
I wasn't trying to amuse you

Yes cropping in the raw converter is how I do it.

Tim, I was talking about Kirkt with the link comment explaining user error in wiki.

I know, but he posted the link based on my comment

My mistake was in cs5 I had the crop tool set to rule of thirds and raw editor was set to 2 to 3

2:3 is correct.

Ah, well, that's why we asked you to show us a screen shot of your Photoshop crop settings, but I guess it can be helpful when you find things out yourself!

Nickc84 wrote in post #12355899
My mistake was in cs5 I had the crop tool set to rule of thirds and raw editor was set to 2 to 3

User error - Tim's original point. I'm sorry you got upset, but don't worry too much - nobody's perfect. We've all made mistakes, from the silly to the sublime. At least I have.

Glad you got it all worked out.

Kirk

Nickc84 wrote in post #12355899
My mistake was in cs5 I had the crop tool set to rule of thirds and raw editor was set to 2 to 3

First question: Why are you cropping in both ACR and CS5?

Secondly, Having the crop window display the rule of thirds guides doesn't have any effect on the proportion / aspect ratio of your image.
They are just guide lines used for composition and have no effect on maintaining the aspect ratio.
You can also enable the rule of thirds guides in ACR. In the same drop down menu that you set the aspect ratio to 2:3, scroll down and select "Show Overlay".
You can also set a custom ratio in ACR. For example if you want to print a 11" x 8.5", set it to those dimensions and then select Inches for the crop
See attached screen capture image below.

Cropping with ACR
http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=3n6BmWTH-cw

Cropping with CS5
http://www.youtube.com​/watch?v=qnwTGt5IkTg

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