Crop an image

You can crop images in the Adobe Dynamic Media Classic. The system retains information about images that were cropped so you can restore them to their original state. You can also crop an image and save the cropped version under a new name.

You can crop an image to remove white space around it, or crop an area of the image.

Crop to remove white space around an image

You can crop off the transparent or solid-color pixels from the edge of an image.

1. To crop an image, select its rollover Edit button and then select Crop, or display it in the Browse Panel in Detail View and select the Crop button.

2. On the Crop Editor page, do one of the following:

   • To trim color pixels, go to Trim > Color. In the Auto Crop By Color dialog box, select the Corner menu and choose a corner with the background color that you want to crop away. Then enter a Tolerance setting from 0 through 1. The 0 setting crops pixels only if they exactly match the color you selected in the corner of the image. Numbers closer to 1 allow for more color difference. Select Crop.
   • To trim transparent pixels, go to Trim > Transparent. In the Auto Crop By Transparency dialog box, enter a tolerance setting from 0 through 1. The 0 setting crops pixels only if they are transparent. Numbers closer to 1 allow for more transparency. Select Crop.

3. Select Save.

Select an area to crop

1. To crop an image, select its rollover Edit button, and choose Crop, or display it in the Browse Panel in Detail View and select Crop.

2. In the Crop Editor window, place the part of the image you do not want to crop in the crop box. Whatever appears inside the box is what will remain after you select Save and crop the image.

3. To adjust the crop area, do one of the following:

   • Drag a side or corner of the box. Hold down the Shift key as you drag to change size but maintain the aspect ratio (the shape) of the crop box.
   • Enter pixel measurements in the Size boxes.
   • Drag to move the crop box. Move the pointer inside the boundary of the box. When you see the four-headed arrow, drag the box to a new location on the image.

4. Select Save.