Object scaling

[Andrew Michell]

It is possible to scale a picture by different amounts in the horizontal and vertical directions. How can you tell whether a picture is no longer scaled equally? And then reset it?

The same question applies to vector graphics such as logos. A designer might accidentally stretch the company logo and not realise they have done so. How can I check the proportion and/or lock the graphic so that it cannot be stretched?

[Old Bruce]

Check your layers panel and use the little Lock Icon. 

[Andrew Michell]

Thanks Bruce. The trouble is that just locks the graphic or image completely, so it cannot be resized at all. What I really want to do is see how much more an image has been scaled in one direction than another, so that I can check whether it has been distorted and correct it if necessary. When I said "lock it so that it cannot be stretched" I meant so that it's proportions cannot be changed. 

[h_d]

For placed images there's a field in the contextual menu that displays the percentage enlargement/reduction:

If the image is distorted, the pop-up next to the image size displays further detail about the x and y scaling:

This information is lost (or at least not displayed) if the image layer is rasterised. Not sure what would happen with 'vector logos', but a placed pdf has the same info in the contextual menu until rasterised.

(Image from Unsplash.)

[Andrew Michell]

thanks Dabbler. I can do that with some jpgs, but I don't get the pop up with pdfs, nor with some jpgs. Out of interest, since a jpg is already a rasterised image, why does rasterising it remove the pop up?

[Pšenda]

On 4/20/2021 at 7:42 PM, Old Bruce said:

Check your layers panel and use the little Lock Icon. 

Unfortunately, this does not provide the required protection of the "content" of the layer.

On 4/20/2021 at 7:33 PM, Andrew Michell said:

A designer might accidentally stretch the company logo and not realise they have done so.

 

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