pmcabinet Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Is there a way to zoom in on a selection as if using a magnifying glass over the selected object? Leaving the background at its native resolution, that is. I created a donut shape, selected it, inverted the selection and used a live filter to blur the background, as shown. But I'm curious whether it's possible to zoom in on just the area inside the donut - and how I would deal with the donut if such a method exists? Maybe isolating the subject, saving it, then placing the image on the blurred background? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v_kyr Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 1 hour ago, pmcabinet said: Is there a way to zoom in on a selection as if using a magnifying glass over the selected object? Leaving the background at its native resolution, that is. No. 1 hour ago, pmcabinet said: I created a donut shape, selected it, inverted the selection and used a live filter to blur the background, as shown. But I'm curious whether it's possible to zoom in on just the area inside the donut - and how I would deal with the donut if such a method exists? AFAIK such a direct method doesn't exist. You would have to use an external third party magnifier tool instead, which you then place on top the area you want to show up magnifed. - Or you would create a circle selection copy of the wanted area, then magnify/enlarge that area copy and then place it on top of your image in a layer. 1 hour ago, pmcabinet said: Maybe isolating the subject, saving it, then placing the image on the blurred background? Yes, basically you would copy/extract the wanted image area (aka making a circle selection and taking a copy of just that area), then seperately enlarge/magnify/zoom that copied image area and finally place that enlarged image area portion back on top of your initial image where you want it to be. Quote ☛ Affinity Designer 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Photo 1.10.8 ◆ Affinity Publisher 1.10.8 ◆ OSX El Capitan ☛ Affinity V2.3 apps ◆ MacOS Sonoma 14.2 ◆ iPad OS 17.2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJack Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 1) Position an un-blurred copy of the motor as a child of the circle. (don't think you need a donut here) 2) Enlarge. To enlarge the image from a specific spot (in this case I'm assuming the circle center), enable and move the transform origin to where you want it and hold CMD when resizing. (I also have a pretty cool INTERACTIVE version of this effect if interested.... like moving a loupe over the image in real time. But that's a different post I guess) This should do what you want: NotMyFault 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardMH Posted April 2, 2022 Share Posted April 2, 2022 If you're on a PC might be easier to create a New View and float the window. The zoom in in one window. I have 2 screens though which makes this easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmcabinet Posted April 2, 2022 Author Share Posted April 2, 2022 Thanks everyone for your suggestions; I should have enough to work on for now! PS: JimmyJack, where can I see this 'pretty cool interactive version'?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimmyJack Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 On 4/2/2022 at 12:51 PM, pmcabinet said: PS: JimmyJack, where can I see this 'pretty cool interactive version'?! How about right here 😃. Couple of notes: • Requires filter(s) in Photo. It's not using actual zoom. It's using either a Spherical or Punch filter, and therefore is limited to their 100% values. • To set a custom center point for the chosen effect click on canvas when it's panel is active. • The three elements need to be selected as separate entities and moved together. Grouping them destroys the different "lock children" attributes needed. • I'm not sure how useful it is. It's not really a tool per se. And Affinity doesn't do animation, so... there are faster ways to get to the same end result, without limitations, for a static output (see my post above). Although, the slight curve of the filters sells the effect nicely 🤔. • So it's really just kinda more of a fun trick. That being said.... have a play. loupe.mp4 live loupe AP.afphoto Old Bruce and NotMyFault 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotMyFault Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 The perspective live filter can be used as magnifying glass. unlimited zoom level. Quote Mac mini M1 A2348 | Windows 10 - AMD Ryzen 9 5900x - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GTX 1080 LG34WK950U-W, calibrated to DCI-P3 with LG Calibration Studio / Spider 5 iPad Air Gen 5 (2022) A2589 Special interest into procedural texture filter, edit alpha channel, RGB/16 and RGB/32 color formats, stacking, finding root causes for misbehaving files, finding creative solutions for unsolvable tasks, finding bugs in Apps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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